Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-08
CHAPTER XIII
CLEARING MYSTERY.

1HEY all leaned forward as
Green's lips tried to frame his
words His eyes opened for a
moment and there was profuse
Precipitation OH his forehead.
Certainly he wanted to say something,
but what more could be added to that
note which seemed the final word in
the Querdling mystery? He muttereo
something, disjointed and unlntelllglble,
and then the stupor returned.
DR.. Netherton got Richmond on the
phone and 1t was decided to send
Green to Querdling Hospital, another
of her benefactions, where police doc
tors could be in charge. Ted Green
became a passenger in the big car he
had so often driven. Before Constable
Roscoe got in the car, he slipped up
stairs and took the confession and the
glass, with its remaining contents. we
shall want these" he explained.
Jimmie saw him go, but fingered a
moment before returning to the house.
He stopped to console poor Janet
Raynes. crying bitterly over the news
she had heard Green had come in Tor
supper and that was the last she had
seen of him. AS Janet spoke Evelyn
entered from the garden and told jim
mic that Maj. Gresham and Lionel
had just left, asking her to say good
night
It was natural that public interest
in the strange case rose anew when
the press reported the chaufteur'S con-
+ fession and attempted suicide. The pic
| ture of Ted Green with doctors fighting
| to save his life and policemen at the
door to see that his life was forfeited
if the doctors succeeded appealed to tn
dramatic sense of the nation.
There was mystery as to the poison
used, but doctors at the hospital. be-
sieged by eager reporters. refused to
give information. It was reported that
the patient sometimes tried to speak,
but nothing coherent resulted For
three days the battle continued, while
| locally the feeling was one Of relief.
Green was not popular among the VII
layers, who regarded him as standofhsh
and they we're glad to have the mystery
cleared.
Then came the news that Joe Allen.
the discharged gardener. had admitted
writing the first four letters threatening
Miss Querdling. He had accepted a
temporary job with gentleman near
| Sheffield, and when Green's confession
! was reported, he told his employer that
! he had written the letters, not meaning
any harm, to frighten Miss Querdling
/ for her injustice. After he stopped
writing, the letters continued and that
! had frightened him into leaving the
vicinity. His employer heard his story
and had him relate it to the police,
who gave him a severe reprimand, but
| took no further steps. In official cir
cles the question was asked. if Joe
wrote the first letters, who wrote the
rest? Ted Green's confession did not
mention them. If he recovered, he
could at least clear up that point.
At the Wade home the matter was
debated as keenly as anywhere else,
but it seemed it would end Jimmie S
visit Donald had asked. now that the
mystery was solved, If he planned re-
turning to London.
You must not turn me out tonight, -
laughed Jimmie. Il wrote a fellow in
London and expect his reply tomorrow
or next day. Besides, I'd like to see
| how Green gets on. He might re-
gain consciousness long enough to give
more information"
While they were talking about the