Nogales international., 1932-01-20
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she often came in. She had made a
birthday sn1ock for Buddy. and she
had it in her hand. She almost
fa1.tcd. couldn't tel her about
Charlie Eli:nghan1. couldn't. told
hcr we had been struggling, and
tia, [ was afraid had shot HIM.
She IS quick. She knew just what
to do. We worked fast. She SAID
suicide would not have fred one
s..ot into The ceiling, and she fixed
that. 1t was terrible. AID ali the
time re :ay tflere, with his eyes
half open
The letters, it seems, were al!
over the place. Ei:nor thought OF
the curtain, cut a receptacle tor
them, but she was afraid OF the
police. Finally she gave them to
Clara, who was TO take them away
snd burn them.
They did everything they could
think cf, al the time listening tor
Suzanne Gautier's 5 return; filled the
second empty chamber Of the re-
volvcr. dragged the body out OF the
hall and washed the carpet, and
calle,l Doctor Speriy, not knowing
that he was at Mrs. Danes and could
not come.
Clara had only a little time, and
with the letters i'll her handbag she
started down the stairs. There she
heard some one, possibly Ellinghaln,
on the back stairs, and in her haste
she fell, hurting her knee, and she
must have dropped the handbag. at
that time. They knew now that
Hawkins had found it later on. But
for a few days they didn't know,
and hence the advertisement.
81 think we would better explain
Hawkins" Sperry said. "Hawkins
was married to Miss Clara here,
some years ago, while she was with
Mrs. Wells. They had kept it a
secret, and recently she has broken
with him"
"He was infatuated with another
woman" Clara said briefly. That's
a personal matter 1t has nothing to
do with this case"
ut explains Hawkins letter"
"It doesn't explain how that med
sum knew everything that hap
pened," Clara put in, excitedly.
She knew it all, even the library
paste! l can tell you, Mr.. Johnson,
| was close to fainting dozen
times before finally did it."
did you know Of our seances?'
] asked Mrs. Wells.
yes. l may as we'll tell you that
l haven't been in Florida. How
could |? The children are there, but
+ L"
"Did you tell Charlie Ellingham
about them?"
After the second one I warned
him and I think he went to the
house. One bullet was somewhere
III the ceiling, or in the floor Of the
nursery. l thought it ought to be
/ found. l don't know whether he
found it or not. I've been afraid to
see him"
She sat, clasping and unclasping
her hands in her lap. She was a
/ proud woman, and surrender had
| come hard. The struggle was
! marked in her face. She looked as
though she had not slept for days.
:. You think am frightened" she
said slowly. and | am, terribly
| frightened. But not about discovery.
That has come, and cannot be
helped"
Then why?"
"TIow does this woman, this med
ium, know these things?" Her voice
rose, with an unexpected hysterical
catch. 'It is superhuman. | am al
most mad
Were going to get to the bottom
Of this" Sperry said said soothingly
"Be sure that it is not what you
think it is, Elinor. There's simple
explanation, and 1 think I've got it.
What about the stick that was taken
from my library?"
will you tell me how you came
to have it, doctor?"
eyes. took it from the lower
nall the night-the night it hap
pened."
at was Charlie Ellingham's. He
had left it there. We had to have
it, doctor. Alone it might not NEAR
much, but with the other things
you knew-tell them, Clara"
81 stole it from your Office" Clara
said, looking straight ahead. eve
had to have it. knew at the sec
end sitting that it was his"
when did you take ite"
Con Monday morning, / went fol
Mrs. Danes medicine, and you hat
promised her a book. Do you re-
member? I told your man, and he
allowed me to go up to the library
1t was there, on the table. I had
expected to have to search for it
but it was lying out. I fastened il
to my belt, under my long coat
''And placed it in the rack at Mrs
Danes" Sperry was watching hel
intently, with the same sort O
grim intentness he wears when ex,
amining chest.
= 81 put it in the closet in my room