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nothing that could be connected
with a tragedy like this"
CHAPTER XVII

nothing that could be connected
with a tragedy like this"
CHAPTER XVII
MatresSer found Andrews pac.
ing restlessly up and down in front
of the hotel.
what does it all mean, MatreS-
ser?" he asked eagerly. There are
the most extraordinary rumors
going about"
1T doesn't mean anything so
far as I have been able to find
out" was the indifferent reply.
But it is true that the inquest
was stopped by order of the Homo
Secretary"
Nothing Of the Sort" Matresser
assured him. For some reason
which no one understands there
does seem to be desire on the
part of the Foreign Office to keep
the fellows business in these parts
secret, but there's no idea of hush
ing the thing up altogether.
i Scotland Yard men are coming
down and they won't rest until
they get to the bottom of it."
Il didn't want to go into court"
the little doctor said, as he stepped
into the car. God knows I didn't
want to do that but it seemed ex.
traordinary that I wasn't even
called"
ANOTHER CAUSE
mo necessity" Mat r esSer
pointed out. Death did not come
from the conclusion for which you
were treating him. 1t came from
something quite outside.
There will be murder trial.
some day suppose but by that
time they will know more about
the whole affair than they do now,
and the consequences of publicity
will be less harmful"
Shall we ever know, wonder"
the doctor reflected, what made
that fellow blunder into a wet tur.
nip field in the middle Of the
Storm"
Panic should think and the
effect of the conclusion. Seems to
me something or other had put
him into a blue funk. I don't like
to suggest it Of a man with a serv-
ice club on his card, but what can
you Think"
HE might have been trying to
find his way to your house"
Everything is possible, but very
boring to talk about" MatreSSer
observed. "By-the-by, Doctor.
there is one little point you don't
seem to have touched upon that
ought to have frightened you up.
IF they don't let you go into this
witness box to tell the Court how
nicely you dealt with his concuS.
sion, you have not been asked.
either, about that mysterious We
hicle that nearly knocked us into
the next world.
Seems to me we might have
spared our efforts on behalf Of
that young lady"
Come to think of it, you're
quite right" Andrews agreed. IT
shouldn't be surprised, MatreSSer,
If they don't let the whole matter
drop-for time at any rate"
I'VE will agree between our.
selves to forget about it, anyway"
Matresser suggested cheerfully. II
am bored to death with all these
Speculations myself"
DIFFICULT CASE
Those Scotland Yard fellows
may be damned clever" Andrews
went on. but unless they find the
box of hypodermic needles under
Mrs. FouldS' pillow or in my
surgery with one missing, don't
see how they are going to tackle
this business.
THE fellow didn't belong to the
place. His friends or his enemies
were all outside and it was prob.
ably someone outside who did him
in-someone who had been follow.
ing him. Anything might be true
about him.
"By,the-by, MatreSSer, I suppose
we shall read tomorrow morning
the few little things that must
have happened at the inquest
who this man really was and that
sort of thing"
MatreSser shook his head.
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