The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-16

all know your way about, I think.
Don't hurry them off, Bemrose,
but daresay the ladies would like
some bridge. There's the billiard
room going, too, and the radio. I
shall only be a few minutes. An
drewS seems to want a little ad-
vice"
"Is it that I can be of any as
sistance?" Mr.. van Westrheene
asked, and if it was possible for
expression to creep into his Steely
voice there was a certain wiStful-
ness in it.
MatreSser shook his head.
1T is merely an official deci-
sion, I expect" he replied. IT am
chairman Of the bench of magiS-
trates for this division of the
county and Andrews naturally
does not want to make a mis-
take"
The doctor was without a doubt
suffering badly from nerves. He
was walking up and down MatreS-
ser's den when the latter entered,
still wearing the clothes in which
he had started the days shooting
and by this time presenting a
more or less dishevelled appear.
ance.
WHAT'S WRONG?
"My dear fellow" MatreSSer re-
monStrated, what on earth's the
matter with you?"
His visitor made an obvious at
tempt to pull himself together
and sank into the easy chair
which Matresser had wheeled out
for him.
"It's a rotten business. this,
Matresser," he exclaimed. 1T has
worked out badly. It gets worse
every minute I think of it,"
"Well, let's talk it over sensibly.
Whiskey and soda, Ell? And light
your pipe"
Matresser supplied his guests
wants and sat on the edge Of the
table by his side.
Nov, fire away" he enjoined.
"Your patient has stolen a march
on us, I gather, and pegged out
unexpectedly"
HE was dead when got home"
"And you are worrying about
having left him?"
"It'S not only that. Frankly, I
cannot understand it. I did all the
usual things when he was first
brought in-temperature, pulse,
blood pressure-and I put him
down as a strong man able to
stand a tap on the head like he
received, sleep 1t off easily with
a mild sedative, which is all that
I gave him, and be none the
worse for it in two or three days
time.
When they fetched me back
from Otley Wood this afternoon,
he was stone dead and certain en-
tirely new symptoms must have
developed during the day. Well, l
telephoned to the hospital at Nor.
wich and got Ridgeway out. He
was here within an hour and a
half and at first he was just as
puzzled as I was. There was ap-
parently not the slightest reason
why the man should have died"
PUNCTURE ON ARM
"And them"
"Well we took off his clothes
and there were evidences of a
puncture high up on his arm.
Ridgeway could not tell what had
been injected any more than 1
could, but there were other condi-
lions of the body which made it
absolutely necessary to have an
autopsy"
"Well, there's no need for you
to worry yourself to death, !"
MatresSer consoled him. "No one
is going to accuse you of careless
ness. You didn't give him that
particular injection I don't sup
pose"
mot likely" the doctor ex.
claimed scornfully. Look here,
MatreSSer, this Is the deVll OF IT,.
Mrs. Foulds had washed his neck
and arms when we put him to bed
on Monday. The injection must
have been administered since then
and Ridgeway and both believe
doctor hesitated.
"You believe that he died from
the effects Of the injection?"
I'VE do"
IN short that he was muir
dered."
I'm afraid that is the truth Of
it."
FACE THE FACTS
Every well, then let's face the
facts" MatresSer continued with
a cheerfulnesS which was not