Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-04-15

ly as she gracefully handed me thu
cup.
81 hope that you will like tit i!
not so very hot. Perhaps you woulC
prefer cognac," she suggested in he
most gracious manner.
"No, thanks, it is too early, even il
l am supposed to be heavy-drinkinl
Major"
We both laughed at our joke; she
lifted her cup to her mouth. A SECOND
later, she screamed and put her hanC
to her stomach as if in great pain. 81
am poisoned! He has poisoned me!
am lost!" she moaned.
! l laid her upon the bed and rang
I frantically. The steward came.
/ "Quick-the doctor-Dr. Jeffers-
Miss Traer is poisoned-she's dying
I implored.
The steward looked at me with
alarm, saying: "Dr. Jeffers is sick
has a broken Leg"
"But, man, you must get help! Do
you not see that she is dying 2" Per-
haps there's a doctor among the pas
sengers. Quick get help do
your best!"
"I WILL" cried the steward running
out of the room. I then placed a
glass of water on the stand near her
bed. In this glass I put one of the
same powders which she had taken.
1t turned the water a milky hue.
A few minutes afterward, the Cap
tain appeared. "This trip is my death"
he groaned as he looked at the suf-
fering girl.
"Your ship is a murder-ship, Cap
tain," said l, "and not even a
doctor on board!"
The Captain wiped the perspiration
from his brow. "She must have an
emetic," he groaned again.
First. of all, she must have doc
tor" l insisted.
Just then the door opened and the
steward entered with a strange man,
Here's a doctor, Major =. DR.. Riff
kamp, sir"
The big, bony stranger made a
clumsy bow toward me and turned to
the patient. He was blond and had
a small beard >. a German coun-
try doctor, in looks.
Zone of the third class passengers,
| presume" whispered the Captain to
me, Il never saw him before"
Its a poison case, Doctor" l eX-
planned, stepping to the bedside and
showing him the glass that stood near
it. He lifted the tumbler and put it
to his nose.
Poison? i. . 1t is odorless :"
"Yes, but it is a powerful poison,
I'm certain" said l and added, death
can come any minute if she does not
have" =.
The steward rushed in with an
emetic which he gave me. | took it
and put is in second glass of water.
This | placed next to the first glass,
remarking:
Here Doctor, here's the emetic,"
"Ah, that is good" and he eager
ly reached for the glass. But he did
not take the one which l had just
placed on the stand, but he took that
into which l had put the original
powder. 1t is true that the tumblers
looked the same in both the fluid was
of a milky color. And yet l knew
that he purposely took the wrong
glass. I was so sure that l took my
revolver from my pocket and levelled
it at him.
"Consul Traer, you are guilty OF
attempting murder" l shouted. he
jumped up, but had him covered.
Consul Traer, alias Father James
Godefroy, your game is up; this is the
end. Up to now you have held all the
trumps, but now it is my turn. hole
them and-you. l know how danger
Gus you are and you know l will Kill
, you without a scruple unless you keeI
your hands above your head"
never received such glance o.
hatred in my life, and l never in m!
, life had such desire to kill. l woult
, have shot this snake without qualm
| He knew it. He read it in my eyes
| He made no answer but allowed him
( self to be bound. The Captain look
ed first at him and then at me, speech
: less.
;. Captain, this is the man who ha
5 made you so much trouble during tn
: trip" said taking the blond vii
from the doctors head and the mus
= tache from under his nose. "See, Cap
: tain, now you have before you, Faith
I er James Godefroy."
|. "I'm not coward" said Traer an
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