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Show 1 IhJs,' ,i iQ 14 .ii Ju ii sla Jff- PrMf - S rri"rftf l?Lti2o' 2. iuiii... i"w s TIIE PAYSON CHRONICLE. PAYSON. UTAH suitcase and a smaller bag. He found nothing of Interest In the suitcase, and was about to close the bag, too, when he saw a small packet of letters or papers. These be extracted and thrust Into his own pocket. a On his way upstairs he met and Garth. Perilia cast a troubled glance at Stone, and he paused by her side. Heady for my report, Mrs. Malden? he asked. I dont believe I can make It any fuller tonight." Yes, glad to hear It at any time," and with a calm smile, Bhe dismissed Garth and walked away with Fleming Stone. lie led her to a little reception room and closed the door. It Is not exactly that I want to make a report, Stone began, but I want to ask you some questions. Some serious questions, which will, perhaps, offend you. Of that I must take the chauce, but If annoyed with me I trust you will answer them." I certainly shall, Mr. Stone, to the best of my ability." Coles was In love with you? Yes, he has said so for a long time. He made a slightly unpleasant scene on our wedding day, as you know, but he was so nice about It afterward I forgave him. I never encouraged him in any way but he persisted In telling me how much he cared for me. As he was my brothers friend, I couldnt shake him entirely, and, as I say, he has been different of late. On this trip he was charming, and I really liked Per-111- CHAPTER Vlil "' and said person undressed him aud put him to bed. Went out, pulled the spring-lockindoor shut after him, and there you are." What did he kill him with? persisted Stone. Poison, I suppose, as we flud no signs of shooting or stabbing. Yet we may find those things when we get around to a real examination. Stebbins, you call up the morgue and lets get started. You dont agree to a natural death, then?" Stone looked straight at him. Well, Im glad youre to have an autopsy; Im curious about some points. And I certainly want to be present. ' You may, of course. Are you a medical man, Mr. Stone? Not quite, but my calling brings me up against medical matters more or less, and I cant help learning a bit here and there. "I see. And are you looking for anything definite as a result of the post mortem? Well, yes, I think I may say J am. That Is, Im looking for corroboration." Of your own theories?" Of my own deductions. I have small use for theories in a murder Continued 13 , Scarcely realizing that he was be-- g excluded, Gillmore did as he was & Doctor Crane came ponderous-Ntnthe stairs, and Malcolm lmpa-tently followed. Doctor Crane, Stone ms;.; Now, lets get quick action here. Mt agree tills Is a murder?" I do not. It is a clear d tsse of euiclde. nutY08 'decline to consider other ill aslbllfties? "Ain't no other possibilities. Cant i murder no way for the criminal bril W th or out- - Cant be natural lie sth, ubject too welland strong. cMttil be poison, even If we havent logo' and the container yet ull .."Logical enough, doctor, but youll os'mit there had to be a container d riBCe we find none we cant go f with the suicide theory. Oh, I guess we can. Lets leave m s Container for the time bein." all well, that point will keep. It poison (w,UBaw medical man,to what swallow it, U alio Its victim d then have time enough to un-j- n (fjpm Bd go to bed calmly, and pull Rovers and die quietly, and fnaaabout it? the corner of his eye Stone case. , Senrom I see. I suppose, now, Jlr. Stone, jld see the doctor begin to look riptibarras.-ed-. you know who did this murder? alitisniefe s lots of poisons," he said, Yes, I suppose I do. And you know the motive? hq4at dont uct right straight off Oh, that, of course. j minute you take em." 7 Stone agreed, "but those And the method used? Tr4 neTf,laomk! when they do act, draw the I think so, but that must be erfla!tlin tip into spasms and writh corroborated by the results of the ; Contortions." autopsy. IPtfre up on poisons, I see," and Doctor Merritts eyes had grown "'"or scowled. larger and rounder as this convero much as you are, not as sation went on, but these three f h Id like to be; thats why statements were more than he could I your knowledge and skill. swallow. Sarcasm crept Into his 111 ur does your experience voice. "Then, sir. If you know the Do you know much murderer, the motive and the methou? ie rarer poisons?" od, why not divulge your secrets so very much, Mri Stone," and let us make an arrest? tor Crane made his adinis-Inkly- , Proof, my dear sir; proof Is lackif a bit unwillingly. ing. My deductions and conclusions b was killed by one of are so improbable, so difficult of befit drugs that lief, that I dare not declare them up in the story books, until I can merge them Into one Tk$la put in, then Its no perfect statement, and prove It If he get a thing the autopsy carries out my beliefs bonllttf ZM sort? That argues for mur-Mpositively, I will explain. I dont Stone? mean to be mysterious. That sort -the motive? Stone looked of thing is silly. But I cant risk otK As to clues? He spoiling my discoveries by handabout Bobs room. Nothing ing them out You must hm,, jeen touched. What do we see that for yourself." Duly that Coles came up to I see. Stone knew he would om last night, somewhat has-c- t say that even though he saw nothLLfidressed and tumbled Into bed ing whatever. Ill get over to the , 4 ffll asleep at once. He never morgue now, Merritt added. "You lnnot even when the murderer come along In about an hour. his bedside with the When Stone went down the street that was the way It to the morgue he was admitted to Dp tie. the operating room. Without seem1 else could it have been ing to give orders he Issued explicit ,J asked Malcolm. directions about the care of the reisht have been administered mains, and made sure his advices , jypodermlc needle. In that would be carried out were tftiny puncture should show. Photographs and Jt will be discovered at the made, aud much minutiae was listIt, said Crane, rather pom-iiJ- - ed. At last the unpleasant task was mm I will attend to that. over, and full results promised by .Ptlr old Bob, said Malcolm, late evening. 80 haPPy to be working Fleming Stone looked perplexed, tb jbu, Mr. Stone. but Doctor Merritt seemed satisfied. had the Instincts of a detec-re- . I told you so," he said. Nothing Stone paused, then said, I to hint at poison of any sort J nd why he was so terribly tired The doctor had told him nothing IsUdJ JlJccpy that he tumbled Into of the sort, but he had no wish to a i."dr rouse a controversy. do yu know he did do The sheriff had been persuaded e. not to order an inquest way he left things. His "You see, Stone said to him, it luf are properly folded, but Isnt a case for a coroner at all. Ifietlculously so. I know his Both Doctor Crane and the medical eriei .boWSou see. He did not take a examiner report that nothing was cDEBNtb; the bath 'soap still has It learned or discovered at the autopJacket on. At home I heard sy which pointed to anything but Pnww fplashing la his tub every death from natural causes. They Jt; have both given certificates to this lack of time, I think, Mal-- . effect Therefore, sheriff, you have , s" ered. "We had to hurry no crime, no criminal, and no victim. for dlnner !ast night. This somewhat garbled statement that doesnt had the desired effect, owing, doubtl!10w to go to bed, later, less, to Its source, Fleming Stone merw If omit bis bath on had no Intent of wrong-doing- ; said Malcolm, it Is queer. the contrary, he was working, and Fiell entered with the rather rapidly, toward his own ends. A t)lg, ! burly detective He wanted to get back to New York, ythlng but pleased to see where he felt he had his work cut Stone. The medical exam-S- f out for him. Allowed. He sought out Terilla and had a are J'ou, Doctor Merritt, talk with her. Malcolm was with 3s "Jtddt ' et uie Introduce Flein- - her, and Garth. It seemed to Stone Ct fine." Garth was always with her, but that .Doctor Merritt, the was none of his business. medical the city, was a man You want to go home? he asked WorJs tlung the bed-- , the girl tneg off the dead man and made Just tell me when we can start c8!8 We are sending Bobs body on in I,rellniinary TIIIn JlilrDIgd about two or three o'clock charge of Fairfax," Stone went on, )rniD be declared. 3.5(? Cant and I assume you'll want to go by 'VjPl nearer until we have an train. All of you? I shall go by train, of course," get to the morgue Mr. Stone, I hope 'v!'y and hold the snld Ierilla. bon as possible. go with me, and the rest of youll 'Walt nilnnte. said Stone; you can go as you prefer. billed him, doctor? For no definite reason Stone had wiiji Y8 people been here all day wanted another look at Bob's mom, lie jj havent found that out? Why, so he went up to the third floor ostr.ebody had It In for him and again. iTDise pp here and killed him. Then There he saw Bob's luggage, a P- - g p o paN,lr, P cer him. Did anybody notice this? I mean, did anyone take it for granted, perhaps, that you were beginning to turn to Coles, In a serious way? Oh, no, how could anyone think such a thing of me, when Corey so lately died? But think again. Couldn't some one notice your rising interest in Bob and be disturbed at It? Its absurd to pretend to misunderstand you. Of course, you mean Roger Garth dont you? I do." Well, then, since you want plain speaking, that man also professes to n sui-cou- r. f half-bake- iredfo He Found dead-fjpght-;- lf J ui&the "1 ex-fro-m ? er post-mor-r- Nothing of Interest the Suitcase. in care for me. But you must not take these things too seriously. It may be they need to be taken In a serious way. You know, of course, that a large proportion of the murders that are done have love for their motive. Not real love, you mean a sort of Jealousy or desire for possession. Yes, that Is Just what I do mean. Now, two of the men who loved you have been killed In the strangest, most Inexplicable fashion." But you caat assume aDy connection between Coreys death and Bobs Perhaps not a connection, but may they not have been done by the same person? 1 Who?" "Answer that question yourself. Who wants you so desperately that he would commit murder to get you? How utterly absurd I No one does." You know better than that, Mrs. Malden. Can yon not think of one? I suppose you mean Mr. Garth. Do you But Its too ridiculous! mean that he killed Corey, In order that he might marry me? And that he then killed Bob Coles, because he, too, was fond of me? Something like that Stone spoke gravely, but Ierllla heard the ring of conviction In bis voice. But, she went on, greatly puzzled, how could It be done? How could Bob have been murdered? I dont believe that for a moment What do you believe?" I believe It was a natural death Whatl After your other experience? Do you believe Mr. Maldeu died a natural death? No, I cant believe that Then the circumstances are the same. Since, of course, you didn't kill your husband, It was the game as If he had been In a room alone when he died,. as Coles was." I dont follow. Just what are you getting at? That If a murderer commits a second crime, he Is very likely to use the same method he did In the first Instance. And youre Imagining somebody killed both Corey and Bob, and by the same means? I am considering such a possibility. This Is not a case of clews and evidence and testimony; It 1s a subtle crime, planned with a diabolical cleverness. It has succeeded so far. It may go further. But If there Is another murder It will be the same method as these two. Keeping Up PATTKHX &m Q Scitmc Service. rUT ervce Tbe WNU ervlc With New Material n May Also Make Movies Possible Three-Dimensio- BOSTON. 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At length the two met In Ringle combat and fought for five days withn out either gaining the least taga. 111 Witli cience CHAPTER IX these two deaths weren't With alike, said Perilia. Mr. Malden there were three people myself, my maid and the chauffeur. They were not In the room, as I was, but well how do you theorize the thing was done? You must have a notion how those murders could have been accomplished, no matter how Improbable." Of course I have," replied Stone, but my belief Is not only so Improbable but so unbelievable that I can't suggest It until I get a little more proof. Look here, Mr. Stone, that room where Bob died was uneuterable, wasnt It? You don't read many detective stories, do you?" I so seldom find a good one. I dont care for gangster yarns and that sort of thing, but I do like a problem." "One of the favorite plots of the detective story writers Is the hermetically sealed room. This has been used over and over again and I confess It always has a charm for me. You know the formula. The expected man does not appear at breakfast, or whenever he is looked for. Servants are sent to his room, but fall to get a response. Then they break In. The victim Is found dead In his room, to which there Is no possibility of access ! Just like Bob Yes. Now, If youve read many, you'll know these stories are always solved In a possible, plausible. Interesting way. An experienced reader can usually tell what that way will be, for there are only about a half a dozen of them In all. Doubtless this type of plot first appeared In Zangwllls Big Bow Mystery. A corking story, only second to Trents Last Case. Well, In this tale of Zangwllls all the solutions are suggested and tried out. One, of course, Is the right one. I am not 6Ure It Is the best one or the most likely one, but It Is vastly enHowever, the point I tertaining. am making Is that if there are so many possible ways, In fiction, of solving a mystery of a sealed room, there must be the same ways In real life, and we cannot say any room is unenterable. Then youve only to see which method suits the case of Bob Coles to know how his murder If It Is was accomplished murder and, can you explain Corey's death? "Well, Mrs. Malden, heres Just the trouble. Of those six and perhaps more methods of getting Into the sealed room not one fits the facts of our Each method, problems. though clever In Itself, Is lacking In some element necessary to fit It to our two cases. You will tell me about those different ways of getting Into the room? Yes, I will, at the first opportunity. Ierllla went off with Rosy to the lounge, and found Hilda waiting for her with the news that she had concluded not to go back with her to New York. You dont entirely know Just what youre up against now, Hilda said, and If things should clear up and get more serene I could com along at any time, and stay as loDg as youll have me." It would be better, Hilda, and Perilia really felt relieved at the You see, the fairy godnew plan. mother, Madame Malden, so Mr. Stone Informs me, Is there waiting for me, and I shall have to play up to her more or less. Well, let's all try to be entertaining now. But It was hard sledding. Bridge was tried, but the Interest was slight They danced a few turns, but Perilia said she couldnt stand It She excused herself and went off to her own room. Rosy followed her and the two had a little bedtime chat I dont know, Rosy dear, Terllla I am said, In answer to questions. not exactly afraid, but I have a vague feeling of fear that things will happen. Well, do brace up, dear. You certainly have enough friends and helpers. The next day Perlllas party found themspives en route for New York city. 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