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eagerly�察  �and   thrust   it   into   her   bosom。  Then�察  �turning   to   the   man�察  �she 



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saidreproachfully�此�

     ;You say this is the end。       Then you don't love me any more�拭─�

     LeGrand Blossom did not answer for a moment。 

     ;You don't ´ do you�拭─�the woman insisted。             ;No�察─�was the slow reply。 

;I might as well be brutally frank about it�察�and say I don't。            And you don't 

care either。; 

     ;Oh�察�I do�     �I do� ─�she eagerly protested。 

     ;No�察�you only think you do。          It is better for both of us to have it end 

this way。     But let us make sure that it is an end。         There must be no more 

of it。   I have given you all I can。       You must go away as you promised。; 

     ;Yes�察�I suppose I must�察─�and her voice was broken。              ;Oh�察�I wish I had 

never met you� ─�

     ;Perhaps   it   would   have   been   better   that   way�察─  �was   Blossom's   cold 

response。     ;However�察�it's too late for that now。         Good´bye�察─�he added�察�as 

the boat was grating her way along the Loch Harbor slip。                 ;I'm not going 

to get off。    Don't telephone me again。         This is all I can ever give you。; 

     ;Oh�察�yes�察�I suppose�察�now you've finished�察�you can get rid of me。                Well�察�

let it be so�察─�she said bitterly。     And then�察�as the boat bumped to a landing 

she cried�此 �If I could only find ´ ; 

     But the rattle of the chains and the clatter of the wheels on the ferry 

bridge drowned her voice。           She   rushed away  from  LeGrand   Blossoms's 

side and�察�clutching her shawl close around her as if to make sure of the 

package   the   man   had   given   her�察  �she   disappeared   into   the   interior   of   the 

ferryboat。 

     Colonel Ashley  started  to   follow�察 �but   as   LeGrand   Blossom  remained 

on board he decided to watch him instead of the woman�察�though he was 

vaguely   disquieted   trying      to  remember   where   he   had   heard   her   voice 

before。 



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                          CHAPTER XVIII 



                             A LARGE BLONDE LADY 

       Reaching     The   Haven�察    �Colonel    Ashley�察  �who    had   trailed  LeGrand 

Blossom to the latter's boarding place without anything having developed�察�

was   met   by  Shag�察  �who  was up later   than   usual�察 �for  it   was now  close  to 

midnight。 

     ;What   now�察 �Shag� ─  �exclaimed   the   colonel。       ;Don't tell   me   there   are 

any  more   detective   cases   for   me   to   work on。   I   simply  won't listen。     I 

wish I hadn't to this one。      It's getting more and more tangled every minute�察�

and the fish are biting well。        Hang it all�察�Shag�察�why did you let me take 

up this golf course mystery�拭─�

     ;I didn't do it�察�Colonel�察�no�察�sah� ─�

     ;What's the use of talking that way�察�Shag�           �You know you did� ─�

     ;Yes�察  �sah�察  �Colonel。    Dat's   whut   I   did� ─  �confessed   Shag   with   a   grin。 

When the colonel was in this mood there was nothing for it but to agree 

with him。 

     ;And   it's   the   worst   tangle   you   ever   got   me   into� ─  �went   on   Shag's 

master。 ;There's no head or tail to it。; 

     ;Den it ain't laik a fish�察�am it�拭─�asked Shag�察�with the freedom of long 

years of faithful service。 

     ;No�察�it isn't ´ worse luck� ─�stormed the colonel。            ;I never saw such a 

case。    The diamond cross mystery was nothing like it。; 

     ;But I thought�察�Colonel�察�sah�察�dat de mo' of a puzzle it were�察�de bettah 

yo' laiked it� ─�ventured Shag。 

     Colonel Ashley tried to repress a smile。 

     ;Get   to   bed�察  �you   black   rascal� ─  �he   said   with   an   affectionate   pat   on 

Shag's     back。    ;Get    to  bed�    �What      are  you   staying    up   so  late  for�察�

anyhow�拭─�

     ;To   gib   yo'   a   message�察  �Colonel�察  �sah�察─  �answered   Shag。   ;Miss   Viola 

done say I was t' wait up�察�an'�察�when yo' come in�察�t' tell yo' dat she wants t' 

see you。; 

     ;Oh�察�all right。    Where is she�拭─�



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     ;In de liberry�察�Colonel�察�sah� ─�

     The   detective   made   his   way   through   the   dimly´lighted   hall�察  �and�察  �on 

tapping at the library door�察�was bidden by Viola to enter。 

     ;Still up�拭─�he asked。       ;It was time for you to be asleep long ago if you 

want your eyes to keep as bright as they always are。; 

     ;They     don't   feel  very   bright�察─   �she  answered�察     �with   a  little  laugh。 

;They seem to be full of sticks。           But I wanted to ask you something ´ to 

consult with you ´ and I didn't want to go to sleep without doing it。 I want 

you to read these�察─�and she spread out before him the letters she had found 

hidden in the drawer of the safe。 

     Colonel Ashley�察  �in   silence�察  �looked   over   one   document   after   another�察�

including the torn ones。        When he had finished he looked across the table 

at Viola。 

     ;What do you make of it�拭─�she asked。                ;I  don't   know�察─   �he   frankly 

confessed。      ;But     we   must    find   out  if  your   father   owed     the  captain 

anything   ´   for   money   advanced   in   an   emergency�察  �or   for   anything   else。 

Who would know about the money affairs�拭─�

     ;Mr。 Blossom。        He has full charge of the office now�察�and access to all 

the books。      Aunt Mary and I have to trust to him for everything。               It is all 

we can do。; 

     ;Yes�察�I suppose so�察─�agreed the detective。           And he did not speak of the 

scene of which he had recently been a witness。 

     ;Then   if   you   will   come   with   me�察  �we   will   go   the   first   thing   in   the 

morning to father's office and see LeGrand Blossom�察─�decided Viola。 ;We 

will   ask   Mr。   Blossom   if   he   knows   anything   about   the   debt   between   my 

father and Captain Poland。; 

     ;It would be wise�察�I think。; 

     And as the colonel retired that night he said�察�musingly�此�

     ;Another angle�察�and another tangle。            I must read a little Izaak Walton 

to compose my mind。; 

     So he opened the little green book and read this observation from the 

Venator�此�

         ;And      as  for   the  dogs    that  we    use�察 �who    can   commend       their 

excellency to that height which they deserve�拭              �How perfect is the hound 



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at    smelling�察�who never leaves or forsakes his first scent�察�but              follows    it 

through so many changes and varieties of other scents�察               �even   over   and   in 

the water�察�and into the earth。; 

     ;Ah�察─�mused the colonel�察 �I think I must cling to my first scent�察�and 

follow it through or over the water or into the earth。; 

     Then�察�laying aside the little green book�察�with its atmosphere of calm 

delight�察�he picked up a little thin volume�察�which bore on its title page ;The 

Poisonous Plants of New Jersey。; 

     And in that he read�此�

         ;The water hemlock ��Cicuta maculata L。�� is the most                   poisonous 

     plant in the flora of the United States�察          �and has probably       destroyed 

more human lives than all             our   other   toxic   plants   combined。      As    a 

member of the           parsley family ��Umbellifera�� it resembles in general 

     appearance the carrot and parsnip of the same group of                plants。       It 

grows in swampy land。          The poisoning        of the human is chiefly with the 

fleshy roots。 

         ;The active principle of this cicuta is the volatile alkaloid             canine�察�

common also to the poison hemlock              ��Conium       macula      turn   L。��    The 

symptoms of the poisoning             are   many�察  �including   violent   contraction   of 

the muscles�察      �dilated pupils and epilepsy。 。 。 No antidote for canine 

     poisoning is known。 。 。 The active canine 。 。 。 was the              poison 

employed by the Greeks in putting prisoners to               death�察�Socrates being one 

of its illustrious victims。; 

     And having read that much�察�Colonel Ashley looked at a little slip   in 

the book。     It bore the penciled memorandum ;58 C。 H。´ ~I6I*。; 

     ;I wonder ´ I wonder�察─�mused the colonel�察�and so wondering�察�and with 

fitful dreams attending his slumbers�察�he passed the night。 

     Jean Forette drove the colonel and Viola to the office。               They arrived 

rather early。     In fact LeGrand Blossom was not yet in�察�and when he did 

enter�察�a few minutes later�察�he was plainly surprised to see them。 

     ;Is   anything   the   matter�拭─  �asked   the   confidential   clerk�察  �as   he   quickly 

opened his desk。        ;I am sorry I was late this morning。            But I had some 

matters to look after ´ ; 

     ;No apology necessary�察─�said Colonel Ashley�察�quickly。                ;We have not 



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been waiting long。       We have discovered something。; 

     If   his   life   had   depended   on   it   LeGrand   Blossom   could   not�察  �at   that 

moment�察�have concealed a start of surprise。 

     ;You   mean   you   have   found   out   who   killed   Mr。   Carwell�拭─  �he   asked�察�

and his tongue went quickly around his dry lips。 

     ;Not that�察─�the   colonel  answered。        ;But   we have   found some   letters 

that seem to need explaining。 Here they are。; 

     Then when Viola had told how she discovered them�察�she asked�此�

     ;Did my father ever owe Captain Poland any money�拭─�

     ;Yes�察─�answered LeGrand Blossom�察�frankly�察 �he did。; 

     ;How much�拭─�

     ;Fifteen thousand dollars。; 

     ;Was it ever paid back�拭─�asked Colonel Ashley。               ;That I cannot say�察─�

replied   the   head   clerk。   ;The   papers     in  that   particular  transaction   are 

missing。     I looked for them the other day�察�but failed to find them。             I was 

intending   to   ask   you�察  �Miss   Carwell�察  �if   you   knew   anything   about   them。 

Now�察�it seems you do not。          The fact remains that your father was at one 

time indebted to the captain for fifteen thousand dollars。             Whether it was 

repaid I can not say。; 

     ;Who would know�拭─�asked Colonel Ashley。 

     ;Why�察    �Captain    Poland�察  �of  course�察─   �answered     Mr。  Blossom。      ;One 

would think that it would be paid by check�察�but in that c

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