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Lambert and Dr。 Baird are with him。              It was thought best to have it there�察�

rather than at the undertaking rooms。; 

     ;I shall   be glad   when matters   can proceed as they  ought to proceed。 

This publicity is very distasteful to me。; 

     ;I can readily believe that�察�Miss Carwell。              And now�察�if you will ask 

Miss Viola if I may be of any service to her�察�I shall ´ ; 



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     ;Before I call her�察�there is one matter I wish to ask you about�察─�said Mr。 

Carwell's sister。     ;You are familiar with business�察�I know。              I was going 

to ask Mr。 Bartlett�察�as this seemed more in his line�察�but perhaps you can 

advise me。; 

     ;I shall do my best�察�Miss Carwell。 What is it�拭─�

     ;One of the clerks came from my brother's office this morning with a 

note from the bank。        It seems that Horace borrowed a large sum for some 

business   transaction�察  �and   put   up   as   collateral   certain   bonds。  He   often 

does that�察�as I have heard him mention here time and again to Mr。 Blossom�察�

when they sat in consultation in the library。 

     ;But now it appears�察 �according to the note   from the bank�察�that   more 

securities are needed。       There has been a depreciation�察�or something ´ I am 

not familiar with the terms。        At any rate the bank sends word that it wants 

more bonds。       I was wondering what I had better do。              Of course I have 

securities in my own private box that I might send�察�but ´ ; 

     ;Why didn't Mr。 Blossom attend to this�拭─�asked Captain Poland�察�a bit 

sharply�察�it would have seemed to a casual listener。              ;That was his place。 

He knows all about Mr。 Carwell's affairs。; 

     ;I asked the clerk from the office why Mr。 BIossom ´ did you ever hear 

such an   absurd   name   as he has�拭 �   LeGrand   Blossom ´   I   asked the   clerk 

why the matter was not attended to�察─�went on Miss Carwell�察 �and he said 

Mr。 Blossom must have forgotten it。; 

     ;Rather odd�察─�commented the captain。             ;However�察�I'll look after it for 

you。     If  necessary�察   �I'll  loan  the  bank    enough    additional    securities   as 

collateral to cover the loan。        Don't let it disturb you�察�Miss Carwell。 It is 

merely a small detail of business that often crops up。              Securities in these 

days so often fluctuate that banks are forced to call for more�察�and different 

ones�察�to cover loans secured by them。           I'll attend to the matter for you。; 

     ;Thank   you   so   much。     And   now   I   believe   I   may   safely   call   Viola。 

She would not forgive me if she knew you had been here and she had not 

seen you to thank you for your care of her yesterday。; 

     ;Oh�察�that was nothing。 I was very glad ´ ; 

     Captain Poland was interrupted by a ring at the door。 

     ;Perhaps   that   is   a   message   from   the   doctors   now�察─  �suggested   Miss 



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Carwell。 

     ;It   is   Dr。   Lambert   himself�察─  �announced   the   captain�察  �looking   from   a 

window that gave a view of the front porch。              ;Dr。 Baird is with him。 They 

must have completed the autopsy。             Shall I see them for you�拭─�

     ;Please   do。     And   please   tell   me   at   once   that   everything   is   all   right�察�

and that we may proceed with the funeral arrangements�察─�begged the sister 

of the dead man。 

     ;I will do so�察�Miss Carwell。; 

     Captain Poland�察�anticipating the maid�察�went into the hall and himself 

opened the door for the medical men。 

     ;Oh�   �I'm   glad   you're   here� ─  �exclaimed   the   rather   gruff   voice   of   Dr。 

Lambert。      ;Yes�察�I'm glad you're here。; 

     The    captain    was   on   the   point   of  asking    why�察  �when     Dr。  Lambert 

motioned   to   him   to   step   into   a   little   reception   room   off   the   main   hall。 

Somewhat wonderingly�察 �Captain   Poland obeyed�察�and   when   the   door   had 

closed�察   �shutting    him   in  with    the  two   doctors�察   �he  turned    to  the  older 

physician and asked�此�

     ;Is anything the matter�拭─�

     ;Well�察�we have completed the autopsy�察─�said Dr。 Lambert。 

     ;That's good。       Then you are ready to sign a certificate�察�or at least get 

Dr。   Rowland   to�察  �so   that   we   can   proceed   with   the   arrangements。      Miss 

Mary Carwell is anxious to have ´ ; 

     ;Well�察 �I   suppose   the   funeral   will   have to be   held�察─  �said   Dr。   Lambert 

slowly。     ;That can't be held up very long�察�even if it was worse than it is�察─�

     ;Worse than it is�       �What do you mean�拭─�cried Captain Poland sharply。 

;Is there any suspicion ´ ; 

     ;There is more than suspicion�察�my dear sir�察─�went on Dr。 Lambert�察�as 

he sank into a chair as though very�察�very tired。              ;There is�察�I regret to say�察�

certainty。; 

     ;Certainty of what�拭─�

     ;Certainty that my old friend�察�Horace Carwell�察�committed suicide� ─�

     ;Suicide� ─�

     ;By   poisoning�察─  �added   Dr。   Baird�察  �who   had   been   anxious   to   get   in   a 

word。     ;We    found    very   plain   evidences     of  it  when    we   examined      the 



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stomach and viscera。; 

     ;Poison� ─   �cried  Captain    Poland。    ;A   suicide�拭   �I  don't   believe  it� �

Why   should   Horace   Carwell   kill   himself�拭    �He   hadn't   a   reason   in   the 

world for it�    �There must be some mistake�           �Why did he do it�拭      �Why�拭�

Why�拭─�

    And then suddenly he became strangely thoughtful。 



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                              CHAPTER IV 



                                 VIOLA'S DECISION 

     ;That   is   the   very   question   we   have   been   asking   ourselves�察  �my   dear 

Captain�察─  �said   Dr。   Lambert   wearily。    ;And   we   are   no   nearer   an   answer 

now than�察�apparently�察�you are。         Why did he do it�拭─�

     The   three   men�察  �two   gravely   professional�察  �one�察  �the   younger�察  �more   so 

than   his   elder   colleague�察  �and   the   third   plainly   upset   over   the   surprising 

news�察�looked at one another behind the closed door of the little room off 

the   imposing   reception   hall   at   The   Haven。   They   were   in   the   house   of 

death�察  �and   they   had   to   do   with   more   than   death�察  �for   there   was�察  �in   the 

reputed     action  of  Horace     Carwell�察  �the   hint  of  disgrace   which    suicide 

always engenders。 

     ;I suppose�察─�began Captain Poland�察�rather weakly�察 �that there can be 

no chance of error He looked from one medical man to the other。 

     ;Not the least in the world � ─�quickly exclaimed            Baird。     ;We made a 

most careful examinaof the deceased's organs。              They plainly show traces 

of a violent poison�察�though whether it was irritant or one of the neurotics�察�

we are not yet prepared to say。; 

     ;It couldn't have been an irritant�察─�said Dr。 Lambert gently。             It was as 

though he had corrected a too zealous student reciting in class。               Dr。 Baird 

was painfully young�察�though much in earnest。 

     ;Perhaps not an irritant�察─�he agreed。          ;Though I know of no neurotic 

that would produce such effects as we saw。 

     ;You are right there�察─�said Dr。 Lambert。           ;Whatever poison was used 

it was one the effects of which I have never seen before。                 But we have 

not yet finished our analysis。        We have only reached a certain conclusion 

that may ultimately be changed。; 

     ;You mean as to whether or not it was suicide�拭─�asked Captain Poland 

eagerly。 

     ;No��I   don't   see   how   we   can   get   away   from   that�察─  �said   Dr。   Lambert。 

;That fact   remains。      But if   we establish the kind   of poison used it   may 

lead us to the motive。       That is what we must find。; 



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     ;And we will find the kind of poison� ─�declared Dr。 Baird。 

     The older medical man shook his head。 

     ;There are some animal and vegetable poisons for which there is no 

known test�察─�he said gently。 ;It may turn out to be one of these。; 

     ;Then may it not develop that Mr。 Carwell�察�assuming that he did take 

poison�察�did it by mistake �拭─�asked the captain。 

     ;I hope so�察─�murmured Dr。 Lambert。 

     ;But from the action of the poison�察�as shown by the condition of the 

mucous coat of the alimentary canal�察�I hardly see how Mr。 Carwell could 

not have known that he took poison�察─�declared Dr。 Baird。 

     ;Yet   he   seemed   all   right   except   for   a   little   pardonable   exhilaration 

during   the   game   of   golf�察─  �remarked   Captain   Poland。     ;He   was   feeling 

'pretty   good'   as   we   say。 I   don't   see   how   he   could   have   taken   poison 

knowingly or unknowingly。; 

     ;There are some poisons which�察�taken in combination�察�might mix and 

form   a   comparatively   harmless   mixture�察─  �said   Dr。   Lambert。      ;Though   I 

confess this is a very remote possibility。         Some poisons are neutralized by 

an alcoholic condition。        And some persons�察�who may have been habitual 

users of a drug�察�may take a dose of it that would             kill several persons not 

so addicted。; 

     ;Do   you   mean   that   Mr。   Carwell   was   a   drug   user�拭─  �demanded   the 

captain。 

     ;I would hesitate very long before saying so�察─�answered Dr。 Lambert�察�

;and I have known him many years。; 

     ;Then   what   was   it�拭   �What   in   the   world   does   it   all   mean�拭─  �asked 

Captain Poland。       ;What's the answers in other words�拭─�

     ;I   wish   I  knew�察─   �replied    Dr。  Lambert�察    �and   he   shook    his   head。 

Something more than the weight of years seemed bowing him down。                       Dr。 

Baird seemed duly impressed by the circumstances that had brought him ´ 

a young and as yet unestablished physician ´ to a connection with such a 

startling case in the well known and wealthy Carwell family。 

     As for Captain Gerry Poland�察�he was clearly startled by the news the 

physicians   had   brought。      He   looked   toward   the   closed   door   as   though 

seeking to see beyond it ´ into the room where Viola was waiting。 To her�察�



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