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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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