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And it worked just as he had expected, dropping Mr. Carwell in his tracks about two hours later, as he made the stroke that won the game. "But how did a chauffeur know so much about poison and dope as to be able to mix a dose that would fool the chemists?" asked Jack Young of his chief, a little later. "Jean's father was a French chemist, and a clever one.
Poison is always more or less of a mystery. But just what do you want me to do?" "Come back with me if you will, Colonel Ashley. Miss Carwell wants you to aid her aid all of us, for we are all at sea. Will you? She sent me to plead with you. I went to your New York office, and from Spotty Morgan learned you were here. "I suppose I shall have to forgive Spotty," murmured the fisherman.
"I suppose it will take an autopsy to decide." "Rather tough on Miss Carwell," was another comment. "That's true!" several agreed. The body of Horace Carwell was placed in one of the small card rooms, and the door locked. Then followed some quick telephoning on the part of Dr. Baird, who had recently joined the golf club, and who had arrived at the clubhouse shortly before Mr.
She was in close touch with all the money matters of our household. Father trusted her with many business matters. Call Aunt Mary!" Her eyes red with weeping, but bearing up bravely withal, Miss Mary Carwell joined the conference. She, it seemed, had guessed something when Dr. Lambert and Dr. Baird were closeted so long with Captain Poland.
"If he was so warned he didn't heed it, for they went out together as much as ever, though I can't say he called at the house very often." "And you think it was about this he and Mr. Carwell quarreled just before Mr. Carwell was stricken?" asked the colonel. "I think so, yes," answered Garrigan. "And I think Harry refuses to admit it, from a notion that it would be dragging in a lady's name.
"I don't know anything about that," said LeGrand Blossom. "But even if the car and yacht were sold at a forced sale they would not bring anything like what they cost. I have gone carefully over your father's affairs, as you requested me, and I tell you frankly they are in bad shape." "What can be done?" asked Miss Carwell. "I don't know," LeGrand Blossom frankly admitted.
I'm not much on the French, you know. Still I got along pretty well with her. She took a notion to me." "I thought you might be able to get something in that direction," said the colonel with a smile. "Did you learn where Jean was just prior to the golf game which was the last Mr. Carwell played?"
"Perhaps, as it was about you, they took care you shouldn't hear." "Who says it was about me?" "Can't you easily guess that it was, and that's why Harry doesn't want to tell?" asked Miss Mary. "I don't believe anything of the sort!" declared Viola. "Well," sighed Miss Carwell, "I don't know what to believe.
"I must see Carwell and have it out with him about that insurance deal. Maybe he holds that against me, though the last time I talked with him he gave me to understand that I'd stand a better show than Harry. I must see him after the game. If he wins he'll be in a mellow humor, particularly after a bottle or so. That's what I'll do."
The colonel did not have time to answer, for Miss Mary Carwell appeared just then, lamenting the many matters that must be attended to on the closing of the house for even a short time. The colonel left her and Viola to talk it over by themselves.
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