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Then he continued: "Now three persons in this room had an opportunity to secrete the contents of this deadly tube in the crevices of the metal work of Mrs. Close's bed. One of these persons must have placed an order through a confidential agent in London to purchase the radium from the English Radium Corporation.
Even if he can't prove anything against us, the mere rumour of such a thing coming to the ears of Mrs. Tulkington would be unpleasant. "'Go as far as you like, Lawrence. You know what the marriage will mean to me. It will settle my debts to you and all the rest. "'I'll see what I can do, Close. He'll be back in a moment." Close's face was livid.
"I can promise you, Marie," he said, "that you will rest better to-night. But you must spend one more night in Mrs. Close's room. By the way, can you arrange for me to go through the room this morning when you go back?" Marie said she could, and an hour or so later Craig and I quietly slipped into the Close residence under her guidance.
He was carrying something that looked like a miniature barrel, and I had another package which he had given me, both carefully wrapped up. The butler eyed us suspiciously, but Marie spoke a few words to him and I think showed him Mrs. Close's note. Anyhow he said nothing. Within the room that the unfortunate woman had occupied Kennedy took the coverings off the packages.
"Sir, I would give my life, almost, for madame. She was always so good to me." "I don't ask you to give your life for her, Marie," said Craig, "but you can do her a great service, a very great service." "I will do it." "To-night," said Craig. "I want you to sleep in Mrs. Close's room. You can do so, for I know that Mr. Close is living at the St.
In recognition of the compliment, Bud raised his chin slightly and fixed his eyes more intently on his questioner. Up to this time he had not taken the slightest notice of him. "'Bout as close's I could git to it 'bout three feet, I should say maybe less." Cartwright gave a slight start and bit his lip. Evidently the prisoner had misunderstood him. The silence continued. "I don't mean here, Mr.
Of course I knew it was useless to look for an X-ray machine in or near Mrs. Close's room. Such a thing could never have been concealed. The alternative? Radium! Ah! that was different. I determined on an experiment. Mrs. Close's maid was prevailed on to sleep in her mistress's room.
"I can promise you, Marie," he said, "that you will rest better to-night. But you must spend one more night in Mrs. Close's room. By the way, can you arrange for me to go through the room this morning when you go back?" Marie said she could, and an hour or so later Craig and I quietly slipped into the Close residence under her guidance.
"I hope he'll kill him!" said Mary, pleasantly. It was a real pleasure to witness the dismay in Mr. Close's face when Aubrey returned, bringing him, mentally, by the scruff of the neck. I have seen terriers yanked back to look at things they have "worried" in much the same manner that Mr. Close was fetched to Peach Orchard. "Just look, Mr. Close, if you please," I said, ominously polite.
One of these persons had a compelling motive, something to gain by using this deadly element. The radium in this tube in the casket was secreted, as I have said, in the metal work of Mrs. Close's bed, not in large enough quantities to be immediately fatal, but mixed with dust so as to produce the result more slowly but no less surely, and thus avoid suspicion. At the same time Mrs.
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