The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation

ate and wished to give his news in private. Dr. Orwin glanced inquiringly at the American as he took the seat

in Fullaway, of London-just as anxious as I am to hear what you h

ds Fullaway, and added a grave bow

, Dr. Quillet, who is one of the police-surgeons here, and

agerly. "Is it what you anticipated

a shade graver; his voice

stified in coming to the conclusion at which they have arrived: it is quite certain that your cousin's heart had recently become seriously affected. But as regards myself"-here he paused, and looking narrowly from one to the other of his two

ey kept their eyes intently fixed on the doctor's grave face; then they slowly turned from him to each

ffice analyst, who is always, of course, a famous pathological expert. That will be done-in fact, we have already sealed up what we wish to be further examined. But"-he paused again, shaking his head more solemnly than ever-"the truth is, gentlemen," he went on at last, "I am doubtful if even that analysis and exam

" exclaime

which indicated that he realized Fullaway

e, understand my position-I say, it is quite possible, quite likely, quite in accordance with what I have seen, that this unfortunate gentleman died of heart failure brought about by even such an ordinary exertion as

ly at Marshall Allerdyke before he continued. And All

. "If you only kne

this man's life," responded Dr. Orwin, slowly and deliberately. "If

is feet and tapped Fu

a word with this gentleman. Look here," he continued, when he had led the American into the bedroom and had clo

s consideration. "Medical men are all right-yes, tell him. He may sug

secret between us, for the present. The truth is that when my cousin came to this hotel last night he was in possession-that is, we have the very strongest grounds for believing him to have been in possession-of certain extremely valuable property--jewels wor

s with deep attention, and he

f these thin

ry great," answ

he attention of a cl

ui

your cousin to this place, contrived to administer a subtle and deadly poison to him last night, and ent

to narrate the story of the shoe-buckle, adding

et me advise you as to your own course of procedure, having an eye on what you have told me. Your object should be to make the proceedings to-morrow merely formal, so that the Coroner can issue his order for interment, and then adjourn for further evidence. It will be sufficient if you give evidence identifying the body, if evidence is given of the autopsy, and an adjournment asked

by giving us the name of a good man to go to," said Allerdyke.

well-known solicitor, and presently went away.

hings. We'll call on this lawyer. Then we'll cable

ussian Consul in the to

rdyke. "She evidently set off from here to Edinburgh; but, anyway, the address she gave in that

additional light on the matter in question. The Perisco officials had not seen anything suspicious in the conduct or personality of any of their passengers. They had observed James Allerdyke in casual conversation with some of them-they had seen him talking to Miss Lennard, to Dr. Lydenberg, to others, ladies and gentlemen who subsequently put up at the Station Hotel for the night. Nothing that they could tell suggested anything out of the common. Miss Len

ary reporter who took a perfunctory note of the proceedings for his newspaper gathered no more from what he heard than that a gentleman had died suddenly at the Station Hotel, that it had been necessary to hold an inquest, that there was some little doubt as to the precise cause of his death, and that the inquest was accordingly adjourned until the medical men could tell something of a more definite nature. Nothing

ds York and the North. "How do we know where to find this woman in Edinburgh? Her housekeeper didn't k

l there-within a couple of hours. It's our first duty, anyway. If she-as I guess she did-saw t

"What then? How does that help? The devils who got

een cigar, and lighted it with a deliberation which

-somehow, somebody has got to know of what the Princess and your cousin were up to-that he was going to carry those

" replied Allerdyke

aiting there in Hull for his arrival," s

valuables and their consignment before I make up my mind in any way. I tell you frankly. I'm not running after them-I'm wanting to find the folk who killed my c

nion walked along one of the platforms in the Waverley Station in Edinburgh that evening, on their way to a cab, Allerdyke suddenly uttered a sharp

she is! See? That's the woman. Man

o much at the portrait as at the

DE LON

D-FAMED

RETURNED

. PETE

to Edinburg

IGHT