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TAB PARADISE MYSTERY
By J. S.
Copvrioht, ItiO, 61
TIII8 HTAIlTa THE HTOnY
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The Mile English cathedral town of
vZuchestir, with its peaceful close, is
r".'n( intrinuti and musteru.
jMni ' Bcwcrj. nineteen 1car old, and
i Doctor Hansford. A strange man
'.it. Doctor Balisfbrd. and a few mln
?,t taler l ttatt- TJe theory
ti'thatZ ell, but thts Is obecled to,
v Vomer, a oiiemMOfi,
Ml slain,
ehaie flowers
. or (he dead man's
funtral.
a hanker offers a reward for
Information. Bryce finds an entry in
o'wrish register where Mark Ilans
ton, I had acted as best man at the
JZrrtooe of John Brakt and Mary
Bioeiw, Gossip is rife in connection
with Hansford and the dead man. Colli,
show, the laborer, who said hr could
throw light on the Brake murder, is
mind dead under a tree with his din
ner 'all and an old tin bottle beside
him Brtccllve surmise Hansford is
the 'murderer, on the ground that he
nreacrlbtd for Colllshaw and his wife
thr nloht before, and liansfoul was
Itlt alone with Colllshaw'n tin bottle.
Despite police suspicions, Mary assures
Ranstord of her confidence in him and
dlitrust of Bryce. Simpson Uarker, a
dettctlvc, questioning Bryce, asks what
he has done with a scrap of paper he
took front Braden's purse. Marker
admits he has learned that Braden was
truth Brake, father of Mary and
nick, lie tells Bryce that Brake visit
ed Mm the night he was murdered.
ANII HKlin IT CONTINUES
"Mot nllve!" replied Harker. "I saw
Mm dead and I held my tancue. and
have held II. But aomethltiK happened
thai day. After I heard of the accident,
I went Into the Crown nnd Cushion
tavern the fnct wan. I went to Bet n
taste of whlnhy, for the news hnrt upset
me And In that lonpt bar of theirs, 1
taw a man whom I knew a man whom
I knew, for a fact, to havo bet-n a follow
convict of Hiako's. Name of Glassdale
forRrrv Ho Got tho samo sentence
thnt tlralco Rot, about tho same tlni.
wns In the f.nmo convict prison with
Brake, and he nnd Brako would be re.
leased about tho samo date. There was
no doubt nbout his Identity I never
forget a face, even nfter thirty yean
I'd tell one. I saw him In that bap
before- ho taw mo, and I took a careful
look at him. He, too, like Brake, was
very well dressed, and very prosperous
looking. He turned as he set down his
glass, and caught night of me and he
knew mo Mind you, he'd been through
my hands In times past! And ho In
stantly moved to a stde-door and van
ished I went out nnd looked up nnd
down ho'd cono I found out after
ward, by a llttla Inquiry, that he's
pone stralsht to tho station, boardod
tho first train thoro was one just going
out, to the Junction and loft the city.
But I can lay handu on him 1"
"You've kept this quiet, too?" asked
Br co
"Just so T'vo mv own game to play,"
replied Harker. "This talk with vou li
part of It vou como In. now I'll ten
vou why, presently. Hut flint, hh ou
know, I went to Barthorpo, l'or, though
Brako was dead, I felt I must go lor
this reason. I was certnln that he
wanted that Information for himself
the man In Australia waH a fiction. I
went, then and learned nothing Ex
cept that this Kalklncr Wraye hud been,
ai Brake said, n Barthorpo man. years
ago He'd left the town otghteen yearn
Mnce, nnd nobody knew anything nbout
him. So I enmo home. And now then.
doctor jour lurnl What were you
after, down there at Barthorpe?"
Br) co meditated his answer for a good
Ave minutes. Ho had always Intended
to play tho gamo off his own bat, but
he had heard nnd scon enough sluco
entering Marker's llttlo room to know
that he was In company wth nn Intellect
which wai keener nnd more subtlo than
Ms, and that It would be nil to his na
rantago to go In with tho man who had
vast and deep cxperlonco And so ho
made a clean breast of all he had done
In the way of lnestlgatlon, leaving his
motive completely aside.
"You've got a theory, of course?" ob
served Hnrker, after listening quietly
to all that Bryce could tell. "Naturally,
you havo! You couldn't accumulate all
that without getting one."
Well,'' ndmlttod Brjce. "honestly. I
can't say that I have But I can sco
what theorv there might be. This that
Hansford was the man who deceived
Brake, that he ran away with Brake'a
Jlfe, that sho's dead, and that he's
brought up the children In Ignorance ot
all thnt and therefore "
"And therefore," Interrupted Harker
with a smile, "chat when ho and Brako
met- is jou seem to think they did
Jtansford Hung Brake through that open
doorwav. thnt Colllshaw witnessed It.
that Hansf oid's found out about Col
IWiaw. and thnt Colllshaw has been
polnned bv Hansford. Eh?"
'That's a theory that seems to lx
supported bv facta " said Bryce
' It s a theorv that would doubtles
milt men like Mltchlngton," said tho ola
detective, with another smile. "But
not me, Rlr' Mind ou. I don't say thero
Isn t boniethlng In It there's doubtless
a. lot But tho mystery's a lot thicker
than Jtnt that And Brake didn't come
heio to find rtinsford. He enmo be
cause of the secret In thut scrap or
Paper And as jou'vo got It, doctor out
with It' '
Hrjco saw no reason for concealment
and producing the scrap of paper laid It
n the table between hlmseir nnd his
not ihrker peered Inquisitively nt It.
Latin'" he wild "You can read It.
of course What doe's It sav? '
Brven repeated a literal translation.
I o found the placo," ho,added "I
found It this morning ' Noi? what do
you fupposo this menns7"
Harl.er wns looking hard at the two
lines of writing "That's a big question,
Joctor. ' he answered. "But I'll go bo
wr as to sny this when we'vo founa
out wimt It docs mean, we shall know a
wt moro than we know now!"
Bryce, who was deriving a consider
nip and peculiar pleasure from his bo
cret interview with tho old detective.
Milled nt Harker'n lost romark.
Tlmts n hit of platitude, Isn't it?"
no suggested. "Of course wo shall know
mor "moic whc" wo 1J know a lot
in',1 iKw p,'orfl bv Platitudes, sir." re
I2v.it . ''ar ''r "You can't repent an es
Viishod I'bitltudn too often it's not tho
nailmark of good use on It But now,
ki..we.i'!. u,,ow more you've no doubt
rfo, '"'"I''" a lot nbout this mnttcr.
'' Brjce haRn't It struck vou that
I?r!La 1? f?ntu In connection with
wh ?h r .Braden's visit to Wrychester to
Wuno,,ody s elven nn' Particular at-
it n". up .t2..now flo far " wo '"low,
,. rate?
TMa" demanded Bryce.
wish rc'1'el Hnrker "Why did ho
He Vrt.f6!8 th,, E)uko ot Snxonstealo?
s nalnly Uld, :vttnt t0 Sf blm and
t"au,?n"H nos'ble. You'll remember
si ti. s.?raC6 was questioned about that
Plana.nnn"lVest, nnd could five no ex
SStt ''"aw nothing of Brako
Brak Ldn L BUBPt'st any renson why
Yom"1 hlm, J31"1 can'"
.iSu" exclaimed Bryce
-I snnl". V.T?a """""or "And IfB this
la vJ.ust now ot tha- ""n Olass
knouu,i2 1, f?u' f, courso, have no
yourJfi Kluf 'J'T' ani1 nH you don't keep
n t know what his offense w;
W J1'" ,rorEery?" replied Bryce.
"And uL u7Zl toyitry-" assented Hnrker
lh Bu ic-8i?,a,turo tnnt " rorKctl mas
ter of f,Sif Sa5to"toad's ! As a mat-
late nmnc' iTwns. the ,1uUe',, I-Ondon ea'
he fencert ell? K, "ront'' somehow, nnd
Vow th.i tho ' 4ke H namo to a check.
ndthni tonBl(lerlng who Olassdale Is,
vlct of nJi,wa8 wrtn'n'y a fe"ow con!
h'm hern i,v ""i1 U,ut ' myscIt Baw
BralI0'c?, '",Wr,chcster 'ho day of
k drawn rr"rh,'.lta, lh0 conclusion to
"i dSL nJhat "rake, wanted to see
alv wm 'nonbusiness of Olass-
n th iV0Ul v d.?u,,t ! u miy hao
lt the h. l an'1 ,?las,?dal wanted to
BrvVL ',uko together "
Vo?a whu ccn8ldered t,,lB 8UBBes
WukiT ??J? JX?. nw that Olassdale
'"Tran.i VUI. "e remarueu at last.
taJT""."- replied Harker. :
r nn l. . .hhcii j
S,,?" lies In Enirlanrt "
So
Bryce, y not set about tf suggested
'do0'" 7,ld "nrlcer, "there's things
-let'H Lt ,at' And. the nrBt Iblng
' that rl? kJ,ow w,mt tho mystery
you've i fo,mRpn!f, pnner ls You Bay
Wwte'Illc'ard Jenkins's tomb?
nd out iT11'6" llie thing to do Is to
It to,lL'u,ytnlnB ln '''Wen there.
v"ursefm,0(rrw night. Bettor go by
ln"iK let n,W ii ,mr't' . Jt yu nu nny
lrMndecMm,? knPv. And thou then we.
U .. "Bui k.6..0iJ a noxt step.
'"a Inuuest Sn.in?w nnd ""on- there'll be
"cuest, on tins man Colllatmiy, And,
Fletcher
JLtfrtd A, Knopf, Inc.
miiut lhat word In your ear! Bay as
;?" ,1v,er yPu can I ntter all, ou
TUa """""b uoyona wnoi you taw,
n7 mUst.n t meet and talk in pub
liaLler you've, done that bit of ex.
piorlng in Pnradlse tomorrow night,
ters " and we'" conBl(ler mal
n-TJ,?.lii wn8 lluIft that Bryce could sav
or could bo asked to say at the Inquest
n?.i,iil0in!Mon8 Iftborer next morning.
ii3!l0i.,m"rJSsK.Rnd excitement was ns
n2e2in.b.0.utr,Coi11"haw' misterlous deatn
n.?.nb0,Jt ?"". for It was already
rumored through the town that If
hi 1S n?(,,n,ot m.6t wllh his death when
J.iaM Wrychester. Colllshaw would
51J, allvc' , T10 coroner's court was
onco moro packed ; once more there was
win Rtltne nrmAinhiCA nf , AM. th
.VinEr0?2cd.lnBB w?ro of a very different
.Vr?.'0 those which had attended thi
"i181-0" "f'en. . The foreman under
whose orders Colllshaw had been work
ing gavo particulars of the dead m.in'a
C-i ."" morning or ins nenth. lie
",a..iee.V 'nstructed to clear away an ac
cumulation of rubbish which had gath
ered at the foot nf Chn nnnlh ol1 n, .1,..
nava in consequence of some recent re.
'. ;..- "i masonry uicro was a fu
days work hefnm h m aii .in., i..
would be In and out of Paradise with his
barrow, wheeling nway tho rubbish ho
a'""y "'' me rorcmnn bad looked
111 on him nnrn nt twlA, h& unA ..A.
him Just before noon, when ho appeared
to bo in hs usual health ho had made
no complaint., at any rate. Asked If he
had happened to notlco where Colllshaw
iTv.i wv,.ms dinner basket and his
:Ln .D.,tt,e while he worked, ho replied
that It so hnmienert thut hn hnrt h -..-
membercd Hoeinir both bottle nnd basket
and tho man's jacket deposited on one
of the box-tombs under a certnln yew
tree which ho could point out, If neccs
sary. Bryce's account of his finding of Col-
' Hiuuuiucu 10 no moro man a bare
recital of facts Nor was much tlms
spent In questioning the two doctors
who had conducted tho pont-mortem ex.
nmlnntlon. Their evidence, terso nnd
particular, referred sololy to the cauno
of death. Tho man had been poisoned
bV a doflo nf hvnrnnvnnlp nr.1,1 . l.lnl. In
their opinion, had been taken 'only a few
ISSIMIiIkh h... t- t 1.. .
""""' usiure iiiB oony was uisroverea
by Doctor Bryce It had probably been
a doso which would causo instantaneous
denth. There wern nn trnroa nt h
poison In the remains of his dinner, nor
In tho liquid in his tin bottle, which wns
cold tea. But of the cause of his sud-
uen uracil mere was no moro doubt
than of the effects.
Ransford had been In tho court from
tho outset of the proceedings, and when
wio meuccat tviocncc nna been given he
was called. Bryce, watching him nar
rowly, saw that ho was suffering from
repressed excitement nnd thnt that ex
citement wns ns much duo to anger as
to anything else. His face wa3 set ano
stern, and he looked at the coroner with
ansexpresslon which portended some
thing not precisely clear at that moment
Brvce. trying to nnnlyze It, said to him
self thnt he phouldn't be surprised if n
fccono followed Hansford looked llko u
man who Is bursting to say something
In no unmlstnknblo fashion. But at first
ho answered tho questions put to hlm
calmlv nnd decisively.
"When this man's clothing was
searched," observed the coroner, "a box
of pills was found, Doctor Hansford, on
which your wilting appears Had you
been attending hm professionally?'
"Yes." replied Hansford. "Both Colli
shaw nnd his wife. Or, rather, to be
exact, I had been in atendance on the
vvlfo. for some weeks. A day or two
beforo his death, Colllshaw complained
to mo of Indigestion, following on his
mcnls. I gave him somrt digestive pills
the pills you speak, of no doubt."
"These?" asked tho coroner, passing
over tho box which Mltchlngon had
found.
"Precisely!" agreed Hansford. "That,
nt any rate. Is the box, and I suppoiso
thoso to bo tho plllo "
"You made them up yourself?" In
quired the coroner.
"I did I dispense all my own medi
cines." "Is It possible that tho poison we
havo heard of, Just now, could get Into
one of those pills bv accident?"
"Utterly Impossible ! under my
hands, at nny rate,'- answered Hans
ford "Still, I suppose, It could have been
administered ln a pill?" suggested the
coroner.
"It might," ngrced Hansford "But,"
he added, with n significant glanco at
tho medical men who had Just given
evidence, "it wns not so administered
ln this case, ns tho previous witnesses
very well know !"
The coroner looked round hlm, nnd
waited a moment
"You aro at liberty to explain that
last remark," ho said at last. "That is
If ou wish to do fo."
' Certalnl !" nuswered Hansford
with nlncrlty. "Thoso pills aro, as you
will observe, coated, and the man would
nw allow thim whole Immediately after
his food. Now, It would take some little
time for a mil to dissolve, to dlslnto
grate, to bo digested. If Colllshaw took
one of my pills as soon fH he had eaten
his dinner, according to Instructions.
and If poison had been ln that pill, he
would not have died at once as lie nvl
dentlv did. Death would nrobablv have
been delnved some llttlo lime until the
pill had dissolved. But, according to the
evidence vou have had before ;.ou, no
died aulte suddcnlv while eating his din
neror immediately after it. I utn not
legally represented here I don t con
sldcr It nt all necessary but I ask you
to recall Doctor Coates and to put this
Suestlon to hlm: Did he llnd one of those
Igestlve pills in this man's stomach?"
Tho coroner turned, somowhnt dubi-
ouslv, to the two doctors who una per
formed tho autopsy, But before hn
could speak, tho superintendent of po
lice rose nnd bcinui to whlsner to him
and after a conversation between them.
ho looked round nt tho Jury, every mem
ber of which had evidently been much
struck by Hansford's suggestion.
"At this stago," ho said, "It will be
necessary to ndjourn. I shall adjourn
tho Inquiry for a week, gentlemen. You
will"
Hansford still standing In the witness
box suddenly lost control of himself. Ho
uttered a sharp exclamation and hmotc
tho ledge before him smartly with his
open hand
"I protest ugalnst that'" he said ve
hemently. "Emphatically. I protent '
You first of all make a suggestion which
tells nunlnHt roc then, when I demand
that a question shall be put which Is of
Immense Importance to my Interests, ou
close down tho lnquir oven if only for
the moment, xnat is grossly uniair ana
unjust!"
"You are mistaken," said the coroner
"At tho adjourned Inquiry, tho two medi
cal men can be recalled, nnd you will
havo the opportunity or your solicitor
will have or nnicing nny questions ou
like for the present "
"For the present you have mo under
suspicion !" Interrupted Hansford hotli
"You know it I say this with due re
spect to your office ns well ns I do
Suspicion ls rife ln tho city ngnlnBt me
Rumor Is being spread secretly nna,
I am certain from the police who
ought to know better. And I will not
bo silenced, Mr. Coroner! I take this
publlo opportunity, ns I am on oath
of saying that I know nothing whatever
of tho cnuseu of tho deaths of either
Colllshaw or of Braden upon my ioi
omn oath !"
"Tho Inquest 1h adjourned to this day
week," Huld the coroner quietly,
Hansford suddenly stepped down from
tho witness bos and without word 01
glanco nt jiny one thero, walkrd with
set face and detennlned look out of tho
court, and the excited spcwt.itcrs jn'tv
erlng Into groups, Immediately benn tJ
discuss his vigorous outburst and to
takes Bides for and against him
Bryce, Judging It advisable to keep
away from MltchlnBton Jubt then, and
for similar reasons, keeping away from
Harker also, went out of tho crowded
building alone to he Joined In tho etreet
outsldo by Snckvllle Bonhnm, whom h
had noticed In court, In company with
his stepfather, Mr. Kolllot. Folllot, Bryce
had observed, had stopped behind, ex
changing some conversation with the
coroner. Backvllle enmo up to Bryce
with a knowing shake of tho hand He
was one nf those very young men who
havo a habit of suggesting that tholr
fund of knowledge Is extensive and pe
culiar, and Bryce waited for a manifes
tation "Queer business, nil that, nryce!" ob
served flnckvlllo confidentially. "Of
course, Hansford Is a perfect ass!"
"Think bo?" rcmnrked Bryce, with an
Inflection which suggested that Back
vIHo'b opinion on anything was as vslu
nblo as tho attorney general's. "That's
how It strikes you, is it?"
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