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     The    day    passed�察  �and    night   settled   down    on   the   house    of  death。 

Throughout Lakeside and Loch Harbor�察�as well as the neighboring seaside 

places�察  �talk   of   the   death   of   Mr。   Carwell   under   suspicious   circumstances 

multiplied with the evening editions of many newspapers。 

     Colonel Ashley in his pleasant room at The Haven ´ more pleasant it 

would   have   been   except   for   the   dark   chamber   with   its   silent   occupant   ´ 

was putting   his   fishing  rod together。        There came   a   knock   on   the door�察�

and Shag entered。 

     ;Oh � ─�he exclaimed at the sight of the familiar equipment。                  ;Is we ´ 

is yo' done on dish yeah case�察�Colonel�拭─�

     ;No�察�Shag。 I haven't even begun yet。; 

     ;But ´ ; 

     ;Yes�察�I   know。     I've   just heard   that   there's   pretty  good   fishing   at one 

end of the golf course that's so intimately mixed up in this mystery�察�and I 

don't see why I shouldn't keep my hand in。              Come here�察�you black rascal�察�

and   see   if   you   can   make   this   joint   fit   any   better。 Seems   to   me   the 

ferrule is loose。; 

     ;Yes�察�sah�察�Colonel�察�I'll `tend to it immejite。            I ´ er I done brung in ´ 

you    ain't  no   `jections   to  lookin'    at  papers   now�察   �has   you�拭─   �he  asked 

hesitatingly。   For   when   he   went   fishing   the   mere   sight   of   a   newspaper 

sometimes set Shag's master wild。 

     ;No�察─�was the answer。          ;In fact I was going to send you out for the 

latest editions�察�Shag。; 

     ;I'se   done   got   `em�察─  �was   the   chuckling   answer�察  �and   Shag   pulled   out 

from under his coat a bundle of papers that he had   been hiding until   he 

saw that it was safe to display them。 

     And while Shag was occupied with the rod�察�the colonel read the papers�察�

which contained little he did not already know。 

     The next day he went fishing。 

     It was on his return from a successful day of sport�察�which was added to 

by some quiet and intensive thinking�察�that Viola spoke to him in the library。 

The colonel laid aside a paper he had been reading�察�and looked up。 



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     In lieu of other news one of the reporters had written an interview with 

Dr。 Baird�察�in which that physician discoursed learnedly on various poisons 

and the tests for them�察�such as might be made to determine what caused 

the death of Mr。 Carwell。        The young doctor went very much into details�察�

even   so   far   as   giving   the   various   chemical   symbols   of   poison�察  �dwelling 

long on arsenious acid�察�whose symbol�察 �he told the reporter�察�was As2O5�察�

while if one desired to test the organs for traces of strychnine�察�it would be 

necessary to use ;sodium and potassium hydroxide�察�ammonia and alkaline 

carbonate�察�to precipitate the free base strychnine from aqueous solutions 

of its salts as a white�察�crystalline solid�察─�while this imposing formula was 

given�此�

              ;C21H22 �� NaOH C21H22 �� H20 �� NaNO3。; 

     And so on for a column and a half。 

     ;Oh�察�Colonel� �Have you found out anything yet�拭─�the girl besought。 

     ;Nothing of importance�察�I am sorry to say。; 

     ;But you are working on it�拭─�

     ;Oh�察�yes。 Have you anything to tell me�拭─�

     ;No�察�except that I am perfectly miserable。            It is all so terrible。    And 

we can't even put poor father's body in the grave�察�where he might rest。; 

     ;No�察  �the   coroner   is   waiting   for   permission   from   the   prosecutor。  It 

seems   they   are   trying   to   find   some   one   who   knows   about   the   quarrel 

between Harry and your father。; 

     ;I don't believe there was a quarrel ´ at least not a serious one。 Harry 

isn't that kind。     I'm sure he is not guilty。       Harry Bartlett had nothing to 

do with his death。      If my father was not a suicide ´ ; 

     ;But if he was not a suicide�察�for the sake of justice and to prove Harry 

Bartlett   innocent�察  �we   must   find   out   who   did   kill   your   father�察─  �said   the 

colonel。 

     ;You don't believe Harry did it�察�do you�拭─�Viola asked appealingly。 

     Colonel Ashley did not answer for a moment。              Then he said slowly�此�

     ;My dear Viola�察�if some one were ill of a desperate disease�察�in which 

the crisis had not yet been passed�察�you would not expect a physician to say 

for certainty that such a person was to recover�察�would you�拭─�

     ;No。; 



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     ;Well�察�I am in much the same predicament。                I am a sort of physician 

in this mystery case。        It has only begun。        The crisis is still far off�察�and 

nothing can be said with certainty。          I prefer not to express an opinion。; 

     ;I'm not afraid� ─�cried Viola。        ;I know Harry Bartlett is not guilty� ─�

     ;If he is not ´ who then�拭─�asked the colonel。 

     ;Oh�察  �I   don't   know�   �I   don't   know   what   to   think�  �I   suspect   ´   No�察  �I 

mustn't say that ´ Oh�察�I'm almost distracted� ─           �And�察�with sobs shaking her 

frame�察�Viola Carwell rushed from the room。 

     Colonel Ashley   looked   after   her   for   a   moment�察  �as   though   half   of   a 

mind to follow�察�and then�察�slowly shaking his head�察�he again picked up the 

paper he had been reading�察�delving through a maze of technical poisoning 

detection formulae�察�from Vortmann's nitroprusside test to a consideration 

of the best method of estimating the toxicity of chemical compounds by 

blood hemolysis。        The reporter and young Dr。 Baird certainly left little to 

the imagination。 

     Colonel Ashley read until rather late that evening�察�and his reading was 

not   altogether   from   Izaak   Walton's   ;Compleat Angler。;          He   delved   into 

several books�察�and again read�察�very carefully�察�the artide on the effects of 

various   poisons   as   it   appeared   in   the   paper   he   had   been   glancing   over 

when Viola talked with him。 

     As the colonel was getting ready to retire a servant brought him a note。 

It   was   damp�察  �as   though   it   had   been   splashed   with   water�察  �and   when   the 

detective   had   read   it   and   had   noted   Viola's   signature�察  �he   knew   that   her 

tears had blurred the writing。 

     ;Please excuse my impulsiveness�察─�she penned。                 ;I am distracted。       I 

know Harry is not guilty。         Please do something� ─�

     ;I am trying to�察─�mused the colonel as he got into bed�察�and turned his 

thoughts to a passage he had read in Walton just before switching off his 

light。    It was an old rhyme�察�the source of which was not given�察�but which 

seemed wonderfully comforting under the circumstances。                    It was a bit of 

advice given by  our   friend   Izaak�察 �and   as   part   of   what   a   good   fisherman 

should provide specified�此         �My rod and my line�察�my float and my lead�察�

     My hook and my plummet�察�my whetstone and knife。 My                       basket�察   �my 

baits�察�both living and dead�察         �My net and my meat ��for that is the chief���此�



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     Then I must have thread�察�and hairs green and small�察             �With            mine 

angling purse ´ and so you have all。; 

     ;And�察─�reflected Colonel Ashley�察�as he dozed off�察 �I guess I'll need all 

that and more to solve this mystery。; 

     The detective was up betimes the next morning�察�as he would have said 

had   he   been   discoursing   in   the   talk   of   Mr。  Walton�察  �and   on   going   to   the 

window to fill his lungs with fresh air�察�he saw a letter slipped under his 

door。 

     ;From Viola�察�I imagine�察─�he mused�察�as he picked it up。                  ;Unless it's 

from Shag�察�telling me the fish are biting unusually well。                 I hope they're 

not�察�for I must do considerable to´day�察�and I don't want to be tempted to 

stray to the fields。 

       ;It isn't from Shag�察�though。 He never could muster as neat a pen as 

this。   Nor yet is it from Viola。        Printed�察�too�     �The old device to prevent 

detection of the handwriting。         Well�察�mysterious missive�察�what have you to 

say this fine morning�拭─�

     He   opened   the   envelope   carefully�察  �preserving   it   and   not   tearing   the 

address�察�which�察�as he had said�察�was printed�察�not written。              It bore his name�察�

and nothing else。 

     Within the envelope was a small piece of paper on which was printed 

this�此�

         ;Ask Miss Viola what this means。            58 C。 H。 ´ 161*。; 

     Colonel Ashley read the message through three times without saying a 

word。     Then he held the paper and envelope up to the light to see if they 

bore a water mark。        Neither did�察�and the paper was of a cheap�察�common 

variety which might be come upon in almost any stationery store。                      The 

colonel     read  the   message     again�察 �looked    at  the  back    and   front  of  the 

envelope�察�and then�察�placing both in his pocket�察�went down to breakfast�察�the 

bell for which he heard just as he finished his simple breathing exercises。 

     The morning papers were at his place�察�which was the only one at the 

table。    Either Viola and her aunt had already breakfasted�察�or would do so 

later。 The colonel ate and read。 

     There was not much new in the papers。              Harry Bartlett was still held 

as a witness�察�and the prosecutor's detectives were still working on the case。 



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