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Barbara and me from the shame of having you exposed as a forger and a 

thief。; 

     ;I never wrote such a letter� ─�shouted McIntyre�察�deeply incensed。 

     ;No�察�it was a clever plan�察─�acknowledged Sylvester。                  ;On one of my 

trips to your house�察�Colonel McIntyre�察�I secured wax impressions of your 

front door   lock。     I   went   to   your   house   Monday  night   and   put   the   letter 

among   your   papers   just   before Turnbull   was   admitted by   your   fool   of   a 

butler。; 

     ;And you gave Jimmie Turnbull a dose of poison ´ charged Kent�察�but 

Sylvester�察�his lips gone dry�察�raised his manacled hands in protest。 

     ;I did not poison him�察─�he cried。           ;I waited just to see if Turnbull got 

the letter and to find out what he'd do with the securities�察�which he had 

refused     to  turn  over   to  me。    After    he   had   read   the  forged   letter  Mr。 

Turnbull acted sort of faint and went out in the hall。              I could just see him 

put down a box on the hall table and lean against the wall。                 Then he went 

into   the   dining   room   and   came   back   a   second   later   carrying   a   glass   of 

water�察�and I saw him take up and open a small box and toss some white 

pills   into   his  mouth�察   �then    he  took   a   good    drink�察  �and�察  �picking    up  a 

handkerchief lying on the table�察�he went back into the library。; 

     There was silence as Sylvester's callous recital of the tragedy ended。 

Helen�察�her eyes tearless and dark with suffering�察�sank slowly back in her 

chair and rested her head against Barbara's sympathetic shoulder。 

     ;So   Turnbull's   death   was   accidental   after   all�察─  �exclaimed   Ferguson。 

;Or was it suicide�拭─�

     ;Accident�察─  �answered   Kent。         ;I   found   some   nitro´glycerine   pills   in 

the    umbrella     stand    by    the   hall   table。;   Colonel     McIntyre      nodded。 

;Evidently Turnbull put down his pill box before getting a glass of water�察�

and in his attack of giddiness accidentally opened your box of aconitine 

pills�察  �Mrs。   Brewster�察  �instead   of   his   own�察  �and   swallowed   a   fatal    dose�察�



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thinking they were nitroglycerine。; 

     Mrs。 Brewster bowed her head in agreement。                     That must have been 

it�察─  �she   said。   ;However�察      �I  saw    Colonel     McIntyre     tear   off  the   paper 

wrapping   and   open   my   package   of   pills   just   before   dinner�察  �and   when   I 

heard   that   Jimmie   had   died   from   aconitine   I   ´   I   ´;   she   stammered   and 

stopped short。 

     ;You suspected I had murdered him�拭─�asked McIntyre softly。 

     ;Yes�察─  �she  looked   appealingly  at   him。        ;Forgive   me�察  �I   should   never 

have   suspected   you�察  �but   the   pills�察  �box   and   all�察  �were   missing   the   next 

morning from the hall table。; 

     ;Turnbull       must    have    thrown     the   box    into   the    umbrella     stand�察─�

explained Kent。         ;That was where I found it。           Did you get the securities�察�

Sylvester�拭─�turning to the prisoner。 

     ;No�察─  �sullenly。     ;She   did�察─  �and   a   jerk   of   his   thumb   indicated   Helen 

McIntyre。 

     Helen raised her head and addressed them slowly。 

     ;Jimmie   and   I   expected   Barbara   to   come   in   at   any   moment�察  �and   he 

started to leave when we saw you coming downstairs�察─�she turned to Mrs。 

Brewster。      ;Jimmie   declared   that   if   we   were   found   together   I   might   be 

compromised。         He couldn't explain his presence without exposing father ´ 

we both thought you a forger�察�father�察─�she interpolated�察�as McIntyre took 

her   hand   and   pressed   it   understandingly。       ;So   he   insisted   that   I   should 

treat him like an ordinary burglar ´ we had both forgotten Barbara's silly 

wager in our horror about father。              Jimmie didn't dare take the securities 

and   father's   confession   with   him   for   fear   he'd   be   searched   at   the   police 

station�察�and the scandal would have come out then。; 

     ;True�察─�agreed McIntyre。           ;Go on�察�Helen。; 

     ;So     Jimmie     thrust   the   securities    and    father's   confession      into   an 

envelope   and   sealed   it   with   red   wax�察  �using   Barbara's   seal�察─  �explained 

Helen。      ;He hadn't time to write an address or message on it�察�but he told 

me   to   return   the   envelope   to   him   later   in   the   day   or   give   it   to   Philip 

Rochester and ask his aid。           I brought it here on Wednesday morning and 

with Harry's permission put the envelope in the safe。; 

     ;I   tried   to   get   it   from  there�察─  �volunteered   Sylvester�察  �for   I   overheard 



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Turnbull's plan�察�before I left by the reception room window。; 

     ;So   it   was   you   and   not   Mr。   Rochester   whom   I   saw   steal   out   of   the 

window�察─�exclaimed Mrs。 Brewster。 

     ;It's not the first time I've been mistaken for him�察─�exclaimed Sylvester 

calmly。 

     Kent started and�察�gazing at Rochester and the clerk�察�saw there was a 

general resemblance in coloring and physique。 

     ;Did   you   present   the   checks   to   McDonald   at   the   Metropolis   Trust 

Company bearing Rochester's and my forged signatures�拭─�he asked。 

     ;I did�察─�acknowledged Sylvester。           ;Mr。 Rochester's wardrobe came in 

very handy for deceiving the casual glance。             You know�察�'clothes make the 

man�察�and want of it the fellow。'; 

     Kent looked up quickly�察�struck by an idea。 

     ;Sylvester�察  �did   you   steal   the   envelope   containing   the   securities   from 

me at the Club de Vingt�拭─�he asked。 

     Sylvester     shook    his   head。    ;No�察   �but   she   did�察─  �pointing    to  Mrs。 

Brewster。      ;It's no lie�察─  �as   McIntyre   uttered  an   indignant   denial。  ;When 

Ferguson left here carrying off the securities from under my nose almost ´ 

I   had spent the whole day trying to learn the safe's combination�察�I trailed 

him to the Club de Vingt�察�and heard the head waiter tell him you�察�Mr。 Kent�察�

were sitting in the small smoking porch�察�so I climbed up the trumpet vine�察�

oh�察�it was strong and no climb for one who has done the feats I have in the 

circus。 I reached the porch just in time to see Mrs。 Brewster drop her fan�察�

and when the men bent to pick it up she 'lifted' the envelope and concealed 

it under her scarf。; 

     ;Don't�察─   �Mrs。    Brewster     laid  a  detaining    hand    on   McIntyre     as  he 

stepped   forward。      ;The   man   is   telling   the   truth。  I   thought   it   was   the 

envelope you gave me earlier in the evening ´ it was unaddressed and the 

red seal was the same。; 

     ;Just    a  moment�察─    �interrupted    Kent。     ;What     did   you   do   with   the 

envelope�拭─�

     ;When      I  returned    home    I  dropped     it  inside  one   of   the  Venetian 

caskets�察─  �Mrs。   Brewster   replied。      ;No   one   ever   went   near   them�察  �and   I 

thought it would be safe there。           You see�察�I was puzzled to know how it 



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had disappeared from the desk in the reception room�察�where I had left it in 

one of the pigeon holes�察�intending to take it later to my room。; 

     ;I   took   the   envelope   ´   your   envelope   ´   out   of   the   desk�察─  �confessed 

McIntyre。      ;I would have spoken of it�察�Margaret�察�but was hurt that   you 

had left our marriage certificate lying around so carelessly。; 

     ;Your what�拭─�Barbara sprang up�察�astounded。 

     ;Our 

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