"Aconitine is the alkaloid of aconite. I
believe that in India it is frequently employed, not only for the
destruction of wild beasts, but for criminal purposes. The India
variety is known as the Bish poison."
Kent started - Bish poison - was he never to get away from the
letter "B"?
"Can you procure Bish in this country?" he asked.
Stone considered the question. "You might be able to purchase it
from some Hindoo residing or traveling in the United States," he
said, after a pause. " I doubt if you could buy it in a drug store."
Kent heaved a sigh of relief as he hitched his chair closer to the
physician.
"Did you prescribe a dose of aconitine for Mrs. Brewster recently?"
he asked.
"I did, for an attack of rheumatic neuralgia." Stone eyed him
curiously. "What then, Kent?"
"Is this the box the medicine came in?" and Kent placed the cover
in Stone's hand.
Stone turned the paste-board over and studied the defaced label.
"I cannot answer that question positively," he said. "The label
bears my name and that of the druggist, but the directions are
missing.
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