Brewster, instead of his own, and swallowed
a fatal dose, thinking they were nitroglycerine."
Mrs. Brewster bowed her head in agreement. That must have been it,"
she said. "However, I saw Colonel McIntyre tear off the paper
wrapping and open my package of pills just before dinner, and when
I heard that Jimmie had died from aconitine I - I -" she stammered
and stopped short.
"You suspected I had murdered him?" asked McIntyre softly.
"Yes," she looked appealingly at him. "Forgive me, I should never
have suspected you, but the pills, box and all, were missing the
next morning from the hall table."
"Turnbull must have thrown the box into the umbrella stand,"
explained Kent. "That was where I found it. Did you get the
securities, Sylvester?" turning to the prisoner.
"No," sullenly. "She did," 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, and he
started to leave when we saw you coming downstairs," she turned to
Mrs.
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