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bidding Mrs。 Brewster good night； we went straight out to the car and I
drove him to the Saratoga。〃
〃Then you cannot swear to the window having been re…locked？〃
〃I cannot。〃
Penfield paused a moment。 〃Did you return immediately to your
house from the Saratoga apartment？〃
〃I did〃 promptly。 〃My chauffeur； Harris； wasn't well； and I wanted
him to get home。〃
Penfield thought a moment before putting the next question。
〃How did Miss Barbara return from the Grosvenor dance？〃 he asked。
〃She was brought home by friends； Colonel and Mrs。 Chase。〃
McIntyre in turning about in his chair knocked down his walking stick
from its resting place against its side； and the unexpected clatter made
several women； nervously inclined； jump in their seats。 Observing them；
McIntyre smiled and was still smiling amusedly when Penfield addressed
him。
〃Did you observe many lights burning in your house when you
returned？〃 asked Penfield。 〃No； only those which are usually left lit at
night。〃
〃Was your daughter Helen awake？〃
〃I do not know。 Her room was in darkness when I walked past her
door on my way to bed。〃
Penfield removed his eye…glasses and polished them on his silk
handkerchief。 〃I have no further questions to ask。 Colonel； you are
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excused。〃
McIntyre bowed gravely to him and as he left the platform came face
to face with his family physician； Dr。 Stone。
Penfield； who was an old acquaintance of the physician's； signed to
him to come on the platform。 After the preliminaries had been gone
through； he shifted his chair around； the better to face Stone。
〃Did you accompany the Misses McIntyre to the police court on
Tuesday morning？〃 he asked。
〃I did；〃 responded the physician； 〃at Miss Barbara's request。 She said
her sister was not very well and they disliked going alone to the police
court。〃
〃Did she state why she did not ask her father to go with them？〃
〃Only that he had not fully recovered from an attack of tonsilitis；
which I knew to be a fact； and they did not want him to over…tax his
strength。〃
There was a moment's pause as the coroner； his attention diverted by a
whispered word or two from the morgue master； referred to his notes
before resuming his examination。
〃Did you know James Turnbull？〃 he asked a second later。
〃Yes； slightly。〃
〃Did you recognize him in his burglar's disguise？〃
〃I did not〃
〃Had you any suspicion that the burglar was other than he seemed？〃
〃No。〃
Penfield picked up a memorandum handed him by Dr。 Mayo and
referred to it。 〃I understand； doctor； that you were the first to go to the
burglar's aid when he became ill；〃 he said。 〃Is that true？〃
〃Yes；〃 Stone spoke with more animation。 〃Happening to glance
inside the cage where the prisoner sat； I saw he was struggling
convulsively for breath。 With Mr。 Clymer's assistance I carried him into
an ante…room off the court； but before I had crossed its threshold Turnbull
expired in my arms。〃
〃Was he conscious before he died？〃
At the question Kent bent eagerly forward。 What would be the reply？
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〃I am not prepared to answer that with certainty；〃 replied Dr。 Stone
cautiously。 〃As I picked him up I heard him stammer faintly： 'B…b…b。'〃
Kent started so violently that the man next to him turned and regarded
him for a moment； then； more interested in what was transpiring on the
platform； promptly forgot his agitated neighbor。
〃Was Turnbull delirious； doctor？〃 asked the coroner。
Stone shook his head in denial。 〃No；〃 he stated。 〃I take it that he
started to say 'Barbara；' and his breath failed him； at any rate I only caught
the stuttered 'B…b…b。'〃
Penfield did not immediately continue his examination； but when he
did so his manner was stern。
〃Doctor； what in your opinion caused Mr。 Turnbull's death？〃
〃Judging superficially … I made no thorough examination；〃 Stone
explained parenthetically； 〃I should say that Mr。 Rochester was right when
he stated that Turnbull died from an acute attack of angina pectoris。〃
〃How did Mr。 Rochester come to make that assertion and where？〃
〃Immediately after Turnbull's death；〃 replied Stone。 〃Mr。 Rochester；
who shared his apartment； defended him in court。 Mr。 Rochester was
aware that Turnbull suffered from the disease； and Mr。 Clymer； who was
present； also knew it。〃
〃And what is your opinion； doctor？〃 questioned Penfield。
Stone hesitated。 〃There was a distinct odor of amyl nitrite noticeable
when I went to Turnbull's aid； and I concluded then that he had some heart
trouble and had inhaled the drug to ward off an attack。 It bears out Mr。
Rochester's theory of death from angina pectoris。〃
〃I see。 Thank you； doctor。 Please wait with the other witnesses； we
may call you again；〃 and with a sigh the busy physician resigned himself
to spending another hour in the room reserved for the witnesses。
The next to take the witness stand was Deputy Marshal Grant。 His
testimony was short and concise； … and his description of the scene in the
police court preceding Turnbull's death was listened to with deep attention
by every one。
〃Did the prisoner show any symptoms of illness before his heart
attack？〃 asked Penfield。
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〃Not exactly illness；〃 replied Grant slowly。 〃I noticed he didn't move
very quickly； sort of shambled； as if he was weak in his legs。 I've seen
'drunk and disorderlies' act just that way； and paid no particular attention
to him。 He did ask for a drink of water just after he returned to the cage。〃
〃Did you give it to him？〃
〃No； an attendant gave the glass to Mr。 Rochester who handed it to Mr。
Turnbull。〃
Penfield regarded Grant in