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The Poisoned Pen
I
THE POISONED PEN
Kennedy’s suit-case was lying open on the bed, and he was literally
throwing things into it from his chiffonier, as I entered after a
hurried trip up-town from the Star office in response to an urgent
message from him.
"Come, Walter," he cried, hastily stuffing in a package of clean
laundry without taking off the wrapping-paper, "I’ve got your suit-case
out. Pack up whatever you can in five minutes. We must take the six
o’clock train for Danbridge."
I did not wait to hear any more. The mere mention of the name of the
quaint and quiet little Connecticut town was sufficient. For Danbridge
was on everybody’s lips at that time. It was the scene of the now
famous Danbridge poisoning case–a brutal case in which the pretty
little actress, Vera Lytton, had been the victim.
"I’ve been retained by Senator Adrian Willard," he called from his
room, as I was busy packing in mine. "The Willard family believe that
that young Dr. Dixon is the victim of a conspiracy–or at least Alma
Willard does, which comes to the same thing, and–well, the senator
called me up on long-distance and offered me anything I would name in
reason to take the case. Are you ready? Come on, then. We’ve simply got
to make that train."
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