Hulbert Footner, The Three Thirty-Twos — Chapter II (1925)
“ Not more than a minute or so could have elapsed between the time she left the house and the sound of the shot, so she must have proceeded direct to the pavilion and done the deed. Indeed it happened so quickly it seemed as if she must have run there. The doctor testified that Mrs. Whittall was dead when he saw her. Death must have been instantaneous. ”
Hulbert Footner, The Three Thirty-Twos — Chapter II (1925)
“ As an outsider I have no business to interfere. And anyhow my better sense tells me it would be worse than useless. If I said a word to her against her Darius, she'd rush off and marry him the same day. You saw how she looked at you just now. No! it's a tragedy, but it's beyond our mending. If I have learned anything it is that we cannot play Providence in the lives of others. ”
Hulbert Footner, The Three Thirty-Twos — Chapter II (1925)
“ Whittall's explanation of his wife's alleged depression is mere nonsense. It is a simple matter for a rich woman to adopt a child if she is lonely.” The inspector nodded. “Fourthly: when a person shoots himself dead one of two things happens. Occasionally the grip on the gun is spasmodic, and remains fixed in death. More often in the act of death all the muscles relax. In that case when she fell from the steps the gun would have been knocked from her hand, just as the comb was knocked from her head. As a matter of fact they say the gun was found lying in her open hand. ”
