Mary Roberts Rinehart

Name: The Window at the White Cat — IX. Only One Eye Closed
Author: Mary Roberts Rinehart

The Window at the White Cat — IX. Only One Eye Closed (1910)

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“The Window at the White Cat — IX. Only One Eye Closed”, published in 1910, is a work by Mary Roberts Rinehart. It explores elements such as Wardrop, Hunter and Bellwood.

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Mary Roberts Rinehart, The Window at the White Cat — IX. Only One Eye Closed (1910)

“ Everything that had gone before had pointed to a position so untenable that suicide seemed its natural and inevitable result. With the discovery that there was no revolver on the table or floor, the thing was more ominous. I decided at once to call the young city physician in the room across the hall, and with something approximating panic, I threw open the door—to face Harry Wardrop, and behind him, Hunter. ”

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Mary Roberts Rinehart, The Window at the White Cat — IX. Only One Eye Closed (1910)

“ At twelve-thirty Wardrop, Hunter and the coroner came down-stairs, leaving a detective in charge of the body until morning, when it could be taken home. The coroner had a cab waiting, and he took us at once to Hunter's chief. He had not gone to bed, and we filed into his library sepulchrally.
Wardrop told his story, but it was hardly convincing. The chief, a large man who said very little, and leaned back with his eyes partly shut, listened in silence, only occasionally asking a question. ”

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Mary Roberts Rinehart, The Window at the White Cat — IX. Only One Eye Closed (1910)

“ The chief and Hunter exchanged significant glances. Then—
"Go on, if you please," the detective said cheerfully.
I think Wardrop realized the absurdity of trying to make any one believe that part of the story. He shut his lips and threw up his head as if he intended to say nothing further.
"Go on," I urged. If he could clear himself he must. I could not go back to Margery Fleming and tell her that her father had been murdered and her lover was accused of the crime. ”

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Mary Roberts Rinehart, The Window at the White Cat — IX. Only One Eye Closed (1910)

“ We both felt better for the laugh; it was a sort of nervous reaction. The detective was well behind, but after a while Wardrop stood still, while I plowed along. They came up together presently, and the three of us trudged on, talking of immaterial things.
At the door Wardrop turned to the detective with a faint smile. "It's raining again," he said, "you'd better come in. You needn't worry about me; I'm not going to run away, and there's a couch in the library."
The detective grinned, and in the light from the hall I recognized the man I had followed to the police station two nights before. ”

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Mary Roberts Rinehart, The Window at the White Cat — IX. Only One Eye Closed (1910)

“ Hunter said gravely. "It is murder, and I warn you, Mr. Wardrop, to be careful what you say. Will you ask Doctor Gray to come in, Mr. Knox?"
I went across the hall to the room where the noise was loudest. Fortunately, Doctor Gray was out of the game. He was opening a can of caviar at a table in the corner and came out in response to a gesture. He did not ask any questions, and I let him go into the death chamber unprepared. The presence of death apparently had no effect on him, but the identity of the dead man almost stupefied him. ”

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Mary Roberts Rinehart, The Window at the White Cat — IX. Only One Eye Closed (1910)

“ Hunter said dryly. "Well, Doctor, this body stays where it is, and I don't give a whoop if the whole city government wants it moved. It won't be. This is murder, not suicide."
The doctor's expression was curious.
"Murder!" he repeated. "Why—who—"
But Hunter had many things to attend to; he broke in ruthlessly on the doctor's amazement.
"See if you can get the house empty, Doctor; just tell them he is dead—the story will get out soon enough."
As the doctor left the room Hunter went to the open window, through which a fresh burst of rain was coming, and closed it. ”

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Mary Roberts Rinehart, The Window at the White Cat — IX. Only One Eye Closed (1910)

“ I thought, if I thought at all, that they were on the street."
"You are right about the automobile," Hunter said dryly. "The mayor sent his car away as I left to follow Mr. Wardrop. The sounds you heard were not shots."
"It is a strange thing," the chief reflected, "that a revolver could be fired in the upper room of an ordinary dwelling house, while that house was filled with people—and nobody hear it. Were there any powder marks on the body?"
"None," Hunter said. ”

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Mary Roberts Rinehart, The Window at the White Cat — IX. Only One Eye Closed (1910)

“ He was in a terrible condition—not sleeping at all, and he said he was being followed by some person who meant to kill him. Finally he asked me to get him some cocaine, and when he had taken it he was more like himself. ”

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