Octavus Roy Cohen

Name: Six Seconds of Darkness — Chapter IX
Author: Octavus Roy Cohen

Six Seconds of Darkness — Chapter IX (1918)

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“Six Seconds of Darkness — Chapter IX”, published in 1918, is a work by Octavus Roy Cohen. It explores elements such as Carroll, Badger and big feller.

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Octavus Roy Cohen, Six Seconds of Darkness — Chapter IX (1918)

“ The latest was more sensational, perhaps, and rather closer to the bosom of the police department; but murder, robbery—nothing for a professional policeman to lose his head over.
He turned on his side, and his eyes rested on the figure of David Carroll. For a second he winked unbelievingly—it was incomprehensible that the smooth, slender, boyish face on the cot beside his belonged to one of the best detectives in the country; a man gentle of manner and modest of demeanour; fair to a fault, and with a code of honour as rigid and unshakable as the Rock of Gibraltar ”

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Octavus Roy Cohen, Six Seconds of Darkness — Chapter IX (1918)

“ Keeping in what must have been a dense shadow at night, he edged around the corner, and, without relaxing his vigilance, made his way past the kitchen and the butler’s pantry toward the flight of steps leading to the veranda at the place where the house jutted in, the space between dining room and living room. ”

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Octavus Roy Cohen, Six Seconds of Darkness — Chapter IX (1918)

“ Here”—he thrust into the little wizened hands an empty revolver, the very one Badger had used the previous night—“go right ahead, just as you did last night.”
Badger gazed appealingly from one to the other.
“What’s the use of it?” he questioned vaguely. “Haven’t I told you I killed him?”
“Yes,” said Carroll gently, “but we are rather puzzled about the case. There are three punishments for killing a man; the crime may be murder, it may be manslaughter, or it may be plain homicide—and the latter may be justifiable. We will watch you. You’ll do it, won’t you?” ”

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Octavus Roy Cohen, Six Seconds of Darkness — Chapter IX (1918)

“ That such a meek man should have been inspired to deliberate murder—it was unbelievable that he was not mentally deficient.
“We’re going to do what we can for you, Mr. Badger,” said Carroll kindly. “Of course I can promise you nothing; if you are guilty, you must suffer. But, above all, you must be honest. What I want you to do now is to re-enact the scene last night from the time you entered the grounds until you left them. ”

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Octavus Roy Cohen, Six Seconds of Darkness — Chapter IX (1918)

“ He leaped nimbly from the bed, slipped the length of the rest room, where he cracked open a door, took a careful survey, and motioned Hall to follow him into the shower room. The police commissioner satisfied himself with a warm spray, but Carroll ignored the handle marked “Hot” and stepped under the icy cascade with a grunt of satisfaction. ”

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Octavus Roy Cohen, Six Seconds of Darkness — Chapter IX (1918)

“ Hamilton. I couldn’t see very plainly because that screen you see there cut off a part of my view. I didn’t want to shoot Hamilton while the young man was fighting with him, because I didn’t want to kill anybody but Hamilton. Then all of a sudden he rushed away from the man he was fighting with and tore open the drawer of that table yonder.” Badger’s voice rose shrilly; he was working himself into a state of intense excitement—his little figure quivered with emotion. “He opened the drawer and pulled out a revolver. ”

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Octavus Roy Cohen, Six Seconds of Darkness — Chapter IX (1918)

“ Then I was sure there was men quarrellin’, an’ all of a suddint a girl comes from behind the portières over the big winder on the other side of the door leadin’ to the porch—the one leadin’ to the next room—opens an’ the big guy an’ the little feller come out, fightin’. The little man makes a grab for a paper weight or somethin’, an’ the big feller gets it away. ”

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Octavus Roy Cohen, Six Seconds of Darkness — Chapter IX (1918)

“ Just as I reach out for the switch I see the little feller grab a gun outa th’ table drawer, an’ th’ big man knocks it outa his hand. They all make a dive for it, big feller, little feller, an’ th’ girl. ”

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