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Mqsterij ihePoison G i UfS.Cose': Who Is the New "Typhoid Mary" Who Haunted This Fashionable Society Function Like an Angel of Death, Scattering the Disease -V a Germs That Made Thirty-Nine Women Seriously III and Have Killed Two AM§LJp" i®' "J§p15 Victims? 'WMm Wm<, F/ "Some one among those whom Mrs. Case welcomed so cordially was tho 'poison guest'.a carrier of deadly disease perms whose presence was a menace to th* lives of Irt hostess and the other women. It was a* if she had displayed beneath her stylish hat the sinister features of a death's head, its bony lips grinning horridly over the havoc she was to cause. But there was no means of knowing that tho 'poison guest' was a living menace.¦ she looked and probably felt in the best of health." WHO was the "poison guest" -who spread disease and death at tlio luncheon party Riven by Mrs. George S. Case, the wealthy nnd fashion¬ able Cleveland, Ohio, society leader? Who was it that scattered broadcast at this smart function Uio germs which quickly mnde thirty-nine of those present seriously ill and has nlready sent two of the women to an untimely ^grnve? Who was it among all those whom Mrs. Case welcomed so cordially who might well have shown beneath her stylish hat the sinister features of a deatn's head, grin¬ ning horridly at tho havoc she was about to cause? 1 These are Questions which Cleveland's most exclusive society and tho city's medical profession as wen are anxious to have answered. Until they are answered .until the "poison guest" is identified and placed where she can do no further harm ..people in tho smart set will bo taking their lives in their hands every time they accept invitations to dance, dinner, v luncheon or reception. For if the mys¬ terious "poisqn guest" is among thor.o present tho function is likely to be fol¬ lowed by results as disastrous as thoso which overtook Mrs. Case and her guests. It is virtually certain that tho "poison guest" who wrought such havoc at tho recent luncheon Is a disease carrier fully as dangerous as the famous "Typhoid Mary." Very probably sho looks and feels in the best of health. Undoubtedly she is wholly unconscious of the fact that she is a living menace to everybody with whom she comes in contact.that^a. touch of her hand may prove fatal and that her presence at a dance or dinner party may be the means of infecting everyone elso in tlio room with paratyphoid or the still more serious form of typhoid fever. These aro tho reasons why the running down of tho "poison guest" is such a difficult matter and why Cleveland society cannot breathe easy whilo sho is at large .accepting invitations to all sorts of smart affairs and doubtless entertaining oxtensively in her own home. Tho nover-to-S>o forgotten luncheon that has resulted in a ferlous Qpidemic of paratyphoid, was ono of tho social events of the Summer in Cleveland. The party was given by Mrs. Georgo S. Case, in honor of the newest member of tho wealthy Case family.'Mrs. Albert Case, tho bride of Georgo S. Case's brother. Fifty women accepted tlio invitations and the gay, expensively gowned throng that filled the palatial Caso home on the afternoon of June 2.'5 included representatives of the city's most distinguished families. Everybody was delighted with the charming entertainment Mrs. Caso pro¬ vided in honor of her new sister-in-law. The floral decorations were elaborate; a famous orchestra played behind a Bcreen of palms; the appe¬ tizing luncheon was Bcrved most attractively by a cel¬ ebrated caterer, the menu including chicken Balnd, New York steak, cream cheeso Bandwiches and coffee. It was a most pleasant affair^ this party, at which, as It later de¬ veloped, the angel of death was stalking about In the guise of a "poison guest." While everybody was still talking about the ra- markable success of Mrs. Case s luncheon the telephones In the homes of Cleveland society began to buzz with evil tidings. All of a sudden there was a great deal of Illness.moro than there had been in these circles even during the great influenza epidemic. "Have you heard that Mrs. George Case is quite ill?" one society matron would telephone to another. "No, my dear, 'but they tell me that Emily Glidden and Mrs. B. F. Richardson are in 'bed with trained nurses In attend¬ ance on them night and day. Really, they say poor 'Mrs. Richardson's condition is quito serious.that sho may not live." "I'm shocked to hear it. Why, I saw them both at Mrs. Case's luncheon7*arid they seemed In the best of health." And so it went. Within forty-eight hours, Mrs. Case, the hostess, and thirty- Beven of the guests who had enjoyed her hospitality on the afternoon of June 25 were stricken. All were under medical caro either at homo or in a hospital, and the condition of several was such as to cause grave alarm. The list of patients was a notable one, reading like a page from the Social Reg ister of the Ohio metropolis. Included in it was one of the most charming debu¬ tantes of recent seasons.Miss Catherine Hall, who for several weeks was at death's door, and who is not yet fully recovered. Other notable names among those stricken wore Miss Emily Glidden, daughter of the millionaire varnish manufacturer Mrs. Walter S. Adams. Mrs. II. Stanley Brown, Mrs. John Woods, Mrs. I. L. Jennings, Mrs. C. C. Wise, Mrs. O. H. Mix, Mrs. F. M. Ray and Miss Judith Ranney. At first there was .considerable doubt as to the exact nature of the disease from which all these victims were suffering. Some of the symptons indicated ptomaine poisoning, others the form of typhojd fever known a3 paratyphoid. Laboratory tests, while not wholly conclusive, threw the wolght of evidence in favor of the latter. Paratyphoid 19 a disease presenting all the symptons and morbid signs of a mild case of typhoid fever. It has been found associated with bacilli closely resembling though differing In some Important re¬ spects from tho bacillus typhosus found In genuine typhoid. Before this diagnosis was established the various physicians had, by comparing notes, established tho surprising fact that each and every one of the women whom this mysterious disease had laid low was at Mrs. Case's house on the afternoon of June 25. This could hardly -be a more coinci¬ dence. Quito plainly tho opldemic must have had its origin in some unhealthful influences to which these women were subjected whilo they were gathered for luncheon at the luxurious Caso home on Lakeside avenue. But what could theso unhealthful influences have been? What source of infection could possibly bo lurk¬ ing a bouse where no expense has been spared to insure physical well-being? What could have been tho nature of tlio- menace that was evidently hovering over Mrs. Case and her guests while 4hey wero enjoying this charming social affair? These .wero things which physicians and health authorities undertook to find out. At first there was an inclination to cast suspicion on tho food served at the luncheon, but no ground could bo found for any such explanation of tho epidemic. Tho caterer is a man above reproach who uses only the best materials, and serves them in the most hygienic fashion. He had served similar menus at two or three other homes the same day, and in these cases there had been no ill effects. Labor¬ atory tests showed that none of tho chefs or waiters was a carrier of paratyphoid bacilli. The medical experts who wero studying tho problem were at last forced to tho conclusion that Cleveland socioty numbers among its members a disease carrier liko "Typhoid Mary".a woman who harbors in her ayptem so many of tho typhoid or (C) 1020. International Featur# Service. Inc. paratyphoid bacilli, or both, that sho is con¬ stantly spreading in¬ fection among those about her. Such a woman, It is believed, was the "poison guest" at Mrs. Case's party. It was she who spread the germs that attacked Mrs. Case and thirty- seven of her guests and made them dan¬ gerously ill. The direct cause 01 typhoid and pnraty- phoid Is certain bacilli which medical science o a s 11 y recognizes. These bacilli are spread through tho bodily discharges of s uftor era from tho disenso as well as through persons like "Typhoid Mary," who aro in tho best of health. ".Typhoid Mary" poisoned thoso around her with typhoid gorms by handling tho food which they ate. Tho "poison guest" nt Mrs. Case's party accomplished tho same dread result by shaking tho luindb or kissing tho cheeks of her hostiws and her follow guests. Thus far there have been two fatalities as a result of tho "poison guest's" accept¬ ance of tho luncheon invitation.Mrs. Clara Richardson, wife of a prominent business man, and llonnlo Roberts, ono of the cateror's waitresses. But a number of tho other victims havo been nt death's door and the recovery or several ia still doubtful. Ono thing which strengthens tho belief in tho presenco of a "Typhoid Mary" in Cleveland's most exclusive circles is tho fact that tho timo intervening between tho ill-fated luncheon .party ni.d the start of tho epldomlc is exactly that usually required \ Great Britain Klthts Bcaerred. Miss Catherine Hall, Who Lay for Weeks at the Point of Death After Being Infected with the Germs of Paratyphoid by Mrs. Case's "Poison Guest." Mrs. George S. Case, the Fashionable Society Leader, Whose Party Had Such a Ghastly Aftermath and Who Was Her¬ self Made Dangerously 111. for paratyphoid bacilli to develop thelf harmful possibilities. All the leading physicians and bacteriolo¬ gists of Cleveland have been hard at work ever einco the epidemic started, trying to explain the mystery of its causo. Among the city health officials who huve been actively engaged on tho problem are Dr. II. L. Rockwood, health commissioner of Cleveland; Dr. Q. B. Morehouse, chief of the city bureau of communicable diseases; Dr. O. II. Way, head of tho bacteriological department; Dr. R. C. Roueche, chief in¬ spector of food and dairies, and Dr.^W. J. Honner, health commissioner of Lockwood, tho fashionable suburb whore a numbpr of tho victims reside. "Tho fact that no illness followed other luncheons served on the same day by the caterer employed by Mrs. Case," says Health Commissioner Rockwood, "is good 'American Soldiers Being Inoculated with Anti-Typhoid Vaccine. It is This Vaccine on Which Cleveland Society Is Now Relying for Protection Against the Still Unknown "Poison Guest" Who Was Responsible for the Present Epidemic. proof, I think, that tho causa of the trouble does not llo in tho food of" which the hostess and her guests partook. It seems quito possible that one of tho women pres¬ ent was, without herself knowing it, a car¬ rier of tho germs which cause the disease. "As in typhoid fever, paratyphoid must como from another case of tho disease. The germs are often transmitted by a per- Bon known as a typhoid carrier, of whom Now York's 'Typhoid Mary' is a well-known example. Such a porson must be Isolated In order to protect tho public, and that is why we arro so anxious to find out just who it was who spread tho germs that did such harm to Mrs. Case and her guests on the afternoon of Juno 26." Everybody remombors tho cose of the original "Typhoid Mary," whoso counter¬ part Is now found In Cloveland. She is the most dangerous germ carrier ever recorded by .medical history. Although not ill her¬ self, she carries with her always tho means of infocting others. Her real name is Mary Mallon. When back in 1906 it was discovered what a menace she is to tho public health she fled from tho New York hoalth authorities, but was finally captured and held a prisoner for three years in tho quarantine hospital on North Brother Island in New York harbor. , ¦When finally released it was on her promiso not to resumo her old occupation of cook, whore, of course, the risk of the spread of infection by such a disease car¬ rier is greatest. Five yer.rs later a serious outbreak of typhoid fever occurred at the Sloane Hospitnl for Women in New York. In tho effort to learn tho cause of this opldeimlc it was discovered that Mary Mallon had brokon her parole and under an assumed name had taken employment in tho hospital kitchen. Again "Typhoid Mary" fled, again she was caught, again she was sent to North Brother Island to prevent her doing fur¬ ther damage. With tho memory of tho disastrous re¬ sults that followed Mrs. Case's luncheon fresh in mind, Cleveland's smart set has temporarily suspended all Its social activi¬ ties. Peoplo are reluctant to accept invi¬ tations or give them when this involves tho almost certain risk of coining in con¬ tact with tho "poison guest" and contract¬ ing the disease that killed Mrs. Rlchard- Bon and Bonnie Roberts. Balls, receptions and parties of overy kind will be aban¬ doned at least until there is time to vac¬ cinate every man, woman and child against typhoid. Vaccination with certain sefums which Bclenco has devised Is the best protection known against tho menace of disease car¬ riers like "Typhoid Mary" and tho "poison Kucst" as well as against other ways of contracting typhoid or paratyphoid. The uso of these serums in tho army and navy during the recent world war practically wiped out the diseases which formerly took such heavy toll of soldiers and sailors. But oven vaccination will not completely reassuro nervous Clevoland society. The fears that havo haunted them ever slnco Mrs. Case and thirty-eight other women be¬ gan falling ill and dying can bo put com¬ pletely at rest only by discovering thb identity of tho "poison guest" who doubt¬ less even now is rubbing shoulders with thom. Who can find this living menaco? Who tan point out the "poison guest" who gave to Mrs. Case's merry luncheon party its ghastly aftermath? Tho detective skilful onough to solvo this difficult problem will be suro not only of a princely fee but of tho eternal gratitude of Cleveland's wealth¬ iest, most fashionable circles.
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MqsterijihePoisonG i UfS.Cose':Who Is the New "Typhoid Mary" Who Haunted This Fashionable Society Function
Like an Angel of Death, Scattering the Disease-V a Germs That Made Thirty-Nine Women SeriouslyIII and Have
Killed Two AM§LJp" i®' "J§p15Victims? 'WMm Wm<, F/
"Some one among those whom Mrs. Case welcomed socordially was tho 'poison guest'.a carrier of deadlydisease perms whose presence was a menace to th* livesof Irt hostess and the other women. It was a* if she haddisplayed beneath her stylish hat the sinister featuresof a death's head, its bony lips grinning horridly overthe havoc she was to cause. But there was no means ofknowing that tho 'poison guest' was a living menace.¦she looked and probably felt in the best of health."
WHO was the "poison guest" -whospread disease and death at tlioluncheon party Riven by Mrs.
George S. Case, the wealthy nnd fashion¬able Cleveland, Ohio, society leader?Who was it that scattered broadcast atthis smart function Uio germs whichquickly mnde thirty-nine of those presentseriously ill and has nlready sent two ofthe women to an untimely ^grnve? Whowas it among all those whom Mrs. Casewelcomed so cordially who might wellhave shown beneath her stylish hat thesinister features of a deatn's head, grin¬ning horridly at tho havoc she was aboutto cause?
1 These are Questions which Cleveland'smost exclusive society and tho city'smedical profession as wen are anxious tohave answered. Until they are answered.until the "poison guest" is identified andplaced where she can do no further harm..people in tho smart set will bo takingtheir lives in their hands every time theyaccept invitations to dance, dinner,
v luncheon or reception. For if the mys¬terious "poisqn guest" is among thor.opresent tho function is likely to be fol¬lowed by results as disastrous as thosowhich overtook Mrs. Case and her guests.
It is virtually certain that tho "poisonguest" who wrought such havoc at thorecent luncheon Is a disease carrier fullyas dangerous as the famous "TyphoidMary." Very probably sho looks andfeels in the best of health. Undoubtedlyshe is wholly unconscious of the fact thatshe is a living menace to everybody withwhom she comes in contact.that^a. touchof her hand may prove fatal and that herpresence at a dance or dinner party maybe the means of infecting everyone elsoin tlio room with paratyphoid or the stillmore serious form of typhoid fever.These aro tho reasons why the running
down of tho "poison guest" is such adifficult matter and why Cleveland societycannot breathe easy whilo sho is at large.accepting invitations to all sorts ofsmart affairs and doubtless entertainingoxtensively in her own home.Tho nover-to-S>o forgotten luncheon thathas resulted in a ferlous Qpidemic ofparatyphoid, was ono of tho social eventsof the Summer in Cleveland. The partywas given by Mrs. Georgo S. Case, inhonor of the newest member of thowealthy Case family.'Mrs. Albert Case,tho bride of Georgo S. Case's brother. Fiftywomen accepted tlio invitations and the
gay, expensively gowned throng that filledthe palatial Caso home on the afternoonof June 2.'5 included representatives of thecity's most distinguished families.Everybody was delighted with thecharming entertainment Mrs. Caso pro¬vided in honor of her new sister-in-law.
The floral decorationswere elaborate; a famousorchestra played behind aBcreen of palms; the appe¬tizing luncheon was Bcrvedmost attractively by a cel¬ebrated caterer, the menuincluding chicken Balnd,New York steak, creamcheeso Bandwiches andcoffee. It was a mostpleasant affair^ this party,at which, as It later de¬veloped, the angel of deathwas stalking about In theguise of a "poison guest."While everybody was
still talking about the ra-
markable success of Mrs. Case s luncheonthe telephones In the homes of Clevelandsociety began to buzz with evil tidings.All of a sudden there was a great deal ofIllness.moro than there had been in thesecircles even during the great influenzaepidemic."Have you heard that Mrs. George Case
is quite ill?" one society matron wouldtelephone to another."No, my dear, 'but they tell me that
Emily Glidden and Mrs. B. F. Richardsonare in 'bed with trained nurses In attend¬ance on them night and day. Really, theysay poor 'Mrs. Richardson's condition isquito serious.that sho may not live.""I'm shocked to hear it. Why, I saw
them both at Mrs. Case's luncheon7*aridthey seemed In the best of health."And so it went. Within forty-eight
hours, Mrs. Case, the hostess, and thirty-Beven of the guests who had enjoyed herhospitality on the afternoon of June 25were stricken. All were under medicalcaro either at homo or in a hospital, andthe condition of several was such as tocause grave alarm.The list of patients was a notable one,
reading like a page from the Social Register of the Ohio metropolis. Included init was one of the most charming debu¬tantes of recent seasons.Miss CatherineHall, who for several weeks was at death'sdoor, and who is not yet fully recovered.Other notable names among those strickenwore Miss Emily Glidden, daughter of themillionaire varnish manufacturer Mrs.Walter S. Adams. Mrs. II. Stanley Brown,Mrs. John Woods, Mrs. I. L. Jennings, Mrs.C. C. Wise, Mrs. O. H. Mix, Mrs. F. M. Rayand Miss Judith Ranney.At first there was .considerable doubt as
to the exact nature of the disease fromwhich all these victims were suffering.Some of the symptons indicated ptomainepoisoning, others the form of typhojd feverknown a3 paratyphoid. Laboratory tests,while not wholly conclusive, threw thewolght of evidence in favor of the latter.
Paratyphoid 19 a disease presenting allthe symptons and morbid signs of a mildcase of typhoid fever. It has been foundassociated with bacilli closely resemblingthough differing In some Important re¬spects from tho bacillus typhosus found Ingenuine typhoid.
Before this diagnosis was establishedthe various physicians had, by comparingnotes, established tho surprising fact thateach and every one of the women whomthis mysterious disease had laid low wasat Mrs. Case's house on the afternoon ofJune 25.
This could hardly -be a more coinci¬dence. Quito plainly tho opldemic musthave had its origin in some unhealthfulinfluences to which these women weresubjected whilo they were gathered forluncheon at the luxurious Caso home onLakeside avenue. But what could thesounhealthful influences have been? Whatsource of infection could possibly bo lurk¬ing a bouse where no expense has beenspared to insure physical well-being?What could have been tho nature of tlio-menace that was evidently hovering overMrs. Case and her guests while 4hey weroenjoying this charming social affair?These .wero things which physicians andhealth authorities undertook to find out.
At first there was an inclination tocast suspicion on tho food served at theluncheon, but no ground could bo foundfor any such explanation of tho epidemic.Tho caterer is a man above reproach whouses only the best materials, and servesthem in the most hygienic fashion. Hehad served similar menus at two or threeother homes the same day, and in thesecases there had been no ill effects. Labor¬atory tests showed that none of tho chefsor waiters was a carrier of paratyphoidbacilli.The medical experts who wero studyingtho problem were at last forced to thoconclusion that Cleveland socioty numbers
among its members a disease carrier liko"Typhoid Mary".a woman who harborsin her ayptem so many of tho typhoid or(C) 1020. International Featur# Service. Inc.
paratyphoid bacilli, or
both, that sho is con¬
stantly spreading in¬fection among thoseabout her.Such a woman, It
is believed, was the"poison guest" at Mrs.Case's party. It wasshe who spread thegerms that attackedMrs. Case and thirty-seven of her guestsand made them dan¬gerously ill.The direct cause 01
typhoid and pnraty-phoid Is certain bacilliwhich medical scienceo a s 11 y recognizes.These bacilli arespread through thobodily discharges ofsuftorera from thodisenso as well asthrough persons like"Typhoid Mary," whoaro in tho best ofhealth.".Typhoid Mary" poisoned thoso aroundher with typhoid gorms by handling thofood which they ate. Tho "poison guest"nt Mrs. Case's party accomplished thosame dread result by shaking tho luindbor kissing tho cheeks of her hostiws andher follow guests.Thus far there have been two fatalitiesas a result of tho "poison guest's" accept¬ance of tho luncheon invitation.Mrs. ClaraRichardson, wife of a prominent businessman, and llonnlo Roberts, ono of thecateror's waitresses. But a number of thoother victims havo been nt death's doorand the recovery or several ia still doubtful.Ono thing which strengthens tho beliefin tho presenco of a "Typhoid Mary" inCleveland's most exclusive circles is thofact that tho timo intervening between thoill-fated luncheon .party ni.d the start of thoepldomlc is exactly that usually required
\ Great Britain Klthts Bcaerred.
Miss CatherineHall, WhoLay forWeeks at
the Point ofDeath AfterBeing Infected
with theGerms of
Paratyphoidby Mrs. Case's"Poison Guest."
Mrs. George S. Case, the Fashionable SocietyLeader, Whose Party Had Such a GhastlyAftermath and Who Was Her¬self Made Dangerously 111.for paratyphoid bacilli to develop thelfharmful possibilities.
All the leading physicians and bacteriolo¬gists of Cleveland have been hard at workever einco the epidemic started, trying toexplain the mystery of its causo. Amongthe city health officials who huve beenactively engaged on tho problem are Dr.II. L. Rockwood, health commissioner ofCleveland; Dr. Q. B. Morehouse, chief ofthe city bureau of communicable diseases;Dr. O. II. Way, head of tho bacteriologicaldepartment; Dr. R. C. Roueche, chief in¬spector of food and dairies, and Dr.^W. J.Honner, health commissioner of Lockwood,tho fashionable suburb whore a numbpr oftho victims reside."Tho fact that no illness followed otherluncheons served on the same day by thecaterer employed by Mrs. Case," saysHealth Commissioner Rockwood, "is good
'American Soldiers Being Inoculated with Anti-TyphoidVaccine. It is This Vaccine on Which ClevelandSociety Is Now Relying for Protection Against theStill Unknown "Poison Guest" Who Was Responsiblefor the Present Epidemic.
proof, I think, that tho causa of the troubledoes not llo in tho food of" which thehostess and her guests partook. It seemsquito possible that one of tho women pres¬ent was, without herself knowing it, a car¬rier of tho germs which cause the disease.
"As in typhoid fever, paratyphoid mustcomo from another case of tho disease.The germs are often transmitted by a per-Bon known as a typhoid carrier, of whomNow York's 'Typhoid Mary' is a well-knownexample. Such a porson must be IsolatedIn order to protect tho public, and that iswhy we arro so anxious to find out just whoit was who spread tho germs that did suchharm to Mrs. Case and her guests on theafternoon of Juno 26."
Everybody remombors tho cose of theoriginal "Typhoid Mary," whoso counter¬part Is now found In Cloveland. She is themost dangerous germ carrier ever recordedby .medical history. Although not ill her¬self, she carries with her always thomeans of infocting others.Her real name is Mary Mallon. When
back in 1906 it was discovered what amenace she is to tho public health she fledfrom tho New York hoalth authorities, butwas finally captured and held a prisonerfor three years in tho quarantine hospitalon North Brother Island in New Yorkharbor. ,¦When finally released it was on her
promiso not to resumo her old occupationof cook, whore, of course, the risk of thespread of infection by such a disease car¬rier is greatest. Five yer.rs later a seriousoutbreak of typhoid fever occurred at theSloane Hospitnl for Women in New York.In tho effort to learn tho cause of thisopldeimlc it was discovered that MaryMallon had brokon her parole and underan assumed name had taken employmentin tho hospital kitchen.
Again "Typhoid Mary" fled, again shewas caught, again she was sent to NorthBrother Island to prevent her doing fur¬ther damage.With tho memory of tho disastrous re¬
sults that followed Mrs. Case's luncheonfresh in mind, Cleveland's smart set hastemporarily suspended all Its social activi¬ties. Peoplo are reluctant to accept invi¬tations or give them when this involvestho almost certain risk of coining in con¬tact with tho "poison guest" and contract¬ing the disease that killed Mrs. Rlchard-Bon and Bonnie Roberts. Balls, receptionsand parties of overy kind will be aban¬doned at least until there is time to vac¬cinate every man, woman and child againsttyphoid.
Vaccination with certain sefums whichBclenco has devised Is the best protectionknown against tho menace of disease car¬riers like "Typhoid Mary" and tho "poisonKucst" as well as against other ways ofcontracting typhoid or paratyphoid. Theuso of these serums in tho army and navyduring the recent world war practicallywiped out the diseases which formerlytook such heavy toll of soldiers and sailors.But oven vaccination will not completelyreassuro nervous Clevoland society. Thefears that havo haunted them ever slncoMrs. Case and thirty-eight other women be¬gan falling ill and dying can bo put com¬pletely at rest only by discovering thbidentity of tho "poison guest" who doubt¬less even now is rubbing shoulders withthom.Who can find this living menaco? Who
tan point out the "poison guest" who gaveto Mrs. Case's merry luncheon party itsghastly aftermath? Tho detective skilfulonough to solvo this difficult problem willbe suro not only of a princely fee but oftho eternal gratitude of Cleveland's wealth¬iest, most fashionable circles.
