cavity." He completed his examination of the head which once had
carried secrets which themselves must have been incandescent.

"Then, too, such burns are most often something more than
superficial, for considerable heat is developed which leads to
massive destruction and carbonization of the tissues to a
considerable depth. I have seen actual losses of substance--a lump
of killed flesh surrounded by healthy tissues. Besides, such burns
show an unexpected indolence when compared to the violent pains of
ordinary burns. Perhaps that is due to the destruction of the
nerve endings. How did Minturn die? Was he alone? Was he dead when
he was discovered?"

"He was alone," replied Josephson, slowly endeavoring to tell it
exactly as he had seen it, "but that's the strange part of it. He
seemed to be suffering from a convulsion. I think he complained at
first of a feeling of tightness of his throat and a twitching of
the muscles of his hands and feet. Anyhow, he called for help. I
was up here and we rushed in. Dr. Gunther had just brought him and
then had gone away, after introducing him, and showing him the
bath."

Josephson proceeded slowly, evidently having been warned that
anything he said might be used against him. "We carried him, when
he was this way, into this very room. But it was only for a short
time. Then came a violent convulsion. It seemed to extend rapidly
all over his body. His legs were rigid, his feet bent, his head
back. Why, he was resting only on his heels and the back of his
head. You see, Mr. Kennedy, that simply could not be the electric
shock."