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We went into the office, and Ward told me of Miss Newton's arrest and trial, finally mentioning his suspicions that curari had been used.
From The Lost Despatch by Natalie Sumner Lincoln
Doctor John Boyd is the only person who has any curari in this city—to that I am willing to swear.
From The Lost Despatch by Natalie Sumner Lincoln
I had just been making some physiological tests, and the bottle containing the curari was on my table.
From The Lost Despatch by Natalie Sumner Lincoln
"There is not a doubt in my mind but that Captain Lloyd was killed by an injection of a solution of curari," declared Ward, positively.
From The Lost Despatch by Natalie Sumner Lincoln
"What did you do on discovering the curari was gone?"
From The Lost Despatch by Natalie Sumner Lincoln
