“I was mistaken. The sister actually was dead. The evidence showed she had been getting into the tub to take a bath with the water still running. She had slipped and fallen against the tub faucets, giving herself a nasty blow that rendered her unconscious.
“Unconscious, she fell into the tub, and when the water rose as high as the overflow it covered her completely and she drowned. Fred shut off the water faucets, but had sense enough not to touch the body.
“In all cases of accidental death I have to call the police. I did so. They came and made their routine examination. Then Dr. Beasley, the coroner, and I drained the water out of the tub and examined the body more closely. Death was undoubtedly from the causes indicated by the evidence; but both of us noticed an unusual thing about th
