The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-10-23
I.-F0UND AT LAST.
By W. H. BALL0U. Illustrated BY FER
NAED0 MIRANDA.
ECopyrisht. All rights rescrved.l


I HAPDER by w. IL. BallOu.--
Henry Hcrsllail. "a young artist. while
travelling III parlor car, mentally
sketches the personnel Of his ideal wife.
To his astonishmcnt he sees his ideal
reflected in the mirror. she being one of
party of four, consisting ofan old man,
presumably her father. a governess and
man with a yillainous countenancc.
He makes a sketch of the party. Dur
ing the night the girl plays entraEclngly
on her violin. He determines to make
her acquaintance, but upon arising III
the morning he finds that the train has
been in the Grand Central depot some
hours, and that the party Of four has
disappeared.
CHAPTER BY Ella Wheeler viii
coX-Mr. Crawford, bis daughter Edna,
Miss Brown, a gOverness, and DR.. Wat
Son occrpy flat on West Thirty-eigftl
street. Their names are all assumed
to hide some secret. Edna tells her
father that she hates Dr. Watson and
objects to his presence i'll the house,
but Mr.. Crawford insists that the dec
tors presence is necessary 10 him. Wat
son possesses hypnotic influence over
Edna and is leagucd with Miss Brown
III secret compact. As predicted by
him, Edna plays on her violin at night,
A month later Henshal recognizes Wat
son at hypnotic exhibition. BYmeans
Of the skeicn niadc in the car 6etec-
tive locates the doctor at the Thirty
eighth str ct fiat, but upon calling finds
the party has move. The same day a
stange woman call at the fiat seeking
II,
threats against Dr.. Watson or Henshaw
Chapter 3 BY Maj. Alfred c. Cal
houn-Tom Wogly, a detective, calls
at Hcnshall's stuHiO and says that he
saw DR.. Watson talking to woman on
Union square. He shadowed the Wo-
man to boarding house on Second Az
enue. IIenshall's father calls and tell.
the young artist that he IS 10 the power
of Banker Hartman, who can ruin hi n.
He Implores his son to marry the Bank
cr's daughter and thus save him. Mean
while the Crawfvrds have moved furth-
er up town. Edna's haired o. Watson
Increases, AID finally packing up her
violin and srme effects she leaves the
house. While writing an advertisement
in The World Office man asks her 90
read his advertisement TO see if it is
spelled correctly. The advertisement is
for a,female violinist.
CHApvFR 4-By Alan Dale. Hen.
shall in time becomes engaged 10
Lena Hartman, making martyr of
himself, as he terms it. Miss Hart.
man has a Mrs. Smith for a compan-
ion The artist calls one day wnen
Lena is out, and finds upon the floor
a brooch containing portrait of DR..
Watson. 1t was dropped by Mrs.
Smith, who returns to seek for her
property and finds it in Henshall's
hand. Explanations follow, and II EN-
shall learns that DR.. Watson is Mre.
Smiths husband; that his name is
Leopard and that he is a hypnt tist.
He has numerous aliases, Henshaw
being among the number He aban-
doned his wife two months after mar
riage, and she has since been seek.
ing him for revenge. Mrs Smith
and Henshall agree to join forces and
expose the villain.
CHAPTER 5. By Howe & uummel.
DR.. Watson is encountered on
Broadway by Herr Steinmetz, concert
manager and old friend, who invites
him to Steinway Hall to hear his new
violin artistic, who makes her debut
that evening. The dnctor leaves
Steinmetz and rides to Union Square,
where he unexpectedly encounters
| Edna Crawford.
lie seeks to detain her, when Hen
shall appears and thrusts the doctor
aside. While they are quarreiing
Edna disappears. The artist meets
Banker Hartman, who insists that
Ienshall shall accompany him and
Lena to the Academy of Music that
night.
Meanwhile DR.. Watson comes to
the conclusion that Steinmetz's vio-
linist must be Edna Crawford. BY a
decoy letter he verified his suspicious
Henshall excuses himself to Hartman,
and leaving the Academy of Music
enters Steinway Hall. lie is watch
ed by DR.. Watson.