The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-11-19

murder l know 1 acted the fool. l
broke my promise to you about keeping
the theory of my having been hypno-
tized to myself. 1 could not help it,
old man; don't scoldl It's done. She
expected me to be elated over the new
Developments, and with that bloody
horror over me simply could not be
so. She wormed it all out of me final
ly, and now she is quite undone. She
| turned sick and almost tainted in the
! library. and could hardly walk when
she left the house. She went home cry
ing at every STEP"
you might have known tha5 such
thing would horrify her."
WILDLY groaned.
Poor little darling! She begged and
begged me to tell her what depressed
me so. She knows very little about
hypnotism, and when tried to explain
that 1 feared I had been. made to kill
my uncle with my own hands she
shrieked and looked at me as if she
thought 1 was mad"
81 am awfully sorry you told her
at least until we have had the opinion
of that hypnotic doctor. He may prove
to us that you were not hypnotized at
| ALL"
WILDLY rose and began to pace the
floor nervously.
81 shall welcome any advice or opin-
ion he can give. 1 have just begun to
think did wrong in not reporting
everything to Hendricks at the start.
1t may have been a very necessary clew.
1 mean, you know, the blood on the
chair
81 begin TO think so myself, now that
the murderer has actually shown him
self in broad daylight and attempted
another life. You can easily prove an
alibi. You were here all day yester-
day-Matthews and 1 can testify to
that; and, besides, I am pretty sure
! your movements are being watched by
the police. l want you to see Hen
bricks, but not before we have an in
terview with DR.. Lampkin. He is at the
Hotel Imperial. He came yesterday,
and at my request has registered under
an assumed name. 1 made an appoint
ment with him to meet me here, and
expect him every minute"
"What, so soon!" and WILDLY shud-
dered. ugh! old man, hate the sub
ject. 1 am actually afraid of what he
may tell me-"
Never mind; nothing can be worse
than the suspense you are suffering.
You will lose your reason if something
is not done"
The doorbell rang. THAT must be
our man." said Warrenton. Keep your
seat. I told Matthews to let me answer
the bell, and 1 will bring him in"
The next moment the colonel ushered
in the visitor. He was short, thick-set,
and about As years of age. His
hair was stiff, very abundant, and dark
brown, with dashes of iron-gray. His
face was of the round German type;
his eyes were steely gray, and shot with
strange spots of brown, which, with
his long lashes, gave peculiar effect to
his glance. He wore a heavy beard,
which he stroked continually, in a nerv-
Gus way, and cutaway suit of ordinary
gray material. His manner was very
easy, and inspired confidence. On be-
ing introduced to WILDLY, he held his
hand tightly for moment and looked
steadily into his eyes; then he released
the hand and sat down.
az presume you have looked over the
newspaper accounts I sent you, doc
tor" said Warrenton. 81 thought they
would prepare you for the slight addi-
tional information we are going to give
YOU"
81 had seen them all before l came,
replied the hypnotist. 81 had no soon
cr read that the dead man-pardon me
your uncle, Mr.. Whidby--had been
found murdered with that smile on his
face than l wanted to know all about it.
No other case has ever occurred that
know of, except that of Goetz, of Berlin,
in 'SS. But tell me, gentlemen, in what
way 1 can serve you. My time is yalu-
able. want to say just here that
am afraid Hendricks, the detective, has
recognized me. 1 knew him in New
York, but had no idea that he had been
retained here. l tell you this so that
you may dismiss me if my presence
: could injure your case in any way.
: tried to follow your instructions as to
my disguise here, but was thrown en-
, tirely off my guard by meeting him
5 face to face"
ct does not matter now" returned
| the colonel. There are only one OF
: two points that he does not know about
our side, and VIC have decided to place
ourselves wholly in his hands after ou1
l interview with you"
1 Il am sure that IS wise" said DR.
: Lampkin. Hendricks is the most far
t seeing man | ever knew. 1t would be
f unjust for any reason to withhold the
slightest light you may be able tC
= throw on the matter. Mr.. WILDLY, you
: need not tell me what your particular
y trouble is, for 1 think l have already
guessed it from one look at your sen.
sitive face. You fear that hypnotisn
/ was used by the criminal in some way?'
| You have guessed it." faltered
WILDLY.
5 You think Mr.. Strong was hypno