The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-11-06
From Clue to Climax.
BY WILL N. fiARBEN.
copyright 1896. by J. D. LlppIncott Col
CHAPTER xu-CoNr,v,,rn

yOo Noulu uOb Utll whether
he had a knife in his hand when he got
mp on the fatal night OF not?" asked
Hendricks.
"Ahl No. / was a fool not TO think
OF that; but could not watch every
thing. One has to concentrate his mind
on single idea to hypnotic success
fully"
"Quite right, doctor; but, having my
eyes well open last night, though /
did have to look through slit in that
screen over there, observed that Mr..
WILDLY, before getting up, seemed TO
be trying to push something away from
him. 1t was a knife the murderer was
trying TO give him. And finally when
Mr.. WILDLY did get out Of bed his hand
was not closed"
"Ahl ! See" cried DIR. Lampkin. 81
was very stupid"
"Not at ALL" returned the detective,
with laugh. IL make n great many
mistakes, and sometimes my mistakes
help me to get on the right track in
the end. That was one point you
missed. Here Is the other. Come over
TO this window. Do you see anything
unusual here?"
II examined IL early this morning."
broke in Col. Warrenton, putting on his
eyeglasses, but TO save my life could
not guess what you were looking Mt
last night"
The detective put his finger on the
window-sill.
Don't you see that little crack?"
PLAINLY now" said DR.. Lampkin;
but IL means nothing 10 me-"
Hendricks looked around at the circle
Of faces.
After falling TO put the knife into
Mr.. Whidby's hand, the murderer stuck
tia big one IL was, too-right here,
with the handle up; then he stood away
and tried 10 make Mr.. WILDLY go 10
/. and take t. He failed three times.
You remember how Mr.. WILDLY would
slowly draw near the window and then
go back? Well. that is the explanation.
The hypnotist could not control his
subject sufficiently. What did he do
nextp lie made Mr.. WILDLY sit on
the side of the bed, just as he did last
night, you know, for about ten min
utes. Then he took the knife himself,
hastily, perhaps augrily, for you notice
the wood is splintered little. II he
had been perfectly cool he would have
drawn IL out carefully. He was yexed
over his failure 10 control MIR. WILDLY.
His next move was to hypnotic Mr..
Strong into a merry mood. and then
he committed the deed.
"What did he do after that? To me
II is as plain as the nose on n mans
face, for / made thorough examina-
ton of that corner last night. He stood
there with his dripping knife in his
hand, and succeeded In controlling Mr..
WILDLY TO the extent OF making him
go into the other room. He made him
touch the murdered mans throat and
return 10 bed. His plan was TO make
Mr.. WILDLY sleep till he was found
next morning with signs OF guilt on
him. But, as you know, the cook, who
usually called the two men in the morn
ing, was absent. Mr.. WILDLY slept till
late, walked OF his own accord, and
summoned the police with such an APP
pearance of innocence that he was not
arrested"
"we are delighted, and very grateful
10 you, Mr.. Hendricks" said Col. War
renton, when the detective had con-
cluded. I'm sure IL has taken load of
the minds of this young couple"
81 can only say that / am so happy
/ cannot express my feelings on the
subject" said Miss Delmar. She blushed
ms she caught whldby's arm, and they
walked from the room.
Hendricks found them In the library
n few minutes later, Col. Warrcnton and
DIR. Lamplxin having left the house.
81 have explained all this for n pur-
pooe, Mr.. WILDLY" said he. AS n rule,
i make no explanations 20 anyone till
a mystery Is completely solved; but
must have your assistasr~e at this point,
and wanted 20 put you into a more
hopeful humor. think / may add that
there Is no one 30 deeply concerned in
the discovery and detection of the Grim
inal as you are"
"That's true" said WILDLY, "and I
feel so pleased with what you have just
said that l would work my fingers 10
the bone to help YOU"
do you think, Mr.. Hendricks" asked
Miss Delmar, "that. II you don't succeed
in capturing the criminal, the circum-
stances surrounding the affair VIII re-
Sect on ME-. Whidby?"
"In n way, yes, decidedly" was the
reply. There II not. / think. quite
enough evidence 90 convict Mr.. WILDLY,
but the circumstances are very awk-
ward. If we don't catch some outside
party, half the world will continue
20 believe Mr.. wildly guilty