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that; and, besides, l am pretty sure
your movements are being watched by
the police. l want you to see Hem
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. 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. l 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 I 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
lis glance. He wore heavy beard,
which he stroked continually, in ncrv-
Gus way, and a 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 irto his eyes; then he released
the hand and sat down.
81 presume you have looked over the
newspaper accounts I sent yon, doc
tor said E'arrenton. 81 thought they
would prepare you for the slight addi-
tional information we are going to give
YOU"
81 had seen them ALI before I came"
replied the hypnotist. 81 had no soon
er read that the dead man-pardon me,
yonr uncle, Mr.. Whidby-ha been
found murdered with that smile on his
face than wanted to know all about it.
No ether case has ever occurred that |
know of, except that of Goetz, of Berlin,
in 'SS But tell me, gentlemen, in what
way | can serve you. My time is valu-
able. l want to say just here that I
am afraid Hendricks the detective, has
recognized me. | knew him in New
Yor', but had no idea that he had been
retained here. ! tell you this so that
you may dismiss me if my presence
could iniure your case in any way. l
tried to follow your instructions as to
my disguise here, but was thrown en-
tirely off my guard by meeting him
face to face"
"lt does not matter now,-' returned
the colonel. "There are only one or
two points that he does not know about
our SIDE, and VIC have decided to place
ourselves wholly in his hands after our
interview with you.
Il am sure TIA rise" said DR..
I,ampkin. Hendricks is the most far
seeing man | ever knew. 1t would be
unjust for any reason to withhold the
slightest light you may be able to
throw on the matter. Mr.. WILDLY, you
need not tell me what your particular
trouble is, for I think l have already
guessed it from one look at your sem
sitive face. You fear that hypnotism
was used by the criminal in some way?"
"You have guessed it," faltered
WILDLY.
"You think Mr.. Strong was hypno-
tized just before his death?"
"Yes.'
"That you may have been hypnotized
and made the murderer's tool for per-
forming the act?"
Eyes
"You were led to this conclusion by
the blood-stain on your hand, on the por.
there, and the drop on your cuff"
81 have other reasons, which have not
been made public"
"May ask what they are? I thought
you testified to your experience in full
at the inquest
"Some things seemed to come back
to me later in the day. I can't say even
now that was not dreaming, but I have
an indistinct remembrance of being up
that night, of walking from the por-
there towards my bed, and of striking a
chair and catching it with my hand to
keep from falling. 1t seemed to ME that
1 caused my shirt to fall from the chair
to the floor, and that I picked it up and
replaced it before going back to bed.
told Col. Warrenton about it the next
day. He went into my room and dis
covered bloodstain just where my
hand had been on the chair. l think it
escaped the notice of. the detective"
eff it did, it is the first blood stain that
ever escaped him.
"Iie did not mention it,"
"He never mentions anything. He
has been discharged from more than
one case for looking like an idiot, but
that's part of his method. He knows
what he is doing"
There was short silence then.
WILDLY and Warrenton could see that
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