Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-23

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have slight remembrance OF touching
the chair, picking up the shirt, and SO
on, When he stumbled and almost fell
that night, the hypnotizer was so fear
full of the noise his fall would make that
for an instant he lost control of his SUBJ
iect; but he regained it in a moment.
and put him to sleep. What was that?
thought heard sound in the other
room"
Don't be frightened it is l." sound
ed from behind screen in corner, and
man in broad rimmed slouched hat.
! long whiskers and linen ulster rose into
view. lie drew off his hat and his false
beard, bowed and smiled. Doctor. we
are not strangers" he said. Pardon
my lack of ceremony. ! confess have
been spying on your movements. had
10 see what was going on. and in my
own way"
"Nlnard Hendricks. by Jove" eiacn-
lated the doctor. 81 should never have
dreamed of your being here at such
time This is Col. Warrenton. a friend
of Mr.. WILDLY. We were experiment.
ing"
Hendricks bowed to the colonel, and
went on; " know: you need not tell
me. | was in The colonel. room lust
now, ard overheard your talk. | felt
less like an interoper when | heard YOU
say You were going to give me- the bene
fit of your Investigations, so followed
you down here. and have seen and heard
all. am glad to make your acquaint-
ance. Col. Warrenton. but you must
both pardon my Impotence. am dy-
ing to make little examination on my
own account. Will he's the young
man sound asleep"
YES; he can hear only what adj
dress to him."
go ahead" Warrenton joined in.
you may do as you like here"
"Thanks." Hendricks lighted the
gas with soundless match. and, going
to the window which WILDLY had ap-
preached so many times, examined the
sill closely. Then he crossed the floor
TO the corner nearest the door, and. TAX
ing small dark-lantern from the
pocket of his ulster, he went down on
his hands and knees, and, throwing the
light here and there about the corner.
made minute examination of the car
pet, and then Of the plastered walls near
where he crouched.
Warrenton and Dr. Lampkin watched
him curiously, both with long faces.
When he had finished and closed his
lantern with snap. Warrenton ven
tured to say:
"lf you have discovered anything. sir.
which would lead you to believe that
my young friend was not the instru-
ment of hypnotist, and not made to
commit the crime, should be very
grateful. ! am really afraid the morbid
fear that such is the case will drive the
poor fellow mad"
Hendricks smiled as he buttoned his
ulster around him,
THAT point, believe. lies in DR..
Lampkin's province. | was trying to
discover traces of the murderer where
] failed to search the other day. For the
present | can tell you no more. How
ever, ! may say that in spying on you
tonight have discovered enough to
prove to my mind, at least, that either
the murder was hypnotist, or MIR.
WILDLY is capital actor"
What do you mean?' asked Col. War
enton, sharply.
The detective smiled.
"0nly that there are two sides to the
case. Either WILDLY is guilty or some
one else is; and that is what the public
thinks. ! should be glad to prove him
wholly innocent. II he is guilty. he is
listening to me now and has gone
through superb piece of acting. Eh.
WILDLY? But he may be asleep"
81 can testify TO that" said DR.. Lamp
kin, uneasily. ~ don't make mistakes
in that line"
III you do in Others" laughed Hen
bricks. "But I must he going. You
fellows have made me lose a lot of sleep,
tonight"
What do you mean about my mis-
lakesw asked DR., Lampkin, coldly.
Never mind now; shall perhaps ex.
plain before long" answered the de.
tective. Goodnight" And he opened
the door and was gone.
For several minutes DR., Lampkin and
the colonel stood looking at each other
in silence. The pause was ended by the
colonel.
We'll. we haven't any bright news for
the noogteloy. have we? Shall we w.