Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-07-02

SYNOPSIS

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SYNOPSIS
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! the throat, and telephones for police.
Matthews, the gardener, is tho only other
occupant of the house.
| Chapter II-Capt. Welsh, chief Of police.
and Detective Hendricks Investigate.
R GHaps Il foa S eo wMaaRys sH
twhat he had not when examined by cor
Sen wskng II b. his sfsR during %sh
is adviscd not to gain mention this Incident.
Annette Delmar calls to prove her devotion
pse Il nder sssR tina,
Strong had quarrcled with u mysterious
ys abcne pseNs letters eeeeived
and mayor offers reward for capture Of
| lest offering reward may attract murder
er's attention to him. Lillian Walters.
Claims she has tSe
fence. She had secured revolver. but not
'S cnaptesr s Rskens her motner in
the night. She thinks the man she had seen
is the murderer, and is fearful of his re-
turn. The mayor receives threatening
Chapter v1I-whidby fears he commit
to- the enms under
cr%R spasr v hXD9Sd Sgsci asvsiopns
Roundtree,s place; police guard Is With
in garden, is shot at, bullet passing through
her sleeve. Hendricks makes careful
inSSf hapfer ix-Hendr,cks disclose. to
Welsh that Lillian had purposely shot
through her own sleeve, also she had been
| Welsh is cautioned to watch her to learn
re ;aSo nt for her actions; -. 49,,
motto test on WILDLY to determine truth
Of lattcr's suspicion that WILDLY committed
Chapter xI-Result of hypnotic test con-
made to do the. murder. Detective Hem
essps ssG: fssasE % nwna
test and arrives at contrary conclusion to
th Gha rsafheg f1H f dmRRkn learns
Strong's mysterious caller. and also Of a
| letter, which had greatly disturbed Mr..
Strong, coming In blue envelope about
secures fragment Of the letter and the en-
se Chapter xIv-Hendricks becomes con-
WINGED that Lilian's. mysterious actions
have no connection with the crime, but are
caused by other and singular reasons
some time before received letter signed
Brooklyn. Thinks writing resembles that
OF ch spe sny @sNl9fP@eHendrcks looks up the
Brooklyn address. and finds Frederick
the boys Uncle Tom FarIeigh had used
for purpose of locating the great detective
Farleigh escapes from the house. Detective
Ghapte sst 1az thampney re,ares
story Of how her brother was s., swinded IN IN
his experimenting in hypnotism.
CHAPTER XVIII.
"Be at my Office at five clock sharp, and
"HENpRIcKs.o
AS soon as he received this message,
DIR. Lampkin turned patient over to
his assistant, and went down to Hen
bricks Office in Park Row, arriving a
few minutes before five. The office boy
said Hendricks had not come. The doc
tor went in and took seat.
An hour passed, and still there was no
sign of the detective. Another hour
dragged by. 1t was growing dark. The
Office boy came in, lighted the gas, and
laid down an evening paper.
"Any message from Mr.. Hendricks
yet?" asked the doctor.
mo, sir"
"You have no idea where he is?"
mo, SIR
is there restaurant near here?"
"Just round the corner, sir"
II have had nothing to eat since
lunch" said the doctor. IF Mr. Hen
bricks comes in, tell him he can find
me there, or will meet me on the way
back"
DR.. Lampkin went to the restaurant,
remained there 20 minutes, and re-
turned to the office. Hendricks had not
arrived, nor sent any word of explana-
ton. The time passed very slowly to
the doctor. He smoked cigar, stretched
himself on lounge near an open win
dow, and, concentrating his mind upon
the idea that he would wake at the
slightest sound, allowed himself to
sleep.
AT half past II he was aroused. 1t
was Hendricks step on the stairs. He
opened the door, entered slowly, as if
wearied, and, with sigh, sank into an
armchair.
by heavens!" he exclaimed, sudden
~ noticing his friend on the lounge,
you must forgive me, doctor, for not
showing up. All the afternoon and
evening have been on a dead run after
that chap, but lie has given me the slip
half a dozen times. l would have sent
you a message, but could not tell you
where to meet me-"
"You have not given up the chaser"
asked DR.. Lampkin.
lam stumped for tonight, it seems"
was the reply. Hendricks rose and be-
gan to walk the floor excitetlly. He
paused suddenly in front of his friend,
and. with his hands deep in his pockets,
said: II was never SO absolutely cut
up in my life. I'd give my right arm to
have that man. dead or alive, tonight"
"Why. has anything particular hap
pened?"
Hendricks took from his pocket some
papers, kilograms and letters, and hand
ed one to the doctor. us that not
enough to make man desperate? I
received it two days ago."
The telegram ran as follows:
'Mr. WILDLY arrested What shall ] do ?
"ANNETTE DELMAR."
DR.. Lampkin's face fell.
"That's bad" he sail-"very bad in
deed"
"Of course it is bad" grunted Hen
bricks. That's why haven't seen you.
l have never given any mortal such a
dead close chase in my life, hoping
every minute to be able to telegraph the
little girl that had nabbcd the right