Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-06-11

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asleep. sieepi" be commanded.
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
ject; but he regained it in moment,
and put him to sleep. What was that?
thought heard a sound in the other
room"
Don't be frightened; it is l." sound
cd from behind a screen in corner, and
man in broad-brimmed 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 l have
been spying on your movements. Ihad
to see what was going on, and in nv
own way"
"Minard Hendricks, by Jove!" ejacu-
lated the doctor. II should never have
dreamed of your being here ait such
time. This is Col. Warrenton, a friend
of Mr.. WILDLY. We were experiment.
ing"
Hendricks bowed to the colonel, and
went on: II know; you need not tell
me. I was in the colonel's room just
now. and overheard your talk. felt
less like an interloper 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 impatience. am dy-
ing to make a little examination on my
own account. Will he's the young
man sound asleep?"
"Yes; he can hear only what l 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 APP
preached so many times, examined the
sill closely. Then he crossed the floor
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.. Lampllin watched
him curiously, both with long faces.
When he had finished and closed his
lantern with snap, Warrenton ven
tured to say:
IF 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. I 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. l was trying to
discover traces of the murderer where
failed to search the other day. For the
present l can tell you no more. How
ever, | may say that in spying on you
tonight l have discovered enough to
prove to my mind, at least, that either
the murder was hypnotist. or Mr..
WILDLY is capital actor"
what do you mean?" asked Col. War
renton, sharply.
The detective smiled.
"Only that there are two sides to the
case, Either WILDLY is guilty or some
ane else is; and that is what the public
thinks. should be glad to prove him
wholly innocent. If he is guilty. he is
listening to me now and has gone
through superb piece of acting. Eth,
WILDLY? But he may be asleep"
" can testify to that" said DIR. Lamp
kin. uneasily. II don't make mistakes
in that line"
IF you do in Others" laughed Hen
tricks. But must be going. You
fellows have made nue. lose lot of sleep,
tonight"
"What do you mean about my mis-
takes?" asked DR.. Lampkin, coldly.
"Neyer 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.. Lamplkin and
the colonel stood looking at each other
In silence. The pause was ended by the
colonel.
"Well, we haven't any bright news for
the poor fellow, have we? Shall we wake
him and tell him the result of our inves-
tigatiopsf"
"No: let him sleep till morning. 1t
win brace him up. 1t is the first good
sleep he has had for several days, I'll
venture to say. No, don't tell him till
call tomorrow. think can put it be-
fore him SO that he won't brood so much
over 1t. ! have a good many patients
who employ me simply to keep them
from worrying. Some Of them I have
cWed permanently Of the disease, Tor