The Irish standard., 1897-06-26
THE END.
SYNOPSIS.

Chapter ALFRED WILDLY discovers dead
h'dy Of his umrlS Mt , Strong with Eus in
occupant OF the house.
Chapter II-Capt. Welsh. chief OF police.
Blood % is f foSnS on SnafysS cu
Chapter 1ll-Col. Warrentot, IL lawyer,
makes a friendly call Wildly, recalls
being awakened by stumbling overa chair;
isadvised not toasuin mention his incident.
even while her lover is under suspicion
Chapter IN-Warrenton learns that
Strong had ruarreled with q mysterious
hy's absence Mysterious letters received
and mayor offers reward for capture Of
writer.
Chapter N-Mayor's family Is concerned
lest offering reward may attract murder
ers attention to him. Lillian Walters.
(inayor's married da'lShter) acts strangely.
cnimS she has seen IL NUN climb over tho
fence. She had secured Il revolver. but not
before the mans escape.
Chapter NI--J.linn wukcns her mother In
the night. She thinks he man she had seen
is the murderer. and is fearful of his re-
turN. Tho mayor receives IL threatening
note.
Chapter Nll--Whidhy fears he commit
ted the crime under hypnotic influence.
Warrenton advises Il consul tution with DR..
l4alnpln, II hypnotic specialist.
Chapter Withholding developing at
Eoundtrec's place. police guard Is with
drawn; ,a 4, I''y or two l1i"r allan walking
her sleeve. Hendricks makes Il careful
investigation
Chapter lX.-,IIendrirks disrloscs to
Welsh that Lillian had purposcly shot
through her own sleeve, also She had been
nutlior OF the warning note to the mayor.
Welsh Is cautioned To wntch her TO learn
reason for her actions.
Chapter MIR. I.ampkirarranEes n hyp-
notIc test on Wildly to determine truth
oflatter's suspicicnthat Wildly committed
the crime.
Chapter NI-Resnlt OF hypnotic, test CON
mado to do the murder. Detective Hen
bricks, concealed in room unknown TO the
others makes further investigation.
Chapter XII-Ilrndricks relates to Wild
by and friends his theory nf til" hypnotic
test and arrives at contrary conclusion to
that reached by DR.. Iampkn.
Chapter NI1T-IIrndrirks learns OF
strons's mysterious caller, and also Of II
Strong. coming in II blue envelope about
three weeks prior to The crime. Hendricks
secures IA fragment Of the lclteranh the en-
Vcopc
Chapter &IV-!lendrIcks becomes con-
WINGED that l.ilians mysterious actions
have no connection with the crime. but are
caused by other and singular reasons.
Chapter NN-Hcndricks recalls having
some time befor" received letter signed
r"Hrrrk mhn;mn.y;| Of IN !ninn 'rrct
on blue envelope.
Chapter Hyi-IIcndricks looks up the
Brooklyn address. and finds "E'rcdcrrl
Champney" to be n small boy whose name
the boys "t'nclr Tom FarIcigh had uscd
for purpose of locating tho great detective.
farlciGh cscHpc1 from the house. Detective
cllasrS. but fails to catch him.
Chapter XNlI-Mr Champn"y relates
story OF how her brother was swindlcI in
mining; enterprise by Mr.. Strong and of
his experimenting in hypnotisE.
Chapter EVIII--Whidby has been ar
rested while Hendricks is away in New
York. Farlcigh in n letter agrees to give
himself up II Hendricks will come to an
appointed place. Hendricks goes. but ia
moi successful. Another appointment is
made, the latter note containing a. com
plc,o confession. and tho detective and
Iampkin go to tho given address.