Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-11-11
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him by the detective. Hendricks turned
and continued his nervous walk.
Dear Mr.. Hendricks" the letter ram
''as / telegraph Just now, they have az
rested poor dear Mr.. WILDLY. 1t seems Il
me cannot bear any more. ! am com
pletely broken-hearted. We had kept VI
hope, knowing that you and DR., Lampkin
two Of the best men on earth, believed II
his innocence and were trying TO establish
II. So long as we could meet occasionally,
read your letters together. and hope for thu
best. 1t was not so very bad; but now-oh,
| could never describe the depth Of my woe!
II seems that the whole world Is against VI.
As soon as I heard Of the arrest, went
down to the prison In cab, but they would
not let me see him. The jail was sur
rounded by great crowd hooting and Yell
Ing with all their might. They say Mr..
WILDLY would have been mobbed II he had
not been jailed secretly The crowd even
Bneered and laughed at me, and father
came down almost frantic with rage. He
forced me into cab and brought me home.
I don't know what to do There Is not even
a soul who Is willing to so on Mr.. Whidbys
bond except Col Warrenton, and he has
been unable to arrange 1t. Every newspa-
per but one has declared edtorially against
the likelihood of Mr.. Whldby's innocence
Oh, II only he could be cleared now, what
q happy, happy girl should be! II only
you or DR.. Lampkin vera here to advise
mel Col. Warrenton Is good, but he is
helpless; public opinion Is somewhat
against him, II you never get the proof
you are seeking, or never catch the real
criminal, shall still be grateful and love
| both you and the doctor to the end Of my
life' ..r INVENTIVE, M, MAD.
DR.. LarnpKin folded the letter with
trembling hands. Hendricks paused in
front Of him, and smiled coldly.
snow it is your turn to whistle with
your sympathies, old man. l have been
at it all day."
"Do you think you'll ever get within q
mile of the scoundrel?" asked Lampkin,
gloomily.
II don't know" said Hendricks, with
frown. II have told you several times
that was q blasted ass, haven't? Well,
get up here and kick me, and don't let
up till daybreak. At eight o'clock to-
night was as near our man as | am to
you; even shook hands with him; and
yet God only knows where he is now"
what! You don't mean"
Eyes, do. Mean everything. Read
this" Hendricks thrust sheet Of pa
per at the doctor. what do you think
of that?"
DR.. Lampkin stared at the lines in
growing surprise.
"Minard Hendricks, Detective, New
York." the letter began-"I am the man
you are looking for. did the deed, and the
game Is up with me. am tired Of lodging
you, and am ready to surrender like man,
l would come to you at once, but have an
engagement this evening that I want to
fulfill before losing my liberty. have
agreed to give little lecture on 'Hypno-
tlsm and It's Practical Uses to some peo-
pie at Albridge hall, In Grand street. 1t Is
small place, but you can easily find 1t.
begin to talk at eight clock, and the lee
ture will last an hour If you will let ME
| finish, | shall be obliged, as | owe man
some money and have promised him the
door receipts. Please take seat in the
front row, as near the center OF the hall as
you can. You will be In tough company;
but you won't mind that, If all the adj
ventures told of you are true. You need
not fear any foul play on my part. have
nothing against you. You are simply doing
your duty, and / admire you for 1t,
Sincerely yours,
THOMAS HAMPTON FARLElGH.'
"Did you go?" asked Lampkin, look
ing up from the letter.
Hendricks smiled grimly. Eyes, l
was on hand early enough. 1t was a
frightful place, q little narrow hall,
used for lectures, political meetings,
and low-class concerts. About a hun
bred people were present, mostly men.
You can Judge what the crowd was when
| say that the price of admission was Is
cents. got seat near the center of
the little stage, in the first row, The
drop-curtain was down, but promptly
at eight it was drawn up.
"a boy came out on the stage from be-
hind the scenes, bringing the lecturers
table, and placed it near the footlights.
The crowd began to applaud with sticks
and umbrellas, and in the uproar our
heroappeared, bowingand smiling, quite
at ease, assure you. Really, I admired
him for his GOODNESS. lie was exactly
the style Of man described by Matthews
as having paid the mysterious visit to
Strong. His hair was white, and he was
very thin, sallow, and dark skinned
He looked as If he had not eaten any
thing nor had square nights sleep TO,
month.
HE recognized me, and singled me
out with a bow and a smile, then stepped
down from the stage and held out his
hand cordially.
"T am glad to meet you, Mr.. Hen
dricks,' he said. I hope my talk will
not bore you; that is, II you have de-
cided to let me make it.
"'Go ahead, by all MEANS replied
I shall be interested
"He thanked me, and went back on
the stage. He talked for 20 minutes in
very eloquent smooth way about
hypnotism, and called several men VI
to be hypnotized. He made them do
number Of laughable things, and Their
asked them to take their seats In the
audience. While he was doing this