The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-10-22

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into the dimly lighted corridor.
"Oh, it's you, Ell? What's up? Is the
house afire?"
"You are funny when you are only
half asleep" Hendricks jested LET
me in. We mustn't wake the entire
block. You were yelling at the top of
your lungs"
WAS l? Your loud rapping made me
think the building was tumbling down..
Hendricks entered and closed the door
after him.
why, it must be what time is
it?" asked the doctor, fumbling among
the bric-a-brac on the mantelpiece for q
match.
"Three CLOCK, answered the detect
i've. Put on your clothes. I want your
assistance again."
whats up?"
Another murder.
"Where?"
EAST Orange, N. j. It's only half
an hour from here. I want to catch the
first train on the other side; boat leaves
pretty soon. I"
DR.. Lampkin began dressing hurried
/ ly.
"Who's the victim?'
"Old Jacob Benton, a wealthy in
ventor. You've seen his name men,
toned in connection with electric ex-
periments and Photographic improve
ments. That's all know about him.
My information was in the shape of a
telegram from the chief of police over
there understand Benton was having
a sort of house party, and there will be
a good many people to take in all at
once. You have helped me often with
your impressions of character. seem
to be lacking in that sort Of Judgment.
What get is always through external
evidence"
"Boshl can't help you in the least. I"
"Get into those duds," said Hen
bricks. II have no time to argue with
You. If it hadn't been for you hypnotic
ing Whidby in the Strong murder case;
I never SHOULD have got on to the track
of Farleigh. You are too modest, my
friend. You are gold mine"
DR.. Lampkin 'darted into cur
tanned alcove and presently reappeared
fully dressed.
"I'm ready" he said. "I'd rather
watch you unravel a skein of tangled
circumstances than to hypnotize mil
lionaires at fortune sitting, and if
can help send your euphonious name
ON down to posterity and up to prosperi
ty as great and shi"-
"Let upP' Hendricks cautioned as he
took hold of the door latch. Don't let
the entire building know we are out
after game. We might be troubled with
q score Of reporters over there"
They succeeded in catching the de-
sired boat and train and in half an
hour were approaching the Benton
homestead in the outskirts of East
Orange. 1t was a great, two stored
brick building, with gothic roof and
an l.. In front was wide, well kept
lawn, and behind stretched quite an ex-
tensive piece of woodland.
Hendricks waved his hand toward
the rear
"a good, bang up place for a kill
ing" he said, as if talking to himself.
"It happened outside of the house,
then?" said Lampkln.
$50 my telegram tells me, and back
there"
The gray of early morning was just
beginning to show suggestion of yell
low. TheS dew upon the grass looked
hard and white like frost. From the
front part of the house was lighted.
They had reached small gate opening
into the central walk, that led to the
front door, and Lampkin put out his
hand to open it.
wait" said Hendricks, his broad
brow wrinkling thoughtfully. 1.-THE
carriage gate down there at the corner
of the lot shows indications Of not hav-
ing been closed carefully. The gardener
who has kept this lawn and shrubbery
in such perfect trim would not go to
bed leaving gate like that"
"You have the eye Of an eagle"
laughed Lampkin.
"Come on,' said the detective, lead
ing his companion down the sidewalk
to the gate mentioned. He stood for a
moment critically studying the walk
and the gutter at the edge Of the street;
then he smacked his lips thoughtfully
and opened the gate.
81 thought you usually went directly
to the scene of a murder and traced de-
velopments from there" remarked the
doctor.
"I make q habit Of never allowing
thing to pass me till see logical
reason for it," Hendricks responded.
Then Lampkin heard him utter low
exclamation as he bent close to the
drive and carefully sighted over the
surface of the grass to the house. II
say, DOCTOR" he said in tone of salts
faction, "do you see nothing in the ap-
pearance of that grass worth noting?"
DR.. Lampkin initiated the detective
in STOPPING and sighting over the lawn,
and then, with smile of defeat, said:
II must acknowledge do not. I am
not COW or horse, and therefore,
Hendricks interrupted him with a
good humored laugh.
Don't you see that the dew glistens
white and silvery like broad sheet OF
frost over the lawn?'
"Of course, That's plain enough. ~