Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-12-14
From Clue to Climax,
BY WILL N. HARDEN.
copyright 1896, by J. 3. Lippincott Col
CHAPTER XII.-CONTINU

Then you could not tell whether
DC mad a knife in his hand when he got
up on the fatal night or not?" asked
Hendricks.
"Ah! No. 1 was a fool not to think
aa that; but could not watch every
ching. One has to concentrate his mind
ga 81 single idea to hypnotize success
fully
quite right, doctor; but, having my
eyes we'll open last night, though l
did have to look through slit in that
screen over there, | observed that Mr..
Whielby, before getting up, seemed to
4oe; trying to push something away from
sa9nr- 1t was knife the murderer was
trying to give him. And finally when
AE: WILDLY did get out of bed his hand
uss not closed"
'"Ah! l see" cried DR.. I,ampkn. Il
ssas very stupid
Not at ALL returned the detective,
with a laugh. IL make Il great many
mistakes, and sometimes my mistakes
help mo to get on the right track in
tho end. That was one point you
missed. Here is the other. Come over
TO this window. DO you see anything
unIsual here?''
II examined it carly this morning."
asukc in Col. Warrenton, putting on his
Eyeglasses, 'but to save my life could
rot guess what you were looking at
last night.
The detective put his finger on the
svsndow-sill.
Don't you see that little cracl1:''
<Plainly now" said DR.. Lampkin;
but it means nothing to me-"
Hendricks looked around at the circle
az faces.
<'After failing to put the knife into
.Aar. Whidby's hand, the murderer stuck
atAa big one it was. too-right here,
with the handle up; then he stood away
and tried to make Mr.. WILDLY go to
it and take it. He failed three times.
ECtz remember how Mr.. WILDLY would
SLOWLY draw near the window and then
-o back? Well, that is the explanation.
The hypnotist could not control his
subject sufficiently. What did he do
next? He made Mr.. WILDLY sit on
the side of the bed, just as he did last
,aight, you know, for about ten min
1Stes. Then he took the knife himself,
VASTLY, perhaps angrily, for you notice
she wood is splintered a little. If he
mad been perfectly cool he would have
drawn it out carefully. He was vexed
eVer his failure to control Mr.. WILDLY.
Els next move was to hypnotize Mr..
Strong into a merry mood, and then
Fee committed the deed.
~|What did he do after that? To me
u is as plain as the nose on a mans
lace, for 1 made q thorough examina-
tEssn of that corner last night. He stood
efsere with his dripping knife in his
ssand, and succeeded in controlling Mr..
Waidby to the extent of making him
SO into the other room. He made him
'to1;ch the murdered mans throat and
return to bed. His plan was to make
Mr., WILDLY sleep till he was found
aScxt morning with signs Of guilt on
Msm. But, as you know, the cook, who
usually called the two men in the morn
Eng, was absent. Mr.. WILDLY slept till
Gate, walked of his own accord, and
Summoned the police with such an ap-
geearance of innocence that he was not
arrested"
eve are delighted, and very grateful
TO you, Mr.. Hendricks" said Col. War
sEenton, when the detective had con-
-cNuded. I'm sure it has taken load off
ebe minds of this young couple"
IL can only say that am so happy
cannot express my. feelings on the
sabject,' said Miss Delmar. She blushed
rs she caught Whidby's arm, and they
,walked from the room.
Hendricks found them in the library
"A sew minutes later, Col. IVarrenton and
'l,r- Lampkin having left the house.
II have explained all this for pur-
pose, Mr.. WILDLY" said he. "As rule,
II make no explanations to anyone till
p mystery is completely solved; but I
ns1ost have your assistance at this point,
azaA wanted to put you into more
saepeful humor. .I,think,I may add that
there is no one SO deeply concerned in
1.-The discovery and detection of the GRIM
Emzs as you are.'
That's true" said WILDLY, land I
feel so pleased with what you have just
Szsd that would work my fingers to
che bone to help YOU" 49,.
~Do you think, Mr.. Hendricks" asked
Miss Delmar, THAT, if you don't succeed
I'm capturing the criminal, the. circum-
stances surrounding the affair. will re-
EJECT on Mr.. Whidby?" |z..c:
I'm a way, yes, decidedly twas the
rcply. ''There is not, I think, quite
enough evidence to convict Mr.: WILDLY,
tvut the circumstances are very aWl-
ward. If we don't catch some outside
Erarty half the world will continue
10 believe Mr.. WILDLY guilty. :. 5 "
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