The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-12-14
From Clue to Climax.
BY WILL 81. HARLEM.
copyright 1896. by ]. B. Lippincott Col
CHAPTER XVIII.-CoNTINUED.

CHAPTER XVlII.-CONTINUED
HE recognized me, and singled me
out with bow and smile, then stepped
down from the stage and held out his
hand cordially.
"'I am glad to meet you, Mr.. Hen
dricks,' he said. 4 hope my talk will
not bore you; that is, if you have de-
cided to let me make it,
Go ahead, by all MEANS replied.
81 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 up
to be hypnotized. He made them do
number of laughable things, and then
asked them to take their seats in the
audience. While he was doing this,
L saw change come over his face that
L could not interpret. He seemed to be-
come depressed. He leaned forward,
with hand on each side of his table,
and said: Now, gentlemen, am going
TO show you a mechanical arrangement
that will interest you Then he turned
and went behind the scenes.
ut did not take me half minute to
smell a mouse. sprang over the foot
lights, and surprised the boy who had
been assisting him by suddenly rushing
into the dressing-room.
"'Where is Mr.. Farleigh" asked.
"'Gone,' the boy replied. He told me
to tell you he had changed his mind and
would not wait for you. The lecture is
off for tonight
(which way did he go?' / asked.
""The stage door, SIR said the boy.
'sI tried the door. It was locked on
the outside. 1t would have been folly to
force it. He had escaped me. l went
ouietly out at the front door, leaving
the audience impatiently waiting for
the return of the lecturer and his me
chanical arrangement Since then l
have been searching every possible hole
that a man might have run into, but am
dead tired, and have been taken in worse
than I ever was before"
Remarkable" said DR.. Lamplin,
thoughtfully. Il can't make it out. DO
Won think he did it for the fun of the
thing?"
mo. I'm sure he really meant TO
keep his word,'' said Hendricks, and
that something suddenly caused him to
change his plans"
~Perhaps it was the awful fear of the
eallows brought wildly to his mind by
seeing you there" suggested DR.. Lamp
KIN.
Hendricks made no reply, but, with
corrugated brow and impatient stride,
continued his walk to and fro.
Lie down here" said the doctor.
@'Relax your body, and let me put you
O sleep. This sort of thing will do no
good; you won't be able to work to-
morrow"
Hendricks threw himself on the
lounge, but at the sound Of footsteps
on the stairs sprang up expectantly.
THANK Cod" he muttered. The
door opened, and a messenger boy in
blue uniform entered and handed the
detective letter. "It is from our man"
said Hendricks, as be opened it.
"Dear Sir" the letter said-'T did not
want to break faith with you this evening.
but 1 had to do it. The truth is, something
occurred to me that must attend to before
giving myself up, and I was afraid you
would not give me the time. l want as lit
tile sensation over this matter as possible,
on account of my sister and my little
nephew, whose name / so thoughtlessly
used Through them you haveime in your
mower. / would not otherwise give up so
easily. I confess / killed Richard N.
Strong. He deliberately robbed me, and
has wrecked my life. heard he was
about to marry young lady, and that was