The Irish standard., 1897-05-22
CHAPTER VII.


N. Strong had been buried. and Alfred
WILDLY was considered the legal possess
sor of his effects. WILDLY had not been
seen on the streets or at his club since
the murder. 1t was on the eighth day
after the burial that Col. Warrenton
called to see him: He was shown up TO
Whidby's room.
The young man rose from the table
at which he was writing, and shook
hands with his friend. He was pale,
thin and nervous. His eyes were sunk
en-, his hair and dress untidy.
'Still up here in your new quarters"
said the colonel. sweeping the rather
email room with glance. II thought
you'd move back to your old room"
WILDLY shuddered. II don't care to
sleep there; by Jove. don't believe !
could close; my eyes."
The two men had taken seats oppo.
site each other, and the lawyer emphac
sized his next remark by laying his
hand firmly 'on Whidby's knee. my
boy, this will never do. You'd never
make soldier. You've got to rouse
yourself and shake it of. You'll lose
your reason If you go brooding over
this thing. To:teH the truth, you are
looking worse and worse every day.
Did you sleep last night?"
"About two hours. all told," replied
WILDLY. II know am in bad shape. I
can see it and feel IT,"
"Look here, my boy" the colonel
slapped Whidby's knee soundly. II
want you TO pull up and take trip to
Europe. It will give you change OF
scene and something else to think
about. You'll be new man in month"
Wildly rose and began to place his
papers in order on the table. "1'd never
be able to think Of anything else, no
matter where was; and then it would
be like running away; by Jove. it would
be running away. l am sure that I've
done wrong in keeping back that matter
from Hendricks. It's cowardly."
"You could tell them nothing that
would help them. and it would only
place you under deeper suspicion" the
lawyer replied.
my God! I'd Just as soon be in
prison cell as here under the awful I'M
certainty as to whether did it or not"
''What did you say? What do you
mean?"
WILDLY walked slowly from the table
and laid his hand On his friends shout
der.
IT am afraid lad something to do
with the murder. can't figure 1t out
any other way. The blood on the cur
tain; the stain you found on the chair:
my dim recollection of taking hold Of
the chair; the drop of blood on my cuff
why. my hand-it was the right hand,
you know-must have been absolutely
wet with it,"
"Are you fool enough to think you
could have killed man in your sleep
without being conscious of theact Be-
sides, remember the smile on Strong's
face: you're obliged to admit"
that's exactly what puts me on this
line" WILDLY interrupted. II noticed
In a New York paper an interview with
Dr. Henry Lampkin. the famous hyp-
MOTTO expert, in which he said casually
that from what he read Of the case he
Judged that my uncle was hypnotized
by the murderer. Well. Warrenton,
am sure if l were to tell him what oc-
CURED to me that night he would say
that Twas also Observation-Disclosures
haps-1 was made to do the deed for
some one else. Such things have been
done. Old mao. that 10 what IL trou-
bling me. It's awful"
There .vas silenca for a rnomenk. then
the colonel said:
It'll tell you what1 would do. Alfred.
I don't think you could have been un-
der any influence that night: but r. you
are going to brood over the matter this
way till you are Insane. I propose that
We have DIR. Lampkin to come down
here and give 10 his opinion. He is said
to BE- a wonderful man. and he may. at
all events, give you some peace Of mind.
He Is said to be making marvellous cures
among intemperate people. and chill