The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-03-18

want you TO pull up and take q trip to
Europe. 1t will give you change of
scene and something else to think
about. You'll be new man in month"
Whldby rose and began to place his
papers in order on the table. ''I'd never
De able to think of anything else, no
matter where l was; and then it would
DE IKE running away; by Jove, it would
De running away. I 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 a
prison cell as here under the awful un-
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
Il am afraid I had something to do
with the murder. 1 can't figure it 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 nv 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 the act? 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, 1
am sure if I were to tell him what oc-
CURED to me that night he would say
that was also hypnotized-that-p
haps-I was made to do the deed for
some one else. Such things have been
| done. Old man, that is what is trou-
| bling me. 1t is awful!"
There was silence for n moment; then
the colonel said:
It'll tell you what would do, Alfred
don't think you could have been I'M
| der any influence that night; but il you
are going to brood over the matter this
way till you are insane. I propose that
we have DR.. Lampkin to come down
here and give us his opinion. He is said
to be wonderful man, and he may, at
all events, give you some peace of mind.
He is said to be making marvellous cures
| among incorporate people, and chill
dram f11,.o -
he calls hypnotic suggestion. From
what hear of him I believe he can be
trusted even in such delicate matter as
this"
Whidby's face frightened. That's
just what want" he said. @@Anything
is better than suspense. he may be
| able to tell me whether L actually did
the deed. If he can assure me that it
was not my hand that held the knife,
he is welcome to every dollar of my
uncle's estate
"Oh, he won't break us; his prices are
not high; he does great deal for NO pay
at all. But I shall write him at once,
| and report to you as soon as his reply
comes. Ibelieve hypnotism is a wonder
| full thing, but something tells me that
it could not be carried to the extent you
fear. Besides, you may not have been
| hypnotized at all; you may have been
slightly disturbed by the fellows move
ments in Strong's room. and got up half
awake and gone-after the murder-to
his bed to reassure yourself. 1t may
have been then that you got your hands
in the blood without knowing it,
"Ah, you give me the first bit of hope
| ! have had" cried WILDLY. write to
him at once. Iwish he were here now"
"I'll get him as soon as he can come"
the colonel promised, and he rose to go.
At the door he turned back.
| II am trying to work up little clew
for myself" he said. 81 am fond of this
sort of thing. I'd give anything to beat
this expert detective and run our man to
the ground without consulting him.
By the way, you and might try to
think of some motive for the crime. The
others are doubtless losing valuable
time in suspecting you. Now. do you
happen to remember if your uncle ever
had an enemy?"
''Not that I know Of" WILDLY
answered. 81 don't think he could. He
was an easy-going man, and lived very
quietly-that is, since 1 have known
him. Years ago, when he was a young
man, believe he had rather an adven-
turous life in the goldmines out west
somewhere, You know he made his
| start there He has never told me much