The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-03-10

ing WILDLY in the Strong murder case,
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 skein of tangled
circumstances than to- hypnotic mil
ionaires at fortune sitting, and if
| can help send your euphonious name
on down to posterity aud up to prosperi
! - 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
Z 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, we'll 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.
1t happened outside of the house,
then:' said Lampkin.
SO my telegram tells me, and back
there
The gray Of early morning was just
beginning to show suggestion of yell
low. The dew upon the grass looked
hard and white like frost. From the
street the two men could see that 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. "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 60 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.
II thought you usually went directly
to the scene Of murder and traced de-
velopments from there" remarked the
doctor.
II make habit of never allowing a
thing to pass me, till see logical
reason for it, Hendricks responded.
Then Lampkin heard him utter low
exclamation as he bent close :, the
drive and carefully sighted over the
surface of the grass to the house. 81
say, DOCTOR" he said in tone of salts
faction, lido 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 a smile of defeat, said:
81 must acknowledge l do not. I am
not a 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"
"Well, dom you see TWO vague par
allel lines about five feet apart, where
the dew has been disturbed, leading
from this point to the front door?"
"Yes, do now-carriage wheels or
wagon"
Hendricks stopped and examined the
grass, plucking blades Of it and hold
ing them close to his eyes.
Hanson cab," he said, drawing
himself up, land rubber tired.
'Fow do you know that?' asked the
doctor.
Iron tires would have bruised the
grass. / can tell it was a hanson be-
cause the tracks were made by two
wheeler. -Four wheels would have left
four tracks where the cab turned on to
the drive right here. -
81 see," exclaimed Lampkin in a
tone of admiration. "What do you
make of it?''
"A note, said Hendricks. He smiled
at the very weakness of his joke, but
his smile Immediately gave place to
serious, studious expression.
Whoever it was drove in that way"
Hendricks indicated the same sort Of