The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-05-26
From Clue to Climax.
BY WILL N. HARLEM.
copyright 1896. by J. B. Llppineou Col
CHAPTER XVIII.-Covr1NuEp.

''lIe recognized me, and singled me
out with bow and a smile, then stepped
down from the stage and held out his
hand cordially.
al am glad to meet you. Mr.. Hen
dricks,' he said Il hope my talk will
not bore you; that is, if you have de-
cided to let me make it,
"'Go ahead, by all means,' l replied.
i 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,
| saw a change come over his face that
! 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.
at did not take me half minute to
sN,ell 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.
1.-The stage door, sir said the boy.
81 tried the door. 1t was locked on
the outside. 1t would have been folly to
force il. He had escaped me. / went
quietly out at the front door, leaving
the audience impatiently waiting for
the return of the lecturer and his me
chanical arrangement Since then /
have been searching every possible hole
that man might have run into, but am
dead tired, and have been taken in worse
than ever was before"
"Remarkable,' said DIR. Lampkin,
thoughtfully. 81 can't make it out. Do
you think he did it for the fun of the
thing?"
'No. I'm sure he really meant to
keep his word" said Hendricks, land
that something suddenly caused him to
change his plans"
'Perhaps it was the awful fear of the
gallows brought wildly to his mind by
seeing you there" suggested DIR. 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
10 sleep. This sort of thing will do no
good; you won't be able to work to-
morrow"
lounge, but at the sound of footsteps
on the stairs sprang up expectantly.
Thank God!" 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 he opened it.
Dear Sir" the letter said-'I did not
want to break faith with you this evening,
but had to do it, The truth is, something
occurred to me that must attend to before
giving myself up, and l was afraid you
would not give me the time. / want lit
tie sensation over this matter as possible,
on account OF my sister and my little
nephew, whose name 1 so thoughtlessly
y
power. l would not otherwise give up so
easily. / confess l killed Richard N.
Strong. He deliberately robbed me, and
has wrecked my life l heard he was
about to marry young lady. and that was
the straw as the saying is. l hypnotized
WILDLY, and tried to make him commit
the deed, but failed. My first intention was
to lay the crime on him, but after left the
house wrote the notes and scattered them
about town to keep the young man from
being suspected. / hated them both, one
for stealing, and the other for being the
person who would eventually get the bene-
fit of the money, but / could not let another
suffer for a deed of mine II you come, as
soon as you get this, to 567 Mott street,
where | have a room-top floor front-you
may do with me as you like. l shall wait
for you.
THOMAS HAMPTON FARLEIGH."
is it trap?" asked DIR. Lampkin,
when he had read the letter.
Hendricks was silent.
"Any answer, sir?" The messenger
boy stood waiting in the open door
way.
mo. But wait" cried the detective.
"Do you know what time this message
was left at your ofiice?"
about nine, sir, / think. The in
structions were to deliver it exactly at
one o CLOCK.
''Ah!" Hendricks pulled his beard
thoughtfully, as he looked at a clock ON
the wall. You are punctual."
"The man said that it must be taken
exactly on time"
Tall, gray-haired, dark7skinned fell
Iow?"
'Yes, sir"
''Has anyone called to ask about it
iince it was left?"
"No, sir. l have been in the Office
ever since"
The conversation paused for a mo-
meut; then the detective seemed to col
lect his thoughts with start. He gave
the boy quarter.
"Call a cab for. us at once, as you go
,ut. Have it at the door," He turned
TO the doctor as the boy went down the
stairs.
I'VE must GO TO Mott street at once.
Are you. sure you feel like it?"
Nothing could please me more. 1t
seems to me that you have been doing
all the work. Iwant to get into it,"
CHAPTER XIX.
Hardly a more disreputable spot