The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-29
old man, you have put me on the right
track by an inadvertent observation.
CHAPTER XXI.

tlCn and C1OsttONn car 10 LINN a'o-
nue.. No. $40 was q dismal, old fashion
ed lodging house. The bell pull hung
disconsolately in q socket worn too
large for il. A slatternly woman an
swered their ring Hendricks bowed.
"Is DR.. Burton here?" he asked.
A look of INDIGESTION flashed into the
woman's face.
"There are no doctors living here, !"
she said evasively. at must-perhaps
you have the wrong number"
She was holding the door only partly
open, but the detective pushed by her
and stood inside. The others followed
him. The woman shrank back against
the wall and stood still, her face turn
ing pale. Just then door mt the end Of
the hall opened, and a middle aged
man came out.
"That is he," whispered Kola to
Hendricks.
DIR. Burton came on and was about
to pass by, but was stopped by remark
from the detective.
81 beg your pardon, said Hendricks.
"Dr. Burton, believer"
The man addressed shrugged his
shoulders and frowDed.
"You have the advantage Of me. sir, !"
he said. 81 don't remember having seen
you before. T"
81 have not had the pleasure Of see
ing you before either" replied the de-
tective. "Minard Hendricks is my
name.
''What? You are the we'll known de-
tectivel" exclaimed the physician.
~ was told" went on Hendricks,
"that You had brought Mr.. Brooks AL
len to this house from East Orange to-
day."
"That is matter I cannot talk to
you about, Mr.. Hendricks" answered
Burton, who seemed to have recovered
from his establishment
Hendricks grinned and bristled.
81 don't care whether you talk about
it or not" he answered. "but you may
be unaware that in hiding Allen about
in this way you are aidi.g a criminal
to escape justice"
"What? Why, You don't mean that,
surelyl" exclaimed DR.. Burton.
"Allen killed Jacob Benton ten days
ago and has ever since been suffering
from the effects of ball which passed
through his body and lungs"
"Of course l shall offer no opposi-
ton, said Burton. ~ had no idea Mr.
Allen was injured till today. He sent
me message to come out to East
Orange to see him. He showed me his
wound and stated that he had acciden-
tally shot himself and that it was to
his interest financially to keep the fact
from the Benton heirs. He was very
weak and assured me he would explain
it all satisfactorily when he was stron-
ger. He said if the Bentons thought his
life was in danger they would not agree
20 sign certain papers. In other words,
they would only be willing u give him
his rights if they were sure he would
live long enough to be of service in in
Producing his inventions to the public I
knew nothing about his affairs, and the
explanation seemed plausible enough to
me. We started to go to private hos
pital up town, but on the way over to
New York he seemed to change his
mind and begged to be brought here. 1t
seems he knows the landlady."
Ibid he bring any papers with him?"
asked Hendricks.
"a He had small tin box, but I do
not know what it contained. It was
taken to a room up stairs. We were 60
ing higher Up, but he was too weak to
be carried farther, so we took him into
the back room CT this floor"
"How is he lov:' asked the detect.
i've.
Cant possibly live "a hours" an
swered DR.. Burton. He has lost near
ly every ounce of blood in him."
"Well, / see no reason for making an
arrest" said Hendricks. "I'll run up
to that room and look round. Which is
it?" he asked, turning to the ndlady.
Second floor, back" she answered.
II hope, sir, you won't blame me.
had no idea that Mr.. Allen
"Not the least in the world" inter-
rupted the detective, turning up the
staircase. Doctor, you and Kola wait
for me in the street."
-
Twenty minutes. later Hendricks
emerged with package under his arm.
citI have found the missing papers,,
he said. "They are all in apple pie Or
der. Allen was villain"
AS they were walking toward Four
teenth street Lampkin asked: q
:, will it be necessary to make the
fact public that Mr.. Benton intended to
take his own. life?'' ess..,
{. "No. replied Hendricks. "You and
Koia must never mention it, / prom
ised Ralph, not even to allow his sister
to know. The other facts, along with
Aliens slow death, will be enough for
the bloodthirsty reporters. !" =.
At Fourteenth street. Hendricks
stopped. ~ tft .i1i ilas 49,. .
II must leave you. he said. II Sc:
my oar coming ~ q
'''Whers nbwt'' asked Lanpkin.
''To East Orange. y was the answer