The Delta independent., 1898-04-15
CHAPTER vIu,

A they were driving hooo b the
cab Lampkin said: ~. ,
How on earth was that sGeee pro
duced in the darkened roomi ] don't
think ! was hypnotized.
Hendricks chuckled mefTily.
"Kola attended to the pyroteehnieA
BE refused to let me into the secret;
said il was something corntrymsn Of
his was going to get p:scnted. The idea
for the seance came about this way: In
nosing around in old Benton's private
matters We discovered that be, without
the knowledge OF his associate. Mr..
Brooks Allen. or my Of his family. had
been experimenting with q certain Pro-
fessor Dewitt. who has invented m
improved instrument for photographing
bodies in motion. We found that Ben
ton had himself sat for several Of the
test photographs and had been taken
In a great many moving attitudes Pro-
fessor Dewitt gave Us In exhibition Of
some Of these. and il occurred to my
East Indian that he could use . certain
series Of negatives to advantage.
"Ah, ! begin to understand" ex-
claimed the doctor "lt was certainly
y kCou Htn
"Old Benton, continued the detect
i've. had been photographed sitting at
. desk. rising slowly. with revolver il
his hand. taking deliberate aim at
target and firing. The instrun,ent nd
mirably reproduced the fash and the
rising md vanishing smoke Professor
Dewitt, at Kola' - suggestion, removed
the revolver from tho negatives. loaving
instend Mr.. Benton's index finger.
Admirable idcar' exclaimed the doc
tor. ''Benton was supposed 70 point ut
the one who had killed him.
.'He seemed TO bs indicating each IN
dividual Of the group" answered Hen.
bricks.
"AIlen was tho only ono who gave
any outward show Of weakness. re-
marked the doctor. Ralph Benton said
he was i'll. aud. to tell the truth. Allen
looks rs il he had been slapped In the
face by the griis monster himself"
If he In really i'll. this nights work
will come to naught. said the detect
iva "Kola says he gives him the i'm
preston Of dying man. You may re-
call Aliens statement that he had had
. certain Dr. Burton with him the
night of the murder. You remember he
refused to give me his address Well.
Kola found doctor Of that name who
acknowledged he knew Allen quite
well: but. on being questioned. no re-
fused to talk. saying he made habit Of
not speaking Of his patients 70 strsn-
gers."
He was right" said LampEin. "a
physician ought not to mako free with
the affairs Of his patieuta
For . few minutes both men were
silent. The silence was finally bsoken
BY Lampkin.
"Hnvs you made anything oss Of
Nonscastle's and Miss Bsnton's inys-
tsrious conduct on the night a the
murdeT1'' no ventured.
''Eot much I am as work o. 10 now.
I'm on the track Of the cabsnau who drove
them to and FROM the station. A. arss
thought is wis an East Orange zig.
but know now that is belonged to New
York. am still In deep water. with
nothing but my chin uiloae A nost
important step WIS made tonight h
clearing away Ralph Brnton's part -
the matter. I breathe frecf now ard
eau use him TO further my invcstiga-
tiona
"Howr'
IN explain tomorrow night You'll
20 over with me!"
Most certainly"
"All right Here's your street. Hen
bricks leaned out to order the driver %
stop as La,npkins number.