Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-01-03

house
Lampkin saw strange, baffied ex-
preston cross the face of the detective.
81 beg your pardon, gentlemen, he
said, as if to divert their attention from
himself. 81 forgot to introduce y3u.
Mr. Benton, this is my friend, Dr..
Lampkin.
"The hypnotic physician Of New
York?' said Ralph. 'sGlad to make
your acquaintance. I have heard
friend of mine Dr.. Fralick, speak of
your work. He turned to Hendricks.
''Have you seen my-the body?" he
asked
.Just going, replied Hendricks. cit
is down this way, l believe.
eyes, down the wide walk on the
left, beyond the bed OF rosebushes. My
father was fond of walking there at
night He was troubled with insomnia
and often went out there to conquer it. y
81 see,'' remarked Hendricks; too
much brain work. -
eyes, he has been delving into
scientific things and forming plans Tor
new inventions in his line. When he
got new idea, he always spent several
sleepless nights over it..
''That's the way with them all, . re-
turned the detective, and then his
glance fell on Ralph's right hand. II
see you have Knocked the skin off your
hand,'' he said, taking it in his own
and looking at it closely. 'You ought
to be careful with it, I have known lit
tie things like that to give men lot of
trouble. -
81 bruised it ON the bar in the gym
nasium at the club,'' said the young
man, quickly withdrawing his hand.
EDO you mean to say-how could it
give me trouble?"
Inflammation and thousand and
one microbes, - said Hendricks, turning
toward the north walk. Rub a little
vaseline on it.
Lampkin saw Ralph draw a deep,
free breath and his face brighten.
"Thanks,' he said 81 am as tough as
an OK. I'll go down with you, if you
have no objection. The police gave or
ders to keep every one away till you
had seen the body.
Come on, perfectly welcome,'' said
Hendricks cordially.
The walk upon which the murdered
man lay had recently been covered with
fresh sand like the drive in front of the
house. He lay on his back face upward,
shot through the forehead.
"Stop!" cried Hendricks to Benton
and the doctor as they were about to
step on to the walk. keep to the grass.
want to preserve the tracks there in
the sand. Mr.. Benton, has no one been
near him since he was killed except
that Mr.. Stanwood?''
st believe not, " replied Ralph.
"No one has been near him since we
came, SIR, said the policeman, draw
ing near "We had orders''-
81 know, - interrupted the detective
impatiently. ''Mr. Benton, which do
you think are Mr.. Stanwood's tracks,"
IL really don't know" replied
Ralph.
1.-TWO men have been near him. :" said
Hendricks. eve must first find Whiaj'
tracks were made by Mr. Stanwood.
Send for him, please. -
Ralph nodded to the policeman, who
fastened to the house. Hendricks
stepped carefully from the grass to the
body. He stopped, picked up something
SO minute that the others could not tell
what it was and put it into the pocket
of his waistcoat.
''What did you fnd?" asked Ralph.
Without noticing the question Hen
bricks bent down and began to examine
the bullet hole in the forehead of the
dead man.
"Did your father smoker The de-
tective looked straight at the young
man.
mo" replied Ralph, never to my
knowledge"
At that moment Stanwood came hur-
riedly across the grass.
Ibid you want to see me, sir?' he
asked.
Hendricks stood up straight.
"I'm sorry to disturb you," he said,
''but wanted to ask from which di-
rection you approached the body when
you discovered the murder.
1--WE were all over in the center
walk answered Stanwood. ''I came
in to the right of him-just there,
think, near his left ARM
eyes, see your tracks, said Hen
bricks. ''But you did not have on those
boots?"
"No; I hastily put on my slippers.
had little time to dress after Miss Has
tings raped on my door, .
'Ah, she gave the alarm!" said Hen
bricks.
miss Hastings is guest of my sis
ter explained Ralph, ga young lady
from Boston. -
Hendricks nodded refectively.
ibid you have a light when you
found the body, Mr.. Stanwood?"
"No, sir. -
"You struck match to look at him?'
mo, did not. -
81 sea the murderer,S tracks - said