Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-02-10
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was Hendricks parting injunction.
"Kola. give him o stiff drink OF your
native brandy Good night
CHAPTER XVIII
As they were driving homo In the
cab Lampkin said:
"How on earth was that effect pro-
duced in the darkened room3 I don't
think was hypnotized.
Hendricks chuckled merrily.
"Kola attended to the pyroteohnica
he refused to let me into the secret;
said it was something . oountryman Of
his was going to get patented. The idea
for the seance came about this way: In
nosing around in old Benton's private
matters we discovered that he, without
the knowledge Of his associate, Mr..
Brooks Allen, or any Of his family, had
been experimenting with certain Pro-
fessor Dewitt. who has invented an
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 q great many moving attitudes Pro-
fessor Dewitt gave us an exhibition OF
some Of these, and It occurred to my
East Indian that be could use certain
series of negatives to advantage"
"Ah, begin to understand" ex-
claimed the doctor 1T was certainly
q good idea"
"Old Benton, continued tho detect
i've. "had been photographed sitting at
. desk. rising slowly. with revolver in
his hand, taking deliberate aim at q
target and firing. The instrument ad-
mirably reproduced the fash and tho
rising and vanishing smoke. Professor
Dewitt. at Kola's suggestion, removed
the revolver from the negatives. leaving
instead Mr. Benton's index finger.
Admirable ideal" exclaimed the doc
tor. Benton was supposed to point at
the one who had killed him."
HE seemed to be indicating each in
dividual of the group" answered Hen
dricka
"Allen was the only ono who gave
any outward show Of weakness, re-
marked the DOCTOR Ralph Benton said
he was i'll. and. to tell the truth. Allen
looks as II he had been slapped in the
face by the grim monster himself.
"If he is really i'll, this nights work
will come TO naught, said the detect
i've "Kola says he gives him the i'm
preston of dying man. You may re-
call Allen statement that he had had
a certain Dr.. Burton with him the
night Of the murder. You remember he
refused to give me his address Well,
Kola found a doctor of that name who
acknowledged he knew Allen quite
we'll; but. ON being questioned. he re.
fused to talk. saying he made habit Of
not speaking Of his patients to stran-
gers"
"He was right" said Lampkin. "A
physician ought not to make free with
the affairs of his patients. "
For . few minutes both men were
silent The silence was finally broken
by Lampkin.
"Have you made anything out Of
Montcastle's and Miss Benton's mys-
terious conduct on the night of the
murder?" he ventured.
4NOt GALL Nv WIZ = VI ~ "o"'
I'm OIL the track Of the cabman who drove
them to and from the station. At first
/ thought it was an East Orange rig.
but know now that it belonged to New
York. am still in deep water. with
nothing but my chin afloat. A most
important step was made tonight in
clearing away Ralph Benton's part in
the matter. l breathe freer now and
can use him to further my investiga.
tions."
"How?'
"I'll explain tomorrow night. You'll
60 over with me?"
Most certainly"
"All right Here's your street. " Hen
bricks leaned out to order the driver to
stop at Lampkin's number.