Arizona republican., 1898-02-04

Hendricks bowed to the cOlOnel, dHC went on: q know; you need not tell me. I was in the colonePs room just now, and overheard your talk. fel! less like an interloper when I heard you say you were going to give me the bene- fit of your investigations, so I followed you down here, and have seen and heard all. I am glad to make your acquaint ance, Col. Warrenton, but you mus both pardon my impatience. I am Gl- ing to make a little examination on my own account. Will he-is the young man sound asleep?"
 "Yes; he can hear only what I ad- dress to him."
 ''Go ahead" Warrenton joined in. You may do as you like here"
 Thanks" Hendricks lighted the gas with a. soundless match, and, goirg to the window which Whidby had ap- preached so many times, examined the sill closely. Then he crossed the floor 10 the corner nearest the door, and, ia V ing a small dark-lantern from thc pocket of his ulster, he went down or his hands and knees, and, throwing the
  made minute examination of the car pet, and then of the Plastered walls near where he crouched.
 Warrenton and Dr. Lampl<in watched him curiously, both with long faces. When he had finished and closed his lantern with a snap, Warrenton ven tured to say:
 of you have discovered anything, sir. which would lead you to bslieve that my young friend was not the instru- ment of hypnotist, and not made t. commit the crime, I should be yer. grateful. I am really afraid the morbid fear that such is the case will drive the poor fellow mad"
 Hendricks smiled as he buttoned his ulster around him.
 "That point, believe, lies in Dr Lampkin's province. I was trying tc discover traces of the murderer wherc l failed to search the other day. For the present I can tell you no more. How ever, I may say that in spying on you tonight I have discovered enough tC prove to my mind, at least, that eithe; the murder was a hypnotist, or Nil Whidby is a capital actor"
 "Nhat do you mean?" asked Col. War renton, sharply.
 The detective smiled.
 "Only that there are two sides to tht case. Either Whidby is guilty or some one else is; and that is what the public thinks. I should be glad to prove hiIl wholly innocent. If he is guilty, he i. listening to me now and has gone through a superb piece of acting. Eh ] Nhidby? But he may be asleep"
 T can testify to that" said Dr. Lamp kin, uneasily. q don't make mistake in that line"
 ''If you do in others" laughed Hen dricks. But I must be going. Yol l fellows have made me lose lot of sleep tonight
 What do you mean about my mis takes?" asked Dr. Lamplin, coldly.
 "Never mind now; I shall perhaps ex plain before long," answered the de tective. 'Good-night." And he opened the door and was gone.
 For several minutes Dr. Lampllin ant the colonel stood looking at each othel n silence. The pause was ended by th' colonel.
 Well, we haven't any bright news fo the poor fellow, have we? Shall we walk. linn and tell him the result of our inves i.gations
 "No: let him sleep till morning. will brace him up. It is the first goc' sleep he has had for several days, ri venture to say. No, don't tell him till rlll tomorrow. 1 think I can put it le, fore him so that he won't brood so muci over it. I have a good many patient who employ me simply to keep then from worrying. Some of them I hav cured permanently of the disease, fo that's all it is, and a bad one. Good night. I'll be round h re in the morn ing"
 Continued Tomorrow.)