The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-04-15

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ly. however. my morbid fears have Just
been confirmed. DR.. Lampkin, the
hypnotic expert, of whom I spoke
yesterday. is in the library with Col.
Warrenton. There is now no doubt that
1 was hypnotized and made to do the
Decd
'What? Oh. Alfred!" Miss Delmar
paled, and he felt her shudder as she
leaned nearer to him.
| There is no longer any doubt about
il" he repeated. "Dr. Lampkin has just
been giving me a good talk against wor-
rying over what can't be helped. and
really do feel more hopeful about it.
Besides, all may come out well in the
| end
! "But-but how do you know you did
it? It's perfectly absurd!"
They put me to a test last night.
won't trouble you with it. 1t would
only try your nerves to go into details.
| I knew nothing about it. was hypno-
tized after I fell asleep, and they got
| sufficient proof to convince them. Now.
| don't get excited, darling: you are
trembling all over. just as you did
yesterday"
Miss Delmar drew her hands from his
clasp and covered her face.
ooh. can't bear it! simply cannot
bear to think that you did it in-in sucn
horrid way. Alfred, you didn't! You
didn't"
The door bell rang. WILDLY sat star
ing into the frank eyes of the girl. un-
able to formulate reply. Neither spoke
just then. They heard Matthews go to
the door and open it: then a gentleman
entered the drawing-room.
II beg your pardon. Mr.. WILDLY"
he said. 81 am Minard Hendricks, the
detective who witnessed the proceed
thought might find DR.. Lampkin and
Col. Warrenton here"
''They are now in the library"
answered Wildly. Matthews will
notify them that you are here. Take a
seat, Mr.. Hendricks
Miss Delmar arose and extended her
hand to WILDLY.
Il must be going" she said. in low
voice.
II beg your pardon" said Hendricks
''You are Miss Delmar, am sure. I
would not detain you, but I am certain
that I can tell you something you would
like to hear. Now, 1 see," Hendricks
went on, smiling reassuringly. that
you think I am pretty bold to intro
duce myself in this abrupt way; but
you must remember that am detec-
tive, and that it is my business some
times to introduce myself without
much ceremony"
Miss Delmar smiled family and
bowed. ''Of course: that is your right.
SIR" she said.
Then Col. Warrenton and DR.. Lamp
kin came in.
Good morning, gentlemen" said
Hendricks. 81 have been thinking over
our mutual Investigations of last night.
and have come to the conclusion that it
cannot harm my proceedings to en-
deavor to remove a false impression
from your minds in regard to Mr..
Whidby's actions when hypnotized by
the criminal. could have told you the
truth last night, but was not quite
ready to do so.'
''You don't think he was made to do
the deed?" asked DR.. Lampkin.
He didn't" broke in Miss Delmar.
excitedly. 81 don't see how anyone
could think so for a moment"
Hendricks smiled. That's the way
I like to hear it expressed" he said to
the young lady. eff you had been pres.
ent las: night, Miss Delmar, you would
rot have let them think So"
'How are you going to prove it?"
asked Col Warrenton, hopefully. ':Don't
make any mistake this time. Much de-
Ponds on it. WILDLY has been fretting
his heart out over the horrible idea"
''May we go into Mr.. Whidby's room
now?" asked Hendricks. "Nliss Del
mar may come also. can explain things
better to ladies than to men,
Warrenton opened the door. Ger
tainly; the room has been put to rights.
Come on"
"Now," began the detective, when
they had entered Whidby's room, 1--WE
won't indulge in so much realism as to
have the colonel representing the dead
man, nor Mr.. WILDLY playing the role
of a peaceful sleeper, out of respect for
Miss Delmar's nerves; for, while she
would really make a better detective
than any one of you, she is only a
woman, after all, and we won't make
the picture any more gruesome tkan is
necessary. For our purpose we will
simply imagine that the other room
contains a sleeper, and that Mr.. Wild
by is reclining on this bed. Now, DIR.
Lampkin. when Mr.. WILDLY was hyp-