Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-05-05
CHAPTER XI.

went have it at ALL"
CHAPTER XI.
After DR.. Lampkin and Col. Warren
ton had taken their leave and were on
the way down town, DR.. LaInpkin said:
Il must make a confession to you.
What l said about wanting to talk over
a legal point was only a pretext to see
You alone about another matter. Your
friend must be hypnotized tonight
after he falls asleep naturally. You
see, I had to get the idea of the test out
Of his mind, for that would have made
him unusually waleful. If he was
hypnotized on the night of the murder
Il was done when he was asleep and Of
course, for our test, the conditions
ust be the same. have prepared his
mind so that he will sleep soundly
tonight, and, if every thing works we'll,
| think that l can prove conclusively
what his actions were on the night Of
the murder"
81 see," replied the colonel. 81 place
myself in your hands. Use me as you
will"
"You must take him for q short drive
this evening at about seyen," con
tlnued the doctor. "While you are out
shall come in and secrete myself some
where upstairs. Then you must make
some excuse for wanting to spend the
night in his house. ! would have you
occupy the bed of the murdered man,
but am afraid WILDLY would be sur
prised at your choice, so stay wherever
he puts you, but manage o send that
manservont away for the night We
shall want the house entirely to our
selves. About two o'clock in the morn
ing l shall come to your room and
arouse you. WILDLY won't awake; ]
sllall see to that"
you can rely on mo-" the colonel
promised; "but should like to ask onG
question, if l may"
AS many as you like"
From yourobservationss so far, would
you think the blood on the portiere, tn
spot on the chair, and the drop on the
cuff would have come from Whidby's
hand after simply touching the bloody
sLeet?"
ITO be frank, am going to work ou
the supposition that they could not,
answered the hypnotist, and he left the
colonel deeply perplexed.
A few moments after two o'clock the
next morning Warrenton, who had
been put by WILDLY into the large
guest-chamber over Strong's old room
heard a light step on the stairs. II,
rose from a chair near the window an(
opened the door 1t was the doctor.
why" said the visitor in surprise
mot asleep? l thought should make
you furious by rousing you from sweeI
dreams"
Couldn't sleep to save my life" saiC
the colonel sheepishly. Il tried fot
four solid hours, but it was impos
sible. Itwas the thought of the who'll
uncanny business, suppose"
ut is always impossible when on
tries hard to Sleep" said the hypnotist
lie closed the door softly, and sat dow
on the side of the bed The idea is t.
forget all about it, and nature will d,
all the rest. An effort to sleep keep
the mind active, and activity of though
prevents sleep"
Where have you been?" asked tn
colonel.
"Slumbering sweetly on lounge il
the library ever since WILDLY turned in
If 1 had known that you were restless
could have put you to sleep withou
even seeing YOU"
81 shouldn't care to have you do it.,
said the colonel, with a smile.
Its absolutely harmless. The fac
is, you often hypnotic yourself whe
you go to sleep. But we are losing tim
Before we go down to Whidby's roor.
I want to say that l have some hopes q
demonstrating that he was not an il
strument in the hands of the murderer
but, no matter what may be the resuI
of our Investigations, it is clearly on
duty to confer with AHnard Hendricks.
u fully agree with you" replied Wei
renton, "and so will my friend"
The doctor rose. "Whidby win be I'll
conscious of all that takes place Il
night, and if it should happen to b
very unpleasant we need not tell hil
the particulars"
Certainly; a good idea, indeed" Wa
renton looked down at the feet of III
hypnotist. "But you need slipper
Had not better get you Pair?'
''No; the soles of my shoes are thi
and I can tread like a cat when wis
Follow me-"
fro BE Continued
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