Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-02-10
rote from hendricks IL ran as follows:
Be at your office tonight at o'clock,

DO "' '"- HENpRIcxA
When the detective came. the doctor
was busy examining under powerful
microscope some consumption germs
which ha1 that afternoon been sent him
by a disl1!. suisl.sd physician.
Busy, see," was Hendricks greet
ing as he sat down in an easy chair and
dropped his slouched hat On the floor.
"How are you' Through in min
ute," responded the doctor. II want to
get at the nature of this batch Of germs
Conway sent me this afternoon. l know
little about such things, but he always
wants ME to sanction his conclusions.
"What sort are they?" asked Hen
bricks absent1nindedly.
Lampkin laughed, with his eye to
the microscope.
"Do you expect me to waste valuable
lung power explaining things to You
when your mind is thousand miles
away? Go tol What luck at Benton 81"
"Not much" answered Hendricks.
"I'm stranded. Would you believe, old
man, that night before last, after we
got back from East Orange, I went
home, went to bed, failed to sleep, got
up, walked to Central park and back
and then went out to Benton's?"
II shouldn't have been surprised II
you had taken your passage to Europe
on half inflated life preserver. But.
really, did you 60 back out there?"
"That's what did. You see, was
satisfied Montcastle's yarn was straight,
and all at once it seemed to dawn ON
me that l had absolutely nothing to
work on except the bullet which had
lodged so lightly in the wall Of the
summer house"
but Allen" put in DR.. Lampkin,
removing one Of the glass slides from
his microscope and selecting another
II thought
"No, hendricks broke in; II haven't
blasted bit of evidence against him.
The fact that he had quarreled with old
Benton when Benton was rowing with
every soul around him wouldn't count
for anything So, you see. it was the
bullet or nothing. Anyway it kept me
from sleeping l crept into the grounds
at the side gate and by the light of a
dark lantern carefully examined the
wood in which the ball had lodged,
hoping that some idea would pop into
my Uranium, as it often does :"
"You usually have ideas to spare"
remarked Lampkin, adjusting the green
shade over his eyes and looking again
into his microscope. Have you heard
how Allen is getting on?'
II don't know much about him." re-
piled Hendricks. "Kola is looking aft
er him. He has been about Benton's all
day in the disguise of laborer. Late
this afternoon he sent me u hasty mes
sage that Allen was to be moved to a
private hospital up town. Kola prom
Used to meet me here this evening"
II am glad Allen will have medical
attention." said Lampkin. "He was
such sad sight that / have not been
able to stop thinking about him."
1T is the bullet that's troubling me-"
said Hendricks. when cant see nat
ural reasons for thing, it runs me
wild. can't account for the ball not
having had more force than it had. l
have talked to pistol makers, gunsmiths
and old sportsmen. but none Of them
can explain it"
Hendricks rose, took the bullet from
his pocket and unwrapped the tissue pa
per from about it. lyon see. he con-
tinued, "the pointed end Of it is scarce
ly flattened."
DR.. Lampkin examined the bit Of lead.
1t is certainly remarkable. he said.
"You say the wood was soft?"
almost perfectly rotten. believe l
could have made hole i'll it with my
bare finger, hear your bell. It's Kola. "
Lampkin went to the door. II was
the adept
Good evening" said Kola. lis Mr..
Hendricks
Here am, my boy" the detective
called out cordially. Come right in.
What's the news?"
The adept stood erect in the center OF
the room.
"You know" he began, that Mr..
Allen was to go to private hospital up
town.
EYES," said Hendricks impatiently;
"go ahead"
'Dr Burton came after him and
brought him over in his own carriage. l
did not have time to wire you to be at
the ferryboat landing on this side. so
followed in cab.
"Gcod for you! Bully boy!" exclaim-
ed the detective excitedly. "Well?'
1.-THE carriage when it left the boat
on this side turned down town instead
of up. The driver whipped up his horses
and drove fast instructed my cabby
to keep them in sight.
And he did it, Of course" put in
the detective. IL see it in your eye"
''They stopped at lodging house,
S45 West Thirteenth street They