The Sauk Centre herald., 1898-04-21
chair and raised himself few inches.

| What sort or medicine are yOu 60
ing to give me? Joe thrives on every
thing in the way Of physic. He seems
to look on it as sort of dessert. can
feel him wag his tail with satisfaction
when he gets dose of medicine / be-
lieve on my life if was to take half a
pound Of arsenic he'd reach up to the
root Of my tongue to receive it -
"You must not talk 50 much," said
Lampkin, red in the face and still con
fused. II shall not use physio. My
treatment is through what is known as
hypnotic suggestion.
"A new one on me-" said the pa
tient. II don't know as care to mon
key with it. It is something you fell
lows amt quite sure of and want to try
it on q dog, suppose.
Lampkin stared helplessly for fully a
minute. He looked at his watch and
shrugged his shoulders. He could not
remember ever having had such per
picking experience He almost felt as
If the old man were jesting with him,
and yet the idea was not tenable when
he met his mild glance and heard his
plaintive voice.
1T won't hurt you bit," began
Lampkin in tone of gentle persuasion.
"You see, simply put you to sleep,
and when you awake"-Lampkin was
thinking Of reptile of more magnifi-
cent proportions which he had in an
other jar of alcohol-"I'll show you the
snake
II don't quite approve of the plan,
replied the patient obviously. "You
see, Joe and me has been companions,
so to speak, for more than 80 years,
and I haven't ever laid eyes on him.
Now, it don't seem to me that it would
be treating him with due respect for me
to be sound asleep when he makes his
first bow to daylight, don't you know"
DR.. Lampkin smothered an oath with
his hand, and, turning to seat at the
window, sat down. The patient sat up
in his chair and stared at him critic
ally, then stood up, reached out to
table and took possession of cigar and
a match.
IF you don't mind," he said, with
snigger, "I'll take a puff or two. Just
about this time of day me and Joe are
accustomed to smoke. He's as fond Of
it as'- '.
Hang your impudencer' said the
doctor. "Do you think haven't any
thing to Go but humor your practical
jokes? | knew you the minute you be-
gan to talk and thought I'd see how
long you'd keep it up. But enough of
thing is enough"
"'This snake quoted Hendricks,
grinning auGibly-'this snake is from
bankers in New York. l removed it
without the slightest difficulty. -
II give in," surrendered Lampkin.
II have never seen you in better dis
guise. How Oh earth did you alter your
voice that way?"
'Got professional ventriloquist to
show me how to speak down in my
throat, replied the detective. How
did you drop Oh to me anyway"
You may disguise YOUR face and
voice." said Lampkin, grinning, "but
your humor, you know, would betray
you anywhere. There is not another
man in America who can get off such
weak, dabby jokes. All at once vast
tired feeling came over ne. I I felt as if
i were sort of composite reincarnation
of all the overworked sewing women
that ever died, and then I knew you
were not far away
Hendricks laughed. IT presume you
are right. l shall not joke tonight for
fear of recognition.
whats up?'' asked Lampkin eager
~.
want you to take a round with me
tonight in good make up. / left it
down st,sLrs with the elevator boy"
sis it the Benton business?''
eyes"
''What's turned up?''
Nothing yet, but l am going to try
to make something turn up.
''Are the members of the house party
still at Granger asked the doctor.
''All of them. Even Allen has gone
back to his old room. You remember !
told you that Benton's lawyer, Farm
hall, had missed some of the old mans
pdpO1os UCllS AO tShu hdNO 6OoICuSu
high and low in several directions with
out success. But here is the point Farm
hall has sneaking idea that he is some
thing Of an expert in reading character
and has invited the whole party to meet
him at his house tonight He thinks he
will be able to draw them all out in
conversation and force confession from
some one. /"
"Then he thinks that some member
Of the household stole the papers?" ask.
ed Lampkin.
"Yes, and committed the murde,
also.
do you think SO, too?" asked the doc
tor.
Cant answer that question yet,
smiled the detective. But his idea of
forcing some one to confession put an
odd idea into my head. They will be
ut his house at clock, and after they
leave thero we'll get III our little
scheme. I"
s'What's that?"
"I shan't tell you. Itwould spoil the
dramatic effect. You'll see it all in the
pud >,