Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-10-07

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Horse Show last night"
"Papers are not infalible," said
Hendricks, tapping his call bell. Some
thing in the general tone of this COM
munication makes me think that the
writer really meant to furnish me with
a grewsome exhibition in Caruthers'
apartments. My invitation comes late,
but am going to accept
The office boy came in.
Bring me to-day's Herald, quick!"
Hendricks commanded with quite
change of tone.
This time, as the detective took the
paper and began to open it, all his Gus
tomary calmness and deliberate
shrewdness seemed to settle On him.
For moment his penetrating gaze
rested on the "Notes of th~ Horse
Show" Then he grunted significantly
as he took up pencil and drew circle
around short paragraph.
"There!" he calculated. "You see
this paper says Caruthers did not oc-
cupy his box last night; that, as he was
out of town, the box was courteously
extended to Count Bantinns and his
party-Nliss Huntington, her aunt, and
other ladies'
Lampkin rose, an incredu.c..:s express
sion on his face, and leanec over the
paper. He started to speak, but Hen
| bricks had suddenly dropped his hand
on the call-bell with considerable
force.
'What is it, sir?" asked the boy, from
| the portals of the door leading into the
ante-room.
'To-day's Sum-" said the detective,
| giving his friend strange look.
When the boy had brought the pa
per Hendricks looked over the Horse
Show news most deliberately.
''No mention of Caruthers here what
ever" he said, finally. Doctor, what
time is ito"
eleven o'clock" said the doctor
do YOU want me to leave?"
The detective. reached for his over,
! coat.
"Come walk over to the Palace hotel
with me-"
care you going to make inquiries
there?"
IT shall at least find out if Caruthers
has returned" rejoined Hendricks, re.
hectively, just touch of evasion in his
tone. ''You see, he may have an enemy
who really intended to harm him in
some way, week ago, and in such g
matter q man ought to be put on his
guard
"Of course" answered Lampkln
"You are quite right"
The detective thrust his hand into Ill
Loclket for his gloves and drew then
out in disreputable wad.
"Id like to ascertain, too, if this lot
ter was written by my avowcd enemy
You see, I'd 60 good many lengths K
get even the faintest clew to his idetl
tity."
AS the two friends turned into sigh
of the twelve-story hotel, they saw l.
front of it long line of fashionable
carriages from which were alightint
men and ladies in evening dress.
"Swell blowout" commented Hen
bricks. Doctor, we ought to have O,
our swallow-tails and white neckties.'
81 have almost given up that sort g
thing" replied the doctor. "My prir
cipal amusement nowadays seems t.
be watching you at your work. II tina
eastern chap, Kola, hadn't won you
heart so completely, I'd have given W
my own aims and tried to become you
right bower"
"You are that already, old man" re
turned the detective. "But Kola can
be depended on. When it suits him hi
works with me like prairie on fire
but often when have the most impor
tant matters on hand find him in hi
old rat-ho}e OF a den drugged to MI
eyes in the suffocating smoke and Qdo1
of incense, and moving about in hi
gray robe and cowl like half-mumml
fed monk. Ugh! he gives me the all
overs"
"You have never told me much abou
him." said the doctor. "The time me
him during your Investigations Of tn,
Benton murder case he interested M
greatly" ...
Hendricks shook his head.
II don't go mucn on Wnat can De sS
planned to my full satisfaction, and
can't explain Kola. When 1 ask him
to turn the light on his queer mode o
life he grins, shakes his head and say!
it would take 20 years of study ant
ascetic living in the east to comprc
bend even the rudimentary part O.
his outlandish philosophy. didn't tel
him I was going to Boston, and he MAJ
feel miffed at me, but he'll get over it.
BY this time they had reached tht
side entrance to the hotel, and the.
went into the crowded Office, from
which, in several directions, ran spa
cious corridors, the walls Of which wer'
adorned with costly paintings an5
sculpture. Through an open door thea
had glimpse of the white and golt
ballroom. The music of Hungariss
orchestra swelled out from balcor;J
overhead, and throngs of men and wonn
en- passed to and fro through the cor
ridors. Hendricks sank into a big
chair near the doorway leading into the
Turkish smoking room, and by down
ward motion of his hand signified his
desire for Lampkin to sit beside him.
ITO BE Continued
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| Devoted Indian.
Baron de Malortie, a German who had