Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-12-09
CHAPTER XIV.

AT half after seven o CLOCK tnat even
ing DR.. Lamplin was waiting for Hen
bricks at the latter's office. Promptly
at the time set by the detective he hur-
ried into the room out of breath. At
glance it was plain to Lampkin that lie
had met with no success.
"It's no good" said Hendricks, fun
ing. 81 can't get the slightest hint as
to his whereabouts. They say he has
left the city, and there it ends"
"What are you going to do next"'
questioned Lampkin. "This case is fret
ting the life out of me. never felt SO
much concern over anything in my
life.''
Hendricks brows ran together and,
without making q reply, he went into
the adjoining room and Lampkin heard
him ring the telephone. There was a
pause; then he heard the voice of the
detective calmly asking for the con-
nection. Then tensely:
SIS that Miss Huntington?
Pause of moment. Then Hendricks
voice:
"But you ought not to sit up there
like that. l want to say that DR.. Lamp
kin and are going out into the coun-
try, and that you need not expect to
hear from me again tonight"
Another pause, then the voice of the
detective broke the. silence:
"Yes, really, can tell you nothing
tonight. am sorry to say that SO far
I have been unsuccessful, but while
there is life, you know, there is hope"
Then there was silence for a moment
and Hendricks rang off. When he en-
tered the room he was white il the face,
and his fat hands-the hands which had
frightened about the Threats and wrists
of a hundred criminals-were trem
bling.
"Old man." he said, - heard her fall
to the floor just now. heard her aunt
scream and run to her." Hendricks sat
down and leaned on his desk. There
was something in his eyes that Lamp
kin had never seen in the eyes of any
human being.
Doctor" Hendricks added, IF do
run across that dirty scamp, IL am
afraid I never can wait for justice to
take it's course. I am satisfied that he
is not only Gielow's abductor, but that
he is the man who has tried twice to do
me up in such a cowardly fashion,"
Then Hendricks shook himself, as if
ashamed of his outburst, and leaned
back in the light of the green-shaded
lamp.
Il heard you telephone Miss Hunt
ington that you and l were going out
into the country" said Lampkin. WAS
that only preteAt?"
mo, am going out to have talk
with kola, and as you said you'd like
to see his big rambling den, I want to
take you along for company"
Nothing could please me MORE"
II have ordered carriage to meet US
at the One Hundred and Twenty-ffth
street elevated station. Come on, I'm
ready"
AS the carriage. after having passed
through a rather dense wood for about
half mile, drew up at the old brick
uduSlOu Will IT'S tAIcc duO uAll
stories and massive f1uted columns
reaching from the ground to the rather
fat roof, Lampkin remarked:
Rather an isolated place. No bad
place for the gang ofrobbers of which
you spoke"
ct just suits Kola, as said once be-
FORE" answered Hendricks. by the
time his hoodwinked customers get here
they are prepared for anything i'm
aginative.'
Telling the driver to wait for them at
the door they alighted. There was but
one light in sight and that was dis
NAL red one which could be seen
the old-fa shioned side lights of
the big door on the stone veranda.
There was no bell on the door, but sim
ply quaint old knocker.
81 WISH" observed Hendricks, that it
were day instead of night. You can
form no idea of the picturesque rugged
ness of the scenery. You see we came
BY the old road through the woods, but
Just behind the house there is new
drive. At this point it has been cut
solid stone, and there is cliff,
within 400 feet of US, over 4 hundred
feet IN height. In blasting the stone