The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-05-05

ther killed hlms6lf!
81 do not, said Hendricks.
Lampkin stared at his friend. He
was unable to understand the detective.
"My God!" exclaimed Ralph. "Then
I presume shall have to go to Jail and
stand trial to prove my innocence?''
Hendricks looked at his watch, Their
called out:
"Kola."
"Yes, SIR"
"Is the cab at the door?"
1T is, sir"
Ralph rose. leaned on the table an6
bent forward.
"Look here, Hendricks, he said des
perately. ''you are no fool. You are 6
judge of men and of mems hearts.
don't believe you can look me in the
face and say you think killed my fa
ther."
81 have not said so YETI" said Hen.
bricks; "but, Judging from past expert.
ences in such matters, must say that
if the facts as they now stand go be.
fore jury you will get quick verdict
of guilty"
"You really think so?''
"I'd stake my reputation on it..
"What am / to do?''
"The simplest thing in the world. 81
As the detective spoke he caught Lamp.
kin's wondering eye and held it for g
moment. "Produce the note you claim
to have found pinned to your fathers
lapel"
II burned it the day you were in my
room. washed the remains away in
the running water of my basin.''
Hendricks stood up, looked again al
his watch and went to the door leading
into the passage.
eff that is true, young man, and you
can't produce the murderer. you have
signed your own death warrant. Every
circumstance points to your guilt.
never saw more perfect chain Of con-
victing circumstances. The note, how
over, would have saved you. It is pity
you destroyed it,
Ralph hung his head for minute,
then raised it and smiled doggedly.
II presume innocent men have been
condemned before. l really fear have
got myself into an awful pickle. was
a fool, but meant we'll. I am ready to
60 with you"
Hendricks took key from his pocket,
inserted it into the lock of the handouts
and drew them from the young man g
wrists.
"As I remarked just now" he said,
II know that your father did not COM
NIT suicide, but did not say you kill
ed him."
"Y- you don t accuse me?" stammered
Ralph in establishment
"No; l have no charge to- make
against you except that you have been
constantly hindering my Investigations
by concealing some Of the facts In or
der to proceed further in the case I
was obliged to wiring your secret from
you. Some one shot your father, and
you have almost defeated justice by the
stupid role you were playing. Ifam
method was severe, you deserved> it.
You have caused me to lose good deal
of time.
"But the letter father wrote" in
sisted Ralph incredulously, land the
fact that found it pinned on him and
the revolver at his side-why, surely
"That's too long a story, and it's
late," answered the detective. ''Now,
60 home and let that sweetheart of
yours know you are not in 'durance
VILE The doctor and I are going up
town in a cab.
''That's what you ordered the cab
for, then?" said Ralph. -
Hendricks laughed.
''By the way" he said, "shall you
be at home tomorrow night about 10
O'Clock? shall want your assistance in
some experiments, if you don't object I"
II shall be delighted to be of any as
sistance," replied the young man. IF
you can prove that my father did not
commit suicide, it will take big load
from my mind"
''That will be easy enough" Hen
bricks assured him, "but if it is all