The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-07-23
CHAPTER VII,

Lumpkin did not see the detective
again till late in the afternoon of the
Gay thus begun. He met Hendricks as
ne sprang from a cab in front of Grace
church. on Broadway.
II have but minute to spare" the
detective said. There is much to look
into. l am sending out trus1y young
fellows in many directions. As for me,
am just now studying cremation"
"Nou want to see if"
"lf a onr-han,lcd man has been taken
to a regular crematory."
"\h. good idea, of course. Have
you read he papers,"
"Only the headlines. They are
enough for me. Drnham's starts in the
ascendant, but ii will sink eventually
into m'h-puddlr."
"Ilc seems not to have got word ont
of Giclow'S servant" replied the doctor.
"Ilc didn't know how to do it,"
gr.nnrd the man of cxpcricnc" in such
things. "Thcrc are many theories adj
v"nced, presnme""
The doctor nodded.
"All of them point to Girlow's love
affair and his recent flight. They make
Miss Huntington disagycrahly con-
spicuous."
"And blasted shame. too" mutt
tered Hendricks. "Shc belongs to the
swell gang and all that, and Was born
with the proverbal spoon in her pretty
mouth, but all the same she is II credit
to womanhnod--tha stuff mothers OF
great men are made Of"
"lf she reads the papers she will feel
sorely hurt. for not one of them cred
its the poor fellow with even temporary
insanity. They have made him ont a
cold-hrartrd. rnol-headrd villain, who.
not satisfied with killing his man, ere
mates his body simply TO show he ma
Lightly Of his hatred"
Hendricks was moving away, his
hand outstrctchrtl, when n sudden
thought lighted up his face and he
said:
"Anytling in the papers about his
having been last seen in the company
Of Count IHanlinni?"
"Not Il word"
"Thrn Dcnham is minus the chief
ri"w 10 the whole business. Poor Gle
low! One of tn" headlines dnhs him
Dr. .Iekyll and Mr.. Hyde, a man who
paints Mndnnnns and angels. and at he
sam" time is the devils viIcst agent"
81 hope you will run across some
thing in Girlow's favor" said Lamp
kin.
May God help him if can't" said
the detective, with feeling. "rhis fore
noon ! went all the way out to kola's
place on the Palisades, hoping ne might
aid me in some way. | found him alb
sorbed in crystal-gazing, and knew
il would irritatc him to be interrupted
till it rlensed his fancy. His eastern
servant had led me into the great dark
room where Kola sat and whispered
that must wait i'll the prince of occult
baidertash had received some psychic
impression or other. From where was
placed could see Koln behind a screen.
His profile was towards me. His lips
were moving constantly, and his eye
balls standing out from his checks on
stiff muscles. lie is u tit subject for a
museum. He has had some accident
with an explosive with which he was ex-
perimenting and his hair was singcd Off
close. He actually looks uncunny.
sat without word or a sign of rccogni-
ton from him till got tired and stole
away"
81 didn't know he had moved out
there" Snid the doctor.
ooh, yes. and the place suits him toa
u. lie found an old colonial mansion
built half Of brick. half of stone, in IL
wooded portion of Clil1sidc Park, the
most inaccessible part of the Palisades.
1lr found out by accident that it was
under contract to be torn down before
long, and got couple of years lease ON
1T, and recently he received Il carload of
oriental rubbish from somewhere and
has turned the interior into the queer
est looking retreat you ever saw.
got onto his idea not long ago. and,
while it is not exactly above board,
have nothing 10 say, for New Workers.
the wealthy ones-lovc to he hum
plugged, and Kola has discovered that
they are willing to pay for it to boot.
The vast mystery with which the rascal
Invests his personality does the work.
lie couldn't have chosen Il better place.
The old mansion is rcputcd TO have been
the headquarters Of Il gang of thieves of
long standing, and when they we're dis
banded ten years ago ! heard much
about the place. One of the thieves
who died in prison said n gang of coun-
trrfcitrrs had operated there for fiji
teen years and had he most perfect out
tit in he cellars beneath The house that
%ns ever owned in America. As said,
the mystery docs the work for Koa.
He receives applicants for psychic mes
s'socs in the dark or when he is cnwlcd.
govncd and masked. ] heard of one
Millionaire who wanted his adj
vice and went out there one afternoon
IN 4 coach with six armed attendants
to drive or possible hinhway:ncn
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