The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-01-07

| Dr. Lampkln swung MS microscope
to enc side and began to place the glass
slips into an envelope.
| Very strange, indeed" he remarked,
his glance bent ON his visitors. "A
hospital certainly was the proper place
| for man in Aliens condition. won.
fit him at lodging house, and i'll such
quarter as that. Allen is not without
means, it would seem. You'd better
work on that idea. gentlemen.
1--WE can't 60 any farther in that
direction now," said Hendricks impa-
tiently. He rose and began to walk to
and fro, his hands clasped behind him.
"You think not, STRIP - ked Kola,
the animation gone from his counte-
nance.
"No," answered the detective, stop
ping at a window and looking into the
street. eff you can't connect Allen
with the crime by other evidence than
we have so far, it would be folly to
tackle him on his deathbed. Look here,
fellows. You have two heads. Stick
them together and tell me something
explain one simple, little thing. Give
me a reason for the bullet from old
Benton S gun being stopped by a rotten
plank that would not in. lie the prog
ress of a homeward bound honeybee if
it struck it fair header. -
The adept smiled gloomily and shook
his head.
'It seems to me-" jested Lampkin,
| haun hu1 LOT hn hrai
can see no reason why the ball may not
have plowed through the ground, slowed
up little and then risen and struck
the summer house"
"BoshV exclaimed Hendricks. "It
went direct. 1t struck the wall at ex-
actly the height of old Benton's armpit
from the ground. For Gods sake, don t
speakp' Hendricks whirled round from
the window, his eyes dancing with ex-
element. doc, you have given me a
glorious pointer 1t is comingl All, ye
gods, have it have it'll No, am
not exactly positive. want proof"
Lampkin and the adept stared at him
speechlessly as he began again to pace
the floor, his hands linked and twisted
together. Suddenly he stopped at the
table and picked up the bullet.
~ say, Lampkin," he said in voice
that quivered, put this under your
glass and tell me if you detect ON it cor
puscles of blood. 4"
Lampkin started.
"By Jove!' he exclaimed. "An in
FAINT could have thought of that"
"You can bet your life an infant
didn't" joked the detective. "I'm a
veteran, l am"
"What is it?" asked Kola, rising in
to the light of the DOCTORS lamp.
His question was ignored. Lampkin's
fingers trembled as he placed the bull
let on piece of glass and slid it into
place. He seemed scarcely to breath as
he turned the piece of lead first one way
and then another.
"Well?" said Hendricks, with bated
breath. "Do you see any,"
Hundreds Of them," replied the
doctor. "You may look for yourself. If
you'll wait, will scrape some off on
to a glass, and then you can see them
more clearly"
"No; I'll take your word for it" said
Hendricks. Poor devill He has had Q
hard time keeping his secret.
Faced death to do it. too" said
Lampkin. "For long time he was
afraid to confide even in a physician.
81 understand now," said Kola BASH
fully. "Shall you 60 to him?''
want to go, doctor?" asked Hen
bricks.
~ shouldn't like to miss the climax. I"
"Get your chapeau, then. Once more,
old man, you have put me on the right
track by an inadvertent observation. -