Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-01-31


of? | don't understand
"The telegram for the bloodhound,
stupidl" laughed the doctor "Have
you forgotten already"
"Oh, rememberi Johnson was to
bring Nebo. Did you get something to
Neat?''
the doctor.
. Hendricks tapped his forehead with
the tips of his fingers.
''To let, he said. 81 shall put out
sign at once. 1t doesn t contain single
idea. My brain is a mud puddle upon
the surface of which nothing floats
"Why, thought you were getting
along finely" replied Lampkin.
Hendricks walked to the window,
gazed out on the lawn for minute,
then whirled round suddenly and re-
turned to his companion.
VI 81 say, Old man. said he, II sent
NJ you away at exactly the wrong time. -
"Why, what's happened?"
Hendricks foiled the question with
another.
'<What is man like when he swoons?''
VI 81 don't understand. What do you
mean?" asked the DOCTOR
Hendricks Shrugged his shoulders i'm
patiently.
Its your business to understand.
You are doctor. What did you study
medicine for? 1 mean what would
man look like? How would he fall
Rdown? What color would he be?''
"Ah, see!' said Lampkin thought
fully. 'I"-
mo. you don't see. Answer my
question.
Chow can l tell how he would fall?''
said Lampkin spiritedIy- Different
men would fall different ways A heavy
man would go down like tub of sau-
sage meat, while thin man might top
pie over like billiard cue knocked
from a players hand. AS to the color
of his face, it would be-let me see
about the color of chamois skin,
and''-
'tThunderp' calculated the detective.
N"You mean flushed.
81 mean as white as that of dead
mans and cold and clammy, with beads
of perspiration standing on it. -
Hendricks swOre softly.
"You told me not ten days ago that
yet just now I was breaking my neck
to get water for swooning man with
face as red as a beet. I'm an ass.
"Who swooned?"
Nobody, d-n it, according to your
own diagnosis. Ralph Benton, however.
did a capital piece of acting. He keeled
over beautifully just before his name
was called as a witness -
"And didn't testify"
'fNo; l didn't care for his testimony,
though
"Well, then, what's the matter?''
Matter? Do you suppose L want to
30 hopping like mad after water before
all those people to give water to
young ass who is playing off on me?"
''What are you going to do about it?''
"Get even with him before this thing
is done with. Let's go into the hall
We are losing time. -
The library door opened, and Miss
Hastings looked in.
"Oh, beg pardonl'' she said, start
ing to Withdraw.
Its all right, said Hendricks,
quickly stepping toward her eve were
just going out How is Mr. Benton?"
''He is better, replied Miss Has,
tings HE is in his sisters room, sit
ting up
1--WE were just starting to look around
the house a bit, said Hendricks.
''Would you mind telling us which is
your room and the one formerly occu-
pied by NJ. Jacob Benton?"
"Mine is at the head of the front
stairs on the right as you go up, re-
piled Miss Hastings. 'Mr. Bentons
was next to it, between my room and
his laboratory
"Thank you. And Miss Benton's
room isl
ION this floor, back of the sitting
room, after you cross the narrow pas
Sage
''Mr. Montcastle's is opposite hers,
believe went on Hendricks.
Eyes"
''Mr Ralph Benton rooms up stairs,
presume.
Eyes, across the hall from his ia
#ther's apartment.
MI THANK you,'' said Hendricks, with
a pleasant smile and a bow ''We want
to look the premises over and shall be-
gin at the bottom. Come on, doctor. %
The detective led Lampkin from the
library and down a long hall into which
several doors opened. AS they were
passing Miss Benton room they heard
voices within.
''Montcastle is there whispered
Hendricks over his shoulder, land
while they are OBTAINING him want to
peep into his chamber. :"
The next minute he laid his hand on
the knob Of Montcastle's door. 1t was
focked. The detective smiled broadly as
Ne took a heavy bunch of keys from his
Pocket and began to try them in the
Iock.