The Holly chieftain., 1898-05-27

Hendricks rang again, and when the
changing of the bell had died away u
door beneath the stoop opened, a chain
ratified against an iron gate, and a wom-
an half clad and with hair disheveled
came out amid a heap of garbage and
ash barrels and glared up at them.
What do ye want?" she asked crust
lily.
I'VE have m appointment with Mr..
Farleigh, who has a room here, l think"
Hendricks replied.
"A purity ttne o night for it," snaried
the woman. f"But l promised the gin
tleman TO letye in, an SO, if ven wait
till l come up I'll open the door"
In a minutk she admitted them,
"fe was 1go up to his room-the top
floor fro.t; Sc can't miss it. / would
go up ahead o. ye, but I'm that stiff
that
Well get there all right" Hendricks
interrupted, spassing her. I'VE won't
be long. WSuld you mind leaving the
door unlockSd?"
Not at alI sir" she replied. The de-
tective thanked her, and went up the
stairs.
The door Y the room in the front, on
the top fioo5 was closed. There was
transom ov$ it. but no light shone
through. Handricks knocked and wait
ed. Then hsput his hands on the latch
As he did sol 3Dr. Lampkin drew his re-
volvcr.
Hendricks Rughed grimly. Put it
up" he muttired. ''You won't need
it, "A
The door was not fastened. Hen
bricks pushed it open. and as he did so
some STRIPS of cotton batting fell to the
floor from the side and the top. The
room was vefy dark. The outside blinds
had been closed. and the curtains drawn.
80 that no Ii Sht came in from the street
below nor finn the moon above.
The detective struck a match, and
lighted the eas near the door. The yel-
low glare filed the room and revealed
grucsomeIsight. \ bed stood in the
righthand corner, and on his side, his
face to the windows, lay the body Of a
man. a 4ascaliber, oid-style pistol had
been tied II the back of a chair in such
way that he muzzle was within three
inches Of ailark hole in the mans tenn
pie.
"originaIidea." was Hendricks first
observations He pointed TO faint line
of ashes frdm the chair, across the bare
floor, to th@ nirhole of little stove in
the Fireplace.
.T can't ,,,l, l,,-e.,,I "a, .,;1 r.
Lampkin, shopping to oexamine the ashes.
Hendricks opened the door of the
stove.
Il have never seen this method be-
FORE he said, effectively. THE line
Of ashes was N afle by fuse running
from the tube oithe pistol to candle
in the stove. SeS here are the remains
of the wick, md some of the tallow.
Tie fuse was fas sened in the end of the
candle; he lit il, blosed the door of the
stove, to keep the flight from disturbing
him. and lay thtrc waiting for it to
burn down to thcfuse and thus fire the
pistol. 1t must I'VE been his intention
to have death cobe upon him while he
was asleep
MY God! what an ideal" exclaimed
DR.. Lampkin. see. He calculated
on painless deatA by hypnotizing him
self to sleep" 1lf
Can it be ddhe9' asked Hendricks.
Hardly" the Spctor replied. Il don't
think the create he was ever born who
could, in that VI put himself to sleep
while facing ett-nity, especially after
committing n line. His conscience
would not allow ~ DIR. Lanpkin bent
forward, and md e close examination
of the dead man features. Poor fell
low!' he said. He evidently tried To
sleep. l think wanted to be found
with smile on S face. But he failed.
Even in death he shows the awful dread
he must have I'D There is no doubt
that he mentaly suffered. Do YOU
know what rtnd Of mine is doing?
He is making Judy of the features of
the dead, for theburpose of scientificaI-
ly proving to pdple who don't believe
in the immortality of the soul that
there is futlIr4 life. He says If only
our sight were q ucated sufficiently we
could read on til faces of dead people
expressions that Iould not be put there
by mortal thou& &ht-expression that
are formed just Is the awakened soul
is leaving the I'D y. / agree with him
that it is CRED field for study. He
is an artist, and Is painted the strong
est picture that lhave ever seen. 1t is
the living face n man distorted by
the worst OF humIn passions, and by its
side is the same fee, nfter death, wear
ing the spiritual expression / men
toned"
Il hope" Hendlc cks remarked, with
shudder, as he danced at the dead
mans features, our friend would not
argue that the horrible expressions on
the faces of somesuicides would prove
that-that they bave no-chance, you
know"
Not at ALL" replied the doctor. He
says the soul is sfaply separated from
the body so hastily that there is no time
for it to leave its reN expression. But
we are certainly cub gruesome subject.
/ suppose Farleigh Wed the cotton bat
ting to close up thekhinks in the door,
20 deaden the soundbf the pistol"
Hendricks nodded lowered the gas,
and led his friend dbwn to the street.
He hastily explained to the policeman
what had happened and told him to
stand guard at the place till he could
summon the corond
II suppose you ard eEoing to notify the
coroner the first Ting you do" OBJ
served DR.. LampkiI as they were en-
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