Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-01-27
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
Chapter I.-Minard Hendricks. great de.
tectiye, just returned from Boston. finds
awaiting him an unsigned typewriter let
yer directing MIN to apartments In Palace
hotel, where he will find remains of Mr.,
Weldon Caruthers-currently reported for
past two weeks to be out Of town. De.
tective seems to connect letter with at
tempt made on his OWN life some time pre-
vious. Goes with friend. DR.. Lampkin, to
Chapter M.-Upon search of caruthera
apartments remains OF cremated body and
teweled hand of victim are found in a vase
Hand bears marks of finger nails mani.
cured to sharp points. Lampkin recalls
reports OF a row between Caruthers and
nrthu Glelow, both suitors for hand OF
Dorotny Huntington. who Is heiress ia
several millions should she marry Car
uthers, Internationally In case Of Car
CHAPTER ffiif.-Late that night HendrIck.
n call at home Of Miss Hunt
Chapter Iv.-Dorothy shows detective
typewritten letter. which was an invitation
Tor herself and aunt to occupy with Count
Bantinni, Italian nobleman, his box at
morse snow. as ne was called out Of town
Chapter v.@she recalls Gielow had ex-
pressed before murder intense hatred for
Caruthers and believes him guilty, yet de-
cides to help him. and with her aunt goes
to his studio
Chapter Wicklow has ned. His sery-
ant, Henri, tells Of overhearing confession
to Bantinni. Hsnri Thought his master In.
sane. Hondrtcks. concealed Ia room, hears
ChapSer vIL-Hendricks roes to consult
Kola. An East Indian interested in occult
researches who had helped him in much
previous detective work. and located in an
old colonial mansion among the palisades.
Chapter VIII.-Dr. Lampkin Is summoned
by Hendricks. who has been shot. Bullet
u move and detective warned NOT to
''s chap pts rf f&SmaaHsndrieks. unknown enemy
had tried to chloroform him in his sleep.
Detective had walked just in time, but was
wounded by pistol shot before he could
prevent his assailant's escape.
Chapter X.-Hendricks calls for a Gre
matory employe, who confirms the suppose
ton hat ashes u were those Of human
body.
letter from Gielow In his own handwrit-
Ing, postmarked at Charleston, 8. c., tell
'n eh 81 has &aI.aN soa alg g%hdpnolos,st exam.
Ines handwriting Of his letter and says
It Is genuine. During q call on Sergt. Den
ham, detective of police department, Hen
bricks comes into possession OF cuff with
words written in blood over Gielow's name
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Chapter xIII.-aoing to Gielow's studio,
Henri identifies Gun as his masters. Henri
tells Of strange influence Bantinni had
over Glelow Hendricks comes to conclu-
sion Bantdnni WA the murderer, and
through hypnotism made Gielow confess
both In person to Henri and by letters to
othara
Chapter xIv.-Hsndricks and Lampkin
go to Kola's retreat. Kola tells them Gle
low is dead. and to prove his supernatural
powers claims to go to detectives home in
his astral body and bring back a Bible,
which is handed to Hendricks amidst q
lot Of occult balderdash. Kola warns de-
teetive an sttempt Is to be made on his life.
chapter AV.-Reacnlng nome, Hendricks
learns how nearly Kola deceived him when
his mother tells of disappearance Of Bible
after one oil, Kola,a Gala Turing his nh.
sence In Boston.
Chapter WELCOMING now to Gielow's
experiences, the story goes back to night
of murder, when Bantinni by his strange
power abducted his victim with very little
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