Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-06-02

In some Investigation pertaining to The
murder of Caruthers.
"You might as we'll go out and be
done with it," remarked Lampkin one
day. "Don't you know you'll never get
strong again as long as you keep your
brain on the race-track?"
Hendricks looked down sheepishly.
IT don't think you ought to be-
grudge fellow the little he can accom-
plish in room the size of this when
Sergt. Denham and his aides are turn
ing the earth upside down."
Lampkin walked to window i'm
patiently.
| "Who is that red-headed man in the
drawing-room?" he asked, sharply.
"Oh!" exclaimed the detective. you
saw him, then? l told Kitty ohide him
behind screen till you had come and
gone"
"She obeyed your orders all right, -"
returned the doctor, smiling, "but I pre-
sumo she didn't know who was, for
she hustled me behind the screen also
and said: 'Sor, will you plaise to sit
there quiet-like till the doctor comes
and goes away. Master has orders not
to see anybody
II sat still until the girl had gone
out, then rose to come up here quiet
| ly, but the red-headed man got up, too.
4 came first, if you please said he. I'm
busy man, and I've waited as long on
that doctor as I'm a-going to-
"'But I'm the DOCTOR said I, and he
tainted"
Hendricks laughed heartily, holding
his hand over his wounded side.
"Who is the fellow" demanded
Lampk:n.
HE is prominent employe in a
crematory near New York."
"What do you want to see him
about?"
Hendricks drew himself up a little
| higher in his chair.
Ring that bell there twice." he said.
1T is the signal agreed on between me
and Kitty. She will show him UP, and
you can be present at the interview"
Lampkin rang as directed, and mo-
ment later the red-headed individual
| with beard of the same color entered
rubbing his short fat hands. Lampkin
| could not keep from mentally compar-
ing him to an undertaken.
Mr.. Simpkins glanced at the doctor
half inquiringly and then his eyes fell
on the patient.
"They told me at the office that you
| had written that you were interested
| in our line" he said, introductively.
"A great many, sir, great many ore
| giving cremation thought in this pro-
gressive age. You have mighty good
color, sir, but of course you and your
physician knows how you are. Many of
us bear external signs of long life
| before us while at the same time the
germs of death are ravaging within.
You have acted with commendable wis
dom in taking this up while you have
your mind about you and the ability
to. express your choice about the mat
| ter. We have an artistic selection of
urns, the designs of the most famous
sculptors in Europe. That's a thing
that tastes differ about. Have you ever
| witnessed a cremation? No? l wish
you had before you was-was taken
down. There is hardly man who
| comes out to our place and witnesses q
cremation that is not a convert to it
and opposed to the old order of things.
Have you, doctor, seen cremation?"
DR.. Lampkin had not, and it was with
some difficulty that he kept straight
face, for Hendricks was making q
laughable grimace behind the lecturers
back.
"You have both missed a beautiful
sight," resumed Mr.. Simpkins. "When
| our great retort opens for the reception
! Of the prepared body the interior is
seen to be perfectly white, like the in
side of a snow cave, so intense is the
heat. But the inflowing air turns it to
delicate rosiness that can't be
equaled in Italian skies. l have seen
people turn away and say they recog-
nized it as the only legitimate gateway
to the unseen universe-doing away as
it certainly does with all horror of the
grave and decay
Hendricks raised his hand.
mot quite so fast, please, he said,
gently. "You have made mistake. I
hope I am not dangerously i'll. I am
only confined to my room by slight
| indisposition. l may as well come to
the point. I am q detective, and it is
often necessary for me to make inqui-
ries into different businesses and"
"A detective-the DEVIL" Mr.. Snip
| kins blurted out, and he flushed angrily
! and reached for his hat. my Lordl
what do you take me for? I'm no de-
tecttvel have TO earn meat and bread
for my family. You are the second de.
tective that has tried to take up my
: time for nothing. Sergeant Den-Den
something came to my house, and be-
cause I didn't give up my time and
! tell him all the ms and outs of my
business he threatened to have me up
as an accomplish in that Palace hotel
murder. My gosh! I sent him about
his business in a jiffy. I'd like to see
any of your gang try it. We. don't
cremate one handed men for every muir
derer in New York! It isplainly con-
spiracy to bring cremation into dis