Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-07-21
[Continued from last week.1
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS. -
Chapter I.-Minard Hendricks great de.
toctive, just returned from Boston, finds
awaiting him an unsigned typewritten let.
ter directing him to apartment In Palace
Sotel, where he will find remains Of Mr.
Weldon Caruthers-currently reported FOL
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-
yious. Goes with friend. Dr. Lampkin, to
anvestigate. IT, - -
Chapter II.-Upon search Of Caruthers'
apartments remains Of cremated body and
9veled hand of victim are found in vase.
Hand bears marks of finger nails mani
cured to sharp points. Lampkin recalls
reports Of row between Carut7lers and
Arthur Gielow. both suitors for hand of
Dorothy Huntington, who is heiress to
0evera1 millions should she marry Car
o1Aers' death.
Chapter III.-Late that night Hendricks
80 Lampkin call at home Of Miss Hunt
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4pewTdtten letter. which was an invita- ton
= herself and aunt to occupy with Count
Bant1nn1. italian nobleman, his box at
4orse show, as he was called out Of town
~ pressing business.
Chapter V.-She recalls Gielow had, ex-
pressed before murder intense hatred for
Caruthers and believes him guilty. yet de-
sades to help him. and with her aunt goes
- his studio.
Chapter VI.-Gielow has fed. His serv-
ant, Henri, tells of overhearing confession
10 Bant1nni. Henri thought his master in
sane. Hendricks. concealed In room, hears
all this.
Chapter VII.-Hendricks goes to consult
Kola, an East Indian interested in occult
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previous detective work, and located in an
old colonial mansion among the palisades
Chapter FlII.-Dr. Lampkin is summoned
by Hendricks, who has been shot. Bullet
II removed and detective warned not to
leave his room.
Chapter IN.-Hendricks' 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 supposi-
ton that ashes found were those Of human
body.
Chapter x1.-Miss Huntington receives
letter from GielOW In his own handwrit-
ing. postmarked at Charleston. 8. c.. tell
ing of his crime and fight.
Chapter XII.-Noted graphologist exam
ines handwriting of this letter and says
It is genuine. During 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
to effect that he was innocent. starving and
confined.
Chapter XIII.-Going to Gielow's studio
Henri Identifies cuff as his masters. Henri
tells Of strange influence Bantinni had
over Gielow Hendricks comes to conclu-
sion Bantfnni was the murderer, and
through hypnotism made Gielow confess
both in person to Henri and by letters to
Others
Chapter xIV.-Hendricks and Lampkin
60 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-
tective an attempt is to be made on his life
Chapter xV.-Rea ching home, Hendricks
learns how nearly Kola deceived him when
his mother tells of disappearance of Bible
after one of Kola's calls during his alb
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
difficulty.
Chapter XVIl.-Gielow wakes in narrow
cell and realizes he is starving. Bantinni
tells his prisoner he is In his power and
how during three days Of Inconsistencies
he had been used to write letters to Miss
Huntington and the police. .'
Chapter XVI1I-The Imprisoned artist
manages to loosen q stone in side Of cell.
Through this opening he manages to get
hIs cuff out with it, bloody message to the
outer world.