The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-24

ing back and forth.
Flows Gielow?" asked the detec-
tive.
"Tip-top," answered the doctor.
Hell be at his easel in a week. How's
the prisonerP"
"Resigned and meek as lamb" an
swered the detective. "IIe made COM
plete confession to Denham and my
self just now."
"And presume the mystery is solved
at last" remarked Lampkin, tenta-
lively. 81 must say, however, that
am still in the dark on one or two fea-
lures of the case. For instance, it
seems an unnecessary thing for Kola
to cremate the body and inform you
anonymously that the remains would
be found in the hotel"
"That seems to have been an after
thought, and there was reason for it,
explained Hendricks. He was spend
ing a pleasant evening with his victim
in Caruthers' rooms and committed the
deed sooner than he really intended.
Caruthers, it appears, was just begin
ming to suspect that Kola was not an
Italian, and dispute arose between
them. Kola struck him a single blow
in the temple, and he fell dead with
out a sound or blood"
"Ah, l see!" exclaimed Lampkin.
"Then," went on Hendricks, "Kola
feared, as he was seen to enter Car
uthers' rooms, that he would be sus-
pected so he quickly resorted to the eX-
celent scheme of making it appear
that his victim had suddenly left the
city.
'He first crowded Caruthers' body
into one of his big trunks and deliber-
ately went down to the street and en-
ployed passing baggageman to come
up for the trunk, pretending that 1t
was his. Without attracting notice,
he got the trunk delivered at his own
rooms in town, and early the nextmorn-
ing had it removed out here by his In
dian servant. lie next dropped Car
uthers' valet note from Philadelphia,
which was mailed in that city by an
eastern confederate, and later he
forged another communication to Miss
Huntington.
But, in the meantime, he was think
ing of some unique means of totally
destroying the body. He ended by cut
ting it up and reducing it 10 ashes by
oxy-hydrogen flame, all except the
hand, which, for a time, escaped his
notice. He was about to throw the
ashes away when he ran across the
hand. Then the thought occurred to
him that unless it was proved beyond
doubt that Caruthers was actudlly
dead there would be endless litigation
before Miss Huntington could come
into her uncle's estate. AS you know,
that would not have suited Kola, so ne
put the ashes and hand in the vase, and
managed to get them into Caruthers'
apartments. His first idea was that it
would be taken for the work of crank,
hence his cranky letter TO me. His
next inspiration was to hypnotic Gle
low and make him confess and flee, but
for week the artist persistently avoid
ed him, and it was not till Kola discov-
cred that l was back from Boston that
he accidentally met the artist and ac-
complished his purpose"
But why did Kola make the frs. at
tempt on your life?" asked the doctor.
Because he had already decided 10
murder Caruthers, marry the heiress
and continue his role of Italian
count in New York, and was afraid that
would sooner or later recognize him"
But the second attempt on your
life?" questioned Lampkin.
WAS because he found out that was
at the rooms of Count Bantinni the
morning after Gielow's apparent flight,
and was afraid l would finally discover
his disguise. think from the fact that
he avoided me during that time that
he was afraid of me, but after he played
the Bible trick on us l think he be-
lieved he could frighten me out of fol-
lowing up the Bantinni elew and into a
belief in the guilt of Gielow. However,
his fears got the best of him and he
decided to kill both you and me by
means of his dead-fall."
Just then there was the sound of q
gong down the road and the patrol
wagon dashed into view.
THE ambulance will follow pretty
soon," remarked Hendricks. doctor,
am going to leave you and Miss Hunt
ington with the patient while Denham
and | go in with our booty"
That will be all right" answered
Lampkn. Wen look after him."
Denham and Hendricks had led Kola
out to the wagon and put him in, and
Hendricks was about to climb in after
him when DR.. Lampkin came to the
door and signaled to Hendricks TO come
back.
Miss Huntington wants to see you
before you CO." he said.
A sheepish expression was mingled
with the flush on Hendricks face as
lt NuANiNu tuG RUM hutIt bltlOW lay
awake and smiling contentedly. Miss
Huntington rose from the bedside and
held out her hand.
~ couldn't LEI you go without speak
ing to you," she said, her eyes filling.
II shall never forget your goodness as
long as live. You are the best friend
ever had. Arthur" she said, turning
to Gielow, II cannot say what want
TO say. am going to kiss him." And
she put her arms around the neck of
the detective and kissed him on the
lips.
Hendricks grew very red in the face,
and saying something about wishing
he had it all to do over az !. he backed
from the room. AS bc turned at the
threshold Re stumbled over a rug and
almost fell into LampkiE's arms.
The doctor braced him up with a
hand on each of his shoulders, and
grinncd and smacked his lips signifi-
| cantly. Bet Hendricks only swore a :