Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-01-31
SYNOPSIS.


Chapter 1.-Minard Hendricks. great de.
tectiVe. Just returned from Boston, finds
awaiting him an unsigned typewriter let
ter directing him to apartments in Palac e
note!. where he will find remains of Mr..
weldon enthusiastically reported for
past Two weeks to be out Of town. De-
.ectlve seems to connect letter with at
tempt made on his own life some time pre-
vlous. Goes with friend. DR.. Lampkin, to
Chapter I1.-Upon search of Caruthers'
apartments remains of cremated body and
1eweled 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
Arthur Gielow. both suitors for hand of
Dorothy Huntington, who Is heiress to
several millions should she marry Car
uthers, Internationally in case Of Car
CHAPTER 1iiiif.-La.e that night Hendricks
and Lampkin call at home Of Miss Hunt
ington-
typewriter letter. which was an invitation
for herself and unit to occupy with Count
Bantlnni, Italian nobleman. his box at
horse show. as he wal 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 fed. His serv-
ant, Henri. tells Of overhearing confession
to Bantlnnt. Henri thought his master In
sane: Hendricks. concealed in room. heara
Chapter v~II.-Hendricks goes to consult
kola, an East Indian interested in occult
researches who had helped HIM IN much
previous detective work. and located in an
oad colonial mansion among the palisades.
g. Cha nfnr VTTY-nr r a ror1,t /, 10 80
by Hendricks, who has been shot. Bullet
II removed and detective warned not to
Chapter ffX.lHendricks' unknown enemy
had tried to chloroform him In his sleep.
Detective had waked just in time, but was
wounded by pistol shot before he could
prevent his assailant'se escape.
Chapter x.-Hendricks calls for q ore
matory employe, who confirms the suppose
tton that ashes found were those Of human
Chapter xI.-MIss Huntington receives
letter from Gielow In his own handwr1t-
Ing, postmarked at Charleston. 8. c.. tell
ING Gh 81 hss 8iI.MN soS dals ghtnno,oe,.t e,.m-
Ines handwriting of this letter and says
It 10 genuine. During a call on Sergt. Dem
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
Chapter xIII.-Going to Gielow's studio.
Henri identifies OUT as his masters. Henri
tells of strange influence Bantinni had
over Gielow Hendricks comes to conclu-
sion Bantdnni was the murderer, and
through hypnotism made Gielow confess
both In person to Henri aud by letters to
Iothara
Chapter xIv.-Isndricks and Lampkin
go to Kola's retreat. Kola tells them Gle
low is dead. and to prove his s~upernatura
powers claims to 60 to detectives home in
his astral body and bring back a Bible,
which is handed to Hendricks amidst q
lot Of occult baldsrdash. Kola warns de-
ltective an attempt L. to b made on his life.
Chapter 1y.-fteacninG nome, Hendricks
learns how nearly Kola deceived him when
his mother tells Of disappearance OF Bible
after one Of Kola's calls during his abb
sence In Boston.
Chapter XVI.-Coming now to Gielow's
experiences, the story goes back to night
OF murder. when Banttnni by his strange
power abducted his victim with very little
aaAanulty
CHAPTER x~vI1.-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
ne had been used to write letters to Miss
6uhttnEton- and the. nnlice.