Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-02-03

Cotc"FFf' 'f"F ASKED Tor lie ueSlreQ
connection. For n moment he stood
perfectly still. holding the receiver to
his ear, then he laughed.
"Hcllo, Kola! I know your voice. I
say, my boy, you played M fine last
night. l never closed my eyes once.
Oh, you needn't laugh. There's no fun
in that sort OF thing.
what? Yes, he's upset too. he was
in my Office as soon as I was. anxious
to talk it over. He lost sleep, too, /
think. But, ] say, Kola, I am in a
dilemma about this murder case. L
want your advice. When l tell you what
I half way suspect l think you may adj
wise me to go ahead. If you have no
objections Ill come out with Lamp
kin and give you my views and then If
You still hold that I ought to drop the
matter I will do it.
"What's that? A little louder, please?
"Oh, yes, a thorough convert at last.
I shall never make sport of your phil
osophy again. Then we may come out
at once?"
And then, although the doctor was
within reach of his hand, Hendricks
raised his voice as if speaking to some
n in the next room.
"All right, doctor, he says we may
ONE I'll send down for a cab"
Imposing silence with a gesture of
the hand, the detective led them into
the other room and closed the door.
Hes completely off his guard, and
{{ol1o1 IN f1oafh Dra- ~ oraJ,,1s4,
He'll be the worst surprised individual
that ever looked down the barrel of a
six-shooter. Now, to business. Well
all three take the elevated to One Hun
dred and Twenty-ffth street. I'll tele-
phone for a carriage to meet US there.
Doctor, make out an order for some
r~estoratives. In case Gielow is alive we
will need them"
DR.. Lampkin penciled a prescription,
and sent the Office boy to the nearest
drug store.
II hope" he remarked to Hendricks,
shat you are sure of your ground in be-
lieving that Kola and Bantinni are iden-
teal"
ooh, that's all right" grunted Hen
hAiSNSs " SSSy hS ohah Y
cause Gielow to disappear the very
night / got back without a reason. He
must have been keeping a close watch
on my movements and knew when I re-
turned. My mother tells me that Kola
called to ask about me every afternoon
during my absence, and he never let a
day slip during that time without drop
ping in this Office. Why, every time he
came he saw his letter to me lying un-
opened OF my desk. Oh, the whole
thing bears the imprint of the Indian,
and l could make it clear to you if j had
time. In his role as psychic adviser to
the rich set he got acquainted with
their ways, and, being DESTROYS of get
ting rich suddenly, he %resorted to the
italian nobleman ruse. He felt that I
knew him better than anyone else in
New York, and tried to blow me out Of
his path. Failing in that, he may have
decided to let me exist awhile longer,
but when he had stained his hands with
human blood he became shaky and
made another trial at my windpipe."
AT this juncture the office boy re-
turned with the parcel for the doctor,
and they saw that he was accompanied
by Miss Huntington.
II do hope you will pardon my intru-
sion," she said, humbly, to Hendricks.
who had hastily risen to meet her, but
it seemed impossible to wait longer at
home. Won't you tell me if you have
made any progress"
We've made some in the right direc-
tion," said Hendricks, refiectively.
Come, sit down a moment. You look
awfully cold. You have metDr. Lamp
kin, and this is Sergt. Denham, of the
detective bureau. We are all working
for you"
"You say you have done something's"
faltered the young lady, as she sat down
neal the radiator. "Oh, l do hope[am
almost afraid to ask"
In her agitation she seemed unable to
conclude her remark.
"We know where Bantinni is" ex-
planned Hendricks, land, as you know,
we have re~asons--stroug reasons, in
fact, for believing hat Mr.. Gielow was
in his power only a few days ago. You
must not be 90 hopeful. however, for
you must realize that it would be
against Bantinni's interests to allow
your friend to live and be a witness
against him. Pardon me for o. be-
ing able to put the situation before you
more delicately, but l do not want to
raise false hopes"
They saw her shrink under the words
like a flower placed before the open door
of a furnace. She said nothing. Hen
bricks bit his lip and pulled his beard as
if angry at himself. He tried to throw a
more hopeful ring into his tones as he
went on:
1--WE are going out to Bantinni's place
at once. 1t is just above Fort Lee, on
the Jersey side. If we are fortunate
enough to find Mr.. Gielow still alive,
everything possible shall be done for
him. DR.. Lampkin has already sent for
the necessary medicines. We were just
getting ready to start"
"Have you yourself any hope that
Mr.. Gielow may be found alive?" asked
the young lady as she rose.
Hendricks looked down.
at may sound paradoXical," he said;
"but I base my hopes in regard to his
fate on his statement, made perhaps
two days ago, that he was starving"
ooh, don't say that!" cried Miss
Huntington.
"You see" went on Hendricks, as they
all moved towards the door, "Bantinni
placed him in confinement for a pur-
pose. If he had not desired hat Gle
low should be kept alive for awhile he
| would hnrn nut him out OF thu u w OF