Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-01-20
CHAPTER XIV.

AT half after seven o'clock that even
ing DR.. Lampkin was waiting for Hen
bricks at the latter's office. Promptly
at the time set by the detective he hur-
ried into the room out of breath. At q
glance 1t vas plain to Lampkn that lie
had met with no success.
Its no good" said Hendricks, fun
Ing. II can't get the slightest hint as
to his whereabouts. They say he has
left the city, and there it ends"
What are you going to do next2"
questioned Lampkin. This case is fret
ting the life out of me. Inever felt SO
much concern over anything in my
life"
Hendricks brows ran together and,
without making a reply, he went into
the adjoining room and Lampkin heard
him ring the telephone. There was a
pause; then he heard the voice of the
detective calmly asking for the con-
nection. Then tensely:
SIS that Miss huntingdon"
Pause of a moment. Then Hendricks
voice:
But you ought not to sit up there
like that. l want to say that DR.. Lamp
kin n | are going out into the coun-
try, and that you need not expect to
hear from me again tonight"
Another pause, then the voice of the
detective broke the silence:
Eyes, really, l can tell you nothing
tonight. / am sorry to say that SO far
have been unsuccessful, but while
there is life, you know, there is hope"
Then there was silence for a moment
and Hendricks rang off. When he en-
tered the room he was white il the face,
and his fat hands-the hands which had
frightened about the threats and wrists
of o hundred criminals-were trem-
bling.
"Old man." he said, 81 heard her fall
to the floor just now. l heard her aunt
scream and run to her." Hendricks sat
down and leaned IN his desk. There
was something in his eyes that Lamp
kin had never seen in the eyes of any
human being.
Doctor" Hendricks added, IF I do
run across that dirty scamp, IL am
afraid / never can wait for justice to
take it's course. I am satisfied that he
is not only Gielow's abductor, but that
he is the man who has tried twice to do
me upin such a %cowardly fashion,"
Then Hendricks shook himself, as If
ashamed Of his outburst, and leaned
back in the light of the green-shaded
lamp
IT heard you telephone Miss Hunt
ington that you and I were going out
into the country" said Lampkin. WAS
that only a preteAt?"
mo, l am going out to have q talk
with Kola, and as you said you'd like
to see his big rambling den, / want to
take you along for company"
Nothing could please me more"
" have ordered a carriage to meet US
at the One Hundred and Twenty-ffth
street elevated station. Come on, I'm
ready"
AS the carriage, after having passed
| through a rather dense wood for about
| half a mile, drew up at the old brick
mansion with it's three and a hall
stories and massive luted columns
reaching from the ground to the rather
fat roof, Lampkin remarked:
Rather an isolated place. No bad
place for the gang Of robbers Of which
you spoke"
"It Just suits Kola, as I said once be-
FORE" answered Hendricks. by the
time his hoodwinked customers get herr
they ore prepared for anything i'm
sginative."
Telling the driver to wait for them Al
the door they alighted. There was bu'
one light In sight and that was . dis
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