The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-10
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young ututctlNe 70 JOIN me Will De No
discredit to him, especially if we win"
1T will be the making of me-" said
Denham, beaming an over. But can't
see what can be done"
Il can," answered Hendricks, with
glance asl1ance at Lampkin. Sergeant,
/ have been hard at work on this case
since the night the affair was discov-
cred" te
"You have!"
"Yes, and never got any substantial
clew till you gave it tome. That's why
am willing to help you now"
81 gave it to you?" said Denham, his
brow contracted.
THE cuff with the bloody message on
it," exclaimed Hendricks. ut was writ
ten by Gielow, and he is now starving,
if he is not dead, somewhere in contine-
ment. He is in the power of certain
Count Dantinni-you read it Bantam
who was rival of his for the hand OF
Miss Huntington"
Denham' 'sastonishmentw was too great
10 admit of expression.
Hendricks passed copy of the Her
aid over to him. "You see," he said, in.
dicating with his finger place among
the personals. Il am trying to find the
man whom you sent away without tax
ing down his address. If we knew where
he picked up that cuff we would be on
| the road to success"
Denham crossed his legs and folded
HIS arms awkwardly. Apparently he
had u struggle with his pride.
"As far as thai is concerned" he said,
sheepishly, Il can help you on that
point. l remember now that my as
sistant, who talked with the fellow
told Inc that he said he had picked uI
the cuff on the new road which has
been cut by an old colonial house above
Fort Lee, on the Palisades. Icould have
told you then, bur l was an ass. l wal
so full of my own importance that !
simply lied to you"
Hendricks raised his open hand IL
the air, all the fingers apart. He was
gazing into Lampk!n's astonished eyes
"Five!" he exclaimed. "Kola and
Count Bantinni are one and the same,
Gielow is confined somewhere about the
old house."
The sergeant was more than mysti'
fed.
Hendricks sprang up.
Explain it all to him, DOCTOR" he
said, pointing to the officer. 81 must
formulate II plan of immediate action
He stood III the window, his hands
locked behind him, whXe Lampkin was
explaining the matter TO Denham, and
Just after the doctor had finished, he
whirled into the adjoining room, rout'
ing the astonished Office boy from
seat near the telephone.
1--WE must prepare KQ.a for our com
ing" he said to Denham. ""If he sees
our turnout approaching he may give
us the slip. l think l can fix him by call
ing him up moment"
Good idea," remarked the sergeant
and he and the doctor drew near the
telephone.
Hendricks rang and in steady, un-
concerned tone asked for the desired
connection. For moment he stood
perfectly still, holding the receiver tc
his ear, then he laughed.
Hello, Kola! l know your voice. J
say, my boy, you played me fine last
night. 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 l was, anxious
to talk it over. He lost sleep, too, ]
think. But, | say, Kola, l am in a
dilemma about this murder case. J
want your advice. When tell you what
| half way suspect think you may ad'
wise me to go ahead. If you have ne
objections III come out with Lamp
kin and give you my views and then i
YOU still hold that | oug4: to drop III,
matter l will do il.
What's that? A little louder, please
"Oh, yes, a thorough convert at last
| shall never make sport of your phil
osophy again. Then we may come out
at once"
And then. although the doctor wai
within reach of his hand, Hendricks
raised his voice as if .jeaking to somt
one in the next room.
All right, doctor, he says We may
,n,,o TN soul Jou.,, Gov "a ,,nh -
Imposing silence with a gesture OF
the hand, the detective led them into
the other room and closed ihe door.
Hes completely off his guard, and
tickled to death over my creduiity
He'll be the worst surprised indviaua,
that ever looked down the barrel of a
siX-shooter. Now, to business. Wei
all three take the elevated to One lIun'
dred and Twenty-ffth street. III tele-
phone for carriage TO meet us there,
Doctor, make out az order for some
restoratives. In case Gielow is alive we
will need them"
DR.. Lampk!n peneiled prescription
and sent the Office boy to the nearest
drug store.
81 hope" he remarked to Hendricks
that you are sJT. of your ground iu be-
licving that Eola and Bantinni are iaen.
tical."
"Oh, that's all right" grunted Hen
bricks. ''Yoh see, the count didn't
cause Gielow to disappear the very
night got back without a reason. He
must have been keeping close watch
on my movements and knew when re.
turned. Ny mother tells me that Kola
called to ask about me every afternoon
during my absence, and he never let q
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 on my desk. On, the whole
thing bears the imprint of the Indian
and could make it clear to you If l had
time. In his role as psychic adviser tc
the rich set he got acquainted with
their WAYS, and, being DESTROYS of get.