The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-17

tor with him. Kola wriggled in Den
hams clutch and managed to get on
his feet. But, with his fingers digging
into the Indians throat, the serg' ant
bore him backwards over the table. In
the, struggle Kola's shoulder pressed
down on the electric button. There
was crash of timbers under the lounge
just vacated, and with dull, subter-
ranean rumble the flooring over that
spot disappeared in a yawning black
hole.
Hendricks was beside himself with
rage as he lowered over the now pas
sive Indian.
"0h, you dirty scampl" he calculated.
He took pair of handouts from his
pocket and fastened them on Kola's
wrists.
The Indians face was the color of
ashes.
"Downed me, after ALL" he said, re-
signedly.
You dirty puppy" was all that Hen
bricks seemed able to say, but in a
moment he was perfectly calm.
''Kola," he said, firmly, I'VE want
Gielow."
The Indian sat down in his chair.
He had grown calmer, and now a sort
of dogged smile played over his face.
"0h, you dol" he said, almost with a
snecr.
"And we are going to have him." add
ed Hendricks.
Never" said Kola. at doesn't suit
me to give him to you. 1 know l am
good for the electric chair, anyway, so
why should l tell you where he is?
There is not another man alive that
knows the secret entrance to his cell.
You would have to blast away this
whole hill of stone to get at him, and
then you'd not find him alive. The
last time l saw him, two days ago, he
was dying of starvation. Huh! Gle
lows suffering and death is all the sat
isfaction | shall have out. of the busi-
ness. You will find enough of my cleo
trical appliances down below to amuse
you, but the secret vaults can be en-
tered by no one besides myself. l
learned the secret from the sole sur
vivor of the old gang of counterfeiters,
and leased the place for that reason"
Hendricks proposed to Lampkin to
90 with him downstairs.
Get your gun ready he said. "He
has k-skinned assistant somewhere
about here
81 think he has skipped" said Den
ham. 81 saw fellow in foreign clothes
run out of the side door. Twas afraid it
was your man giving you the slip, so l
came in to see about it, and happened to
get here in time"
"Oh, he's gone" said Kola, grimly.
'IIe is coward. lie knew what was
going to do in regard TO the dead-fall
and was too chicken-hearted to face it,"
"Kola," said Hendricks, lit can doyou
no possible good TO keep back informa-
ton in regard to Gielow's where
abouts."
"You will never know that from me-"
answered the Indian.
Hendricks face fell. He signaled DR..
Lampkin to follow and led the way
downstairs.
In the basement they found nothing
of note except trunk bearing the in
itials of Weldon Caruthers.
That's what he brought the body in"
said Hendricks.
In the big cellars below, they found,
directly under the trap Kola had ar
ranged, the yawning opening of a deep
pit.
AN awful hole" said Hendricks, as
he turned away. He pointed to some
large steel vessels ard two large cop
per cylinders such as are used for MAX
ing lime light in the theaters.
That's where he cremated the body
section by section" he said. "He
thought, as most murderers do, that
his secret was well guarded
They searched through all the rooms
of the cellar, and then Hendricks
stopped.
I'VE are losing time" he grunted, in
disappointment. Il believe koia told
the truth about his being the only one
who knows the secret of Gielow's hid
ing-place am also sure that Gielow
is somewhere under ground. We have
seen one cavern, and it is not unlikely
that there are others. 1t has long been
believed that they are under this hill.
Can't you think of some plan to wiring
the truth from that imp?"
They had paused before the door of
little room where a dim light shene
over the transom. Lampkin tried the
latch, and, finding the door unlocked,
he pushed it open. The room had
shelves on all three Of its walls, and these
shelves were well filled with all sorts of
Iot;les.
His laboratory said Lampkin.
mo, cannot tell you what to do. All!
have an idea"
The doctor took down u bottle and
read the label and then uncorked it and
applied it to his nose.
Ether" he said. This bottle re-
minds me Of an experiment l once saw
performed at medical college. \ thie1
was made to confess under the influence
of ether. In the first stages of anaesthe'
sia subject almost invariably become;
talkatiye and will talk about exactly
! what he desires most TO keep back"
Bring it upstairs, for the love o.
= mercy" cried the detective. at can't dc
any harm"
= AS they entered the reception-roou
Kola's questioning glance became fixeC
on the bottle in the doctors hand.
, "Huh!" he grunted, you need not try
I to give me that. Iwon't take it."
Find me a towel, Hendricks" was al
the doctor said. He spoke like de
termined man who is thoroughly angry
= Hendricks darted into bathroom
ran p hv and raturned with the raul1irpf