Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-07-28
(Continued from last week
SYNOPSIS.

-. SYNOPSIS. nd 5s i.
Chapter I.-Minard Hendricks. great de-
1octive. Just returned from Boston, find,
awaiting him an unsigned typewriter let
ter directing him to apartments in Palace
hotel, where he will find remains OF Mr.
Weldon Caruthers-currently reported TO,
past two weeks to be out Of town. De
toctive seems to connect letter with at.
tempt made on his own life some time pre-.
!1ous. Goes with friend. DR.: Lampkin. t
1nvestigate. .'..rs+t Es@$5 my @==>z*f II
Chapter I1.-Upon search Of Caruthers
apartments remains Of cremated body and
Unveiled hand of victim are found in 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
pGhers, Internationally in case of Car
S1hers' death. ... -
Chapter I1I-Late that night Hendricks
90 Lampkin call at home Of Miss Hunt
e<ten H.. ,v-no.o,,,, .,.,.. ,......,,.
Vpowritten letter, which was an invitation
X herself and aunt to occupy with Count
Bantinn1. italian nobleman, his box at
horse show, as he was called out Of town
~ pressing business.
Chapter V.-She recalls Gielow had ex-
pressed before murder intense hatred for
CAruthers and believes him guilty, yet de-
>ades to help him. and with her aunt goes
- his studio.
Chapter VI.-Gielow has fed. His serv-
ant. Henri. tells of overhearing confession
10 Bantinni. Henri thought his master in
aAne. Hendricks. concealed in room, hears
Ill this.
Chapter vI.-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
Nd colonial mansion among the palisades.
Chapter VIII.-Dr. Lampkin is summoned
~ Hendricks, who has been shot. Bullet
. removed and detective warned not to
cave his room.
had tried to chloroform him in his sleep.
Detective had walked just in time, but was
wounded by pistol shot before he could
prevent his assailant's escape.
Chapter X.-HenGricks calls for Gre
matory employe, who confirms the suppose
ton that ashes found were those of human
body.
Chapter X1.-Miss Huntington receives
letter from Gielow in his own handwrit-
Ing, postnarked at Charleston. S. c., tell
ing of his crime and flight.
Chapter XII.-Noted graphologist exam
ines handwriting Of this letter and says
It is genuine. During a call on Sergt Den
Jaul, ueCcCClVS VI PoiICe OcpdI l1cAl, I1eu"
bricks comes into possession of cuff with
words written in blood over G1elow's name
to effect that he was innocent, starving and
confined
Chapter XIII.-Going to Gielow's studio
Henri identifies cuff as his masters. Henri
tells Of strange influence Bantinni had
over Gielow Hendricks comes to conclu-
sion Bantinni was the murderer, and
through hypnotism made Gielow confess
both in person to Henri and by letters to
others
Chapter XIv.-Hendricks and Lampkin
60 to- Kola's retreat Kola tells them Gie-
low is dead, and to prove his supernatural
powers claims to go to detectives home in
his astral body and bring back Bible.
which is handed to Hendricks amidst a
lot of occult balderdash. Kola warns de-
tectivc an attempt is to be made on his life.
Chapter XV.-Rea ching home, Hendricks
learns how nearly Kola deceived him when
his mother tells OF disappearance of Bible
after one of Kola's calls during his alb
sepce In Boston.
Chapter Welcoming now to Glelow's
experiences, the story goes back to night
of MURDER when Bantinni by his strange
power abducted his victim with very little
difficulty.
Chapter XVIl-Gielow wakes in narrow
cell and realizes he is starving. Bantinni
ellis his prisoner he is in his power, and
low during three days Of Inconsistencies
lie had been used to write letters to Miss
huntington and the police.
Chapter XVIII-The Imprisoned artist
manages to loosen a stone In side Of cell.
Through this opening he manages to get
hls cuff out with it, bloody message to the
outer world.
Chapter xIX.-Sergt. Denham. not hav-
ing known Of Hendricks connection with
the affair, comes to him for advice. This
brings out fact that cuff was found near
palisades Detective Is now convinced Of
Identity Of Kola and Bantinnd, and with
Denham and Lampkin, Joined by Miss
Huntington, who begs to accompany them.
set out to rescue Gielow.