The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-03-22
CHAPTER x.

Despite his strong will and determin-
alton not to yield to weakness, Hen
dricks was compelled to remain in his
room longer than he expected. But his
mind was not idle. Every time DR..
Lampkin called he found him engaged
in some investigation pertaining to the
murder of Caruthers.
"You might as well go out and be
dcne with it," remarked Lampkin one
day. Don't you know you'll never get
strong again as long as you keep your
brain on the race-track"
Hendricks looked down sheepishly.
81 don't think you ought to be-
grudge fellow the little he can accom-
plish in a room the size of this when
Sergt. Denham and his aides are turn
ing the earth upside down."
Lampkin walked to a window i'm
patiently.
"Who is that red-headed man in the
drawing-room?" he asked, sharply.
"0h!" exclaimed the detective. "You
saw him, then? told Kitty to hide him
behind a screen till you had come and
gone"
"She obeyed your orders all right"
returned the doctor, smiling, "but | pre-
sumo she didn't know who was, for
she hustled me behind the screen also
and said: 'Sor, will you plaise to sit
there quiet-like till the doctor comes
and goes away. Master has orders not
to see anybody
81 sat still until the girl had gone
out, then rose to come up here quiet
ly, but the red-headed man got up, too,
4 came first, If you please said he. I'm
a. busy nan. and I've waited as long on
that doctor as I'm a-going to- !
"'But I'm the DOCTOR said l, and he
tainted"
Hendricks laughed heartily, holding
his hand over his wounded side.
"Who is the fellow?" demanded
Lampkin.
"He is a prominent employe in a
crematocy near New York"
what do you want to see him
about?"
Hendricks drew himself up little
higher in his chair.
"Ring that bell there twice." he said.
"It is the signal agreed on between me
and Kitty. She will show him UP, and
you can be present at the interview"
Lampkin rang as directed, and a mo-
ment later the red-headed individual
with beard of the same color entered
rubbing his short fat hands. Lampkin
could not keep from mentally compar-
ing him to an undertaken.
Mr.. simpkins glanced at the doctor
half inquiringly and then his eyes fell
on the patient.
"They tod me at the office that you
had written that you were interested
in our line" he said, introductively.
"A great many, sir, great many are
giving cremation-a thought in this pro-
gressive age. You have a mighty good
color sir, but of course you and your
physician knows how you are. Many Of
us bear external signs OF a long life
before us while at the same time the
germs of death are ravaging within.
You have acted with commendlble wis.
dom in taking this up while you have
your mind about you and the ability
to express your choice about the mat
ter We have an artistic selection OF
urns, the designs of the most famous
sculptors in Europe. That's a thing
that tastes differ about. Have sou ever
witnessed cremation? No? | wish
you had before you was-was taken
down. There is hardly man who
comes out TO our place and witnesses a
cremation that is not convert to II
and opposed to the old order Of things,
Have you, doctor, seen cremation?"
DR.. Lampkin had not, and it was with
some difficulty that he kept a straight
face, for Hendricks was making q
laughah,e grimace behind the lecturers
back. '' o'i 'lN Nf
"lN IT'o BE Continued