The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-01-10

eAtihgulshed inc gas. IL seems 10 be
burning iu tae next room too"
This chamber was a large luxurious
bedroom. and as they entered it Lamp
( kin's imagination prepared itself for
horrible spectScie. To bis great re-
lief, however, everything here was also
/ IN perfect order. The wAite lace COW
/ erlet lay as smoothly as newly fallen
snow, and the sheets aH<l pillows looked
/ as IL they had neyer been used. The
clerk now with a look Of growing Curl
osity, If not of iucipient horror,
| stopped down and looked under the
/ bed
"Nothing there" hc said. Then his
/ attitude grew more serious. as he went
/ to The large closets one by one and
] opened the DOORS "TLere is the bath
1 room yet" be remarked. with a shud-
/ der his mind perhaps busy with a bit
/ of French history or some recent Amer
lean horror. "it's getting mighty com
\ mon nowadays 10 commit bloody
crimes iu bathrooms DO you suspect
foul play, sir?"
"Iou are going entirely too fast"
said Hendricks. in a curt tone. Every
matter choose to investigate need not
necessarily be bloody one" He
smiled and added to Lampl<in: "My
reputation among the people is as red
as cranberry sauce.
The clerk bore the reproof with be-
coming humility. He made no reply
and hung back till the detective had
opened the door leading to the bath
room Here the gas was burning also,
and the small chamber, with its pol
ished tiled floor and glistening porce-
lain walls. revealed no hint of blood
Hshed.
The face Of the clerk fell; his appetite
! for sensation wac not to be fed on this
/ occasion.
what time did Mr.. Caruthers leave
the hotel the night he left?" Hendricks
asked him.
81 really don't know, sir" said the
! clerk. 81 am pretty sure he did not
/ mention it at the Office, and that is Gus
] tomary among our guests. That is why
I thought there might have been some
underhnnd--"
Leave your pass key with me-" in
terrupted the detective, coldly. my
friend and I want TO have a little pri-
vate talk. When you go down, don't
mention our being here"
The clerk reluctantly laid the key on
a table.
"T'll not give it away, sir" He moved
slowly towards The door. IF you want
anything, ring. I'll be on the lookout,
and will run up myself"
Good" said Hendricks, ''you are very
kind"
The detective followed him to the
outer door and closed It. after him.
Then he came back into the bedroom.
II hope this is only a hoax, after al, "
observed the doctor. "What are you
going to do next?"
Hendricks shrugged his broad shoul-
ders; 1t amounted to a shudder.
eve are going to look through those
.sanks-for a trunk and the rest"
as it really so bad as that?"
"My blasted premonition-which fac
ulty in my makeup has always been n
mystery to me-has hold of me with
its four claws" said Hendricks. 81
can't explain II, doctor, but the min
ute I entered that door and saw the
gas burning so brightly felt murder
in the air. Sometimes on a day like
this-at a crisis Ike this-I imagine
that the spirit Of the murdered msn lin
gers round the spot where be lost his
life to try 10 give me a ciew"
4 Lampl1in skuddered as the detectis,
laid hold of the nearest steamer-trunl
. and began to unstrap H. It was empty
( save fer some clothing in the bottom
The next trunk was a large square one
aud its lock for several minutes resisted
the efforts Of the detective 10 unfastel
H. Finally, however, aided by key o,
4 his own, and no little experience il
such matters, Hendricks released TIT
brass hasp and Il fell down with
l sharp click.
This trunk. also. contained nothing
, Of a suspicious nature. and the same re
q suits were produced by a careful ex
| animation OF two other trunks store,
in the bathroom and a dress-suit cas-
, of heavy leather which was found in on
, OF the closets.
"Ah, certainly feel better" erie,
A-ampAlns a triumphant ring IN m
voice.
q II don't calculated Hendricks, witt
one of his massive srowns, which al
. ways made his great brow resemble
. miniature jutting crag.
"And why2"
= Because my anonymous correspond
ent says shall find the remains o
q Weldon Caruthers in these apartment.
and believe on my soul be meant wha
, be said"
/. But that man downstairs said Ca
4 ruthers' valet has received a eommuni
cation from his master in Philade
phih."
.rll bet my life II was forged"
Lampllin started and then he gaze
into the detectives eyes steadily
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