The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-01-27

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, eve want
Gielow"
The Indian sat down IN his chair.
He had grown calmer, and now a sort
Of dogged smile played over his face.
"Oh, you dol" he said, almost with a
sneer.
"And we are going to have him. add
ed Hendricks.
"Never," said Kola 1T doesn't suit
me TO give him TO you. / know / am
good for the electric chair, anyway, 50
why should l tell you where he isl
There Is not another man alive that
knows the secret entrance to bis cell,
You would have to blast away this
whole hill Of stone TO get at him, and
then you'd not find him alive. Tho
last time ] saw him. two days ago, he
was dying Of starvation. Hull Gle
lows suffering and death is all the sat-
isfaction | shall have out of the bust.
ness. You viii find enough Of my elec-
trical appliances down below to amuse
you, but the secret vaults can be en-
tered by no one besides myself
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
go with him downstairs.
Get your gun ready" he said ''He
/ has q dark-slSinneda assistant somewhere
about here"
81 think he has skipped" said Dem
ham 81 saw fellow in foreign clothes
run out Of the side door. was afraid 1t
was your man giving you the slip, so
/ cai9e i'm 10 see about il, and happened to
/ get here in time"
"Oh, he's gone" said Kola, grimly.
"He is a coward. He knew what 1 was
I going to do in regard to tbs dead-fal
and was too chicken-hearted TO face It,"
'Kola, " said Hendricks, sit can do you
no possible good to keep back informa-
ton in regard to Gielow's where
abouts."
"You win never know that from me, ="
answered the Indian.
Hendricks face fell. lie 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 and two large cop
per cylinders such as are used for max
ing lime light in the theaters,
"Thats 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. II believe Kola told
the truth about his being the only one
who knows the secret Of Gielows hid
ing-ploce. j am also sure that Gielow
Is somewhere under ground. We have
recn one cavern. and it is not unlikely
thlt there are Others. II has long been
beieved 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
a little room where a dim light shone
over the transom. Lampl1in tried the
latch, and, finding the door unlocked,
he pushed it open. The room had
shelves on all three Of its walls, aud these
shelves were well filed with all sorts Of
bottles.
"His laboratory" said Lampkin.
NO, cannot tell you what 10 DO. All.
have an idea"
The doctor took down bottle and
read the label and then uncorked itand
applied it to his nose.
Ether" he said. "This bottle re-
minds me of an experiment once saw
performed at a medical college A thief
was made TO confess under the influence
, fethcr. In the first stages of auaesthe-
sia a subject almost Invariably becomes
tall,ntive and Will talk about exactly
what hc dEslres most to keep back"
Bring It upstairs, for the love OF
, mercy" cried the detective. 1T can't dC
] any HARM"
q As they entered the reception-roou
! liola's questioning glance became tiNec
: on the bottle IN the doctors hand.
! "Huhl" be grunted, you need not trJ
10 give me that. won't take IT,"
"Find me a towel, Hendricks" was al
4 The doctor said. He spoke like a de
I termined man who is thoroughly angry
r Hendricks darted into a bethroou