The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-20
By MARY R. p. HATCH
The Missing Man
copyright by Lee & Shepard.l
T,,-;,lns Tale Dealing Startling Phase o,
Hypnotic Influence md Double Personality

until the doctor comes. Help me with the
harness, Green"
Working together one of his horses was
quickly harnessed, and the quarter or a
mile distance to DR.. PeckS quickly covered
by Brown Nell whose feet flew as never
before, under the reins held by Mr.. Green.
The doctor was at home and returned IN
the buggy, and in few minutes was kneei-
ing beside the recumbent figure.
The wound is bad one, but not neces-
sarily fatal" he said, after he had exam
ined with great care the hole made by the
bullet in the temple. ut glanced upward,
and that saved him, most likely lie VIII
have to be taken somewhere.
He boards at Mrs. Fry's," said Mr.. Car
VERY we'll He must be removed there at
once" said the doctor, land then L will
probe for the bullet
door was taken from its hinges and
four men carried the insensible form to his
cared for by Mrs. Fry. The bullet was ex-
tracted by DR.. Peck, and the wound thor
oughly attended to. Then the physician left
the house, saying he would look in at his
patient in an hour or so.
Meanwhile an excited group of men were
searching the grounds and woods about the
Hamilton place for traces of a would-be
murderer, supposing the affair not to be an
attempt at suicide. Many declared it most
certainly was that, the inclination of the
wound being upward proved that his own
hand fired the shot, unless it was done by
some person who stood very near him at
the time. The pistol. too. being the prop
erty of Fry, in whose mothers house Edes
boarded, also proved ii, they said for there
was no doubt now that the weapon really
belonged to Dan, he having appeared on the
scene and claimed il. There was no question
about his not having fired, for at the time
the shot was heard Dan stood talking in
the door of blacksmith's shop with half
| a dozen men.
| On the other hand. the river was near,
| and there were indications of a boat hav-
| ing been lately drawn up among the alderS
! that fringed the bank, and later one was
| found a little below the village, where it
| had come to natural moorage under an
Overhanging limb of an immense tree The
| river much shaded; it was not impos-
| sible for person to have escaped that way
while attention was being paid to the
| wounded man; and in that case he had
most likely taken to the woods after leav-
| ing the boat The boat was the one kept by
| the railroad men and used by the villas &c
| children to row about, and the woods ex-
| tended several miles back to a small settle
| ment known as Bags Hill From there i,
| was but short distance into Maine.
| These surmises and the search kept the
| persons engaged in them from observing
| the great agitation of Mrs. Hamilton and
her husband They soon entered the house
together, where Mrs. Hamilton suddenly
! faced him and asked. excitedly:
do you know how he was shot?"
"Assuredly do not, Constance. L heard
Being quicker than Mr. Carter / reached
the spot a moment earlier, but 1 saw nc
one. and was sure from the first that HI
| SnOt himself.
But the pistol! 1t was not in his hand.
Doubtless he threw it before he fell t.
the ground
But you were angry to have him com,
| here"
How do you know? What do you mean
| Constance?"
Uncle Carter told me so.''
Il was angry, and L told the man onl,
yesterday to keep away. But he came thi
morning. it seems. Served him right"
But he is different from other people
and he meant no harm, L am convinced
There we differ. Constance. / believ
him TO be scoundrel. There is somethin,
hidden about the man.
We'll. Of course, If he dies the matte
| will be thoroughly investigated
| 1T should be, though there is little doub
in my mind that he shot himself. To speal
| plainly. Constance. 1T is only too eviden
| that the man is terribly infatuated wit
you. and no doubt he had some romanti
l. notion of shooting himself under your win
| dows. so that you might understand hi
| DEVOTION
Mr.. Hamilton did speak sneeringIy
but ii he were stating a plausible idea
and IL looked so reasonable that Constanc
| was exceedingly startled.
'Oh, don't think so.'' she said, but san
down. cold and trembling, on a sofa, Will
her husband walked to the window an
looked out.
| Primus Edes did not die. Indeed, he be-
gan to memo raoidly. though his mind war