The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-03

In a few minutes a personal attend
ant came and asked him what his
luncheon order would be. Calmly he
ordered and as calmly he ate. He felt
that he must do something to keep his
nerves quiet.
During the past few days he had
spent some nerve-racking hours, but
this hour was quite the longest he had
ever experienced in his life.
The crumbs of the luncheon were
just being brushed away when a cle.K
threw open the door.
Gentleman to see you sir" he said.
private business
James Elder entered the room.
Sit down." commanded Harrington.
Elder accepted.
Now, said Harrington. millionaire.
lets get down to business. l told you
this morning l would give you a mil
lion dollars this afternoon. | am a
man of my word, and l will do exactly
what l have said But first | want
you to tell me the truth about Caswell
and Phelps and the truth about my
daughter"
It's very simple" said Elder. When
Caswells automobile stood waiting for
him down stairs, l passed close to the
front of it. While the chauffeurs at
tention was distracted l slipped into
the engine little package of grantine.
You know what that is, for we invent
ed it together when we were expert
mening with explosives"
Harrington grunted assent.
Il counted on it catching in the ma
chinery and getting in its work before
he got home,'' said Elder And, AS
you noticed, it did," he added. just the
suspicion of smile at the corner of
his mouth.
And Phelps?" queried Harrington,
Il suppose you know he died this morn.
ing"
That was easy, too" said Elder
II knew he was In the habit of going
every afternoon to ride in the park
after he reached home and that he al
ways stopped at a roadhouse above the
park on One Hundred and Tenth
street and took just one drink.
Il was inside the roadhouse when he
rode up. The waiter had his drink
on tray and was on his way to the
door when 1 hailed him and insisted
that I was in a very great hurry and
he must wait on me. He left the tray
with the trimming glass on the table
where l sat, and when he returned the
glass contained just one drop of Naph-
ra, drug Of the Indies that takes eff
feet suddenly about half an hour after
it is administered.
Phelps drank his drink, paid the
waiter and went on his way. So did
I. Half an hour later the park police
found Phelps where he had fallen
from his horse.
THE fool doctors thought he had
fracture Of the SKULL
And the shoe2" queried Harrington
"A mere matter of substitution,
said Elder. The messenger was Of
fered dollar to carry a note to a near
by hotel, and held the parcel while he
was gone"
How did you know 1 was going 70
order shoes" asked Harrington.
II didn't" said Elder. Il simply
hau them in a package ready, hoping
to get them into your house by some
means. The boy came while l was
hanging about the neighborhood. 1t
didn't matter to me who got them
simply wanted to cause an explosion in
your house."
Harrington looked at his watch. 1t
marked twenty-five minutes after two
O'Clock.
Just minute" said he, "and I'll get
the money in packages of thousand
dollar bills. Sit down at my desk here
and write me out formal acknowl-
edgement of payment for all demands
whatever, making the sum what you
! like. No need to mention millions.
Be back in a minute"
Harrington slipped into the outer Of
flee, closed the door and walked across
to where his cashier sat.
Simpson" he said, there's rather
queer person inside who demands mon
| ey. He obtained this appointment
with me under false pretenses, and |
am afraid
With a muffled roar something ex-
ploded in the office of John Harring-
ton, millionaire.
Clerks jumped to their feet, and in
rushed several of the trusted guards
who always are to be found about the
building.
Harrington's private office was fill
ed with smoke, his desk was over
| turned, and among the debris was the
shattered wreck of what had once been
a human being.
Heavens" cried Simpson, the cash
Ter, He must have had a bomb and Il
exploded prematurely. Thank God It
didn't hurt you, Mr.. Harrington" he
added impulsively.
| He was a decent little chap. Simp-
son.
! The police and the coroner came.
and theshattered remnants of what had
once been James Elder were gathered
up and taken to the morgue. John
Harrington called his automobile and
started for home after ordering his at
tendant to telephone at once to his
house and tell his daughter he was I'M
hurt.
| Just as he paSsed the club he heard