The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-01-27

oughly exhausted Please let me = y.
My poor wife won't know what's tAs
matter"
Never mird about your wiz. ."
growled the capta'n. We've sent lr
her. How much lid you try to Icr.
row?"
Howard was si .rt moment, as il
racking his bral, trying to remera.
ber
"A thousand-two thousand. for.
get. think one thousand"
"Did he say he'd lend you the moc-
ey?" demanded the inquisitor.
NO" replied the prisoner, with heci.
tation. He couldn't-he-poor chap
he"
"Ah!" snapped the captain. HE re-
fused-that led to words. There was
a quarrel, and" Suddenly leaning
forward until his face almost touched
Howard's, he Kissed rather than
spoke: You shot him!"
Howard gave an involuntary step
backward, as II he realized the trap
being laid for him.
mo, no." he cried.
Quickly following up his advanta Ge,
Capt. Clinton shouted dramatically:
You lie! He was found on tb,
floor In this room-dead. You wers
trying to get out Of the house will
out being seen. You hadn't even
stopped to wash the blood of yolr
hands. All you fellers make mistakes
You relied on getting away unseen.
You never stopped to think that ,As
blood on your hands would betray
YOU GruiIly he added: "Now, co,aa,
what's the use of wasting all this
tine! II won't go so hard with you
IL YOU own up. You killed Robert
Underwood"
Howard shook his head. There was
. pathetic expression Of helplessness
on his face.
II didn't kill him." he faltered. IL
was asleep on that sofa. l woke up
II was dark. went out. wanted to
get home. My wife was waiting for
me-"
Now I've caught you lying" inter
rupted the captain quickly. You told
the coroner you saw the dead man and
feared you would be suspected of his
murder, and 80 tried to get away un-
SEEN" Turning to his men, he added:
How Is that. Maloney? Did the pris.
oner say that!"
The sergeant consulted his back
notes. and replied:
"Yes. Cap. that's what he said"
Suddenly Capt. Clinton drew from
his hip pocket the revolver which he
had found on the floor near the dead
mans body. The supreme test was
about to be made. The willy police
captain would now play his trump
card. Il was not without reason that
bis enemies charged him with employ.
ing unlawful methods in conducting
his inquisitorial examinations.
Stop your lying!" he said fierce
~. Tell the truth. or well keep you
here until you DO The motive Is
clear. You came for money. You
were refused. and you did the trick"
Suddenly producing the revolver,
and holding 1t we'll under the light,
90 that the rays from the electrolier r
fell directly on its highly polishe d
surface. he shouted:
Howard Jeffries, you shot Robert
Underwood, and you shot him with
this pistol"
Howard gazed at the shining sur.
face of the metal as IL fascinated. He
spoke not q word, but his eyes be-
came riveted on the weapon until his
face assumed a vacant stare. From
the scientific standpoint, the act Of
hypnotism had been accomplished
In his nervous and overfatigued state,
added to his susceptibility to quick
hypnosis. he was now directly under
the influence of Capt. Clinton S
stronger will. He was completely re-
ceptive. The past seemed all a blur
Oh his mind. He saw the fash of
steel and the police captains angry.
u'TNti tiAhlhcu-ioOhlus ~ IdCe. ne ielt ne
was rowerless to resist that will any
longer He stepped back and gave
shudder, averting his eyes from the
binding steel. Capt. Clinton quickly
followed up his advantage
You committed this crime, Howard
Jenries!" he shouted, fixing him with
stare. To his subordinate he
shouted: Didn't he. Maloney?"
"He killed him all right" echoed
Maloney.
His eyes still Fixed on those OF his
victim. and approaching his face
close TO his. the captain shouted:
"You did 1t. Jefvries! Come on, own
mp! Let's have the truth. You shot
Robert Underwood with this revolver.
You did it, and you can't deny IT, You
know you can't deny It! Speak," lie
Numbered. you did it,"
Howard. his eyes still fixed on the
shining pistol. repeated. as If recit-