The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-18

closed curtains and gradually nap
Ing itself into a figure.
IF it's conjuring." muttered the
district attorney, its the best I've
seen"
The figure appeared more clearly
and showed the wavering form or n
man.
Samuel Fordham. Samuel For
ham" came n rather indlstlnct voice
out Of that part OF the room occu-
pied by the Hindu.
who are YOU" demanded Smith.
"Vickers." came the voice again,
the man he killed"
DO you recognize him?' asked
Smith. turning 10 the district attor-
ney.
Not exactly" replied Fordham.
Everything is too vague"
Swiftly Aurelius Smith moved to n
writing table and took from il an
ink pad and n sheet of the district
attorneys private note paper. Cross
ing over TO the shadowy figure he
grasped a whitish hand and held it
while he spoke a few low-toned
words which were not sufficiently
distince to be understood by the men
ut the fireplace.
The freight was very weak and
I'm the deep shadows it was almost
impossible 10 tell the real from the
unreal. One figure grew slowly
fainter and fainter until 1t disap-
peared. Then Smith returned To the
table and turned up the light upon
It Into the soft circle of light
thrown upon the table by the read
ing lamp he dropped the district at
torney's monogrammed note paper.
Upon it were three distinct finger
prints.
4 am sorry that We did not gat
Reauchamp," said Smith. These
things are sometimes very hard 10
manage. and it's easier to get hold
OF a dead man than n sleeping man
However, although ViCkers is dead
his fnger-prints must be at head
quarters. Order them sent up here
II they match these it must convince
you that 1t is possible to make nm
ger-prints without the presencd Of
the physical body. l thought that
got all four fingers. but apparently
| missed one."
Fordham seized the paper in sud
den excitement and examined II
closely.
BY heavens" he exclaimed. This
is astounding. The center and long
est finger has made no print. WICK
ers lost that finger from his right
hand in an accident. II IS worth
looking into
The dictrict attorney reached for
u telephone on the table and called
police headquarters.
Get Vicker's finger-prints up here
on the jump" he ordered. and SEM
a man who car read prints"
Meanwhile Smith approached the
French window and drew aside the
curtains. Langa Doonh still squat
ted. Buddha-like, as II he had never
moved. Gently Smith stroked the
dark forehead and placed a hand on
the brown skin over the heart
LanEa Doonh opened his eyes and
rose with the assistance Of his mas
ter.
"He is always exhausted and cold
after an exhibition OF this kind" said
Smith. I'VE will let him lie on the
rug before the fire"
II W. with noticeable tenderness
that Smith led his native servant
across the room and watched hin
recline in the warmth from the ire
The man stretched his length upon
the rug like some jungle animal anc
rested his head upon his arms.
"Mr, Fordham," said Smith, while
YOUR hnGcr-prints are arriving an
going 10 use another occult art &c
show YOU exactly how the murder
was committed. l visited the scene
of the murder today and managed &c
nick up a small piece Of the Chinese
vase with which the fatal blow'"aS
struck. Like our physical o,'iIes'
this bit OF porCelaine is but the re-
Mica or counterpart OF something
which exists in the superphEs'ca'
world. Otherwise its existence IN
our world would not he possible.
The permanent self OF the MUIR
derer has contacted the superphysi'
teal counterpart; Of this fragment or
the fatal vase. In doing this. the
murderer has left behind him the
evidence Of his guilt. | AIN going
70 give this fragment To Lahsa
Doonh. who is still in a highly tuheu
state If consciousness. lie VIII tel!
us by means az psychomctry JUST
what happened"
Smith stopped and pressed some
thing into 4 brown hand while the
native lay m]otionless with his race
turned to the fire. After several
minutes of silence IN" Hindu spoke
In ierhy. cultural English,
"Sahib. scH pag"da-Chlna pa
goin-China face"
"Continuc." directed smith.
Il soc PLENTY ship-much water
big sea-"
Again there was silence which last
cd into minutes. The strain al the
NATURALIZATION scene had not van
;shnL and was even increasing UNI
dr. the iu.luenr" Of this ne" pH'-
roucnrn. Among the shadows even
tho district attorney Grlpped his
chair arms. although his ta"H was
eyprCssion!rSS. The servant near me
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