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4 THE CARUTHERS
AFFAIR
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Minard Hendricks, great detective, Juat
returned from Boston, finds awaiting him
n unsigned typewritten letter directing
him to apartments In Palace hotel, where
lie will And remain of Mr. Weldon Caruth
ra currently reported for past two weeks
to be out of town. Detective aeems to con
nect letter with attempt made on his own
llta tome time previous. Goes with friend.
Dr. Lampkln, tl Investigate. Upon search
of Caruthra' apartments remains of cre
mated body ami jeweled hand of victim
are found In a vase. IlLnd bears marks of
finger nails manicured to sharp points.
Lampkln recalls reports of a row between
Caruthers and Arthur Glelow. both 6Ultors
for hand of Dorothy Huntington, who Is
heiress to several millions sltouldshe marry
Caruthers, unconditionally In case of Car
uthers" death. I.aie that nieiit Hendricks
and .Lampkln call at home of Miss Hunt
ington. Dorothy shown detective type
written letter, which wa an Invitation
for herself and aunt to occupy with Count
Bantlnnl. Italian nobleman, his box a.t
home show, as he wasi called out of town
by pressing business. Sae recalls Glelow
had expressed before murder intense naireu
for Caruthers and believes him guilty, yet
decides to help him, and with htr aunt
goo to his studio. Gieiow has fled. His
servant, Henri, tells of overheari.-.gronfes-ion
to Bantlnnl. Henrlthought his master
insane. Hendricks, concealed in room,
hears all this. Hendricks goes to consult
Kola, an East Indian Interested in occult
researches who had helped htm In much
previous detective work, and located In an
old colonial mansion among the palisades.
Dr. Lampkln Is summoned by Hendricks,
who has been shot. Bullet is removed and
detective warned not to leave his room.
Hendricks unknown enemy had tried to
caloroform him In his sleeep. Detective
had waked just In time, but was wounded
by pistol shot before he could prevent his
assailant's eape. Hendricks has a crema
tory employe, who, no knowing the actual
purpose for which he was wanted, pro
ceeds to describe with professional pride
a cremation.
CHAPTER X. CoNTixtED.
"You have both missed a beautiful
ight," resumed Mr. Simpltins. "When
our great retort opens fur the reception
of the prepared body the interior is
seen to be .perfectly white, like the in
side of a suow cave, so intense is the
heut. Ilut the inllowing uir turns it to
a delicate rosiness that can't be
equaled In Italian skies. I have seen
people turn away and say they recog
" nized it os the only legitimate gateway
to the -unseen universe doing away ns
it ceriainiy doe with a'.l horror of the
grave and decay." ';
Hendricks raised his hnnd.
" "Not quite so fast, pleasof" he said,
gently. "You have made a mistake. I
bope 1 o not dangerously ill. 1 am
only coirttned to my room by a slight
Indisposition. I may as well come to
the point. lama detective, anil it is
often necessary for me to make inqui
ries into different businesses and"
"A detective the devil!" Mr. Simp
ltins blurted out, and he flushed angrily
and reached for his hat. ".My LordJ
what do you take me for? I'm no de
tective! 1 have to earn meat oud bread
for my family. You are the second de
tective that has- tried to take up my
time for nothing. Sergeant Den Den
-aoiuething came to my house, and be
; cause I didn't give up my time and
tell hint all the ins and outs of my
business he threatened to have me up
as an accomplice in that Palace hotel
murder. My gosh! I sent him about
his business in a jiffy. I'd like to see
any of your gang try it. We don't
cremate one-handed men forevery mur
derer In New York! It is plainly a con
spiracy to bring cremation into dis
repute, and if there U any law any
protection we'll have the benefit of it."
'Hold on, keep quiet," cautioned Hen
dricks, thrusting his fingers into his
vest pocket and producing a $10 bill.
"'I don't want any mail's time for noth
ing. If this will pay you for only five
minutes more of your time I shall be
glud, and we may part friends. 1 am
a private detective, and 1 hope I don't
- approach unoffending men with.threats
when I seek Information that they have
a perfect right to withhold."
A great and humble change came over
Sir. Simpkins as he reached for the
money. .
"I I beg your pardon, sir," he stam
mered. "This is the second time I've
been too fast, and if you'll overlook it
I'll do what I cun to help you. The
other fellow had such a lordly air about
him and made himself so disagree
able" "I know him," broke in Hendricks
and then he turned to Dr. Lampkin.
"Please hnnd me that little card
board box on the table."
Deeply Interested in what was to fol
low, the doctor obeyed.
Taking the box, nendricks removed
the lid and held the box to Mr. Simp
kins. "Is It your opinion that those are the
aulies of a human body, such as are pro
duced from the retort of a regular cre
matory?" The Individual addressed took the box
to a window and looked at the contents
closely. He hnd the air of a man who
was enjoying himself.
"Got a mngnifying glass?" he nsked,
shaking the ashes about.
. nendricks produced bis, and Lnmpkin
took it to the speaker.
There was silence while Mr. Simp
kins wai focusing the lens on the
Ashes. Then he came nway from the
window, closing the magnifying glass.
I "In my opinion they are not from the
retort of n crematory," he said, "though
to be honest I would not take oath on
It."
. "Why are' you not positive?" asked
ihi detective.
Mr. Simpkins' browa ran together.
He imacked his lips and raised himself
on his toet In pure enjoyment of his
well-paid Importance.
"Because my experienced eye detect
traces of the ashes of clothing here.
In well-run crematories such residue is
silwsya funned away from the pure
white or grayish ashes of bone which Is
deposited in urns for preservation. But
the ashes of cloth may, bysocident.
have fallen back Into the bone-ash, I
ean't be positive."
"Ah, I see!" said nendricks. "Is
there any way by which one could dls
tiogiiish ltwcen the ashes fTora a .Vew
York crematory or one In any other
sltyT . . ...... . ,..,..!
-"None that I know of, sir."
"Well, that is all. and I thank you.
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Can"r- SlrupklnV "aid the detective, isan
f p.hnek it if t hair. , ".' .
w ba(1 tat,.,, his depart-
1 -. .Uod:
"Could " the murderer have had the
body cremated in another city?"
"Easier than here, and he had ample
time," said Hendricks in the tone of a
man In deep and perplexed thought.
"He blight have had a little trouble in
shipping the body, but to get the ashes
baok here would be a very simple thing.
I would not be surprised at any develop
ment In this affair. There is one point
that bobs up here which is so puzzling
that it almost drives me insane."
"What Is that?" asked the doctor,'
"It Is this," answered the detective.
"You see, Caruthers had been out Of the
city or rather was believed to have left
Xew York ten days before I got my
anonymous note telling me where I
could find his remains. Now, If the
writer believed that I would get the
communication without delay the ashes
were in Caruthers' apartments a week
before I got back from Boston."
"Of course," said Lampkln, In the au
tomatic tone of one who speaks before
deliberation. Then he ejaculated with
force: "Oh, yes. certainly!"
"But," said Hendricks, with strong
emphasis on the word, "if the hell
scorched demon has had free access to
my office, lis I think he has had to my
dining-room, then he could have seen
the communication which he had
mailed me lying on my desk during my
obsence. It may really have been part
of his plan to have mailed that letter,
knowing I wouldn't get It at once."
"But for what reason?" asked the
doctor.
"To throw me off the track ns to
time," said Hendricks. "I said the
other day that this would prove the
chief crime of all my experience. I nm
now nfraid that it moy actually be my
'Waterloo.' I have never dealt with
such wonderful tact and boldness corn
bind. The chief reason for my believ
ing that he was on to my movement? Is
that Cie'.ow did not leave until the night
I discovered the tushes."
CHAPTER XI. i
Two days later nendricks was de
clared able to go down to his office. He
hnd just finished dressing when his
mother rapped on his door.
"You have a visitor in the drawing
room, said the old lady, with a smile.
"A visitor?" grunted the detective,
impatiently.
"A young lady," smiled Mrs. Hen
dricks. "She woiul-not give her name,
but she W about the prettiest creature
I ever saw. She Is dressed In the latest
fashion, and drove up in her own car
riaire."
Hendricks turned quickly and flushed
slightly.
"Toll and slender, erect, walks like a
queen, golden brown hair, and heavy
eyebrows over eyes like "
""Yes, I think it is Miss Huntington,"
said Mrs. Hendricks when his fund of
adjectives was exhausted. "She is very
anxious to see you."
"Tell her I'll be right down," said
Hendricks. "She is just the person I
wanted to see.
A moment Inter when he entered the
little drawing-room he found the
heiress standing near a window.
"I am afraid I shall be a great In
truder mi vour time," she began, as she
took his hand, in the cordial clasp of
which there was a vague reassurance,
"but I have been to your oflice three
times hoping to And you in."
Hendricks cleartd his throat. He was
renllv shocked at the alteration In her.
She had grown thinner, and her great
lustrous eves shone from sockets In
which there was no sign of blood.
"I am certainly glad you came," he
f stitl, leading her to a comfortable chair,
"I would have been pleased to have me;
you to have come to you, but I have
been confined to my room by a s.ight in
disposition."
"So the office boy told me," cried Miss
Huntington, "and I was so sorry.'
"If thef.' is anv way in which I can
serve you I would be delighted to do it,'
said Hendricks fitting down near her.
The girl took a deep breath, and when
she spoke her voice vibrated with the
importance of her miss.on.
"I went to my lawyers, Hoell nnd
Garney, last Monday. I told them I
wanted to employ them and that I was
ready if necessary to spend every cent
of my inheritance in Mr. Gieiow s be
half. They of course were glad to ten
tier their services, but when I told them
of your politeness to me the other
night, nnd that sometiimg seemed to
lell me you wou.d help me if it lay in
your poner, they declared at once that
you could simply do anything you
wished. And then they to!d me they
had been reauing the papers and had
not noticed that you were employed on
the case by the' police, and said If 1
cctild retain you I ought to do it al
once."
Hendricks bowed and smiled uncom
forlably.
"I do not exactly understand," he
said, slowly. "1 I don't exactly see
how anybody nt this stage could aid
Mr. Gieiow until we know more of the
matter."
"The lawyers agree with me," replied
the heiress, "that he ought to be found
and brought back by his'fi iends, and
not wait till the police arrest him."
"Oh!" And Hendricks' exclamation
showed that he was still in the dark.
"I happen to know some things that
you ure unaware of," hastily added Miss
Huntington, "and my lawyers agreed
that If we could possibly retnin you
with what I know we could help a little
I am willing to let you name your own
price."
Hendricks sat up in his chair and
crossed his feet.
"We'd never quarrel over money mat
ters, Miss Huntington; nnd as I am
not employed by the o'her side I pledge
myself to your cause.
A giow of color faintly tinged the
hitherto bloodless face of the heiress.
"You are so good!" she said,-In a
husky voice. "I kDOw you will do all
that can be done, and my lawyers think
if we could get him to come back vol nr.
tarlly. and give himself up, that we
might be able to prove that he was in
sane."
"Insane?" cried Hendricks, his sur
prise driving away his timidity.
"I nm going too fast," said the girl.
plaintively.. "I have not told you all,
and my Iftwyers advised me to do so as
soon as you promised to join us. We
know that It-would be folly to try to
prove that be did not kill Mr. Caruthers
for, Mr. Hendricks, he aclutilly con
fessed It to his servant, and I have some
thing else that puts It out of the ques
tion to doubt Henri's word a letter
from Mr. Gieiow himself. In it he ac
knowledges the deed." ,
"A letter from blm?" exclaimed Hendricks.
Yes, and in it there arc absolute
proofs of unsoundness of mind. Oh,
Mr. Hendricks, it drives me wild to
think that I have brought him to it, and
that he may die for what he is morally
accountable. My lawyers admit that
It mar be difficult to prove his insanity,
but they say it is our only chance, and
that we ought to begin pur work at
once."
Hendricks contracted his brows end
shrugged his shoulders.
"May I see the letter?"
Miss Huntington produced It from'
her pocket and eyed him as he perused1
it. It ran as follows:
"Charleston, 8. C, Dec. 8.
'Dear Dorothy: When you get this you
will have heard of the murder of Caruth
ers. Go at once to the studio and make
Henri tell you of my confession, 'leu nim
I want him to testify against me, as 1 wisn
no one else to be Implicated in the slight
est. I regret what I have done, but It la too
late for regrets now. l sail irom mis
town to-morrow for a foreign port to be
gin life anew. Forget me and all the.
trouble I have brought on you. I had one
true friend in New York besides yourself.
It Is Count Bantlnnl. He suspected that
I was thinking of perpetrating a crime and
plead with me almost on his knees, but I
would not listen to reason. I was crazy from
It all. I confessed to Henri and the count
In the studio. The count tried to porsuade
me to turn myself over to the police, but
I eluded him and got away. I have been
reading stories of crime and detection, and
that, coupled with my trouble, turned my
head. I fancied that I could Invent a plan
for doing away with my rival that would
In Its very boldness defy dotectlon. I even
wrote a letter to Mr. Minard Hendricks to
cause him to think the crimo was commit
ted by a personal enemy of his, but at the
last moment I was unable to face it all.
That you may forget me Is the la9t wish of
"ARTHUR OIELOW."
"Don't you see that it is the letter of
an insane mon?" asked the heiress, her
eager gaze resting on the face of the
detective as he lowered the letter. "It
is not at all like him."
"is it his hand?" asked Hendricks, his
broad brow still wrinkled.
"Undoubtedly, I know bis handwrit
ing well. See, his name is written ex
actly as he signs his drawings."
Hendricks glanced at the signature,
his mind wandering to other things.
"We must submit it to a handwriting
expert," he said. "1 know a grapholo
gist who has never made a mistake.
Will you kindly send me something else
that he has written, and will you let me
retain this?"
"Certainly," answered the girl; then
she nerved herself to nsk and hear the
reply to a lending question: "Do you
doubt his Insanity, Mr. Hendricks?"
The detective put th letter In its en
velope. "I have seen nothing in this letter to
indicate insanity on the part of Gieiow,"
i" said, after a moment's pause.
'You don't? Well, it is not at all
such a letter as he would have written
if himself, besides you have only to hear
Hcpiri describe how he acted when he
confessed to the murder to know that
he was insane that night."
Hendricks smiled.
"I was behind a screen In the studio
when you and your aunt came In that
night. I heard Henri's description."
Miss Huntington shrank back, white
and startled.
"You were?" she gasped, and then,
while nendricks was nodding with the
slow movement of a oy donkey's head,
she added : "And and you still see no
proof of Insanity?" ,
"I mu.-, ..y that I do not," was the
deliberate reply.
The girl sat motionless. It wns as If
he had deprived her of her laSt hope.
Her great eyes seemed to expand. Then
she raised her gloved hands half way to
her eyes and held them there ns she
said:
"You must believe him out of his
mind! Look a"7 the address oa that en
velope. He buB directed It to me at the
general delivery, Charleston, S. C. He
knew I was not there. Surely you
see"
"I noticed that," remarked Hendricks
when he saw she was going no further.
"And I also saw that the envelope bore
the postmark of a railway the Atlontic
Coast line. The letter was mailed on
the train. Y'ou see that road runs from
New York to Charleston, and. from this
postmark, it would be difficult to prove
whether a letter were mailed on the
trnln of that road near Xew York, or
rear Charleston."
"I can't possibly see what you mean,"
said the heiress, helplessly.
"If the letter is a forgery," explained
Hendricks, "the writer of it would de
sire two things strongly. First, he
would want it to bear the Charleston
postmark to guarantee the belief that
It came from that place; and, Becond,
he would want you to get it. Now, how
would a man without a confederate in
Charleston succeed in gaining his point?
If this letter is forged, the writer of It
is nn experienced villain, for ho knows
that the government prevents Its post
masters mailing letters sent to them for
that purpose. Tt was found to be an
avenue for much secret rascality, so a
law was passed prohibiting It. Well,
we will grant, for the sake of argument
that this forger knew that, so what did
he do but direct this letter to you nt
Charleston nnd then drop a note to the
Charleston postmaster requesting him
in your name to forward your mall to
your street and number. I nm confi
dent there is something shady about it,
for, as you can see from the postmark,
nearly two days elapsed before It
reached Charleston, as is shown by the
postmark of thnt oflice. So you will
sec thnt I have good reasons for believ
ing the letter was mailed near Jiew
York."
"Yc must pardon me," said Miss
Huntington, the languid largeness of
her eyes accentuating her despair; "but
as I cannot believe It is not Mr. Gielow's
writing I nm unable to enter into your
deductions."
She had risen, and nendricks held out
his hand.
"If you will post me the specimen of
h!s handwriting at onee, I'll promise
to tell you something more definite as
soon ns I see Prof. Westcott, the hand
writing expert."
"I will send It to your office at once,"
she replied, despondently.
Hendricks went to the window and
watched her as she descended the steps
He fancied she hnd left abruptly to keep
from sttowing her emotion. As she was
crossing the pavement she swayed to
one side and he thought she would full,
but she regained herself, stepped firm
ly Into her carriage and was driven
homeward. .
"Poor girl." he muttered. "When I
screed to take the cine the was almost
happy, but now she has lost heart en
tirely. If I bad Jold the poor little
women what I half a-jpect the would
not sleep s wink to-night.
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MISSING VACANCIES.
There Was a Box of Them and They
Were Held by the Agent
for Charge.
A short time since quite a discussion arose
among the officials of one of our prominent
southern railroads at to the reason of the
many vexatious delays and troubles in the
transmission of local freight. It was claimed
by some of the parties interested that it was
caused almost entirely by the stupidity or
inefficiency of the local agents, and at there
was some difference of opinion on this point,
it was decided that the matter should be
tested.
To this end s tracer was prepared in due
and formal shape, calling for the where
abouts of "One liox of Pott-holes," which it
alleged wat missing from a prior shipment.
This wat tent out in the regular order of
business, with nothing except its "internal
nothingness" to draw attention to its un
usual character, and passed agent after
agent without eliciting comment or informa
tion save the stereotyped indorsement:
"Not here."
Some IS or 18 local agents were actually
passed in this way, until the tracer fell
into the hands of a bright young fellow
who was accustomed to looking into the
businest passing through hit hands, and
who speedily came to the conclusion that
the tracer had gone far enough. At any
rate the document went tpeedily back to
the general office with the following in
dorsenvnt: "Box of Pott-holes, at per in
closed, held at this station for local charges
to amount of $2.50. Will be forwarded on
receipt of tame." Under this indorsement
wat written: "If. B. The price of beer at
this station is $3.50 per keg." It it said that
the charges went forward. Harper's Mig
szine. CHEAP LEGAL ADVICE.
A Mas Whe Believed la Paying; a
Lawyer for Ilia
Opinion.
The other day an old fellow tlouched into
Attorney Oscar Kahn't office, oa Legal row,
and introduced himself at Mr. binith, Jones,
Brown, or something, of a neighboring eoun
ty. He said he wanted to consult a lawyer,
and wat accorded a seat and one of the at
torney's sweetest smiles.
lie then explained that while he was away
from home the theritf or tome deputy had
attached hit wile's tewing machine and
bureau for Ules. He didn't propose to
tolerate tuch imposition, he declared, and
came to Paducah to consult a lawyer
about it.
"What it the amount of taxet?" inquired
the lawyer.
"Lemme tees dollar and 28 cents," wat
the reply.
The la' r.yer could not conceal a amile. but
hastened to say: "Well, Mr. Simth, if you
want my advice, it it to go back and settle
that small amount. It looks like the easiest
and liest way out of it."
The old fellow thought t moment, and re
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he asked: "How much do I owe you?"
"Oh, nothing, tir," wat the reply. "I
won't charge you anything for a little advice
like that."
"But I alius payi fer whut I git, and want
ter pay yer jet the tame."
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time when you need advice on tomething
Bore important, and we'll square it then."
"Naw, but I want ter pay it now. Jes'
squeal out. Ef it's 25 oonta, I'll pay it. Kf
ye want 50, there it is!" And he threw
down a half-dollar and left. Paducah (Kv.)
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PLUNGES THHOuUH A WINUOA.
Frightened Heller Creates Diversion
In Baltimore's Business Streets.
A runaway heifer plunged into the
large plate-glass window at the bicy
cle establishment of the Little Joe
Weisenfeld company, northwest corner
of Baltimore and Hottard streets, Balti
more, the other night. Besides smash
ing the glass window and upsetting ar
ticles on display, the animal, in tin ef
fort to get into the store, broke th? in
side glass door of the window, together
with the woodwork, and after upset
ting two bicycles walked complacently
up and down the store and gazed
out at the large crowd of persons who
had been attracted to the scene.
The heifer was one of u herd of 16
cattle which became frightened nt the
corner of I'ratt and Eutaw streets while
being driven from Light street wharf
to the Claremont stock yards.
A message was sent to Mr. Wiesen
feld, and he arrived in abjut an hour.
Edward Linthicum, to whom the nni
mnls belonged, came a short time later.
Before submitting to the halter the
heifer butted through the screan
around Mr. Wiesenfeld's privtte office.
The Mystery of the Two Sleeves.
One must be unusually quick-witted
to endure the cross-examination of a
skillful lawyer. In an action for pay
ment of a tailor's account, a witness
swore that a certain overcoat was bad
ly mnde, one sleeve being shorter than
the other.
"You will," said the lawyer slowly
rising to cross-examine, "swear that
one of the sleeves was shorter than the
other?"
"I will," said the witness.
"Then, sir," thundered the lawyer,
quickly, with a flash of indignation,
"I am to understand that you positive
ly deny that one of the sleeves was
longer than the other?"
Startled, the witness said: "I do de
ny it."
A storm of laughter ensued. After
it had died away, ithe lawyer suid,
meaningly:
"Thnhk you, sir; I have no more
questions." Philadelphia Saturday
Post.
Hard Man to Get At,
The manager is a hard man to see. Shut
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boy in the ante-room, he it inaccessible to
anyone whom that hoy does not know.
You cannot even get your card tent to him:
the boy alwayt says he it not in. You will
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to hit office boy: "My ton, if you don t
learn to speak other people's linet you will
not succeed in thit businest. I have writ
ten a part for you. W henever anyone you
don't know lays: 'It Mr. Brown in!' that'i
your cue to answer: 'No, tir.' I wish you
to be dead letter-perfect in that line from
this time on." Scribner'e.
I Some men are so mean their best friends
don't like them very well. Atchison (ilnhe.
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RHATHAWAT. M. D. "Speclaltv'of recUl.
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