fl II ' K J m. r W I r ? i.1 THE NEBRASKA ADVERTISER W. W. HANIJKftx, I'ulilUliiir. NEMAHA, NKWIASICA. siaaD&, CS O" 'C -' &r S m X AFFABB? ny VILL fliitn-rltrlil. IM liv H. 1 M t,.M... MinnihAtirHn IIAnnF.TI $L -iW vsiiiSa 's,'&s,i'"-'S',s"." SYNOPSIS. Mlnanl Itonilrlcloi, ureal detective, Just rvturncil from Iloaton, IIihI.h uwnltlnn him ii n unsigned typewritten letter ill root I in; lilm to iipartmciitH in l'nliico hotel, wliuro Jin will llnil reiri(liiHor.Mr Welrton Cnruih crs currently reported for pant two wcclm to bo out of towti Detective seems to con nect letter with attempt iniulo on IiIm own life. Homu lime pruvlotiH Uouh with friend, Dr. Lain iik I n, to luvcxtlK'ite Upon search of Carutliei'H' apartnientii remains of cro mated liody and Jeweled hand of victim are found In a vase Hand heni'H murks of IliiKor nulls manicured to Hharp polntu. Jj.'uiipkln recalls reports, of a row letween Cnruthorn and Arthur Olelow, both nullorii for hand of Dorothy HiintltiKton, who Ih helreiin to several millions should nIic imir ry CnrutherH, unconditionally In ease of Ciiruthern' den III l.ute that uIrIU Hen dricks and Lumpkin call at home of MIsh lluntliiKton IJorothy HhowHdetcetlvo type written letter, which wan an Invitation for liurHcIf and mint to occupy with Count llantlnnl, Italian nobleman, IiIh box at homo hIiow, an he waa railed out of town by press I m; liuulncn-i Hlio rccnllH CJIclow had exprcHHed before murder Interna ha ired for Carutheni and bellevcn him millty. yet decides to help him, and with her mint t;ocH to lih atudlo, CJIclow Iiu.h llril. I II m servant, Henri, lelhi of ovcrliearlni: con reavlun to Huntlnnl Henri tlioui;lil IiIh muster Innnnu. UvtitlrlclCM. concealed In room, hears all UiIh. Ilenililcltn j;och to consult Kola, an Knm Indian Interested In occult rciicurchcH who hail helped hlm In much prevloim detective work, and located In an old colonial tnariHlon iiinoiii: the pal- l-indiw, I)r Niuipkln Ih itimmoiKd by Ilen ilrlckH, Who Iiiih been shot. Mullet Ih re moved unil detective warned not to leave IiIh room. Hendricks cnllM for a crematory employe, who confirms thomipposltlon that ashes found wero those of human body. Mlns lliintlni;lnn receives letter from Ole low In his own linndwrllliu, postnmrked at Charlentvn. H C! , tellliiK of IiIh crime and IHk?iI, Noted KiiipholoBlst examlneH handwrlllnK of thin letter and says It Ih irnnultie. Murlnu a call on HerKt. Denhuin detective or police drpfirtmeut, llc-mlrlcl'ii oniM Into possession of eulf with words written In blood over (llolow'ti name to etrect that ho was Innocent, utnrvliij,' nnd contlned. Clolni; tc filelow's iitudlo, Hen ri identities cuff a h hl;i manler.r.s. Henri toll.- of HtranKU Influence llantlnnl had over filclow Hendricks comes to conclu sion Mantinnl was the murderer, and through hypnotism made Olelow confers lK)th In person to Henri and by letters to inborn. HeudiicUii and I.ampklii i;o to Koln'H rot real. Kola telhi them Olelow In dead, and to prove IiIh supernatural oovom claims to ko to I lie detect I ve'a home In IIh antral body and brim: back a Bible, which in handed lo tlcndrlcKii amldtit a lot of occult balderaxh. Kola wnrnii detective an attempt hi lo bo made on ht.s life. Ituncliliii, home, Ilcndrlcka leariiH how nearly Kola deceived hlm when hi u mother tell of dlxappvarnuco of Hlhlo after one of UoIii'h calln durlni; lilt atiHcncu li IloHton. Coming ':iw to UIuIow'h experience, the story i;ooh back to ulKlit of murder, when ll.mtlnnl by hln iitrnnRo power abdiieied his vleilm Ibintlnnl tells his pr.lnoner he la In his Xiotver und how ilui Ini; three dnys of iineon-H-lutiMtiesB ho had been used id write hitler to Miss 11 untlnftton and the police. 'I'lie Im prisoned artist inanarjia to loo.irn h tuoue In Hide of cell Through this openltiK he pushes his cuff with Its bloody iiionaKe lo the outer world. Sorct. Oeiibam, uoi havlnt; known of HondrlcUs connection with tlio ulTalr, comcH to hlm foradvlfe. This brlnj,-.- out fact that curf was found nenrimllsadin. Dotecilvu Is' now convinced of Identity of Kola and Uiuitlnnt, and with Ornham and T.ampkln, Joined by Miss Hunilnt;ton, who bi';s lo ni;coin'an :hem. aet nut to ic.scuu Olelow. llendrk'Kn and hainpkln, leaving Dunham and MIih Huutlui'.ion In cairliiKe, 'o Into theold house. Iltretbiy are trapped by Kola, and would have been pIuiikuI to their dcutli Ihiouch tiaii Uoor In lluor had not Denham nppuired. Kola U bound. My ii.imns of Uhcr thu doctor deeliks lo make hlm talkative, CHAITKU XX. Co.vriMir.i). "Good, good!" approved Hendricks, sis-Kola's body begun to grow limp. 'Give hlm some more!" ' "Oh. no. he must not be too deeply under It," objected Lumpkin, "lie Is just light now. Let him loose. I'll man age him as easily us u rowboat down--stream.- Now, If he will only tnlk!" Kola's fa.ee was bloodless. For a mo- uieut there wus no sound inside or out hidu of the house. Lumpkin raised the . Jowol it little, for the lips of the Indian were inovKig. .V hnr.sli laugh broke from the death like face. "It's" the wisdom of the east," chuckled Kola. "I'll never be suspect ed, uiul when Hendricks is out of the iva'y, I hhnlj be free. Yes, free, and rich, and as powerful as a king." There he paused. Lumpkin held up .' Ids h'aiul to warp the others not to speak, und in a distinct mice said: "Hift-GIcloW will ho be found'.'" Never!" burst .impulsively from Kola's-lips. '.'No one elso.'laiows the se cret door". No one would think of the lie,ad of. the dragon:" m ' . The eyes of Hendricks and the doctor met. Hclidrlcks'- llusllcd knowingly, ' . uud he grunted as he tumid and run info the hull. 'A moment Inter Lump- kin followe'd, finding the, detective c.x- unilning the walnut dragon nt the foot of the stairij. ' "I believe on Sny life tlmt the head of ;the thing unscrews," Hendricks -ex- 'liiJifK'd. excitedly.- "Sec where if lias 0lieen rii'di'r.d by use", lly Jove, 1 have !!'. St w f w w 'Kg, uiiihpiiif; (he hi in! m lux hubils, lluu-drk-UflUiiK' Itii powviful uictit'li.iiiid It iu'fjim to turn. In ti inoini'iit U ninu' oiV, nnd tlic.y kuw, protriKlJify fryin t hollow tube in the nrrh of llu-tlnignn n Mi-el Kid with n rln on Its cnil. llfii- clrloks tried lo push tin rod dou'inwinf. lint It refifslcd his clTorls. Then, ns cciidln tlif steps till lie wits u hove the rln. In- pulled It hU'iidily upwind. A little lu'll Inside llii'dnijfon lung. 'This wim followed y u creuMiiy sound hii ik'r I he hull floor nnd Ti lull Kilt-fiumed pltitc-Klni-h mirror In the lirlek ' "Jill near l),v li-uiicd oiiImikI on one side. IlouuliiK to It. Luiupljlii pulled it out n ml found tluil It, liirucd on hidden lilttfri'M. And lielilnd the mirror n re vc,nfed n doorwn.v nnd n ftnrrmv llllit of Httiirs li'iidlnj; downwind into the durkucNH. Tliere wiih it liinlern on the Hist Mt-p. nnd llenilrlcl. lighted It. nnd lioldiiif,' It uliove his head he hurried down the stulr.s. At (Irst the steps were of wood, but deeper down tlic.y were of unhewn stone. I'crhups 10 feet from the surface of the earth, they found llieinselves In u I on j,'. nurrow envern. which wound nt'ount like u serpent's trail. And when they lind gone perlutps SJDO yards from their stnrtinj; point they found them selves stopped li.v ii brick wall in which wus ii rusty iron door. The door v.us locked, but it hunch of keys liuny on hook uenr b,y. "We linvc found hlm,"snld luimpkin. Hendricks nodded us he Ijegtin to ivy the keys In i lit lock. After many ftiil tinw. the door was dually opened, nnd. in the combined light of the lantern uid n streak of dn light Hint eiime in lit u tiny crack in the rock, they t-nw, crouching in ti corner, : white-faced creatine with walling eyes nnd dis heveled Imir. "Who Is it?" ctiine from hi lips in a rasping whisper. "i'riends." said Hendricks. Cilelow tried to vise, but fell hnek-watd. "In (Ind's name water!" lie gasped.' "Here. drink this first." Kiid Lniuplcfu. kneeling and drawing out from his pocket a llnsk of brandy, (liclow tried to take the bottle in his hands, but his lingers were too ullfl" fmin cold. Dr. Lumpkin placed the bottle to his lips, nnd (ilelow drank. "Oh. Iliiiuk Ciodl" he said. "la ft true, arc you friends?" "Thl.i Is Mr. Minimi Hendricks," an swered Lumpkin, with u glance nt the holder of Ihe Innlern. "and Miss Hunt ington is outside hi u carriage' waiting to take you home." "Oh. no. really V" cried the prisoner, and then he lowered his head to his knees nnd laughed like a happy child. "It seems like years since 1 eame here." He tried again to rise, but Lnmpk'm stopped him. "You must lirst drink some of this lii'tiiil food." he said. Ah he opened the hot t lo. (ilelow eyed It like a famished beast. As he was tal lug it from a spoon, from the doc tor's hands. Hendricks peered out through the crack. "I have ihe solution now," he re marked. "In cutting the new road along here, they ctiine within ti few feet Of chopping the end oiT this cav ern. The 'blasting caused the crack, lie must have thrust hiu message through It." (liclow nodded as he ate, but he made no comment. "Now. that is enough for the pres ent," said Lumpkin. "We must get you out of hi re and warm you up before we do anything else." They raised the artist to his feet, and bore him slowly bet weep them along the dark passage, and up the dark stairs to the hall above. "We'll take hlm straight to Kola's room and wrap hint up." snld the doctor. CIIAI'THI! XXL When they hud put him in a big, soft bed in the chamber adjoining Kola's reception room. Hendricks went out to the carriage. The green curtain was still down, but he saw that it wa pulled aside, and that the occupant was peer ing cautiously out. When she saw hlm coming, she opened the carriage door and looked anxiously into his face. Hendricks smiled, "Gielow Is safe," he said. "He ix weak, of course, but he will pull through all right." She seemed unable either to answer or to move. The stare of her eyes seemed to Indicate doubt on her part as to the verity of the new... "I think y on might cmne in, if you wish." added Hendricks. "We have put hlm to bed. and the doctor Is preparing something warm for him." Without a word, she got nut of the carriage, and dumbly followed hlm. As i hey were ascending the steps, she paused half-way up the flight and loo.ked at- Hendricks pitifully, and then down at her feet.- Her kneeh bent and she clutched his ami. "I-rl don't know whiitV the matter with iiie," slie faltered. '.'I don't seem able to -move." ' Oh, .please pardon my weakness." ! "It's the shock," saltl Hendricks, al moit "tenderly. "You inust try to calm yourself. AIL the trouble Is oer,'you know, and the (prisoner is m.chnius." 0 "I tluuight something serious Jiud happened," she said, slowfy reeoverlijg. "I heard the crash, and then, as you did not'apjii'ar, and the sergeant regained. I thought something was wrolig." j 'rerhiv'i you. had better go back to the carriage" nnd not try ty go in," siig gesteil lleiidrieli-si " o The rc'urtirk seemed to'rouse her to aelldn. 0 . "Oil, no. I must see him! li'im help." nnd, releasing his arm, she mounted .the steps uniiided. Hendricks led her Jo t1ied(),or of the room where Ihe.V hutl, take'ji (Jjulow. Lumpkin appeared on the tliwshold,. "He's begging f'o sefc yoli. Mias Hunt ington'." said he. Hi" pushed the door open, and whe,u she Jiad gone In he closed it and stood fneing Hendricks. I'or n moment 'hey looked into each other's eye without speaking. Then Hendricks turned away abruptly. He went into a little alcove off the big reception-room, and, glancing ut Denham and the sleeping Indian, he rung the telephone. lit ordered from the nearest police station n patrol wagon, for the prisoner, and nn ambiitauee. with all the com forts mailable, for the transportation of an invalid. Then he came and looked down at Kola's face. "I presume you found (ilelow pretty bud off." re marked Denham. There was something In his lone which showed wist respect for Hendricks. Hendricks nodded, and then he stretched his hand over Kola to the young officer. "My boy, you saved three lives this niornihg. and showed Ihe sort of stulT you are made of. I shall never forget you. Yon won't lose by it. I shall spenk to .yfliir chief about you. If he ever goes back on you, or you need em ployment, come to me." Denham (lushed to the roots of his hair. "Thank you. Mr. Hendricks," he said, feelingly. At this juncture the Indian opened his eyes uud stared li.xcdly at Hendricks. "I hate yon. Hendricks," were his first words. "Flics seem to do the same thing in the summer." answered Hendricks, drily, "but I manage to get along. I am not bald-headed." "f you will guarantee Mifety lo me." said Kola, after a moment's dellb cralioti, "J will restore (liclow to you. He may be alive yet, but if I do WC HAVE FOUND HIM " not reveal the secret of his hiding-place he will never see Ihe light of day. I tell you I am positively the only living possessor of the secret." Hendricks' face wore a comical ex pression, lie glanced at Denham and taid: "Uleh. isn't it?" Dcnlmm nodded, and Kola's hi'ud-lil:e eyes rolled back and forth wondering' ly as his gaze ibrated between. them. "It is not an unreasonable request," said he. "You forget," replied Hendricks, suavely, "that you have already court cously volunteered all ihe information necessary. You are a gem. Count Han tinni. S'ou aelually do so many good deeds that yon forget about them. Yon, of course, remember telling us iibout the head oT the dragon, the lantern, the stone stairs, the long cavern, and the cell at the end." ' Kola's face darkened. He reflected a moment and then said: "I see you made me talk unconscious ly. I acknowledge that you have un done me completely." lie sat up and hi handcuffs clanked as he folded his hands over his knee. "Is Gielow alhe'.'" lie questioned. "Thanks, yes;" said Hendricks. "Well, I am glad of that, nnywity. He stood bet wren me and iny desire, thnt nil I had against him." Half an hour later Hendricks went out on the veranda and looked down the road. Dr. Lumpkin was there walk ing back and forth. "How's Gielow?" ahked the detec tUe. "Tip-top," answered t lie doctor. "He'll be at his easel in a week. How's the prisoner?" "Kesigued and meek as a lamb," an swered the detective. "He made a com plelo confession to Denham and my self just now." "And I priisuine the mystery ia solved nto last." re'niarked Lanipkln, tenta tively., "I must haV; 'however, tfiri'i I I iim-utill in tlie ijark on Vine or two fea tures, of the ease;, Kor instance,- it' scejiin, an unnecessary thing for "Kola to cremate the body nnd infornVyou r u v ' i-Ssy ' .. j'i JJ)H J anonymously that the reiuiilus woulu be found lir the hotel." "That s'el-ms to have been annfter thought, and there was u reason for it," explained Hendricks "He was spend ing a -pleasant evening with hlsfietlin In ('arntliers' rooms and committed the deed sooner than he really Intended. Cartithers. It appears, was just bigfn nlng to suspect that Ivola was noUin Italian, und a dispute arose between them. Kola struck him a single cfilow in tile temple, und he fell dead with otif ii sound or bloojl," ."All, I seel" exclaimed Lumpkin. "Then," went on llendriel. "Kola feared, ns lie wus keen to enter CJjir utliers' room, tlmt he would be sus pected, so he quickly resorted to the ex cellent scheme of making it uppeiir that Ills victim had suddenly left the city. "He first crowded Cartithers' body Into one of 1,1s big trunks and deliber ately went duwn to the street and cm ployed a passing baggageman to come up' for the trunk, pretending that it was his. Without attracting notice, he got the trunk delivered at his own rooms in town, and early the next mora lug hud it removed out here by his In dian servant. He next dropped (.'ar uthers' valet a note from Philadelphia, which was mailed in that city by an eastern confederate, and later he forged another communication to Mis Huntington. "Hut. in the meantime, he was think ing of some unique means of totally destroying the body. He endu'd by cut ting it up and reducing it to ashes by oxy-hydrogen flume, all except the hand, which, for a time, escaped his notice. He was about lo throw the ashes away when he ran across the hand. Then the thought occurred to him that unless It wus proved beyond doubt that Cariithcrs was actually dead there would be endless litigation before Miss Huntington could come into her uncle's estate. As you know, that would not hae suited Kola. -o he put the ashes and hand in the vase, and managed to get them into Carol hers' Apartments. His lirst itlcu was that It would be taken for the work of a crank, hence his cranky letter to me. His next inspiration was to Iiy pucttii-.t (lie Jow uud make him confess and lice, but font week the artist persistently avoid ed him. and ii was not till Kola discov ered that 1 was back from Moston that Jie accidentally- met the artist and ac complished his purpose." "Hut why did Kola make the (Irst at tempt on your life?" asked the doctor. "lieeause lie had already deeidvd to murder Carutliers. marry the heiress and continue his rote of Italian count in New York, nnd wa.s afraid that I would sooner or later recogni.e him." "Hut the second attempt on your life'.' questioned Lumpkin. "Was lieeause he found out that I was at the rooms of Count L'antinni the morning after (lielow's apparent ll.ght. and was afraid I would finally discover his disguise. I think from the fact that lie avoided me during that time that he was afraid of me. but after he played the Mible trick on us I think he be lie ed he could frighten me out of fol lowing up the Mantiuni clew and into a belief In the guilt of Gielow. However, his fears got the best of him uiul he decided to kill both you and me by menus of his dead-fall." lust then there was the sound of u gong down the road and the patrol .wagon dashed into view. "The .ambulance will follow pretty soon." remarked Hendricks. "Doctor. I am going to leave yen and Miss Hunt ington with the patient while Denham and I go in with our booty." "That will.be nil right." answered Lumpkin. "We'll, look after him." Denham and Hendricks had led Koln out to the wagon and put him in, uud Hendricks wa.s about to climb in after him when Dr. Lnmpkin came to the door und signaled to Hendricksr to come back. "Miss Huntington wants to see you before y cm go," lie said. A sheepish expression was mingled with the flush on Hendricks' I'ace as .he entered the room where Gielow lay awake and smiling contentedly. Mi.-s Huntington rose from the bedside and held out her hand. "I couldn't let you go without speak lug to you." she s-ald. her eye.-, filling "I shall never forget your gondms-as long as I live. You are the best friend 1 ewr had. Arthur." she said, turning to (ilelow. "I cannot ay what I want to say. 1 am going to Lis1, him." And she put her arms around the neck of the dMectlve and klsstd him on ihe lips. Hendricks grew very red in the face, and saving something about wishing he had it all lo do over again, he backed from the room. As he turned at the threshold lie stumbled o cr a rug and almost fell into Lam pkln's arm . i u e uoeior ura cm mm up with u nnnii on eaen ol ins shoulders, and grinned and smacked his lips signifi cantly, lint Hendricks only swore at him. w.iM-d redder in the face nnrj de scended to the wagon and crawled in beside Kola. ''Mi: HN'D. About the Slr cif U. Willie Kay. pa. the paper says Ihe wedding was a wry quiet affair; wha jlo.es It inean by that? . l'a-li must refer to the marriage ol a deaf and dymb ecuiple.my son.-rChi ' fnb Daily News'. " HOUSEHOLD HINTS.. If there is one tiling on which, .cto.i) housewife, "prides herself, it is that ol hnving her laundering done nicely, sa that the wearing appnrcl ihay be the ad iritrnjion of sf 11. 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