The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-11-06
CHAPTER XIII.

Hendricks called n cab at the door
and drove 20 the Office OF Capt. Welsh.
He found Welsh pacing the floor in n
fever of impatience.
81 thought you would never turn mp
In the world" said Welsh. as they took
seats. "It seems 10 me that everything
Is at n standstill. The city Is wild with
excitement and demanding that some
thing be done"
Hendricks shrugged his shoulders as
IL he had only half heard the remark
thought. He reached for cigar In a
box on the captains desk. bit the end
OF IL, and then seemed TO sink into n
reverie again.
Welsh stared at him a moment In
vexation, then he said:
"I was on the watch myself at the
mayors last night. About ten o'clock
saw Mrs. Walters slip out on the lawn.
She came very cautiously from the
rear OF the house. saw her stoop TO
pick up something near where your UNI
brella was left, and then she returned
by the front door"
Hendricks nodded slowly, but did not
look up from the spot on the carpet
at which he had been staring for sew
eral minutes. Welsh flushed slightly
and went on awkwardly:
81 had expected 10 find out n lot about
her early life from a lady friend OF
mine, but as bad luck will have It,
the lady has left the city for the sum
mer, and / don't exactly know where
she has gone. l was thinking OF hunt
ing her up and going to see her, II you
think"
Hendricks rose abruptly.
81 must write letter." he said. ''Give
me some paper, please"
Welsh's face fell as he rose and drew
some writing materials from a drawer
and put them before the detective.
"po you want me 10 cease my investi-
gations2'' he asked. impatiently.
Hendricks dipped a pen in the ink
well, and az he did 20 he looked up and
caught sight of the captains face.
"oh, hing II all, captainl" he said
pardon me; have not heard half Of
what you were saying. / only caught
enough ut the start to know that you
were not ON the right track. Let the
woman alone for awhile. Do you re-
member said that IL discovered GER
tain things about mysterious
stranger in the city 1 should havo to
begin all over ngainr'
Eyes, certainly, but"
81 have begun all over again" And
I'll a.. L.
"Can help you in any wayP"
81 am afraid not now, captain. A
little later, perhaps; but time is too vul-
liable just now for useless explana-
tions; every minute must count. This
Is the hardest nut ever tried TO crack"
Welsh said nothing further. He sank
into chair and looked out OF a win
dow till Hendricks had finished and
sealed his letter.
snow" said the detective, as he rose
and grasped his hat, II am going out
for little lunch, and then / have an
appointment. i shall see you later"
At two o'clock Hendricks rang the
bell at the Strong homestead. WILDLY
himself opened the door.
lis Miss Delmar here?" asked the de-
tective.
"She has been here several minutes"
answered WILDLY. "She Is In the IL
brary."
"Goodi" said Hendricks. "Now for
business" he went on, cheerily, as he
entered the library and bowed 70 Miss
Delmar. "Move up your chairs, both
OF you. There, that will do. Now,
here's what want TO get at. Col.
Warrenton was good enough 90 put me
on 20 n little circumstance which he
says he has not mentioned 20 you, Mr..
WILDLY, but which we must sift 90 the
bottom. IL may lead us 70 a motive
for the crime, and that In what we
are looking for. Do you happen TO
know II your uncle had an enemy OF
any sort?"
WILDLY shook his head thoughtfully.
81 can't think who IL could be, IL he
had one" he said. "on the contrary,
uncle seemed TO make friends with
everyone"
"You don't know much about Mr..
strong's early life which he spent in the
mines out west, / believer"
'No. don't. He did not speak OF IL
often"
1T Is possible, you know, for him 10
have an enemy even that far back.
Matthews, with whom I have talked,
remembers your uncle's having n
strange visitor here year or so ago,
while you were at the seashore. IL
seems that Mr.. Strong had a sort of