Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-06-22

"l'eople guilty OF cl.me will do the
most foolish things iii the world" Hem
bricks answercd; but / have to resort
to my own vanity to account for his
having done as he did. f1atter myself
that he knew something of my skill in
in detecting crime, aud once he found
himself guilty he regarded me as the
man he had the most to fear. He dis
covered, as his note to my mother
shows, that. l was out of town. That
made him uneasy. The thought
troubled him somuch that he simply had
to satisfy his mind on that point. He
supposed his little game with my
mother would succeed, and that she
would think no more about it after re-.
plying to his note"
"Ah, yes" exclaimed Miss Delmar,
land when he got your letter and tele-
gram it must have frightened him to
find himself in direct correspondence
with the man, of all others, he was most
anxious to avoid"
Exactly" the detective agreed; "and
1 shall lose nothing by what he has done,
for his letter shows; me where to look
for him. He is in New York, and has
been there ever since he committed the
murder and scattered those notes about
town. They were designed to make US
think the murderer lived here"
but" said Miss Delmar, "surely you
have overlooked the fact that Mr..
Roundtree has received warning since
then, and that Mrs. Walters has been
shot at by the man himself?"
Hendricks looked little embarrassed.
II can't explain that now," he said;
sbut know whereof speak. He is in
New York. I am going there tonight,
and shall do my best to lift the cloud
from over your two heads. If fail, it
won't be my fault. shall not leave a
stone unturned"
Whether you succeed or not, we shall
never forget you for all you have done
and are trying to do" said Miss Delmar.
II really don't know what we shall do.
My father is threatening to disinherit
and disown me, and if half the world
continues to believe Mr.. WILDLY guilty
we shall be miserable enough"
"You are, indeed, in O disagreeable
| situation" said Hendricks, in kindly
tone. mo one knows better than I. To
be franl-though the bare fact may
pain you a little-I must tell you now
that it has only been on my earnest
assurance that had hopes of producing
the real criminal that have kept Welsh
and his gang from arresting you, Mr..
WILDLY"
There was silence for moment. Miss
Delmar changed countenance, though
she strove hard to keep her self-posses-
sion.
Father mentioned something about
the probability of an immediate arrest
she said, in a wavering tone. But I
thought he did it out of Spite"
mo; I presume he must have got
it from something the police have set
afloat," Hendricks replied, "and think
you ought to know what to expect. But
even if they should arrest you, Mr..
WILDLY, try to put a brave face on the
matter, and hope for clear acquittal
at a trial in court. / shall hurry up
matters in New York, 1 promise you
DIR. Lalnpkin has agreed to join me, and
together we are going to track the rep
tile"
do you expect to find anything about
the man at that Brooklyn address?
asked WILDLY, gloomily.
Perhaps so; but it may only be a
private letter box place, and those PEG.
pie are very hard to get anything out
of. AS rule, their business is little
off color, you know, and they dread ex-
posure. The return Of my letter shows
that the murderer is on his guard, anc
he may steer. clear. of that address"
(To be continued)