The Irish standard., 1897-06-05

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ON to q little circumstance which ~
rays he has not mentioned 70 yous ~,
WILDLY, but which We must sift 70 ~
bottom. It may lead rs to q motive
for the crime, and that Il what We
are looking for. Do you happen ltof
know If your uncle had an enemy of
any sorts"
WILDLY shook his head thoughtfully.
81 can't think who it could be, Il hA
had one" he said. ION the coutrarya
uncle seemed to make friends with
everyone"
"You don't know much: shout Mr.,
strong's early life which he spent in the
mines out west, believer"
mo, don't. He did not speak ofiH
cften." .s-.,s. -,.... ....~t.~ +,
1T Is possible. you know, for him to-
have an enemy even that far back.
Matthews, with whom I have Talked
remembers your unele's having q
strange visitor here year or 30 ago,
while you were at the seashore. IT.
seems that Mr.. Strong had q. sort Of
quarrel with him. and, for some reason
Of his own, he requested Matthews not
to mention the visitor to you. Now,
we must find that fellow if we can"
"But how tire you going to do it?"
asked Miss Delmar.
"That's what I'm here for" replied
Hendricks. "And you are both going to-
help me. Now, that visitor came here
end threatened Mr.. Strong about some-
thing, so Matthews says, and one who
will threaten n man to his face is apt
to do SO in other ways. Mr.. WILDLY,
do you remember ever having seen your
uncle receive any letter which seemed
to disturb him at all?"
WILDLY reflected a moment, then he
looked up with start.
"Yes; had not thought of it before,
but my uncle has once or twice acted
peculiarly after receiving letters. About
a month ago he opened letter at the
breakfast table and seemed almost to-
turn sick over it. He was white and
trembled all over. asked him what
was the matter, but he said he felt
suddenly faint, and that was all he
would tell me. was concerned about
him, and wanted to send for a doctor,
but he refused to let me, and declared
he was all right. He seemed SO un-
strung that I felt uneasy. really
feared his mind was affected, SO I
watched him through the curtains for
awhile after he went into the room
where he keeps his papers,"
'What did he do there? Try-try to-
think of everything" urged the detec-
tive, his eyes glittering as he fixed them
OH the young mans face.
"He stood at the window" went on
WILDLY, land read the letter again.
From where was in the hall could sec
the paper quivering in his hands. He
remained there for long time, as if
in deep thought, and then threw the
envelope into waste-paper basket,
fully away"
"Ah, I see. Good, so fart" exclaimed
Hendricks. "Do you think you would
know that letter again?"
II don't know; perhaps so. 1t was in
large, square, BLUSH envelope, and
the sheet was of the same color, and Of
letter-paper SIZE"
II am glad you remember those de-
tails" said Hendricks. "Now let's in
spect that file. May we not go in the
room where Mr.. Strong kept his pa
pers?"
certainly" said WILDLY. "Tbe coast
is clear. Matthews is staying down.
stairs. am answering the doorbell."
"At this young lady's suggestion"
said the detective, with laugh, as they
were crossing the hall.
''Pray how did you guess that, I'd like
to know" Miss Delmar asked.
"You were afraid your father would
call here, and if Mr.. WILDLY answered
the bell you would have time to hide.
Is not that true?"
Perfectly" replied the girl, with q
laugh. "I'm glad he isn't famous de-
tective. He would have found me out
long ago."
When they entered the little room and
approached the desk, which was near .
great iron safe by a window, Wildly
started TO draw the leCCer-Ql0 1rOu u
pile of books and papers on shelf over
head, but the detective called out:
"Hold on! Don't touch It'll" and no
brought chair and placed it under tho
shelf. Then he went to the window,
raised the shade as high as it would go
and let in the sunlight; after which he
stepped upon the chair, and, with 2
hand on each end of the shelf, looked
carefully at the books and papers on
which the file rested. :
"Ah, blast his ugly pictured" he ejacu-s
lated. "He's nobody's fool!"
"What's the matter?" asked WILDLY.
eve shan't find the letter, after all. -
Hendricks lifted the file and stepped
down to the floor.
"Why, you haven't looked" protested
Miss Delmar.
eyes, have" said the detective, in q
disappointed tone. ''Those books and
papers up there are thickly covered
with dust, but the file is comparatively
free from it,
"ALi" said Misa nelmar "Some on0