The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-05-29
CHAPTER TX.

Hendricks sat smoking beside Welsh
oil the way down town. He seemed SO
deeply thoughtful that Welsh was
afraid to disturb h(m. Presently. how.
ever, Hendricks sighed looked into the
captains expectant face, and said:
><*''My New York case lis puzzling me.
1 can't make head drs tail oft. It's GER
tainly most complicated matter. You
may have read of the Sixth avenue jew
eler who was found aeaa-''
"My God, Mr.. Hendricks! pardon
ME-" broke in Welsh, with a flash OF
the eyes, ''but this $ really going too
far. Surely you doh'f realize my po-
sition.. have TAX pp it on myself to
employ you with ths eity's money, and
-; ID this M time to be talk
Hendricks stared, TIA Surprise, blushed,
and threw away his aigzAf, The cabwas
slowing up at Welsh's Office. Hen
bricks said nothing until they were in
side and he had closed the door; then
he coolly lighted another cigar and
went on: .~.-+,... .......z
tain, but 1 have always worked with
men who understood my awkward
ways. They usually let me alone: and
I forgot that you don't know my meth
DDS. i am a great economist of time
when I am in thinking trim, and, as
I had already arrived at the only conclu-
sion possible in your case, at least at this
T Ii ho0 f hor q r..
ter mentioned"
Conclusion? What conclusion?"
cried Welsh.
"Why, l thought you were following
me step by step, up at the mayors:
though now do recall that you made
one or two proposals that rather seemed
TO indicate lack of proper caution"
?. "Why, l saw absolutely nothing" re-
piled Welsh. ITO be frank, thought
you were helplessiy stumped. and were
simply trying to kill time and make q
favorable impression on the ladies'"
II was trying to be agreeable, Welsh,
Iconfess it. That's my style. ltmakes
: an unpleasant job pleasanter to all
concerned. # you ever have to hand
cuff woman, tell her she has pretty
wrists, and she won't mind it half so
much" =
81 am at sea-" said Welsh, "and COM
p,etely overheard"
: Hendricks leaned back, threw his feet
on a desk and chewed the end of his.
cigar. II did not expect to find what |
discovered up there" he said. musingly,
'sbut when once got started the whole
chain of circumstances began to unroil.
and was so easy to follow that l felt
: as if were playing with toy. Icould
have kicked myself for having to ap-
pear to take it all SO seriously. was
tempted to make q joke of it. When L
was half through, wanted to throw
down my hand and say: Look here. 1
hold 80 and 50, and I'll bet my reputar
ton you haven't thing!'" q.
I'm still in deepwater," said Welsh.
II saw the bullet hole, her tracks, the
fellows tracks, and that was all. The
nervousness Of the ladies and the may
or's anxiety absorR1dxme."
81 did not 60 there to sympathize
with anyone. aDswered the detective.
81 was looking for Ssctss But follow me
now, and draw yovr:town conclusions
Us we 60. Well, wAae &as the first In
congruous thing thatl happened after
we arrived? Whw.ifgou remember,
Mrs. Walters said f4R. was sure she
beard the report be orp fbe felt the bail
PASS through her xesGr 'fhe distance
was about 100 yards, and II the differ
ence were notice3blsl9f all it would
have been. scientifically you know, ex-
ac2y the reverse" IN -
"But surely" protested Welsh. you'd
hardly oxroct on ercifed woman to be