The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-11-20
From Clue to Climax.
BY WILL N. HARBEN.
copyright 1906. by J. B. LIppIneott Col
CHAPTER xv.-coNrrNuEn.

II was perfectly evident said Hen
bricks. 1 could see indications OF its
having been regummed and resealed. IL
Is almost impossible to put paste on an
envelope as smoothly by hand as II Is
done by a machine"
$50 you thought" began WILDLY.
"That when the individual who had |
written my mother under the name of
Frederick Champney had received the |
letter coming on the heels of my tele-
gram, his first impulse was to return II |
unopened, being afraid the reception OF
IL would tend TO show his whereabouts.
But, being curious to know what had
TO say, he first opened IL, read IL, and
chen sealed and returned IT, Not a bad
idea, eh?"
WILDLY nodded. "It failed, however,
20 take you i'm
"And, moreover, II put me on TO sub
stantial clew. See, here are the two
envelopes side by side-the one adj
Stressed to my mother and the other TO
Mr.. Strong. Now for points of re-
semblance. The handwriting, though
disguised, Is the same; the ink under
glass shows the same crystal forma-
tions; the two letters were sent from
the same postal station in New York;
and, though the color and quality OF
each envelope are different, yet under
the flaps, In raised letters, are the names
of the same retail dealers in New York.
6ee-Ramage e. CO., Stationers, East
Fourteenth street. The two envelopes
were purchased at the same shop"
81 IN tvfl
you that IL Is rather an unnatural thing
for a man guilty of murder to do-to
openly write TO the mother OF a detective
20 get his address,"
"People guilty of crime will do the
most foolish things in the world" Hen
bricks answered. "but have 10 resort
to my own vanity to account for his
having done as he did. flatter myself
.hat he knew something OF my skill In
IN detecting crime, and once he found
himself guilty he regarded me as the
man he had the most 10 fear. He dis
covered. as his note 70 my mother
shows. that was out OF town. That
made him uneasy. The thought
troubled him so much that he simply had
20 satisfy his mind on that point. lie
supposed his little game with my
mother would succeed, and that she
would think no more about IL after re-
plying To his note"
"Ah, yes" exclaimed Miss Delmar'
sand when he got your letter and tele-
gram Il must have frightened him TO
And himself In direct correspondence
with the man, OF all others, he was most
anxious 10 avoid"
"Exactly," ths detective agreed; and
Ishall lose nothing by what he has done
for his letter shows me where TO look
for him. He IL 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
tbinl. the murderer lived here"
"But." said Miss Delmar, surely you
have overlooked the fact that MT
Roundtree has received warning since
then. and that Mrs. Walters has beer
shot at by the man himselfY
Hendricks looked little embarrassed
"I can't explain that now" he said
.but I know whereof speak. He Is II
New York. / am going there tonight
and ahall do my best 20 lift the CLIQUE
from over your two heads. II l fail, !
won't be my fault. / shall not leave
rtone unturned."
"Whether you succeed or not, we shal
never forget you for oil you have don't
and are trying TO do, said Miss Delmar
81 really don't know what we shall do
NV father Is threatening TO disinaeri
end disown me. and IL half the worl'
continues 70 believe Mr.. WILDLY quit.
we shall be miserable enough
"You arc, indeed, in disagree0bl
situation" said Hendricks, in kindl
tone. mo one knows better than 1. Il
oe franl1-though the bare fact ma
pain YOU a llttle--I must tell you non
that IL has only been on my earnes
assurance that had horcs of producin
the real criminal that have kept Wells
and his gang from arresting you' MI
WILDLY" ~
There was silence for moment. mis-
Delmar changed countennnoe, thong
sho strovs hard 20 keep her self-posSe'
sion.