The Irish standard., 1897-06-12
CHAPTER XIV.

The next morning at nine o'clock Miss
Delmar called at Whidby's.
Il have had to run for it," she said,
laughingly, as the young man came
into the drawing-room. Il had to. give
papa the slip. He heard that I was out
all day yesterday and demanded an ex-
PLANTATION. OF course, refused to tell
him anything, and he ordered me not to
show myself out of doors to-day. But
when I got the telegram from Mr..
Hendricks to meet him here at nine I
slipped out at the back gate and have
run nearly all the way" ....x-
WILDLY drew her to him and kissed
her.
"You were bound to pull me Out OF
this hole" he said: "a week ago was
nearly crazy with forebodings, but now
I really enjoy it," -
st am sure do, almost," she laughed.
'1 wonder If Mr.. Hendricks can have
discovered anything more? Here he
comes now. Iheard the gate click. Let
me admit him." {.
She went to the door, and in a mo-
ment entered with the detective. 49,
HE knows something new" she said.
laughingly. to her lover. II can see i'll
in his eyes,"
'sYou certainly don't seem so per-
picked as you did when I left you yester-
day." said WILDLY, as he cordially shook
hands.
"A little nearer, that's ALL" was the
reply of the detective, as he sat down
and took out the envelope they had
found at the shop of the rag dealer.
''You know" he went on to WILDLY,
II said yesterday that there was some
thing familiar about this envelope that
I couldn't make out. Well, last night,
as I was studying over it, this large D
in the center of the postmark suddenly
recalled an incident to my mind, and I
must relate it to you, so that you can
follow certain chain of circumstances
in which am interested and which may
lead us to something definite.
''Three days after I had been detained
down here by the murder, my mother,
who lives with me in New York, received
letter. Here it is. Twill read it to you:,
Dear Madam :
":An important business matter makes
It necessary to wire your son. Mr.. Minard
Hendricks, at once. He and / are friends,
but have missed him round town lately
I was told at his club that he had left the
city. If you will kindly send his address to
me. shall be greatly obliged. am. dear
madam,
"'Very sincerely yours, -:
FREDERICK CHAMPNEY. !
1884 Union street. Brooklyn
''There seems to be nothing remarka-;
BILE about the note. Do you think there
is?" asked Hendricks, when he had fin
ished.
"Not that 1 can see" said Miss Delmar,
deeply interested. -:
"Rather bold thing to do, If the fel.
low that wrote it wanted to steer clear;
Of you, should Think" WILDLY re-
marked. :: s>.:.r~
1.-THE bold things are the very ones
we are less likely to suspect, as rule.@.
said the detective. "But haven't told
you how it came into my hands. My
mother, while very old and naturally
unsuspicious, has learned a good deal
of caution from me, especially where
anything pertains in the slightest to my,
profession; so she did not reply to the
note but sent it down here to me. Ifen
readily into the trap set for her. I
could remember no one by the name Of
Champney, but fattered myselfi twas
one who knew me better than I did him;
SO, thinking that my mothers eaution
in not replying to the note had perhaps
caused the writer some ineonvenieaoe,
I wired my address, and at the same
time wrote cordial note Of explana-
ton and apology, which mailed to the
address given.