Daily camera., 1897-07-24
CHAPTER XIV,
The next morning at nine o'clock Miss
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Delmar called at Whidby's. ,-n
81 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 l was out
all day yesterday and demanded an cN-
pianation. Or course, | refused to tell
him anything, ard lie ordered me not to
show myself out OF doors to-day. But
when l got the telegram from Mr..
Hendricks to meet lin here at nine |
slipped out at the back gate and have
run nearly all the way
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
| really enjoy it."
Il am sure do. almost" she laughed.
Il wonder if Mr.. Hendricks can have
discovered anything more? Here he
comes now. | heard the gate click. Let
me admit him."
She went to the door, and in mo-
ment entered with the detective.
HE l,rows something new" she said,
laugn.:l"ly, to her lover. 81 can see it
in his eyes,"
"You certainly don't seem so per-
plexcia 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 al the shop of the rag dealer.
'You know" ne went on TO WILDLY,
81 said yesterday that there was some
thing familiar about this envelope that
I couldn't make out. Well, last eight,
as / was studying over it, this large D
in the center of the postmark suddenly
recalled an incident to my mind, aTd I
must relate it 10 you. so that you can
follow a certain chain of circumstances
in which am interested and which may
lead us to something definite.
"Threc days after had been detained
down here by the murder, my mother,
who lives with me in New York. received
a letter. Here it is. | will read it to you:
"Dear Madam
"'An important business matter makes
it necessary to wire your son, ny Mfnard
Hendricks, at Cnce. He and l are friends,
but l have missed him round town lately.
l was told at his club that Re lid left the
city. If you will kindly send his address to
me, 1 shall be greatly obliged. I am dear
madam, h
Very sincerely yours,
FREDERICK CEAMFNEY.
'234 Union street. Brooklyn
''There seems to be nothing remarka-
lie about the note. Do you think there
is?" asked Hendricks, when he had fin
ished.
i 'Not that I can see," said Miss Delmar,
deeply interested.
Rather bold thing to do, if the fell
low that wrote it wanted to steer clear
of you, L should think WILDLY re-
marked.
The bold things are the very ores
we are less likely to suspect, as a ruie,'
said the detective. ''But ! haven't told
you how it came into my ha&ds. Ny
mother, while very old and naturally
unsuspicious, has learned good deal
Of caution from me, especially where
anything pertains in the slightest ,o ny
profession; so she did ret reliy to ;ec
aote but sent it down here to me. fell
readily into the trap set for her.
could remember no one h the name of
Champney, but fiattered r1yse!ei! was
one who knew me better than ,liti LIZ;
so, thinking that my mothers caution
in not replying to the note had perhaps