Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-08-08

Inc lace OF the detective fell. IN a
moment, however, he was smiling as, if.
4 the report had been fully anticipated.
-"Ycu are quite sure?" he said.
''I'd stake my life-and all hope to
leave my family on it,
s.Weu, I had to have your opinion,
and
Hendricks gaze wanderedato one Of
the windows. He forgot to introduce
Or. -Lampkin and the professor, and
When the doctor extended his hand and
wentthrough the formality himself, the
exchange Of plat;tudes between the two
men did not attract his.attention.
AL at once he sprang up and grasped
the doctors arm.
Come on, old man. he said, IT have
lots to do before night. Professor, [ am
very much obliged to you. Send in your
BILL
where to now?" asked the doctor, as
they were descending the narrow stairs.
Blame me if / know" answered the
detective, with a sheepish laugh. 81
guess I'll have to sleep on the new turn
of affairs. But l know how we can kill
time, anyway. Sergt. Denham sent me
word this morning that he'd like to see
ME. 1 know what he wants. He has
cot hold of some clew that he is bank
j ing~on, and he wants to crow over me.
Let's run up to his office round the COR
1 ner. While he's shooting off his mouth
[ bet my hat he will let out his secret
young detectives always do"
i l, VNocfoo44
right in his opinion?"
Il do not doubt it,
After that nothing was said on the
way to Sergt. 'Denham's.
AS they were shown into the ante
room they saw the young officer in the
adjoining office, his feet high up on his
! desk, smoking.
Seeing his visitors, he. called out to
Hendricks:
J ooh, hello, here you are! How goes
it?"
$50 as to be about, / guess" said
| Hendricks, extending his hand.
81 heard some time ago that you were
in the Gielow affair" remarked the SER
geant, "and then heard the report con-
tradicted."
'Oh, you mean the Caruthers case, Z
said Hendricks, with emphasis on the
name, as he introduced DR.. Lamplin.
The officers eyes did not leave Hen
bricks face as he shook hands with the
i doctor and mumbled something indis-
tinctly.
II see,' he said to the detective, "ycu
object to the use of Gielow's name. Eth,
boys" he turned to three of his sub
ordinates in the other room, "did you
catch on to that? The great High
Afucky Muck Of New York detective
circles thinks we estoo previous"
The three young men laughed hearth
ly, and Hendricks slowly winked the
eve which was next the doctor and just
out of the sergeant's line Of vision.
"Don't name the kid before it's born"
he said. eff it were to turn out that
Gielow is innocent, you would fee
cheap
! Eff, yes, it." replied Denha1n, knock
ing his heels together and putting al
his cigar, and thereupcn his allies unit.
I'd in another chorus of merriment.
/ II heard the night the Severed hand
was discovered that you were ON the
spot nosing around after a job. The
sergeant said this with a grin. Hen
bricks, I'll bet you thought at first
!. that the heiress would put up a big price
to run the murderer down."
Hendricks assumed lifeFke express
q sion. of embarrassment. He took out
5, his shand kerchief and blew his nosetill
:. he.Nas red in the face. Denham pointed
! at aim, and his companions entered the
room and stood round smiling.
f. 81 hit you there, old man." said Den
ham: ''But later when you found out
. that Gielow had fed, and that the heir
ess was soft on him, you knew the bot
tom had fallen out Of your prospect, SO
you gave up and haven't had the heart
ito go near your Office for the last five
days."
"How do you know that?" questioned
the detective, with well-assumed start
'When my men have nothing to do
let them amuse themselves in crafty
ing my natural curiosity"
! Spying on my movements" grunted
Hendricks, and there was much of gen
uine, irrepressible contempt in his tone.
''You may call it that if you wish, .
said Denham, patronizingly, and he
touched Hendricks arm. "There. is no
4 harm done, hope. I wish you well in
all you undertake, I'm sure. To tell
the truth, Tn rather sorry you are not
working on the case, for won't get as
much glory out of it as if had dis
tinguished rival
It was now Hendricks. .turns and
1 again he winked the eyenext to the doc
tor.
esI dent see where the glory will come
in" he said anybody could run down
a crazy man."
Denham was unable to conceal the
effect the words had on him. He puffed
al his cigar, his restless gaze averted
from the face of the half smiling de-
/ tective.
''Is that your belief, Hendricks?'' he