Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-08-15

bril1iance.
~ an glad I happened 70 meet you,
began Hendricks, putting Oh his hat
again after his mead had grown white
with snow.
s.You have the opinion CT that hand
writing expert" she said; ''but even his
opinion will not change mine. The let
ter was written BY Mr.. GieIow."
"You were right" answered Hen
bricks, ct was"
"And you now see that-that his
mind was wrong, don't you?
Hendricks eyes went to the pave
ment.
81 have not a moment to lose,' he
said with awkward evasion, land as
know you would be CAD to lend
hand
ooh, do, do give me chance" broke
in the girl, eagerly,
''Weu, come back to the studio.
must have ataik with Henri, and if you
will assure him that I am all right 1t
will be great help
Thank you so much" she said, pre-
cedirg both of the men into the hail
way ard to the elevator.
When they had reached the retired
corridor leading from the main hall tc
The studio Miss Huntington laid her
tapering, gloved hand on Hendricks
snow-coyercd coat.
'"Can you give me one single bit OF
hope?" she pleaded, in a voice full o.
quayers.
Hendricks flushed to the eyes.
"Not now-not until can't tel
which way the wind will blow till talk
to Henri on a.certain point"
''You are so good and kind" she said
huskiiy. ''If you do not restore him to
us, l shall always love you for trying
50 hard.''
The restraint he had put on his feel
iags forced a sort Of moisture into the
eyes Of the detective, and when he
walked on after her he struck one of his
feetagainst the otherand he almost fell.
Henr; opened the door.
81 have come back, Henri" said Miss
Huntington. ''These are good friends
Of your masters. They are trying to
aid him. You must freely tell them all
you know
Henri bowed and muttered his will
ingness TO comply with her wish as
they passed aim, going into the recep-
tion-roc1n.
Hendricks paused before picture in
oil, standing on an easel. Itrepresented
a thin-faced, black-eyed Italian woman
bent almost to the earth under great
load Of rags and scraps Of paper. Be
meath the picture was written the title,
Ambition"
'.Nobody but a genius could have con-
ceived that deep human lesson" he said
to LamplIin, who was at his elbow. 1T
is Just like that in life. That woman
is as ambitious in her way as a candi-
date for a throne, and if she were to
get so cents FOR her load she would
be as happy as a millionaire over a new
yacht. You waste time plying poor
people; they would pity Us if they had
the time"
Then drawing Henri into an adjoin-
ing room, Gielow's sleeping apartment,
Hendricks closed the door carefully.
did your master leave any of his
linen here?" heasked.
Eyes, sir, nearly all Of it."
Hendricks deliberated a moment.
Henri" he said, finally, 81 think it
barely possible that it may throw a
little light On our case for me to know
something about the sort Of linen your
master wore. Did he ever wear cuffs
separable from his shirt sleeves?"
Gle did, sir. 1t is not considered ex-
actly good form by men Of fashion, but
those cuffs saved Mr.. Gielow lot OF
trouble You see, when he wanted to
give a touch to a piece Of work while
dressed to 60 out, or when he had just
come in, he could detach the cuffs IN O.
minute and have his hands free to
handle the brush without taking time
to get into his knocl1about suit"
"Ah, Isee; and do yal suppose, Henri,
that you could identify enc Of his cuffs
if it were shown to you?''
az think SO, sir; | didn't mark his
things, but they were always Numbered
by the same people, and they have a
way Of their own for marking the linen
of a customer"
''What is that?'' asked Hendricks, de-
laying the hand he had put into his
pocket fer the blood-stained cuff.
They had different number for
each customer, sir. Masters number
has been 1886 for several years. I'll
show you. Some OF his things are in the
next room"
When Henri had gone out the detect
i've took out the cuff from his pocket
and examined it. He now saw what he
had hitherto regarded as manufac-
turer's trade-mark--the very number
Henri had mentioned. Hearing the
servant coming, he quickly restored the
cu4f to his pocket and indifferently in
spocted the articles Henri spread on
table.
u am fully satisfied on that point"
he said. ''Now, I want you to give me
all the information you can, and if
am able to bring him back he shall
know that you helped"