Arizona republican., 1898-01-28

"You are sure about that?" asked Hendricks, in an indifferent tone. "You are sure that you heard the report be- fore you felt the ball touch your sleeve?"
 Quite sure" said she: "hut why? ?'
 eHe was not inside the fence?" went on the detective, looking through the window again.
 ''No; outside the fence. at the corner of the lot.''
 ''Ah. yes. I sec" he replied. in non committaI tone. 'TTe must have been 100 yards from you. Permit me. please Ard, taking a silver-mounteA lens from his pocket he carefully examined the bullet-hole. For a moment no one spoke; then he said: 'I wonder if we could find that little piece of lead. Would you mind coming with us and showing me exactly where you stood ?"
 "Not at all" Mrs. Walters rose with a gratified smile.
 Don't you think we are losing time. Mir. Hendricks?" asked Capt. Welsh, in an undertone. 'I am afraid" But Hendricks pinched the captains arm warningly, and the remark was not fin ished.
 They had reached the lawn. when Hendricks stopped Mrs. Walters and examined her sleeve again.
 ''Not satisfied yet?" she laughed.
 ''I can see better here in the sun light" he answered "I have made a cf, @f 1,o afa If hull 1nfc f different distances. on various stuffs."
 'I have often thoughtyour profession must be fascinating one," Mrs. Wal ters remarked, as they started down the walk.
 sIt is getting to be rather uninterest- ing employment. It is so easy to catch up with people unskilled in our craft. If would-be criminals only knew that we understood half we do. they would not commit crime so often."
 'I had not thought of that" said Mrs. Walters. curiously studying his features. "But here is the spot. Now. don't let anyone come here but MT. Hendricks" she added to the others: 'you ought not to track it up till he sees my footprints. There they are, Mir. Hendricks: don't you see where my sharp heels went in? You can see that I was facing that way. The man stood over at the corner of the fence"
 'I see,'' said Hendricks. "What did he look like? How was he dressed?"
 q am afraid I can't describe him ac- curately. He seemed of medium height, had on gray clothes, and wore long dark beard"
 ''The smoke may have given you the impression that his clothes were gray" said Hendricks. "May I take your place a moment?"
 !. She stepped back, smiling at the others, who stood on the walk, and he changed places with her. He stuck his umbrella in one of her tracks and left it there. ''On1y to mark the spot,'' he said, indifferently. 'Now let's all go over to the fence, and see if the rasca left any footprints there."
 They all walked to the corner of the fence, and looked over towards the trees near by. q think Mrs. Wal ters caught the sudden, sharp glance o1 Hendricks, and paused. ''I started tC say tueit IL lOChS II tAC1C NcIc 1OOt' | prints over there," she said, pointing to a spot where the yellow clay showed 1T the short grass; ''but I may be mis | taken"
 l Hendricks moved into her place, low cred his height to hers, and gazed at the 1 spot for a moment, then he looked al her sharply. "Your eyes are better than mine. Mrs. Walters. I can't make out anything"
 You have the keenest eyesight il America" said Capt. Welsh, with z smile. we have all heard about youl experience with the Brooklyn blood specks-"
 (COntinued Tomorrow.)