The Holly chieftain., 1898-04-08
From Clue to Climax.
BY WILL \. hARBth.
lcoYyriea, ,aqe. ty J b Lipgineou Col
CHAPTER IX.-CoxrMuED.

Hendricks laid the letters side by side
au a table, and then continued: Notice
his. captain; in the letter to the mayor
he writer has misspelled the word re-
sc.red. 1t struck me, you see, that in
l.uc cases out OF ten person that mis-
spells word once viii do it again; so
N my mIkc-bclievc note l purposely
made use Of that word. You see the
mistake occurs on both these sheets"
And you infer that
That the two communications were
."rttcu by the same person."
But evidently not on the same ma
lime" said Welsh. This is purple,
. ,ud the other black"
True: but don't you remember /
fUrprised them all by telling Round
/ rec be had discarded an old machine 2"
Yes. All. that's fact"
Well. while you and the others were
~ the telephone, the mayor showed
mr upstairs to look at the grounds
from the lumbcr-room. There saw the
typewriter. examined the ribbon. and
found that it was purple and beaten IN
holes. as the writing in the threaten
/ ing communication shows by the badly
printed letter through it."
Il understand so far" said Welsh.
Blu what kept YOU so long in the rose
bushes when you went after The um-
breIa? thought You would never
nomg"
Hendricks smiled. u went to find
her revolver. / knew il must be some
where near. for | had seen a freshly
broken boSwool twig near the tracks,
and knew that she would not have
wished to- be seen with the revolver
after the report. ! found it carefully
hidden in 4 thick cluster OF long grass
about two yards from her footmarlSs.
| would have brought il with me, but
she will go for II tonight. and If it wcrr
not there she would suspect that
know"
You have taught me "a lesson"
laughed Welsh. 81 should have brought
It away. and told the reporters about
II. Shal! you arrest hero
"No: but | want you to watch her
aud report her actions 20 me. / have
other things TO attend to-" Hendricks
vas silent for several minutes. He rose
and walked to and fro in the Office,
thoughtful expression ON his face.
Anything else?" asked Capt. Welsh,
when the silence was becoming embar-
rassing.
Il hardly know" said Hendricks. stop
ping suddenly. But perhaps YOU can
do something for me. You know this
town better than do. ! want you to
discover if there is any reason for Mrs.
Walters desiring to leave the city at
present. Find out, if you can, what
sort OF girl she was before she mar
ricd. Was She in love with Walters?
and does she know WILDLY personally
be sure about that-and has She ever
had any affair of the heart with him ?"
"Ah. 1 get little light" exclaimed
Welsh. "If she is interested in WILDLY.
and knows him to be guilty, she may
have played that part 10 mislead us, 10
establish an alibi for him, which would
not be hard to do, since he is under
watch in another part of town. All, She
ia a clever girl"
Hendricks paid no attention TO
Welsh's remark. He had begun his
nervous walk up and down the room
again. Welsh cleared his throat. and
Hendricks caught his eye. "Oh!" he
said, 81 forgot you. To be more frank,
! am watching the movements of dis
tinguished stranger who is at my hotel
under an assumed name. | know him
veil; that is, did in New York. have
an idea that he came by appointment
with WILDLY aud Col. Warrcnton. II
he did. 1 shall be absolutely non
plusscd, and shall have to begin ali over
again. What ] have discovered at the
mayors won't amount TO a row of pins"