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

I1C 3 ~ lCIK agGcCI1 D1GNt III, dHu WiiCH
sae srcAe her voice vi5rated with the
in ocrtarce CT her mission.
II went to rly lawyers, Howell and
Carney, last Monday. 1 told them [
wanted TO employ them and that | was
ready if necessary to spend every cent
CT my Inheritance in Mr.. CieloW's be-
half. They Of course were glad to ten
der their services, but when | told them
of your poIiteness to IRE the other
night, and that something seemed to
tel RE you would help me if It lay in
your power, they declared at once that
you could Simply do anything you
wished. And then they tod NE they
had been reading the papers and had
rot noticed that you were employed on
the case by the police, and sad if l
could retain you | ought to do it at
once"
Hendricks bowed and smiled uncom-
fortably.
Il do not exactly understand he
said, slowly. I'll don't exactly see
how anybody at this stage could aid
Mr.. Gielow until we know more Of the
matter"
'eThe lawyers agree with me, replied
\ the heiress, that he ought to be found
and brought back by his friends, and
not wait till the police arrest him."
"Oh." And Hendricks exclamation
showed that he was stilEin the dark.
II happen to know some things that
you are unaware Of" hastily added Miss
Huntington, "and my lawyers agreed
that If we could possibly retain YOU
with what know we could help little.
I am willing to let you name your own
price,
Hendricks sat up in his chair and
crossed his feet.
WED never quarrel over money mat
tiers, Miss Huntington; and as am
not employed by the other side pledge
myself to your cause"
A glow of color family tinged the
hitherto bloodless face of the heiress.
'You are so good!" she said, in a
husky voice. 81 know you will do all
that can be done, and my lawyers think
if we could get him to come back volur-
tarily, and give himself up, that we
might be able to prove that he was in
sane"
"Insane?" cried Hendricks, his sur
prise driving away his timidity.
81 am going too FAST said the girl,
plci1tively. 81 have not told you all,
and my lawyers advised me to do so as
soon as you promised to join us. We
know that it would be folly to try to
prove that he did not kill Mr., Caruthers,
for, Mr.. Hendricks, he actually con-
fessed it to his servant, and have sol1re-
thing else that puts it out Of the cues
ton to doubt Henri's word-a letter
from Mr.. Gielow himself. In it he &C.
knowledges the deed"
GA letter from him?'' exclaimed Hen
bricks.
eyes, and in it there are absolute
proofs CT unsoundness of mind. Oh,
Mr.. Hendricks, it drives ne wild to
think that have brought him to it, and
that he may die for what he is morally
accountable. Ny lawyers admit that
it may be difficult to prove his insanity
but they say it is our only chance, and
that we ought to begin our work at
once"
Hendricks contracted his brows and
shrugged his shoulders.
"May | see the letter."
Miss Huntington produced it. from
her pocket and eyed him as he pcrused
it. IT ran as follows:
f"Char1eston, S. c., Dec. s.
Dear Dorothy: When you get this you
will have heard of the murder of Caruth-
ers. CO at once to the studio and n AXE
Henri tell you Of my confession. Tell him
[ want him to testify against me, as / wish
no one else to be implicated in the slight
est regret what I have dore, but it is too
late for regrets now. I sail from this
town tomorrow fer a foreign port to be-
gin Life anew. Forget me and all the
trouble 1 have brought on you. had one
true friend in New York besides yourself
It is Count Bantinri. He suspected thai
/ was thinking of perpetrating a crime and
Plead with me almost On his knees but
would not listen to reason. ] was crazy from
it al. I confessed to Henri and the count
in the studio. The count tried to persuade
me to turn myself over to the police, but
I Guided lin and got away. | have been
reading stories Of crime and detection, and
that, coupled with my trouble, turned my
head. l 1dncicd that could invent plan
for doing away with my rival that would
IN us very EG-Qn0SS QGIy Q6lSCIlOQ. L. even
wrote a letter to Mr.. Mirard. Hendricks to
cause him to think the crime was commit
ted by persona enemy, of his, but at the
last moment 1 was unable to face it all.
That you may forget me is the last wish of
ARTHUR CIELOW.''
Don't you see that it is theletter of
an insane man?" asked the he1ress, her
eager gaze resting on the face of the
detective as he lowered the letter. ut
is not at all like him."
rs it his hand p asked Hendricks, his
broad brow,still wrinkled.
Undoubtedly, l know his handwrit-
ing well. See, his name is written ex-
actly as he signs his drawings"
Hendricks glanced at the signature,
his mind wandering to other things.
1--WE must submit it to a handwriting
expert" he said. Il know a grapholo-
gist who has never made a mistake.
VIII you kindly send me something else
that he has written, and will you let me
retain this?"
Certainly" answered the girl; then