The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-07-30
Gielow IL innocent, you would feel

cheap"
"lf. yes, it," replied Denham, knock
ing his heels together and putting at
his cigar, and thereupon his allies unit
ed in another chorus Of merrimcnt.
II heard the night the severed hand
was discovered that you were on the
spot nosing around after job" The
sergeant said this with grin. Glen
bricks, III bet you thought ut first
that the heircss would put up a big price
to run the murderer down."
Hendricks assumed llfel:ke express
sion of embarrassment. lie took out
his handkerchief and blew his nose till
he was red In the face. Dcnham pointed
at him, and his companions entered the
room and stood round smiling.
II hit you there, old man." said Den
ham. "But later when YOU found out
that Cielow had fled, 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
to go near your office for the last five
days"
'1Iow do you know thnt?" questioned
the detective, with q wcllassumcd start,
"When my men have nothing to do
let them nmusc themselves In crafty.
ing my natural curiosity"
Spying on my movements" gruntcd
Hendricks, md there was much Of gen.
uinc, irrcprcssible contempt in his tone,
"iou may call 1t that If you WISH"
said Dcnhan, patronizingly. and ho
=. y tI.lN
harm done, hope. wish you we'll In
all you undertake. I'm sure TO tell
the truth, I'm rather sorry you are not
working on the case, for ! won't get as
much glory out of it us il had dis
tlngulshed rival"
1t was now Hendricks turn, and
again he winked the eye next to the doc
tor.
II don't see where the glory will como
In" he said. "Anybody could run down
9 crazy man."
Denham was unable to conceal tho
effect the words had on him. lie pulled
at his cigar, his restless gaze avertcd
from the fucc OF the half smiling de-
tective.
els that your belief, Hendricks I" he
said, finally, with a weak assumption Of
amusement.
docs it look like the work of ra-
tional mind" questioned Hendricks.
Dcnham shrugged his shoulders I'M
easily.
"You perhaps forget that Gielow
might now want 1t to appear that he
is und was insane"
"Perhnps So" agreed Hendricks.
"Iou fellows ure better calculated TO
Judge than ], with the case we'll in
hand. AS for my not being at the Of
flee, I have really been laid up sick at
home. This is my first day out. and this
is my physician"
"Oh scc!" exclaimed Dcnham "To
tell the truth, l was at n loss to know
why you were not ut least interested in
the matter. That's why l wanted you
TO drop in."
~ see you have been feeding the
Vulturcs of the Press" remarked Hen
bricks, with grin.
Couldn't help it," answered the SER
gcant, shamefarcdly "Some of them
nre warm friends of mine. Julnn My
Crane Is great journalist and gives
some tip-top dinners. Bnt We have kept
back Il lot. The hoaXcs alone would
have filled pages Of the papers. We re-
cevcd Il letter from u druggist up in
Harlem who confessed that he had tlono
IT and offered to explain IL we would
send up to him. He turned out to be Off
his base, but we sud nothing about It,"
"l5ccnuse it would have made you APP
pear ridiculous to be running after such
characters" smiled Hendricks.
1--WE don't bother with them" an
swered Denhum. sharply. "In this case