Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-05-26
CHAPTER XIV.

Half an hour afterwards the detec-
tive arrived at his hotel, and went up to
his room. His face still wore n look
of deep perplexity. He sat down at
window and stared at the envelope
steadily for ten minutes Then there
was a rap at the door. twas a servant,
to say that Capt, Welsh was down
stairs, and that he was anxious to see
him,
Send him up" said Hendricks, and
he put the envelope into his pocket.
He picked up newspaper two or three
days old, and was hidden behind it
when the captain rapped.
"Come in" the detective called out.
81 am sorry to disturb YOU" began
Welsh, but the truth is we are making
so little headway that the mayors peo-
pie are showing a good deal of iInpa-
tience Mrs, Roundtree says we are
entirely too slow, and she is laying it
all on me and my men. The mayor
himself has just left my Office. or
course, ! could not tell him what you
suspected about his daughter, and"
81 should think not, captain, since
you yourself don't know what I do or
do not suspect" And HendricRsthrew
his paper on the floor.
"Of course, of course; but aren't you
really going any further with your in
vestigations up there? Thought when
I told you that spent the night in front
Of the house, and saw her come out and
secure the revolver from the grass,
shat"
Hendricks broke into a low laugh,
bent forward and rubbed his hands be-
tween his knees.
"You didn't see me, captain, that
night. We were both a pretty pair of
fools. l recognized you in the flaming
disk of your cigar block away You
looked like a headlight, and made for
you as soon as | turned the corner.
7 knew the gate must be near where you
stood"
"What do you mean ?'' cried Welsh, in
surprise.
81 was in Mrs. Walters room from
half-past nine till ten o'clock that night
and made a thorough examination OF
her belongings"
''Why, l was on watch at that time!
You could not have gone in at the
front, and my men were in the rear"
Hendricks smiled broadly,
81 never go in at back gate il can
help it. I was the driver of the cal
that took the mayor home from his
office that night l overheard him ash
the fellow to wait for him. | called
the man into a barroom, explained whr
1 was, promised him five dollars, eN
changed coats and hats with him ant
took his cab. OF course, / wore my
whislcrs. would not be without then
when I go driving on cool nights.
catch cold easily, and they protect ny
throat.
81 pulled up when you waved ms
down to tell the mayor you we're watch
ing his house personally, on account o
your special interest in his family, anC
that you would see to it that the.
were not disturbed through the night
When the mayor got out at the sid
door of his house / took my fare eX
planned that a piece of my harness hat
given way and was tinkering with
d strap under the belly of the horse whel
the mayor went in to his supper. The
I ran my rig out Of sight behind a sor
of woodshed and went up the bac
stairs 10 Mrs. Walters room. / lney
IL by her dresses in the closets"
"What were YOU looking for?'
Books, chiefly. ] had found out cha
she had purchased a box of them i
81 New York the other day and 7 wante
to see them I thought they might b
B treatises ON hypnotism and things
e that outlandish line; but they were oul
modern yelow-backed novels, transls
b tions OF Emile Gaboriau and detectiy
stories by Doyle and Anna K. Greer
b They put me on new scent 8 ne
! light broke on me. Ifelt Ike a fool