Arizona republican., 1898-02-10

for a man guilty of murder to do-to openly write to the mother of a detective to get his address?"
 People guilty of crime will do the most foolish things in the world," Hen dTieks answered.; but I have to resort 10 my own vanity to account for his having done as he did. I fatter myself that he knew something of my skill in En detecting crime, and once he found himself guilty he regarded me as the man he had the most to fear. He dis covered, as his note to my mother shows, that I was out of town. That made him uneasy. The thought troubled him so much that he simply had to satisfy his mind on that point He supposed his little game with my mother would succeed, and that she would think no more about it after re- plying to his note.''
 "Ah, yes," exclaimed Miss Delmar, -and when he got your letter and tele gram it must have frightened him to
 
 find himself in direct correspondence with the man, of all others, he was most anxious to avoid"
 Exactly" the detective agreed; land Ishall lose nothing by what he has done, for his letter shows me where to look for him. He is in New York. and has been there ever since he committed the nrurder and scattered those notes about town- They were designed to make us think the murderer lived here.''
 @But," said Miss Delmar, surely you have overlooked the fact that MT. Roundtree has received warning since then, and that Mrs. Walters has beeI shot at by the man himself?"
 Hendricks looked a little embarrassed.
 ~E can't explain that now," he said; sbut I know whereof I speak. He is in New York. am going there tonight, Gnd shall do my best to lift the cloud from over your two heads. If fail, it won't be my fault. I shall not leave a st3ne unturned."
 Whether you succeed or not, we shall never forget you for all you have done and are trying to do" said Miss Delmar. @E really don't know what we shall do. Ay father is threatening to disinherit &d disown me, and if half the world e6atinues to believe Mir. Whidby guilty ye shall be miserable enough
 You are, indeed. in a disagreeable Situation," said Hendricks, in a kindly tone. No one knows better than l. To De frank-though the bare fact may pain you little-I must tell you now that it has only been on my earnest assurance that I had hopes of producing the real criminal that have kept Welsh and his gang from arresting you, MT. Whidby."
 There was silence for moment. Miss Delmar changed countenance, though she strove hard to keep her self-posses- sfon.
 Father mentioned something about the probability of an immediate arrest 5 she said, in a wavering tone. But I thought he did it out of spite'
 "No; I presume he must have got It from something the police have set atioat," Hendricks replied, "and I think you ought to know what to expect. But even if they should arrest you, MT. Whidby, try to put brave face on the matter, and hope for clear acquittal at a trial in court. I shall hurry up a5atters in New York, I promise you. Dr- Lampkin has agreed to join me, and together we are going to track the rep siIe''
 Do you expect to find anything about tfe man at that Brooklyn address?" asked Whidby, gloomily.
 Perhaps so; but it may only be a private letter box place. and those peo- pie are very hard to get anything out of. As rule, their business is little oil color, you know, and they dread ex- posture. The return of my letter shows that the murderer is on his guard, and Ae may steer clear of that address"
 CHAPTER XVI.
 In the afternoon two days later, Hen drielSs called at the office of Dr. Lamp kin in New York. He was shown into aB anterOom where half a dozen pa tieDtS sat in A TOW 3 3oainSf. f he wall each