The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-03-26
From Clue to Climax.
copyright 1896. by J. B. Lippincott Col
CHAPTER IX.-CoNTINUED.
BY WILL N. HARDEN.

Hendricks laid the letters side by side
on table, and then continues: Notice
this, captain; in the letter to the mayor
the writer has misspelled the word re-
ceived. 1t struck me, you see, that in
nine cases out of ten person that mis-
spells word once will do it again; so
in my make-believe 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
written by the same person."
but evidently not on the same ma
chine" said Welsh. This is purple,
and the other black"
"True; but don't you remember /
surprised them all by telling Round
tree he had discarded an old machine?"
Eyes. All that's a fact"
well, while you and the others were
at the telephone. the mayor showed
me upstairs to look at the grounds
from the lumber-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,"
81 understand so far" said Welsh.
"But what kept you so long in the rose
bushes when you went after the UNI
brella? 1 thought you would never
come J"
Hendricks ssniled. 81 went to find
her revolver. knew it must be some
where near, for / had seen freshly
broken lockwood twig near the tracks,
and knew that she would not have
wished to be seen with the revolver
after the report. 1 found it carefully
hidden in thick cluster of long grass
about two yards from her footmarks.
I would have brought it with me, but
she will go for it tonight, and if it were
not there she would suspect that I
know"
"You have taught me a lesson"
laughed Welsh. 81 should have brought
it away, and told the reporters about
it. Shall you arrest her?"
"No; but I want you to watch her
and report her actions to me. l have
other things to attend to-" Hendricks
was silent for several minutes. He rose
and walked to and fro in the office, a
thoughtful expression on his face.
Anything else?" asked Capt. Welsh,
when the silence was becoming embar-
RAISING.
"Ihardly know" said Hendricks, stop
ping suddenly. "But perhaps you can
do something for me. You know this
town better than 1 do. I 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
ried. 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, l get little light" exclaimed
Welsh. IF she is interested in WILDLY
and knows him to be guilty, she may
have played that part to mislead us, to
establish an alibi for him, which would
not be hard to do, since he is under
watch in another part of town. All! she
is 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 hote
under an assumed name. | know hiIr
well; that is, did in New York. / havl
an idea that he came by appointment
with WILDLY and Col. Warrenton. Il
he did, l shall be absolutely non
plussed, and shall have to begin all over
again. What have discovered at the
MAYORS won't amount to q row of pins.