The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-07-30

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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 L have some
thing else that puts it out of the ques-
ton to doubt Henri's word-a letter
from Mr.. Gielow himself. In it he ac-
knowledges the deed"
"a letter from him?" exclaimed Hen
bricks.
"Ycs, and in it there are absolute
proofs of unsoundness of mind. Oh,
Mr.. Hendricks, it drives me wild to
think that have brought him to it, and
that he may die for what he is morally
accountable. My 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
1t. 1t ran as follows:
"Charleston. S. c., Dec g.
Dear Dorothy: When you get this you
will have heard Of the murder of Caruth-
ers. Go at once to the studio and make
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 l have done, but IT is too
late for regrets now. l sail from this
town tomorrow for foreign port to be-
gin life anew. Forget me and all tho
trouble l have brought on you. had ono
true friend In New York besides yourself.
1t is Count Bantinni. He suspected that
was thinking of perpetrating q crime and
plead with mo almost on his knees, but
would not listen to reason. was crazy from
it all. confessed to Henri and the count
in the studio. The count tried to persuade
me to turn myself oyer to the police, but
reading stories Of crime and detection, and
that, coupled with my trouble, turned my
head. fancied thatI could invent plan
for doing away WITH hns rival that would
in l, its very boldness usfykdetection: I even
cause him to think the Cline was commit
ted by personal eAemX of his, but at tho
last moment l wasANhabl to face it all.
That you may forget mons the last wish Of
"AfaEHUR c1ELow."
Don't you see thst4t is the letter of
an insane man, afked the heiress, her
eager gaze resting ION the face of the
detective as he Lowered the letter. ut
is not at all like him.
"ls it his hand ?"e sked Hendricks, his
broad brow still WY hkled.
Undoubtedly, 1ilhgv his handwrit-
ing we'll. See, his name is written ex-
actly as he signs Disadvantages"
Hendricks glanced at the signature,
his mind wandering stoSthe things.
I've must submisit to handwriting
expert" he said. II know grapholo-
gist who has ncver made u mistake.
Will you kindly send me something else
that he has written, and will you let mo
retain this?"
Certainly" answered the girl; then
she nerved herself to ask and hear the
reply to leading questions: do you
doubt his insanity, Mr.. Hendricks?"
The detective put the letter in its en-
yelope.
81 have seen nothing in this letter to
indicate insanity on the part of Gielow,"
he said, after moments pause.
"You don't? We'll, it is not at all
such letter as he would have written
if himself, besides you have only to hear
Henri describe how he acted when he
confessed to the murder to know that
he was insane that night"
Hendricks smiled.
81 was behind screen in the studio
when you and your aunt came in that
night. heard Henri's description"
Miss Huntington shrank back, white
and startled.
"You were?" she gasped, and then,
while Hendricks was nodding with the
slow movement of toy donkey's head,
she Ndded: "And-and you still sec no
proof of-of insanity?"
II must say that l do not" was the
deliberate reply.
Ihe girl sat motionlcss. 1t was as il
he had deprived her of her last hope.
Her great eyes seemed to expand. Then
she raised her gloved hands half way to
her eyes and held them there us she
said:
"You must believe him out of his
mind! Look at the address on that en-
velope. He has directed it to me at the
general delivery, Charleston, S. c. He
knew I was not there. Surely you
see"
~ noticed that" remarked Hendricks
when he saw she was going no further.
"And l also saw that the envelope bore
the postmark of rnlway-the Atlantic
Coast line. The letter was mailed on
the train. You see that road runs from
New York to Charleston, and, from this
postmark, it would, be difficult to prove
whether n letter were mailed on the
train of that road near New York, or
rear Charleston" =.
81 can't possibly,sec what you mcan,"
said the heiress, helplcssly.
IF the letter is forgery" explained
Hendricks, "the wfitefrof it would de-
sire two things strongly. First, he
would want it to bear the Charleston
rostmark to guarantee. the belief that
1t came from that place; and, second,
he would want you4o gctit. Now, how
would a man withput,as confederate in
Charleston succeed in gaining his point?
II this letter is forge1, the writer of it
is an experienced ,lijlain, for he knows
that the government prevents its post
picked pigs feat?'
I'm afraid not madam I've meyer seen