The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-04-07
From Clue to Climax.
BY wull N. a.RBtS.
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On a table, and then continued. Notice
this, captain; in the letter to the mayor
the writer has misspelled the word re-
ceived. II struck me, you see. that in
nine eases out of ten person that ms
spells word once will do il 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. "rhis is purple,
and the other black"
True; but don't you remember l
surprised them all by telling Round
tree he had discarded an old machine %
Yes. Al, that's fact"
We'll. 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."'
II understand so far" said Welsh.
But what kept you so long in the rose
bushes when you went after the UNI
brella? l thought you would never
come"
Hendricks smiled. "I went to find
her revolver. knew it must be some
where near. for | had seen a freshly
broken lockwood twig near the tracks,
and knew that she would not have
| wished to be seen with the revolver
| after the report. / found it carefully
hidden in thick cluster of long grass
about two yards from her footmarSs
| | would have brought it with me, but
she will go for it tonight, and if it were
not there she would suspect that
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 / want you to watch hei
and report her actions to me. ] have
other things to attend to-" Hendricks
was silent for several minutes. He rose
and walked to and fro in the Office, d
thoughtful expression on his face.
Anything else?" asked Capt. Welsh
when the silence was becoming embar
RAISING.
II hardly know" said Hendricks, stop
ping suddenly. But perhaps you car
do something for me. You know thi!
town better than / do. I want you Il
discover If there is any reason for Mrs
Walters desiring to leave the city a
| present. Find out, il you can, wha
sort of girl she was before she mar
ried. Was she in love with Walters
and does she know WILDLY PERSONAL,
be sure about that-and has she evel
had any affair of the heart with him 2
"Ah. get little light" exclaimed
Welsh. IF she is interested in WILDLY
and knows him to be guilty, she ma,
have played that part to mislead us, Z,
establish an alibi for him, which woul'
not be hard to do. since he is unde
watch in another part of town. All! sh
is clever girl"
Hendricks paid no attention t,
Welsh's remark He had begun hi
nervous walk up and down the room
again. Welsh cleared his throat. an
Hendricks caught his eye. "Ohl" h
said, 81 forgot you. To be more franl;
l am watching the movements of a dis
tinguished stranger who is at my hote
under an assumed name. / know hin
well; that is, I did in New York. / hav
an idea that he came by appointment
with WILDLY and Col. Warrenton. l
l he Il oh l.a n, fol
plussed, and shall have to begin ali owe
again. What I have discovered at TIL
mayors won't amount to row of pins.