Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-10-28
CHAPTER IV.-CoNTINUED.

which she had received from Caruthers.
Detective asks to see it.
CHAPTER IV.-CoNTINUED.
The door opened just then and the
heiress entered, followed by her aunt.
Miss Huntington opened the letter
and handed it to the detective.
Even at distance of several feet, and in
the dim sensuous glow made by the
light striking through the ruby-colored
globes, the doctor saw Hendricks eyes
flash as they fixed themselves on the
sheet of paper, and noted the eager
flush of his face which betokened a dis
covered clew. The letter ran as follows:
my Dear Miss Huntingdon: How can I
ever hope to get your forgiveness for run
ming away from New York so suddenly
without acquainting you with my plans?
However, this will reach you in time to
inclose the tickets for the Horse Show. I
am sure Count Rantinni will see to your
pleasure and comfort. I am here since
three days, and have every day-nay, every
hoE7-been occupied with pressing busi-
ness. Hoping soon to see you again and
rendering my best regards to Mrs. Win
fret, believe me, Yours sincerely,
WELDON CARUTHERs."
Silence filled the room as Hendricks
read and reread the letter, his eyes
dwelling on the lower part of the page,
Lamplzin thought, with eager fixity.
Does Mr.. Caruthers speak French
fuently?" was the first question he di-
rected to Miss Huntington.
"He does not speak it at all, J" replied
that young lady.
"Or German?"
THAT language neither"
HAS he command of any other
tongue except Engish?'
mo, I am positive that he has not, "
answered Miss Huntington, authorita-
lively.
'"Then he did not write this" said
Hendricks, in certain tone of sa tisfac-
ton peculiar to man who has found
himself correct in a conclusion derived
from slight evidence.
'Surely you must be mistaken" be-
gan the young lady, but the detective
leaned forward, pointing to line on
the paper.
this communication is accustomed to
speaking foreign languages. The let
ter, as a whole, is correct English, but
at one point the writer made slip.
See, he says: I am here since three
days. Now that is one of the idioms
which are discarded last by foreigners
in their efforts to acquire our language.
You know we say: 4 have been here,
etc."
"You certainly are most observant,"
granted Miss Huntington, with an in
credulous smile, "but happen to know
that Mr.. Caruthers often dictated his
correspondence to stenographers at
hotels during his travels, and on this
occasion he may have employed type
writer whose one weak point may be
the very idiom you MENTION
Il thought of that before I spoke
said the detective. ''But typewriters
in this country usually are English
speaking men and women. Moreover,
I see by the inequality of the strokes
that this was done by hand new at
the business"
Miss Huntington's face fell, and then
a nervous, worried expression came
into it.
"Tell me frankly" she said, "what all
this is about
Hendricks drew himself up.
II WONDER" he said, eff you would OBJ
ject to speaking to my friend and my
self alone. It is little matter that
perhaps Mrs. Winfret may not be ex-
actly interested i'm
The heiress threw perplexed glance
at Mrs. Winfret, and for moment
seemed not to be able to formulate a
reply. Her aunt's intuition, however,
had been sharpened by the nervous
strain upon her.
''Something has gone wrong with Mr..
Caruthers," she burst forth. "You
think am too excitable to hear it, but
am not. What has happened?"
''You may speak before her." said
Miss Huntington, slowly paling. I'm
great trials she is as strong as the
strongest"
eve have vital reasons for believing
Mr. Caruthers has been foully dealt
WITH" said Hendricks. He studied their
SET faces for an instant and then con-
cluded: "The truth is, he was murdered
in his apartments on the night he was
said to have Left
"Oh!" simultaneously burst from
both ladies, and then dead silence filled
the room There was no sound wit bout
except the dull rumble of a passing
stage.
'Murdered?" came from the lips of
the young lady.
Hendricks nodded.
But think we had better not go into
the details tonight. The papers will
be full of it in the morning"
"But you must-you must have come
to me for purpose said Miss Hunt
ineton, helplessly.
ut was because, if you will pardon
the allusion, seem to see the shadow
of a motive for the murder in the fact
that your uncle had stipulated in his
will that your inheritance from him de-
pended on"
'My marriage to Mr.. Caruthers," in
terrupted the girl. Eyes, that is true"
"Also," added the detective, 'syour ac-
curing the fortune without marrying
him was not possible except in the case
Of his death"
"Ah, I see what you meant" exclaimed
Miss Huntington.
L IL