Little Falls herald., 1899-06-09
Cont;nued from last week. 7
CHAPTER XII.

'@'9l1red able to go down to his 0thce. de
bad just finished dressing when his
smother raped on his door.
~You have visitor in the drawing
room, said the old lady, with smile.
"a visitor?" grunted the detective
zmpatiently.
"A young lady," smiled Mrs. Hen.
.aricks. ''She would not give her name
4 ever saw. She is dressed in the latest
fashion, and drove up in her own car
riage"
Hendricks turned quickly and flush ed
':slghtly.
Tall and slender, erect, walks like a
queen, golden brown hair, and heavy
~ayebrows over eyes like"
"Yes, think it is Miss Huntingdon .
-~said Mrs. Hendricks when his fund OF
Adjectives was exhausted. "She is very
anxious to see YOU"
"Tell her I'll be right down." said
Hendricks. "She is just the person l
wanted to see.''
A moment later when he entered the
1ttle drawing-room he found the
.heiress standing near window.
II am afraid l shall be a great in
truder on your time,' she began, as she
took his hand, in the cordial clasp of
which there was a vague reinsurance,
~but I have been to your office three
times hoping to find you in::''
Hendricks cleared his throat. He was
really shocked at the alteration in her.
She had grown thinner, and her great
1ustrous eyes shone from sockets in
which there was no sign of blood.
- am certainly glad you came," he
= said, leading her to a comfortable chair.
"L would nave been pleased to have met
gou-to have come to you, but l have
been confined to my room by slight in
~3ispostion."
so the office boy told me" cried Miss
Huntington, "and l was so sorry"
"1f there is any way in which l can
e:serve you would be delighted to do IT,
-said Hendricks sitting down near her.
The girl took deep breath, and when
she spoke her voice vibrated with the
Importance of her mission.
Il went to my lawyers, Howell and
Carney, last Monday. 1 told them l
wanted to employ them and that was
ready If necessary to spend every cent
>'of my inheritance in Mr.. Gielow's be-
half. They of course were glad to ten
Nder their services, but when told them
of your politeness to me the other
night, and that something seemed to
= tell me you would help me if it lay in
=. your power, they declared at once that
:: yon could simply do anything you
= wished. And then they told me they
had been reading the papers and had
not noticed that you were employed on
the case by the police, and said if
could retain you I ought to do it at
once"
Hendricks bowed and smiled uncom-
Nrtably.
II do not exactly understand" he
lid, slowly. IL don't exactly see
how anybody at this stage could aid
Mr. Gielow until we know more of the
matter"
'The lawyers agree with me" replied
she heiress, 'that he ought to be found
and brought back by his friends, and
not wait till the police arrest him."
0"Oh!" And Hendricks exclamation
showed that he was still in the dark.
- happen to know some things that
you are unaware of" hastily added Miss
Huntington, land my lawyers agreed
; hat if we could possibly retain you
with what know we could help little.
am willing to let you name your own
price,
Hendricks sat up in his chair and
crossed his feet.
tWe'd never quarrel over money mat
tiers, Miss Huntington; and as I am
not employed by the other side pledge
myself to your cause.''
A glow of color family tinged the
hitherto bloodless face of the heiress.
"You are SO goodl" she said, in q
husky voice. 81 know you will do all
chat can be done, and my lawyers think
If we could get him to come back volun-
tarily, and give himself up, that we
might be able to prove that he was in
sane''
<'Insane?" cried Hendricks, his sur
prise driving away his timidity.
Il am going too fast," said the girl,
~plaintively. II have not told you all,
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 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
~dricks.
eyes, and in it there are absolute
sproofs 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
1T may be difficult to prove his insanity
but they say it is our only chance, and
that we ought to begin orr work al
sonce.'
Hendricks contracted his brows and
shrugged his shoulders.
MAY I see the letter?'' -:~