The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-03-29
CHAPTER XI.

Two Gays later henurlcks was Ut
c!ared able to go down TO his Office. He
had just finished dressing when his
mother raped on his door.
"You have a visitor in the drawing
room, said the old lady, with smile.
"a visitor?" grunted the detective,
impatiently.
"A young lady" smiled Mrs. Hen
driclis. "She wpuld-not give her name,
but she is about the prettiest creature
ever saw. She is dressed ir the latest
fashion, and drove up in her own car
riage."
Hendricks turned quickly and flushed
slightly.
Tall and slender, erect, walks like
queen, golden brown hair, and heavy
eyebrows over eyes like"
"Ycs, think it is Miss Huntington"
said Mrs. Hendricks when his fund of
adiectives was exhausted. "She is very
anxious 10 see you"
"Tell her I'll be right down." said
Hendricks. "She is just the person
| wanted 10 see.
A moment later when he entered the
little drawlng-room he found the
heiress standing near window.
81 am afraid | shall be great in
truder ON your time" she began, as she
took his hand, in the cordial clasp OF
which there was vague reinsurance,
but 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
lustrous eyes shone from sockets in
which there was no sign of blood.
81 am certainly glad you came" he
said leading her to a comfortable chair.
81 would nave been pleased to have me;
you-to have come to you, but have
been confined to my room by a slight in
disposition"
80 the office boy told me-" cried Miss
Huntington, "and was so sorry"
"If there is any way in which can
serve you would be delighted to do it,"
said Hendricks sitting down near her.
The girl took deep Lreath, and when
she spoke her voice vibrated with the
Importance OF her mission.
Il went to my lawyers, Ho$Aell and
Carney. last Monday. l 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
der 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 il lay in
your power, they declared at once that
you 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 l
could retain you | ought to do it al
once"
Hendricks bowed and smiled uncom-
fortably.
81 do not exactly understand" he
said, 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
the heiress, that he ought to be found
and brought back by his friends, and
not wait till the police arrest him.
Obi" And Hendricks exclamation
showed that he was still in the dark.
II happen to know some things that
you are unaware of" hastily added Miss
Huntington, "and my lawyers agreed
that If we could possibly retain you
with what know we could help little.
I am willing to let you name your own
price"
Hendricks sat up in his chair and
crossed his feet.
WED never quarrel over money mat
ters, Miss Huntington; and as l 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 good!" she said,- in
husky voice. ~ know you will do all
that can be done, and my lawyers think
il we could get him to come back volur-
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.
II am going too FAST said the girl,
plaintively. Il have not told you all,
and my lawyers advised me to do so as
soon as you promised to join us. We
know that 1t would be folly to try to
prove that he did not kill Mr.. Caruthers,
for. Mr.. Hendricks. he actually con-
fessed II TO his servant, and Ihave some
thing else that puts IL 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
dr.cks.