The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-01-21

4 1ave not a moment 10 iose,- ne
said with awkward evasion, "and as
know you would be glad to lend
hand"
"Oh, DO. do give me a chance, broke
in the girl, eagerly.
well, come back to the studio. /
must have a talk with Henri, and ifyou
will assure him that am all right it
will be a great help"
"Thank you so much" she said, IRE.
ceding both Of the men into the hall.
way and 70 the elevator.
When they had reached the retired
corridor leading from the main hall TO
the studio Miss Huntington laid her
tapering, gloyed hand on Hendricks
{ snow-covered coat.
"Can you give me one single bit OF
hope?" she pleaded, in a voice full OF
quavers.
Hendricks flushed to the eyes.
mot now-not until can't tell
which way the wind will blow till talk
TO Henri on certain point"
you are so good and kind, she said,
huskily. "If you do not restore him 20
us, l shall always love you for trying
so hard"
The restraint he had put on his feel
ings forced sort Of moisture into the
eyes Of the detective, and when he
walked on after her he struck one Of his
/ feet against the otherand he almost fell
( Henri opened the door.
81 have come back, Henri said Miss
I Huntington. These are good friends
OF your masters. They are trying 70
aid him. You must freely tell them all
/ you know"
Henri bowed and muttered his wil-
inguess 20 comply ,,ith her wish as
they passed him, going into the Tecep.
4 tion-room,
Hendricks paused before picture Ia
oil staEding on an easel Itrepresented
a thin-iaeed, black-eyed Italian woman
bent almost 10 the earth under great
load of rags and scraps Of paper. Be
meath the picture was written the title.
Ambition"
Nobody but genius could have con-
ceiyed that deep human lesson, !" he said
to LsGPdn, who was at his elbow. 1T
Is just like that in life. That woman
Is as ambitious in her way as candi-
date for throne. and il she were to
get 90 cents COT her load she would
be as happy as milii8haire over new
yacht. You waste time pitylag poor
people, they would pity Us If they had
the time"
Thea drawing Henri into an adjoin-
ing room, Gielow's sleeping apartment,
Hendricks closed the door carefully.
"Did your master leave any OF his
linen here ?" he asked
"Yes, sir, nearly all Of it,"
Hendricks deliberated a moment.
Henri" he sasd, finally, 81 think it
barely possible that it may throw a
little light on our case for me to know
something about the sort of linen your
master wore. Did he ever wear cuffs
separable frou his shirt sleeves ?"
''He did, sir. 1t is not considered ex-
lctly good form by men Of fashion, but
those cuffs saved Mr.. Gelow a lot OF
trouble. You see, when he wanted TO
give a touch to a piece Of work while
dressed to go out, or when he had just
some in. he could detach the cuffs in a
minute and have his hands free to
handle the brush without taking time
to get into his knOckabout suit"
~Ah, see; and do you suppose, Henri,
that you could identity one Of his cuffs
II IL were shown to you?"
II think so, sir; didn't mark his
things, but they were always Numbered
by the same people, and they have
way Of their own for marking the linen
II a customer"
What is that2" asked Hendricks, de-
aging the hand he had put into his
pocket for the blood-staiued cuff.
They had different number for
zach customer, sir. Masters number
has been 1856 for several years ri
show you. Some of his things are in the
next room"
When Henri had gone ou: the detect
We took ont the cuff from his pocket
md examined IT, lie now saw what he
had hitherto regarded as manufnc-
turer's trade-nark-the very number
Henri had mentioned. Hearing the
servant coming, he quickly lyrestored tile
sun to his pocket aud indifferently i'm
'pected the articles Heuri spread on
table.
~ auifully satisfied on Chat poiu;."
oe said "Now, / want you 10 give me
IbN the Information you can. and in Z
30 able 10 bring him back le .ha
~'' ihat you helped"
''Bnng him back ?" gasped Henri, pal,
ing. "Do you think If he was found that
lt would go hard with him?"
~No. do not" answered Hendricks,
rsassuringly. The main thing now is
to find him."
81 didn't think they would blame him
much wheE they know il all, " said the
servant. "fie was certainly out Of his
mind"
Hendricks gave an impatient shrug