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

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"When my men have nothing to do
Tlet them amuse themselves in crafty
ing my natural curiosity"
Spying on my movements" grunted
Hendricks and there was much Of gen
uine irrepressible contemptin his tone.
"You may call Il that if you wish,
said Denham, patronizingly, and he
touched Hendricks arm. "There is no
harm done, hope. wish you well in
al you undertake, I'm sure. To tell
= the truth, I'm rather sorry you are not
working on the case, for I won't get as
glory out Of It as IL / had dis
mue~ rival"
'inguisnsN Hendricks turn, and
IT. was hgN eye next to the doc
tor ,,
Il don't see where Tire glor.sy will come
in. he said. Anybody could run down
a crazy man"
Denham was unable to conceal the
effect the words had on him. He pulled
at his cigar, his restless gaze averted
from the face OF the half smiling de-
tective
{ "Is that your belief. Hendricks2' be
said finally, with a weak assumption OF
amusement
"Does it look like the work OF ra-
I tional miud2" questioned Hendricks.
Denham shrugged his shoulders ua-
easily.
"You perhaps forget that Gielow
might now want It to appear that he
is and was insane
Perhaps So" agreed Hendricks.
"You fellows are better calculated to
Judge than 1, with the case well in
hand AS for my not being at the Of
fee, have really been laid up sick at
home. This is my first day out, and this
is my physician"
"Oh, seel" exclaimed Denham. "To
tell the truth, ! was at loss TO know
! why you were not at least interested in
/, the matter That's why 1 wanted you
to drop in"
AZ see you have been feeding the
! Vultures OF the Press" remarked Hen
bricks, with grin.
Couldn't help it," answered the SER
geant, shamefacedly. "Some Of them
are warm friends of mine. Julian Ny
Crane is great journalist and gives
some tip-top dinners. Bat we have kept
back a lot The hoaxes alone would
have filed pages Of the papers. We re-
ceived a letter from n druggist up in
, Harlem who confessed that he had done
Il and offered to explain if we would
send up % him. Tie turned out to be Off
his base, but we said nothing about it,"
Because il would have made you APP
pear ridiculous TO be running after such
characters" smiled Hendricks.
Eve don't bother with Them" an
Swered Denham. sharply. "In this case
, we have had three hoaxes attempted on
us Only this morning a young man
brought in linen aif withaome words
written On it in blood over Gielow'a
name. The fellow said he had picked IL
up somewhere. One Of my young men
, questioned him closely, and being sat
isiied that it was joke perpetrated by
some one on the man who brought the
cuff to us, he let him 60"
Lampkin saw Hendricks eyes flash
involuntarily, and then his face became
lmnassive ansin-
what were the words on the Gun ?"
be asked. indifferently,
"Oh, don't remember. / was very
busy at the time and only heard the
boys laughing about it. twas the work
Of crank Gielow was made to say
something about being innocent and
starving, and confined by bantam
chicken or something equally as ridic-
, uIous."
The stonelike attitude OF Hendricks
as he listened showed absorbing inter
, est, but in moment he had thrown il
OIL and he said, lightly:
Let me see the thing, II it's lying
, round"
Denham knocked the ashes from his
cigar.
"Oh, IL isn't worth your noticel We
threw Il away. You see, Hendricks, /
lon't mind telling You that we have our
Ease in tip-top shape. No hoax of any
kind can lead ms from the work in hand.
we know exactly where Gielow is. and
rlll have him in the Tombs in 4s hours"
"Ahl" exclaimed Hendricks. you
lave actually located himT"
Beyond a shadow Of a doubt" said
he sergeant, and then one Of his men
.alled him into the other room. "Iu
le right back" he said to Hendricks.
Don't hurry away"
When they were alone in the room
Hendricks laid his hand firmly on the
loctor's knee.
"My Godl" he WHISPERED. impressive
y, "A must get possession OF InaJ cum.
It may now be on its way 10 the city
trash piles, and heaven only knows its
Importance. Think of a mans fate be-
hg in the hands Of such idiotic, boast
, ing blockheads. Hush, he's comingl II
fou want TO learn 70 lie. listen TO me
low, II lying fails l don't know what
. { shall resort TO. III have that cuff by
, air means or foull"
sorry to leave you," apologized Den