The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-08

Very good, SIR" responded the detec-
tive. will you kindly describe to me
just what is missing?"
That's the strange art of it, Are. Not
a thing, not a cent was taken. You zee,
as I've told you, l was stunred fer a tin e;
so ] conjecture that ley must lave fed
preciritately at the fist sigrs of returnir g
consciousr ess."
Hum" reflected Cronkite, "of course,
that is contiectural What did you have
in y ur Wallet"
About $40 in notes and a few visiting
cards"
And in your notebook"
1t is a new ore, as you see,- replied
Mr.. Peavers, impressively, producing the
book. Il bought it for Tire express rur-
pose, and 1t contains only my notes In the
Hardwicl; case. SO, obviously, it must
be eliminated from the present inquiry"
yet, if you have time, sir, 1t would be
most Instructive"
Mr.. Beavers looked pleased.
There is something in what you sug-
gest, Abe" he agreed. handing over the
hook. In their entirety these notes form,
I think. a study in dialectics. of interest
and not without practical value
Cronkite read aloud as follows:
Mr.. Elijah Hardwick. a rich and elderly
bachelor living in retirement IN the snburbs,
engrossed with his nerves and his collection
of rare manuscripts, received by mail from
all unknown source a two pound package
postmarked this city. He was about to open
II when the suspicious of his trnsty house
keeper being intuitively aroused she pre-
vailed upon him to immerse 1t fret IN a pail
OF water.
This precautlon was providential. for the
package proved to contain gunpowder. 80 ar
ranged as 10 explode when opened.
Query: BY whom and why was this in
fern al machine sent;
Imprimis. Such a plot admits OF but two
motives, revenge or gain. Mr.. Hardwickis
blameless life denying the possibility Of the
former. the latter must stand.
(ai Seek the heir. Who la he, them
Arthur Grannis. a distant relative living at
Lawrenccbure, beneficiary under will drawn
by Judge Marcellus and now in his custody.
on Do Mr. Grannis's char acteristics and
circumstances make such a theory tenable2
Individually. He is r%esolute. bold, saved
Hardwick's life once al the risk of his own
hence the will in his favor. He Is poor. in
debt, with an invalid wife and numerous
yong children. Lately applied to Hard
wick for help, but without avail. In des-
perate need Of money.
() Do the facts substantiate suoh a theory?
Yes. TO the layman. but the trained legal mind
hesitates. The decorating powder in the
package, ingeniously connected With matches,
was wrapped in a piece Of newspaper. have
discovered that this was part of.a newspaper
published in Lawrcnceburg. ] have also
discovered that Grannis was in this city on the
day the package was mailed. Suspicious,
truly. but not SUFFICIENT for me-
Id What then remains? The superscrip-
ton on the package. in a disguised hand, yet
showing certain ineradicable indicla, such
as the dotting of the t." II comparison points
TO Grannis l will be satisfied will act.
(J But how? Mr.. Hardwlck deman ds
an opinion without any help from him. II
is by no means likely that he has preserved
any OF Grannis's letters, and now the two are
estranged. ] have no acquaintance with
him-besides. he may reasonably be on his
guard.
There the notes ended abruptly.
Thank you, sir, said Cronkite, returning
the book. a brillisut vpeciu.~l Of q