The Huttig news. (Huttig, Ark.) 1907-1955, 1912-07-27
fore he fell, paralyzed."

bnpfffnuuceO Dv the great SHOCK Al
some time i'm his life he may have had
some unpleasant experience which
WAS associated in his subeonseious
memory with yellow document.
Wrought up as he was by the news of
his daughters attempt TO kill herself,
the brain cells called into action were
those that had recorded other disturb
ing experiences, perhaps a month ago,
perhaps forty years ago. No impress
sions in the brain records are ever
lost. The sight of the yellow pauer
probably recalled some other yellow
paper. There was then no evidence
whatever that it was this particular
Eiece of paper that SO agitated him"
But you think so now" | suggested.
THE situation has entirely changed.
There WAS nothing to show that this
piece of paper had ever come through
the mail. There WAS nothing to con
meet 1t with suicide. Dowd comes in
here with similar piece of paper that
plainly has been mailed We now
have not one footprint, but two--the
beginning of path. Once started on
the path, we can solve the mystery
Then you think there is some con
nection between the two bits of pa
PERI"
Il know there is" said Davis.
These bits of yellow paper are of the
same quality and texture--to all ap-
pearances the same paper. Two per-
sons in whose possession they Were.
attempt suicide on the same day. I lie
same person, or al least the same type
writer, wrote both the address on tie
envelope and the contents of the let
| ter. This envelope came from a eoun-
try pest-of1ee In either New York or
New Jersey within month--some
pos-ofce the name of which begins
with AR or An There are net many
rural Offices that will fit in all par
tieulars In two DAYS or sooner, | en-
tell You exactly from what Office they
We're mailed"
"Letters-you think there were two?
Might not this be the envelope in
which this paper came?s
That presupposes an acquaintance
between Elser and Miss Parrish. ut
least connection of some sort. Did
she know him %
Il don't think SO. Her sister and |
were talking of the Elser suicide last
night after We saw the evening papers.
Louise surely would have known ii IL
her sister was acquainted with him
Perhaps" said Davis doubtfulIy.
There isn't human being over ten
that has not secret that they keep
from some one. 1t looks 10 me, though,
as If in all probability there were two
distinct letters That is what makes
me suspect plot. II conyinces me
! that the mails are being used for an
improper and more than likely a Grim.
inal purpose. This brings tie case or
both cases properly in my domain as
post-ofiiee inspector"
And | can count on your assistap
after all | SAID joyfully. when can
you begin work."
Il have begun" lie said tersely.
pushing over for my inspection some
thing he had hastily scrawled on pad
lying on his desk. 1t was an order ad
dressed to the superintendent of the
railway mails, which read
Have all railway clerks on New
York aud New Jersey routes report
| from what rural Office wi hin the last
month they have received large quap-
titles of letters in yellow envelopes
| If letters have been discontinued.
when? DAVIS"
Large quantities!" gaspcd. We're
there more than two?"
"Of course" he snapped, in a way
| that cItf OIL bn iii, l.
| questioned further. Then he reached
for his hat and coat, and with an abb
rupt Come along!" led the way to
| the elevator.
'sWhere are you going?. | asked as
he rushed ME hurriedly through Park
place to the Sixth Avenue Elevated.
ITO Twenty-third street." he replied,
ito find out what the police have not
In the IL" train | told him in low
tones of Crandall's apparent eonnec-
ton with the case and of his sudden
disappearance. He sat silent. his
whole bearing indicating such abstrac-
tion that 7 doubted If he had heard
word | was saving, but suddenly, ti.st
before we left the train, he startled
me by asking
do you know Craudali? What
color are his eyes,
/ regretted that | had to say no ~
the first question. and that | did NOT.
to the latter. which query amazed ne
/ greatly. What connection the color
of mans eyes could possibly have
With two attempts at suicide and lot
of mysterious yellow letters from
rural post office was entirely beyond
me. Curious as ! was, | hesitated TO
question him on the subject, for ey-
| perienee had taught me that he Was
better at asking than answering
! Instead of going directly TO the
/ boarding house where Elser had killed
/ hinNelf, he took the other side of the
street and turned abruptly into.
house, beside the door of which was a
doctors plate.
is Doctor Rerner - he asked OF
the maid, and on being shown into tho
PHYSICIANS Office, introduced himself
IS Inspector Davis" and began uues-