Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-13
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!. n s5$. CHAPTER il.-(Continued.)
i stopped in the hall to examine the
telephone book, hoping it might give
This home address, but it contained
only the Office Of his firm. However,
NJ had mo difficulty In finding in the IL
brary the volume3I sought-'the club
directory turning to his name
saw that he was member Of both the
University and the Harvard.
AS I was member OF the Univer-
/ sity myself I had no difficulty in get
ting Crandall's address over the tele-.
phone. Loath as ! was to leave Louise
y alone, I felt that prompt action was
demanded, SO / took my departure at
once.
III r find Crandall will bring him
back with me so that you may hear all
y lie has to say. Whether or not I sue
coed, / will return within an hour. Ny
4 friend, the post Office Inspector. lives
i somewhere out in Jersey, but / will
y Gee him the first thing in the morn
Ing. .si 55..s
8S The grateful look Louise gave me as
II left imbued me with new and
wholly delightful sense Of RESPONSE
5bility. The ten minutes it took me to
reach Crandall's rooms were filled
with that incoherent% bliss that comes
to every man who realizes for the first
n time what It means to have a WON
\ ans confidence entirely his.
Crandall lived in one Of those re-
modelled mansions so common in that
part of Fifth avenue from which the
families have fed before the advance
isof trade The basement and first floor
were given over to shops and the up.
per floors to bachelor apartments. ]
had no difficulty in finding among the
-door-plates the name sought, but re-
peated ringing brought no response.
Y Determined not to leave until I had
learned his whereabouts I gave the
janitor's bell a vigorous push.
81 sS3siss3''.'Where can Iyfind Mr.. .Crandall?"
y asked as soon as he appeared.
His manner made it evident that he
4 considered my question an imperti-
nence,. but had met Fifth avenue
s3janitors before. sgt 5a}
II am a lawyer,",SI persisted. Il
must see Mr.. Crandall tonight on an
important matter ~ III #j
u You won't, !" he replied almost glee-
fully it seemed to me. 5l
8ls,* ,:':1Nhy not ri demanded sharply.
What do you mean r.
NY manner was not without its ef-
/ feet. 55t = s, 535.} .ss5 81 {.
Va Hes gone away" the man ex-
I planned a little more respectfully.
'Gone!'' exclaimed. Here was a
new mystery. or perhaps the explana-
ton OF the first one. It may have been
Il his departure. that had depressed Kath-
Y arine so.
Where has he gone? When did he
go? How long will he be away?"
4 svolleyed. .s $,
Exasperatingly he delayed his reply
At last It seemed to occur to him that
81 was not making these inquiries pure,
NY for his amusement. Somewhat
L more politely than at first. he an
severed: "Only an hour or two ago
4 about three o'clock it was-he came
h rushing down into my room with his
4 keys in his hand. Nike, says he, I'm
going away tonight. may be gone a
4 week and may be gone month.
don't know how long. Here are my
Y keys and don't let nobody into my
n rooms while I'm away, on any pretext
Il whatever And wild that he was into
q taxicab and of before could be
saying my thanks for the bill he left
\ in my hand" =.
Crandall suddenly gone, Katharine
dying by her own hand, General Far
IRISH stricken, all within two hours.
u knew now there must be some con-
nection between these events. More
L than ever was anxious to find Gran
dali, yet / felt that the janitor had
told me all he knew. could see In
the young brokers' departure guilty
\ knowledge of the shadow descending
\ on the Parrish home. Surely his fight
WAS confession. - ~
8 There was nothing to be gained by
further questioning of the janitor.
4 From the manner of Crandall's depar-
ture 1t would be useless to look for
him at either Of the clubs to which he
a belonged. I might try to trace him
through the taxicab, which he had
probably called from the University
Club near by, but that could wait until
later. Just now felt it my duty to
4 hasten back to Louise and tell her Of
this new development. ..sE .-.a. b. Is
AS turned from the door news
boy with an armful Of evening extras"
4 thrust one at me. Impatiently I
I waved him away. a
"All about the suicide" he bawled
as he darted off after another passer-
by.
Quickly pursued him and fairly