The Huttig news. (Huttig, Ark.) 1907-1955, 1912-10-05
his having gone to meet crandalI.


HIS having gone to meet CrandalI.
How TO account for the fact that
Rouser had not returned was still a
poser to me, but as ] reviewed Gran
dall's connection with the chain OF
persons who had been driven to death
| found myself believing that It was
not q al out Of the range of peal
bility for Grandall TO have made away
with Rouser for fear of betrayal From
all | had learned about the missing
postmaster, | was convinced that he
was weak rather than vicious. and |
felt that he probably was an innocent
party to the nefarious plot of the ycl-
low letters Davis story that 1t vas
crime Of two persons, after all, was
only theory. When the mystery was
cleared up ! was positive that the only
criminal who would be uncovered
would be Hugh Grandall. I shuddered
rs | recalled that Louise even now was
somewhere with him, not exactly
alone, to be sure, for the car was
driven by her chauffeur, but still 1t
was most disconcefting thought
AS L hppICdCitu tile uUltl sdN d
buggy stop before it, the occupants OF
which We're Davis and the constable.
AS Davis dismoun ed | heard him say
to the constable:
Tonight at eight"
I'll be on hand, you bet" SAID the
constable as he drove off
| quickened my steps and overlook
nov y
to his room.
I've got some great, news for you"
| whispered and went on up with him.
The minute he got into the room he
flung himself on the bed, as If utterly
worn out and ligh ed a cigarette. |
had expected that he would be eager
to question me but this did not seem
to be the case. He lay there with eyes
half closed as Il unaware of my pres
ence.
Annoyed as I was at his seeming in
difference, was sure that when ] told
him my amazing news about CrandaH
and my discoveries about the pest
master be would be effectually
aroused ] took il for granted that his
mood was due to dependency over
his failure to find either of Them.
Il have seen Hugh Crandall twice.
no. three times. TODAY" said by way
of beginning, and ! have found cut
how Rouser went when he left the
post Office
Yes" he said absent mindedlr
What's more" cried imratientlv,
II know who had Lock Box No. Il I
know what was done with the mail
that came to that address"
Davis, without answering ne,
reae hed for another cigarette, light
ing 1t from the butt he had been smok-
ing. His nonchalant Indifference
temper.
"Confound II. Kent" he said with
considerable asperity. II WAS SO busy
thinking ont something | really didn't
hear what you said. Sit down and
tell me all about IT.
Notified by his apology, sat down
on the foot of the bed and told him the
story of my day, how I had seen q
man going into the Parrish home and
had recognized him later as Hugh
Crandall, or At least as the man who
had registered at the hotel az Cook:
how had been barred from the house
how had discovered another yellow
letter suicide In the park; how, when
I returned to the Parrish home after
Crandall had left, Louise had told me
of the theft of the scrap of yellow pa
per from her desk: how she had left
me to go off in her automobile after
insisting that drop the Investigation;
how ! bad seen her again, crossing
the ferry with Crandall in the ma
chine; how | had returned to Ard
way and had learned that Lock Box n
was held In the name of Henry Nal
colin Stewart: how the missing post
master himself had been in the habit
of putting the mail that came to that
address into his own pocket and 60
ing off with 1t. and finally, how Miss
Cox and | had determined that when