Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-07-11

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| answer me- The only thing he did
tel! ne was that there had been
strange developments in the case
since he had undertaken to get this
! paper for Katharine. They seemed to
puzzle him greatly. He said that some
thing with which he had nothing to
10 had alarmed the man We were 90.
ing to see and that he had disappeared,
gone into hiding"
"HoW will We find hin?' / asked.
"'Ile is as anxious to see me as he
IS not to see some one else Crandall
told me. lie wrote ne plain directions
how to reach q place he calls the de-
serted cottage. and made an aDpoint-
ment there for nine o'clock tonight ;"
AS I listened to Louise's story did
not know what to think about Gran.
dall's part in the affair. It seemed now
that he had been acting in Katharine's
behalf, though this did not explain his
acquaintance and relations with the
man he had called Alock Young.
Why" / asked Louise, do you
suppose that he and Katharine insist
Ell on you coming out hereo Why
could not Crandall himself have recov-
cred the document and restored it to
Katharine?'
i asked him that. He told me that
the man who held it had made the
condition that it shouid be- received by
either my father or Katharine. They
did not wish It known that my ia
what had happened. and rs they were
certain this man knew neither Kath.
arine nor me, l was to go with him
and impersonate my sister,"
'Did You get the document?"
"No, we failed" SAID Louise, "and I
do not know what in the world I am to
tell Katharine. We came out here in
the afternoon. Crandall thought It
advisable to find the place by day
light. We ran the automobile up the
lane that leads to this place and crcpt
through the thicket until We came in
sight OF the cottage. There were two
men moving about In the cottage,
Young and another man whom Mr.
Crandall told me was the postmaster
at Ardway. He seemed surprised ut
the presence Of the postmaster. we
watched for half an hour and then
took the automobile back to little
hotel about three miles away from Ard
way. For some reason, Mr.. Crandall
did not want to stop in Ardway."
ri guess was the reason" re-
piled. Gut when did you return
here"
I'VE had dinner at the little hotel,
and as soon as It was dark, started
back FOR tho cottage. When we ar
rived We found light in the window
and saw Young there In a stupor Just
as you see him. The other man was
nowhere around. After trying to
awaken Young, without success. Mr..
Crandnll searched his clothes, out
there was nothing in any Of his peck
cts. He oven felt all the seams, ard
took OFF his shoes in search of the pa
per We wanted, but it was nowhere on
as was possible In this dim light, but
could not find any suggestion Of
hiding-piace. Out IN the little shed
that series as a kitchen he found q
slip on which was written a list of
eatablcs--bread, milk. eggs and such
things. We decided from this that the
other man-Rouser, think Mr.. Gran
dali had said his name was-had gone
to some neighboring farmhouse or
store 10 lay in supplies and probably
would soon return. Mr. Crandall sug-
gested our hiding in tho bushes until
his arrival, and we did SO. We had
hardly taken our place behind the
bushes before We heard him coming.
Mr.. CrandRll stepped out, and the
rest is so mixed up don't know just
what happened. heard shots and felt
pain In my orm and I think I
screamed and then I don't remember
any more until found you bending
over ne"
"To think that it was my bullet that
nit you!" cried. 81 might have killed
you"
ITS only the highest sort of
scratch" she protested. at doesn't
even hurt any more. 1t does not bother
me half so much az TO know how 10
tell Katharine that We failed in our
mission"
Tell her" said I, chat one Of the
conspirajors is dead and that the 9TH
er is safe in the hands Of Inspector
Davis and myself. Tell her that any
document either OF us finds that in
any way relates 10 her father will be
placed In her hands at once. Tell her
that I will not leave the prisoners side
until have It safe and that my honor
is pledged both for Davis and myself
that no word affecting her father will
ever become public. Cranda!l is out
there now talking with Davis, and
think you Will find that he, too. will
tell her the same thing"
(To be continued).
Cleveland Is now experimenting