Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-07-16

ment at ALL" he said explosively. Our
whole SYSTEM is wrong. 1t took us a
good many centuries to discover that
insane persons didn't need prisons.
but doctoring. They just can't help
being criminals. Stand behind a line
of prisoners as they march in to
breakfast in the penitentiary. Not
one of them viii have normal head.
Is that their fault? 1t is the fault OF
society It's our fault. This poor
devil here, his father drug fiend and
his mother drinking herself into in
sanity, what chance did he have?
Yet who knows, some day this marvel
Gus new surgery may be able to take
the children OF even such parents as
his were, reshape their skulls and
make them honest, useful citizens
There was a stir On the couch and
Young opened his eyes The fire OF
the drug-madness and the look OF
hate seemed to have vanished
81 give up" he said. II can't stand
the strain any longer. I'll tell you
anything you want to know"
He spoke quietly and calmly. Yet
there was something in his voice that
rang true. I felt that this time he
meant what he said. Apparently
Davis, too, realized that at last
Young's spirit was broken. Without
hesitation, he seized the hypodermie
syringe and plunged 1t into Young's
arm. The prisoner breathed a long
sigh of relief. The color came back
into his face and strength to his
voice. His muscles stopped twitch.
ing.
Now" said Davis gently, where
are the yellow letters hid?"
'In tin-box under fiat stone near
the spring." Young replied.
(Which stone?"
cts the third from the spring com.
ing this way"
Davis was UP like shot and out
the door, reappearlng quickly with an
ordinary, document box
"And the Parrish papers-Where are
they?" he asked sharply.
"They are In the box. too" said
Young YEARLY. MAY have anoth'
err shot?"
Davis studied his face and felt his
pulse and then reached for the
syringe.
Where's the key" he asked as he
finished administering the morphine.
IN my left trousers pocket
Young answered alphabetically.
Quickly Davis possessed himself Of
the key and opened the box. In the
top tray were perhaps fifty letters
typewriter on yellow paper, with @
blank left for the name TO be filed an.
Without stopping to read the letters,
which seemed to be all after the same
form, Davis lifted the tray. In the
bottom of the box was type:Erlt-
ten list OF names and bulky sealed
legal envelope, marked on the out
side Papers in the Parrish case"
"Here, Kent" said Davis, handing
me the envelope, take charge OF
these, and give them to Miss Louise
or Miss Katharine You're entitled
to that"
Joyfully I slowed the envelope in
my breast pocket. my. heart bounding
at the thought of the relief the sight
of the package would bring to the
Parrish, family But as yet the whole
affair was blind puzzle to me and
waited eagerly for further develop
ments. ~.
SNOW. Young" said the inspector,
"tell me all about your scheme"
IF the damn thieves hadn't been
such cowards Eas to go and kill them,
selves" said Young with glow of
enthusiasm, Il would have been mill
lionaire within g year Read one OF
thesletters and you can see for your
self ,tnst how good the scheme was"
Lifting the topmost sheet the In
speetor read the yellow letter aloud!
~ - Lock Box. II.
Ardway, n. J.. Fob s 1911
am writing to YOU in pursuance OF
my duty as executor OF the late Edwin
Green, who died hero recently. leaving
his entire estate amounting TO S.somt
$3.50 1000, In my hands for what he wa
pleased to terri, q "Defaulters' Fund
I can best explain its purpose by t-'ei.y
summarizing tho founders life. L. lis
early youth Mr.. Green wes employed ic1
.. short time in bank In q suaen 49, r;
another state. Becoming involved 1T
speculniicn no used several hundred sol
lars Of the banks funds. lie had no sela-
,Ives but a ststc,, 20 whom oe Knev ~
eyas useless to apply for aid. As dis
,overy seemed inevitable he was con
te,nplauag suicide. seeing nothing but
nrison and disgrace ahead Of him. But
nm old friend ri his father. who eatirclT
nv accident learned of his plight, ed
canced him the money he needed 10 make
rood his defalcation. cNac:ing from hin.
n prp.,,sse that he would help others ir
similar cltsht whenever !.c had cpGor'
tunity.
HIS subsequent life was OF tho highest
recltitude. Though he amasscd 9. fortune
he.never found opportunity to aid any
one in a plight similar 70 the. cne IN
nhict, he once found himself It became
n,rrlost a mania with him and resulted IL