Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-10-16
GRANT COUNTY HERALD, LANCASTER, WISCONSIN, OCTOBER Is. 1919

W1OCONSIN, OCTOBER Is, L.
most OF all the cIasp1ng and uncIasp-
ing OF the fingers told what torture
h silence was bringing to Young.
lie burst forth at last in a wild
now OF profanity, cursing Davis, ours
ing me, cursing everything, cursing
COO, and still Davis sat there as rigid
ana as silent as the superior Of a
lrapplst monastery doing penance.
AT times the prisoners voice was
raised to a hideous shrek, at times
IL sank to a pitiful sob, and all the
while he tugged and strained at his
ponds, twisting, turning, reaching,
trying always to find some position in
which ne could gain possession of the
morphine that lay on the chair just
beyond his reach,
AZ last-it must have been an hour
metaphysical exhaustion conquered
him and he lay back, after one last
frantic struggle, weak and painting,
unresisting.
The inspector arose, and, walking
over to the couch, stood there look
ing down at him.
"Aleck Young" he said evenly,
your whole game is up. l know all
about General Parrish and Andrew
Elser and the woma from Bridge
port. l know about Dora Hastings,
who committed suicide in the park
lake yesterday, and about Henry
Eberle, who sent you the five thous-
and. l know everything that your
unfortunate aide, Rouser, knew, and
now | want you to surrender all the
letters and papers in your posses
sion.'
You will never get them" sneered
Young, as l sat there marveling at
the inspectors revelations. 1t was
news to me that he knew the name
Of the Central Park suicide, and while
l myself had found the five thousand
dollars, l had had not the slightest
intimation that Davis knew from
whom it had come.
Either l get those letters" said
Davis evenly, cor you get no more
morphine"
Young laughed in his face.
you haven't the slightest evidence
against me for anything. Without let
ters or documents you can prove moth
ing. You have no right to keep me
bound up here. I shall get free and
shall make you pay for this. l don't
care what Rouser has told you, you'll
get nothing out of me and you have
proof of nothing
very WELL" said the Inspector, mo
letters, no morphine"
Turning away from the couch, he
spoke to me in a tone as Indifferent
as if we had been camping together:
Come on, Kent, let's see what we
can dig up for breakfast"
We found the cottage we'll supplied
with provisions, as if it had been the
intention of the conspirators to make
it their headquarters for some time.
In a very few minutes Davis had Some
bacon fried and toast and coffee
made, which he spread in the little
lean-to that was used as a kitchen.
$50 you mean to starve him, too I"
1 asked in an ~undertone, pointing to
the couch.
1T won't be necessary" said Davis.
take something in to him if you like
You'll find that the only appetite he'll
have will be for morphine"
Nevertheless, | took a cup of coffee
and some toast in to the prisoner. A
volley of oaths was my only reward,
CO voF1,paOd onI cot with nouiC
while he ate. | myself had no appe-
tite, but the events of the night did
not seem in the least to have affected
his. l drank only part of a cup OF
coffee, though he urged me to eat
something.
ct is apt to be a long SIEGE he
said, "and you must keep your
strength. Our prisoner is a man of
considerable will power and is not
going to confess readily. If you will
keep guard on him for a couple of
hours | am going to sleep"
"Of course, / WILL"
Under no circumstances" said
Davis, as he flung himself down on
the floor OF the lean-to, loosen any
OF his bonds, and pay no attention to
his pleas for mercy. He has a win
ming way about him that is danger
GUS"
"You need not fear" I replied. RE
member the agony he has caused to
the woman / love-"
"And to many Others said Davis.
Speaking of that" said l, Il wish
you would tell me before you go
asleep how you learned where the
five thousand came from"
"Rouser told me-"
Il was not aware that you had any
opportunity to talk with him."
II didn't" said the Inspector. Il
just used my eyes in the postofice e.
| thought | had used mine pretty
well in the post office, but certainly
| had seen nothing that would lead
me to identify the person who had