The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-08-31

! ters or documents you can prove moth
ing You have no right To keep me
bound up here shall get free and
shall make you pay for this. don't
care what Rouser has told you, youll
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 70 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 well supplied
with provisions. as if Il had been the
intention OF the conspirators to make
II their headquarters for some time.
In a very few minutes Davis had some
bacon fried and toast and coffee
made, which he spread I'm the little
lean-to that was used as a kitchen.
so you mean TO starve him, too
| asked In an undertone. pointing TO
the couch
1T won't be necessary" said Davis.
Take something In 10 him II you like.
You'll find that the only appetite he1h
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,
so ] returned and sat with Davis
while he ate. myself had no appe-
tite, but the events OF the night did
not seem in the least 10 have affected
his. | drank only part of a cup of
coffee. though he urged me to eat
something
1T 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 10 confess readily II you will
keep guard on him for couple OF
hours / am going 70 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 win
ming way about him that is danger.
GUS"
you need not fear" replied RE
member the agony he has caused to
the woman ! love"
And TO many others" said Davis
Speaking OF that said /. IL wish
you would tell me before you go
asleep how you learned where the
five thousand came FROM
"Rouser told me-
II was not aware that you had any
opportunity TO talk with him"
Il didn't" said the inspector. Il
iust used my eyes In the postoffice."
| 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
sent the FIVE thousand dollars I had
found in the cash drawer
Don't talk in riddles" I exclaimed
rather petulantly. What did you find
In the post Officer"
Davis grinned
nodded assent
Did IL not strike YOU as peculiar
that there should be over two thous-
and names and addresses in the for
warding list OF small post Office like
Ardway, where probably not more
than ten families move away In ten
years."
Il did not examine IT closely" re-
piled. but even II had 7 am afraid
would have failed 10 identify IL AS
important"
IF YOU had seen the name of An.
drew Elser in IT," said Davis, would
you not have examined it?"
Was his name there?"
Yes, and also the names OF the
Bridgeport victim and Dora Hastings
and Henry Eberle IL was Young or
Rouser who sent out the yellow let
tiers and checked the list using just
plain, ordinary shorthand for such
words as Sent, Answered Five
Thousand Fortunately, the list
shows that while more than five hun
dred letters were sent out, hardly a
dozen had brought responses, and in
only three cases had money been re-
ceived."
WAS General Farrishs name on
the list"
NO." answered Davis sleepily. but
| hardly expected to find II there"
"And the letters sent out" per-
sisted, were they the yellow let
ters?"
"Of course"
What was in them?"
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from Young said Davis. and in an
other minute he was fast asleep.
AS | saw Davis lying there a new
thought came to me. II he could ex-
tract the information he wanted from
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