The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-07-06
William
Johnston.

be the height of cruelty even to hint
such thing 10 Louise at time when
the father was helpless TO explain.
Yet the following phrase, seemed IN.
evitable," might well fit into some
theory such as this. followed as IL was
in the next line with the word dis.
grace. sgsf esssaksRh
For moment felt that I was on
the track Of the solution or the mys-
terry. Some specter from the generals
past had risen 20 haunt his declining
years, TO threaten his good name. to
worry him into hts grave. His elder
daughter had discovered II and had
been unable TO carry the burden OF
shame. Could this have been the
secret that these two shared and kept
Louise in ignorance of A word from
Louise all az once upset my theory.
Il wonder" she said. III this isn't
part of letter about Hugh Crandall."
Both she and were convinced that
IA some way Crandall was involved.
My theory would not account for his
connection with the case and at once
abandoned II, listening intently to one
Louise advanced.
There must have been some con.
nection between his having telephoned
her and what she did this afternoon.
Before she shot herself she burned
this letter, or most OF t. Father must
have known about the letter, so / am
certain that 1t concerned Crandall."
HAS Crandall as sister,"
IL do not know" said Louise. IL
know nothing about his family. 1t
seems strange, too. when for months
and months we saw so much of him.
do not recollect his ever having men.
toned any of his relatives"
My brain recorded victory for
woman's intuition over mans logic.
Her theory seemed infinitely better
than mine, After all II was absurd to
suspect a skeleton in the life OF man
like General Parrish, who had been
constantly under public scrutiny for
many years. II was much more prob
able that the letter referred TO some
incident in the life OF Crandall, some
thing so discreditable that the general
had been forced to forbid Katharine
having anything TO do with him. This
theory would account for the quarrel
between father and daughter, for Gran
dall's reticence about his family, for
distress, and naturally
the sight OF the letter that had caused
all the trouble would upset the gen.
eral. ! began to see plan for action.
Louise, dear" How quickly adj
versity strips off conventionality and
puts us where our hearts would have
u.s. Louise, DEAR" ! said, 1T will
be days before either your
father or Katherine will be able TO
give us any assistance, yet the knowl. |
edge that everything has been cleared |
~, that the specter has been driven |
away, undoubtedly would hasten the
recovery Of both. So ! feel that we
must go ahead"
"Oh, Harding" she breathed. Her /
iand stole out and sought mine. what
comfort you are to me! What would i
have done this afternoon without
'ou! You're right, dear, we must solve
his awful mystery az once. We must"
The FIRST thing for me TO do" l
vent on, lis to find Hugh Crandall.
lie can probably tell us all about this
etter. Even If he can't he can say
Why he telephoned Katharine and
where she went this. afternoon. When
We have learned this much we shall
i least have made a good start. The
lext thing VIII be TO trace the letter.
I Crandall does not know about IL. we
vii try TO learn from whom Il came"
That's impossible" objected Lou
Sc. Haven't we looked everywhere
q Katharine's room for the envelope
n which Il came. ! am positive that
he burned IL. Without the envelope
on can never discover where Il was
nailed or to whom II was addressed"
I'm not so sure about that. The
'ost office has wonderful ways OF !!
racing mail One OF the inspectors is
friend OF mine and we will enlist his
clip. But first ] must find Crandan.
'robably he can tell us everything II
e will. DO you know where he lives?"
HE has bachelor apartments some I
There along the avenue, / don't know
nst where. know bis place OF busi-
ess."
II know that. too. but Il is useless to
~ to find him there tonight"
Katharine used to send all her
otes TO one OF his clubs where he re-
eived HIS MALL think II was the
Come into the library" said l, I'VE
an quickly locate him"
stopped In the hall TO examine the
telephone book, hoping II might give
Is home address. but II contained
My the Office OF his firm. However,
had no difficulty In finding in the H.
rary the volume sought---the club .
irectory--and turning TO his name |
aw that he was a member at both the !
University and the Harvard. 4
AS ] was member Of the Univer- !
ty myself 1 had no difficulty IN oct.