The Huttig news. (Huttig, Ark.) 1907-1955, 1912-11-16

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Take Charge Of These and Give Them
to Miss Louise or Hiss Katharine"
Gladly naEe good his defaleutIon an "a
feaFee to save I'm t. 3m exposure i.
Grace anti inrrisaament asi.as only !.
wcrd that inc VII nst err aga5n, for NJ
Green. in The deed Of trust. expresa.>
p 4iee that this IS the only security {
ne eSaatpd. 7 y4fH. sir
NcrN truly yours
HENRY MALCOLM STEW -TStT.
As Davis finished reading the Let
ter took it from his h.-nl AMI ca q
fully reread H. There could lie Hl
doubt that il was tie sare in for
IS the scrap Louise and ! had found
rs scanned the lires, the words -
The beginning Of e-ch, from tLe
eyenth On to the thirteen h. We
nc same as those ever which we n.
;aekeG atir brains. The contest nov
mHde them plain enough, bsf iii
fai ri 10 see what deadly /. pert tho
etter Lad or what sinister s.eanir e
N it should drive its recipients Z
desperation and suicide Surely o.
its face it appeared to present tb,
harmless whim Of an old mans slight
" unbalanced brain. turned to
Davis for an explanation
An ingenious Letter" Davis was
aging And they fe4 fer i ~
\ took Of pride came into the pris-
oner's face.
Wasn't it great" he exclaimed.
WHY they ate it up Ike hot cakes"
lust plain blac' mail" said the in
sreetar
'Vo. indccd=faaeY blackmail.s said
Your Indignantly "They never had
It i aed up to fhem chi e in this way
before. I insist. II I've got 10 go TO
Jail Ter it. on at least receiving credit
for a new criminal invention
4 fail to see interrupted, Just
how the letter was a criminal one OF
why il should have bothered any
one"
I'm afraid you will never make a
good detective" said the inspector
pityirgiy. Don't you see how it
wor,ed2 Young devised this letter.
lie needed the corporation of some
cne in the pest ZEE to send it oCt
without arousiag suspicion. He tricl
yellow letters first on General Far
rjsh "a test tire terrifying effects.
Satisfied that his yellow letter plan
would bring results. he recalled his
acquaintance with Bouser, whom he
knew to be weak and easily led He
returned to ArdWay-his old home
and found it child.s play IL enlist
Rou+ er's services. It was part Of hi
general scheme for Rouser To send
ard receive all the mail through
lock baX with 4 false name Ills oh
ject III this was 10 enable him. in
case the postal or police authorities
menfatH evidence point 10 Rouser
alone Rcioro his connection With the
letters eeH'd he established he could
mako his escape with the money the
letters rarght in
4 still don't sec" I protested. how
Thee letters could bring in money.
they read exactly the onpositc They
promise 10 give aWaY none
fa1 me eiefetest thfhg ahout
H. tae inspector Said' ana 1on'g 5
"'aleNoiei.t eyes glstehed az inns
'ilotite tah yen sec now II work
ed? YeRng and Roasor. from tax
lists, bank directories, from telephone
o"oes. rom q variety OF sources
es''l4l1s stsa a Il 4 oil persons empioAea
III posslloiiS Oh trust ana began send
ing our these YeaioW letters broad
cast - one o. theSe should reach
An oeof5t o8nk ei2PloFe or caSmer,
,''e eeilsPifaiofs inquired tiiat ne would
idash a u ana tear II up 6et sup
pose one q mem tel lllo me hahos
% = pa" VINO was g0'''y o. peco-
l"'iors O some SoFl suppose, Ior IN