The Huttig news. (Huttig, Ark.) 1907-1955, 1912-11-02
MNlzIalG0M by WR2lNeS

fas known him for m~ry wears He
cent to Harvard and ERE was a
iassmate for q while Of ',te=il He
as been going from bad t. Aarsa.
ach time he returned to ArdNay on
is periodic visits seeming 10 be more
nd more addicted to morphine His
inheritance was spent long ago and
i has been a mystery to every one
where he got considerable sums tina
ne has had at times With all his
1aults. he has much magnetism and a
plausible tongue and makes friends
readily. So far as | can discover,
fter he had concoeted his plot against
eneral Parrish he had some difficulty
I obtaining satisfa ctian and tried to
Mist the aid of CrandaH Crandall
Hent at once to General Parrish and
IS ordered out Of the house. Gran
all. despite his treatment by the gen
raj. WAS determined to solve the myS-
cry, and for months kept track Of
toung. trying 10 worm out the secret
md render him powerless. At times
fe gave Young small sums and for a
while, as have said. had him in his
rooms. One day Young disappeared,
'alfng with him some jewelry OF Gran
da1l's and it was only few days aFo
that Crandali succeeded In finding him
here in Ardway. Young, having
failed to blackmail General Parrish.
tried to open up negotiations fer tie
Gale of his documents through Gran
dali. Crandall. of course, could not
communicate With General Parrish, so
he called Katharine on the telephone
ard m-'e an appointment With he
Evidently he explained tho whole az
fair 10 her, and when the NEGOTIATIONS
tailed it was more than she could
bear"
That all seems logical" said, "but
| fail 10 see yet what connection there
is between General Parrish ard cid
Andrew Eiser. Nor do ] see the cen
nection between tho suicide Of the ola
woman in the hotel al Ardway and
the suicide of The Yeune woman in
The park lake. yet in each of these
cases there were yellow letters
q do not see Il myself, yet" said
Davis frankly, ard yet ! know II ex-
lists. know that the hellish idea that
drove them all to death was planned
| by that distorted brain inside the cot
! taee there"
He was silent for several minutes
IS he gazed at the rising sun, seeming
" absorbed in the glorious spectacle.
III find out. ne said explosivelY.
"T'll make him tell"
What are You going to do" |
asked How will yoa make him?"
For answer he took from the pocket
Of his coat two sets of thin steel cuffs,
one for the arms and ti,e ether for The
ankles. and stepped Within tie cot.
tase. folloHe wondcringly aud
watched him as he turned Young over
ON his face and. bringing his hands
together behind him. snapped on the
cuffs. He shackled his feet, TOO. and
then picking UP a stout rope, passed
II between The two sets of shackles
and around beam in the side of the
cottage wall, leaving enough slack
to permit the shackled man a small
amount Of liberty. During the whole
operation Young hung limp and ap.
parentlY lifeless. still in the drug stu
per. but as Davis finished his werk
he began to talk incoherently.
The shaking up gave him in fast
oning him up. said Davis, will bring
him to. He viii wake up in a few
minutes and then I'll find ont every
thing | want to know. I'll make him
tell"
What are you going to do" |
easped, torture him ?"
NO" said the inspector grizzly as
he dragged stool over near the couch
and placed on 1t hypodermie syringe
.e had found II The oabin, and VIZ
Z morphine preparation.
He gagged the distance with h
eye, and moved the stcol SO that viii
It would be in plain sight of Ii
hacked man when he awoke, it won
he utterly in possible for him to reac
IL
No" he said, I'm not going t
torture him His drug.racK ed nerve
will do Il for me-"