The Springdale news., 1912-10-11

pened to be a garrulous fellow, who readily followed my leads. All asked him was where a letter would reach Miss Sarah Hackett, saying had forgotten which rural free deliv- cry route 1t was that she lived on. He told me that she and her brother were still living on the old Sackett place, Route No. 1. I explained that want ed to make sure of an important let ter reaching her at once He told me she was away. explaining that he had seen her come down to the station with her brother, and suggested that 1t might be a good idea to send the letter In her brothers care. and told me the address of the bank where her brother could be reached. So you see it is all quite simple when you know how
 I dor. see, though" objected, how anything that you have learned in any way connects this woman with the Parrish mystery
 T told you there would be other suicides. didn't I?"
 It looks to me like mere coinci- dence"
 "How about the yellow letter she was reading?"
 l started. For moment I had for gotten the strange, tinted link that seemed to bind the Parrish tragedy, the Elser case and the Sarah Sackett suicide together in the terrible chain of mystery.
 We've got to find Hugh Crandalli" I exclaimed. T will not be content until we do. There Is no doubt in my mind that he is the author of those letters. We've got to find him, Davis. and make him explain. I promised the girl 1 love I would not rest until l had cleared away the mystery, until l had lifted the cloud that is hang. Ing over her father and her sister Nothing, nothing shall stand in the way Think what 1t means to me, The one love, the one who is dearer to me than anything else in the world, is living in constant dread of an un. known terror. l feel that Crandall Is responsible. 1 am positive that he is guilty. Help me find him. Davis! We must find him."
 As l spoke Davis sat regarding me with unmoved eountenance He puffed 1eisurely at his cigarette two or three times, and then, with cutting asper- fly, without the slightest indication of sympathy for my anxiety, said slowly:
 Harding. told you that one of the reasons for my success was that never undertake anything that I can not accomplish. came out here to find the man who has been using the mails illegally to terrorize people to such an extent that they are driven to suicide. l am confident that we will quickly locate him and his ac- eomplice in crime. Rest assured that you can safely leave the plan of ac- tion to me"
 "But-but," stammered, what is your plan of action? What are you going to do now?"
 I'm going to bed" he replied, yawn. Ing as he rose from his chair. There's nothing more that can be done to- night"
 Impatient as l was, and anxious though l was to alleviate Louise's fears at the earliest moment possible, could not but feel that he was right. There was nothing that could be done that night. 1 showed him where the room was that had engaged for him next to mine-and. feeling much de- pressed and perplexed, was preparing to turn in when 1 was startled by a sharp rap on my door.
 Come in," l called, thinking. of course, it was Davis with some new theory to suggest.
 Instead 1t was the clerk from the office below.
 You're wanted on the telephone" he said.
 had already taken off my coat and waistcoat and l did not wait to put them on. Just as was 1 sped through the hall to the telephone booth Who could 1t be that was calling me at this hour? It must be long after ten. l could think of only two persons who know of my being In this hotel. Louise and Hugh Grandall. l felt that 1t must be Louise. Why should Cran- dall call me up2 True. he could have learned my name from the hotel reg ister. and from my question about the yellow letter he must know that was on his trail, but having escaped from the village, why should he com municate with me? No. 1t could not be he. It must be Louise. She would not call ne at this time unless some thing had happened. That was It. Something terrible had happenedl Katharine was dead. or perhaps her father. Perhaps both of them Or maybe Katharine had spoken again. Perhaps she had given some infor- nation that Louise felt would aid ne in the investigation that meant so much for both of us.
 Isn't 1t strange how fast We can thinko If could not have taken mo