The Huttig news. (Huttig, Ark.) 1907-1955, 1912-10-05
for ansvering NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. an0 J.


them eet-rich-quick concerns have go
hold Of our telephone subscribers
book and there's always p lot of nil
iug stock letters. There was no les
than four good-sized bundles of letter.
from New York. Rouser was sorting
he let ers and | was handling the
secone class and the papers. | got
through with that and picked up the
last bundle of letters In it was ne
less than six letters addressed to Lock
RoX II 'SeXenteen.s rented at last,
says |, thinking 1t funny that | didn't
know the name on them, Henry Nal
calm Stewart. Who's got it? III take
charge of them says he, taking the
letters right out of my hand before
had a chance 10 look at the postmarks
OF anything | noticed. too, that he
didn't put them in the box, but damned
them into his pocket along with lot
of other letters he had | couldn't
say who the other letters was 2d
dressed TO. for ] didn't pet a chance
10 see them. They might have been
his own. for all know. But / couldn't
help thinking that the only reason bed
waited till the mail was distributed
vas to get hold of them Lock Box 1
letters. As soon as he got them he
" ent away, and he didn't come back
till after closing time"
Have you any idea where he VENT"
when | come over here that day
supposed he was going to the city, but
few minutes after he left the Office
saw him driving past in one of the
livery rigs"
Which direction did he go?" I
asked. feeling more and more sure
that | had struck the right trail. In
al probability this young fellow in the
post office was merely an innocent tool
of Craudall. He had driven off some
where To meet Crandall and give him
the Lock Box II letters. for was con-
WINGED that Stewart was merely sn
alias Of The villain who had been send
ing out tie yellow letters. If | could
learn where the postmaster had gore
on this visit. | might be able 10 find
him now.
Every time Charlie Ronser goes
driving" said Miss Cox. che always
goes that way" indicating the opposite
direction from the station. Il shouldn't
be surprised in the least II he was
keeping company with some farmers
daughter"
sudden light came into her ewes
and a smile of satisfaction spread over
her face.
Land alive. never thought of it
before. she exclaimed. "but I'd bet
anything he's gone off to get mar.
ried"
Hardly likely" said I. Gle wouldn't
go off and leave the Office ungnarGed
without telling any one. And he
wouldn't leave five thousand dollars
lying there in the drawer
That's just what he would do. III
bet he had windfall of some sort
and The minute he got the money in
his hands he just couldr't wait to co
and tell the girl
4 Somebody would heve known it If
he got horse at the livery stable,
would they net?"
oh. that's neither here nor there.
! He might have gone on his bicycle.
He generally keeps it over there in
the corner. and IT sin't there now
1T might be M at his boarding
house
1T might be-" said Miss Cox.
1t came to me that If Davis had
thought II worth while to go TO the
Widow Smi his to make Inquiries, ii
might be worth my while. too After
asking Miss Cox for directions. told
her WAS going to see If Rouser's
wheel was missing, and made my way
up one of the side streets To the
ooarding-house Davis visit evidently
lad rufHed the widow found her
n anything but a communicative
oed
If you're another of those detec
i've men coming prying around here
he said, you might just as we'll gel
ut. I've said all I'm going to say
md that's all there is to It."
Please don't mistake me for dc
ective. said as pleasantly as !
ould. I'm-a-friend of Miss Coz
Town to the post office and we were
wondering whether Charlie had take.
lis bicycle when he went away, and
Hiss Cox thought you might know"
If you're a friend of Jennie Cox"
aid Mrs. Smith. Il guess I'd be hkel5
know it. being her own cousin and
moving as we'll as | know my own
ace that she hasn't had man friend
or eleven years. since Aleck Thomp
son died AS for Charlie Rouser going
way on his bicycle, ! don't know
'othing about 4 All ! know is hig
wheel amt here. but he never KEPT
it here anyway He always kept II
down to the post-office.'
With that she slammed the doc,
III my face, but | went away we'll sal
isfied As ! walked down the dust,
path Of the so-callcd street towar,
the hotel ! reviewed all | had learned
and WAS delighted TO think how
amazed Davis would be when | pre-
sented my facts gathered in the las
twenty-fnur hogrs. which We're these
Hugh Crsndall was aware that We
we're on his trail.