Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-07-16
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using funds belonging to others. but Is
ycsirous OF making Sood his peculat tons.
IL you should know of any such T will
gladly make good his defnlcation and en-
desyor to save him from exposure, DIS
grace and imprisonment. asking only his
word that he will not err again, Tor MT.
Green, in the deed of trust, expressly
specifies that this is the only security 10
be exacted. 7 am. sir.
Very truly yours,
HENRY MALCOLM STEWART.
AS Davis finished reading the let
ter took 1t from his hand ana care
fully re.read it. There could be no
doubt that 1t was the same In form
as the scrap Louise and had found.
AS / scanned the lines, the words at
the beginning OF each, from the
seventh on to the thirteenth, we're
the same az those over which we had
racked our brains. The context now
made them plain enough, but still /
failed to see what deadly import the
letter had or what sinister meaning
In It should drive It's recipients to
desperatiou and suicide. Surely on
It's face It appeared to present the
harmless whim OF en- old mans slight
" unbalanced brain. I turned to
Davis for On explanation.
IAN ingenious letter" Davis wa
saying. "And they fell for lit"
A look of pride came into the pris-
oner's face.
wasn't 1t great" he exclaimed.
"Why, they ate 1t up like hot cakes
"Just plain blackmail," said the in
spector.
mo, indeed-fancy blackmail," said
Young Indignantly. "They never had
1t dished up to them quite In this way
before. I insist, II I've got to go TO
jail for 1t, on at least receiving credit
for a new criminal invention"
II fall to see," I interrupted, "just
how the letter was a criminal one or
why 1t should have bothered any
one" ~.
SIN; afraid you will never make
good detective: said the inspector
pltyingly. Don't you see how It
worked9 Young devised this letter.
He needed the cooperation OF, some
ono In the post office TO send 1t out
without arousing suspicion. He trie't
yellow letters first on General Far.
rish to test the terrifying effects.
Satisfied that his yellow letter plan
would bring results he recalled his
acquaintance with Rouser, whom he
knew 10 be! weak and easily led llo
returned 70 Ardway-his old home
and found 1t chlid's play to enlist
Qouser's services: It was part OF his
general scheme for Rouser to send
and. receive all tho mail through
lock box with false name !. His OBJ
1ect, In this, Was to, enable. him.; in
case the postal or police. authorities
got on his trail, to have all the, docu-
mentRry evidence point to Rouser
alone. Before his connection with the
letters could be established he could
make his escape with the. money the
letters brought In" ,}:@! RI d,
! 4 still don't see," I protested. Show
these letters could bring in money
They; read exactly the opposite. They
promise to, give, away money" Z;
That's the, cleVerest ching about
it." the Inspector said, and Young,s
malevolent' eyes, glistened at this
tribute. if'Can't you see; how III work
edf Young and RouseF, from tax
lists. bank directories, from telephone
books from variety Of sources
compiled a list Of persons employed
In positions oi trust and begun send
ing ont shese yellow letters broad
cast. II one OF these should reach
an honest. banlK; aInpinye or cashier,
the cunspiratore hglirad that he would
laugh ut It ;lna ffat, II up. But sup
pose, one OF iheir fell into tho hands
OF a plan .whc gas, gully OF pecu-
latjoiis, Of some sort; ;Suppnse. Cor IN
stance. Old, andrew lGlser, Fhec his
law business ,haA Jailed nt1r. lad be-
gun To speculate with ihe &nnds. 5e
longing. 20 tnS Boy sot Sloh ne vas
guardian, His, specnla gqe5 are un-
fortlpastes. "$;.fiel:: biihsSb snt ia5es Gtill
nors.: tI&f i,aeorriss %desuaroaa He
sees no; way Ma .pi%4instii2 Money
he has 5i"fel, s.til sAelds ceSteS2 that
his crl,na tgnfjae oikI,5jsfa END hat
sle;,&ill p 3 iissgal94 ..h'S. .RE not
sleep, nignts. Efs a,ai,5 aRsi city
asitated BY 3tsa', ;,hi 1%pc,y, all not