Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-07-06

minutes l searched unavailipgly and
then | caught a glimpse OF something
yellow half hidden BY an overhansing
tree. Carefully parted the branches.
I Sure enough, submerged in six inches
OF water, were more of the yellow
scraps. I waded in and, scooping
them up carefully in my hands, laid
them on the grass to dry, for they
were all but falling apart and hardly
dared handle them. Meanwhile | con-
| tinued my search for other yellow
scraps--tiis time without avail. If she
I had carried torn-up letter with her
!, as she sprang to death, the other
| pieces had fioated away.
!, At last, convinced that there was
|, no possibility Of recovering more OF
! them, gave up my search and re-
(. turned to where l had spread the re-
| covered scraps on the grass. One by
/ one I studied them. They were evil
!: IDENTIFY part Of typewriter letter,
but the ink had run so that It was
impossible to read single word on
/ them From their shape, too, it ap-
peared that they were not consecutive,
|: so there was little hope OF learning
anything from them.
Just two of the inky srnears seemed
|. to have a possible meaning.
|, On ore Of them l was almost posi-
tive that l could trace the wore
youth" On another scrap was a
1 word that q little stretch of the imagi'
nation might decipher as her"
Youth" and her"
\ They might mean much or nothing.
!, They might have some bearing on
the great mystery l was trying TO
u solve. They might have none. Per
haps they were, after all, merely
phrases from letter that had brought
disappointment to a loving woman.
| In all likelihood this suicide had no
!! connection with the others. But why,
I then, the yellow paper?
So intent was Oh my thoughts that
4 did not observe the return of the
policeman until heard his voice.
\ "What have you got there?"
4 There was suspicion in his tone
| The natural suspicion of the rcprescn
7 ,ative of the law. It was on the til
! If my tongue to say: "Another yellow
letter"
! For once prudence restrained me
! I recalled how my too hasty speech
/ at the coroner's inquest had led nc
| into trouble. | could hardly eZpcci
/ 4 observation-disclosures policeman tc
assist in solving the mystery that was
| still perp!oXin@ Davis.
/ "Just some scraps Of paper" l sale
I ,arelessly. After you bad gone | no
! ;itccd that she was clUtchng a bit o.
| 1aper in one hand. | searched around
\ .ho lake to see Il I could find more
| found these. II Is evidently part Q.
| Z lctto-, but The ink has run so yor
/ can make nothing out OF them"
Lets see them"
handed him all OF them.
\ "This," l explained, Il found in he!
I hand and the others were over there
/ under those bushes"
/ One by one the policeman examined
thcm, turning them carefully over arc
/ oyer.
7 There's nothing to them" he final
/ y announced. 'The wagon will b'
I here in a minute. | don't suppos%
! roull want to be claiming any crcdi
\ .oc finding the BODY"
\ | had feared that he would ins!s
I 1n my accompanying him TO tesif!
| 70 its finding 1t was quite relic
| o hear him take this view OF it.
4 "Of course not" answered hastily
"Thcn," said he with utmost can
lcr. you might as we'll beat 1t. ]
! lon't 90 q cop no good 10 have othe'
/ 9cop!e finding things on his post. !
| you amt here when the wagon comes
| there amt nobody to say It wasn't M
| that found the body. | want to than!
! you, though, for coming and tcl!in:
| me about It There's a lot OF fool:
/ would have gone and telephoncd th'
arsenal and then I'd been on the car
pet for not covering my post properly.
! was glad indeed Of the Opportunit!
! TO get away. It was nearing tel
! o'clock. My trousers and shoes wer:
! in such condition that wanted TO &c
to my apartments for q change before
; seeing Louise. ! fastened TO th'
parl, entrance and hailed taxi. b:
the time left my rooms and reached
the Parrish home 1t was ten minute:
I after ten.
AS my taxi turned into the street
. saw another one stop before the Far
| IRISH door. At first ! thought 1t mus
be the doctor or one Of his assistants
but as the front door closed beh!nt
! the tall figure OF q man who had beef
| admitted to the house l realized tina
it was some one | had seen before
There was something reminiscent il
the broad shoulders, in the walk. |
was some one | knew, or ought Il
have recognized, yet who 1t was o
where I had seen him l could not 4
the moment recall.
I was not three minutes behind hin
| in reaching the door Though the Oth@