Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-07-15

the inspectors reVelauonS. IL was
news to me that he knew the name
of the Central Park suicide, and while
j myself had found the five thousand
dollars, l had had not the slightest
animation that Davis knew from
whom it had come.
Either I get those letters" said
Davis evenly, "or you get no more
morphine"
Young laughed in his face.
"You haven't the slightest evidence
against me for anything. Without let
tiers or documents you can prove moth
ing. You have no right to keep me
bound up here. shall get free and
shall make you pay for this. / don't
care what Rouser has told you, you'll
get nothing out of me and you have
proof Of nothing"
Every WELL" said the inspector, mo
letters, no morphine"
Turning away from the couch, he
spoke to me in tone as Indifferent
as if we had been camping together:
Come on, Kent, let's see what We
can dig up for breakfast"
We found the cottage well supplied
with provisions, as il 1t had been the
attention OF the conspirators to make
1t their headquarters for some time.
In very few minutes Davis had some
bacon fried and toast and coffee
made, which he spread in the little
lean-to that was used as kitchen.
$50 you mean to starve him, too :"
i asked in an undertone, pointing to
the couch.
1T won't be necessary" said Davis.
."Take something in to him II you like.
You'll find that the only appetite he'll
have will be for morphine"
Nevertheless, I took cup OF coffee
and some toast In to the prisoner. A
!yolley Of oaths was my only reward.
$50 T returned and sat with Davis
while he ate. I myself had no appe-
title, but the events of the night did
not seem in the least to have affected
ibis. drank only part OF cup Of
coffee, though he urged me to eat
something.
ut is apt to be long siege" he
said, land you must keep your
strength. Our prisoner is a man OF
considerable will power and ie not
going to confess readily II you will
keep guard on him for couple Of
hours / am going to sleep"
"Of course. will"
under no circumstances. said
Davis, as he flung himself down on
the floor CT the lean-to. loosen any
of his bonds, and pay no attention to
his pleas for mercy. He has q win
ming way about him that is danger
GUS"
"You need not fear" replied. RE
member the agony he has caused to
the woman I love"
"And to many Others" said Davis
Speaking Of that" said ]. Il wish
you would tell me before you go
asleep how you learned where the
five thousand came from"
"Rouser told me-"
WIS HUI d"dIc sou h('t ohlJ
opportunity to talk with him."
81 didn't" said tho inspector. II
just used my eyes In the postofiice."
I thought I had used mine pretty
we'll In the post Office. but certainly
I had seen nothing that would lead
me to identify the person who had
sent the five thousand dollars / had
found in the cash drawer.
Don't talk In riddles!" | exclaimed
rather petulantly. what did you find
in the post Officer"
Davis grinned.
I nodded assent
ibid It not strike you as peculiar
that there should be over two thous
and names and addresses in the for
warding list of small post office like
Ardway, where probably not more
than ten families move away in ten
years?"
81 did not examine 1t closely" I re-
plied, "but even II had I am afraid
would Fave failed to identify 1t as
important"
"If you had seen tie name OF An.
drew Elser in it," said Davis, "Woulo
YOU not have examined it?'
"Was his name there?"
Eyes, and also the names of tho
bridgeport victim and Dora Hastings
and Henry Eberle. 1t was Young Or
Rouser who sent out the yellow let
ters and checked the list, using just
plain, ordinary shorthand for such
words as Sent Answered. Five
Thousand Fortunately, the list
shows that while more than five hun
bred letters were sent out, hardly q
dozen had brought responses, and in
only three cases had money been re-
ceived."
was General Farrish's name on
the list -
"No," answered Davis sleepily, but
hardly expected to find 1t there"
"And the letters sent out" l per
sisted, "were they the yellow let
fers2'