The Springdale news., 1912-09-27

anything of a yellow letter. I thought l had better tell him nothing about that, so l answered 'No,' and then he rang off"
 That was right" I said. "Where did he call up from?"
 "I have no idea"
 When was it? How long ago?"
 Not very long-within the hour"
 Hastily expl ained to Louise that 8 man that 1 believed was Crandall was here in the hotel with me and that would find him at once and make him explain the mystery. Before I left the booth l got the Ardway central again and from her learned what I had be. gun to suspect-that "O14s Madison" had been called from the very booth in which I stood, not over an hour be- fore. There was no longer any doubt about 1t in my mind-Cook was Gran dall. He evidently had gone straight to the telephone booth after slipping out of the room as 1 had asked the question about the yellow letter. From the questions he put to Louise, he must have been suspecting that Kath- arine would try suicide. Why else had he asked If she had shot herself? :? He must have known her motive He surely could explain the dark mystery that burdened her father and herself
 l resolved to seek him at once and, even if I had to have him arrested on some pretext, or if I had to use physi- cal force, to make him disgorge all he knew. 1 felt in my pocket to make sure that the revolver Davis had giv- en me was there, and hurried back to the office
 Have you seen anything of Cook ?' l asked, trying to mask the eagerness with which l sought him.
 Not since this morning." the land. lord volunteered. "I guess you saw him after I did. The coroner tola me you saw him leaving the room during the inquest"
 T seen him. volunteered the clerk
 Where? When?' l asked excitedly
 About an hour ago, driving past here lickety-split with the black mare iIOin JOHes livery SldDlS.
 Which direction did he go?' cried, all excitement at the thought that Crandall was escaping just at the very moment when l, for the first time, had made sure of his identity.
 He must be followed and found at once,' l said, turning to the landlord. Don't his actions look to you like those of guilty man? The minute he hears me ask about a yell letter he disappears from the hoteI. There is no train by which he can escape. So desperate Is he that he hires a horse and tries to get away cross country"
 I had hoped by my eagerness to stir in the landlord something of my own feeling in regard to Crandall,s guilt, but these country yokels are hard to move
 What do you suspect him of" he inquired calmly. Why should he want to escape from you? Have you got warrant for him?"
 I was not yet ready to divulge my reason for wanting Crandall captured. Il crime was there of which I could ac- euse him? l was morally certain that the yellow letter or letters emanated from him. yet how could prove it? A new thought came to me.
 Where is his baggage?" I asked.
 He only had a hand-satchel with him." said Mir Williams, "and I guess that is up in his room.'
 Suppose we go look for it," I sug- gested.
 You don't do no such thing as that in my hotel" said the landlord de- cisively, not unless you've got a war rant. He's paid for his room for week in advance. and there ain't no law to prevent his going and coming