Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-28

III uoes ieor IKE II, 6s.sa 1Se-f.s'
unconcernedly. See what found"
Tearing off corner of menu card
he wrote something on it and then
sore it up quickly after showing ii
to me.
Lock Box No. II, Ardway, N. j.
I repeated after reading the words.
What does that mean?"
That" said Davis positively, SIS
where the yellow letter came from
or the yellow letters"
How do you know" I asked in as.
constituent. I had supposed that the
one thing Of Importance We would be
likely to find in Crandall's apartments
would be bundle Of Katharine Far
rish's letters. In fact ! took it for
granted that they were what Davis
had been searching for in the desk.
1t seemed to me such an obvious thing
! had not suggested it to him, yet
here We we're after our visit to the
rooms with only two things-tne ny
podermic syringe and q post-oftice al
dress. Surely there must have been
In those rooms something more def
mite, something more damaging IL
Crandall than the things we had OBJ
tanned, and of the two believed that
my discovery was the more slgnii!
cant. How could Davis possibly know
that this was the address from Which
the yellow letters emanated?
at is a simple problem in addition
and subtraction" said Davis. "The
yellow letter connects the Parrish and
Elser cases. Many things connect
Crandall with the Parrish case. A
criminal using the mails for illegal
purposes naturally locates, if possible,
in another state from the scene Of his
operations, foreseeing the better
chance of legal delays and possible
escape. A criminal working in New
York naturally seeks New Jersey as
headquarters. II Crandall was cognl.
zant of the yellow letters, whether his
connection was innocent or guilty, he
naturally would have known or would
have tried to find out whence they
came. I went into his rooms with one
question in my mind and l soon
found the answer In Candall's ad-
dress book will there not be some ad-
dress in New jersey that may give
a clue?' Almost the first thing !
turned to was this one Of Lock Box
II. Now in the postal business one Of
the first things We learn is that the
criminal always tries to get a post-ofIice
box. For that reason two references
are always required. In spite of that
precaution, many Of the boxes are con-
stantly being used for fraudulent pur-
poses. When We find out who rented
Lock Box II at Ardway, We shall be
close on the trail of the yellow let
ter"
"Were there any letters Of Katha-
rine Farrish's in the desk?" l asked.
II guess So" said Davis unconcern-
eddy. II saw bundle Of letters in a
woman's handwriting, but I didn't
even look to see whose they were"
l was disappointed thus far with the
Inspectors handling Of the case. His
disregard of what appeared to ME to
be vital evidence and the decision he
had made about this address being
that Of the sender Of the yellow let.
ters seemed to me wholly illogical"
You'll grant, Of course, that Gran
dali is morphine user" I ventured.
"a pair Of swords in mans room
don't make him a fencer. Excuse me
for a minute while l telephone my Of
fee"
While he was telephoning l re.
viewed the case in my mind. was
strongly tempted to break with him
and continue the investigation my own
way, and yet what had to gain by it?
After all, we had learned very little
except that Crandall was connected
with the mystery. Where were we
likely to lind Crandall? Davis had had
much more experience in tracing men.
He was resourceful, as the method In
which ne had affected entrance into
Crandalls apartments showed. Just
US I made up my mind that I would
be wise to continue to follow his lead,
lacking one Of my own, Davis re-
turned, an expression of annoyance on
his face.
"Kent," he said, abruptly, "you've
got to start at once for Ardway. had
planned to go out there, but as l have
to appear in court tomorrow there is
no use in my going tonight"
"I'll go first thing in the morning"
said l, determined to see Louise again
and have talk with her.
There's a train out there at four
o'clock this afternoon" he said, look
ing up from schedule he had picked
up in the lobby. at takes nearly three
hours to get there. Never let trail
get cold if you can help it"
But protested.
"You can telephone her." he said.
at is for her sake that you will be
going, and she will appreciate your