The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-07-13
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was anxious about Louise. had no
seen her since the night before, though
had telephoned her early In III,
morning. greatly regretted havina
TO leave her so much by herself ir
such distressful circumstances.
thought II wiser now 10 prepare he,
beforehand for the inspectors com
ing. ! wanted him to see the Parrish
home. ! felt that II he met Louise
and realized the luxury and comfor,
In which the family lived he would
better appreciate the mystery and nv
determination to solve II.
suggested luncheon at Martins
and Davis assented AS soon as we
had obtained a table / excused nv.
self and FASTENED TO the telephone
Louise told me that the condition Of
both her father and Katharine was
practically unchanged. | briefly sum-
married. my mornings work and asked
If i might bring the Inspector after
luncheon.
BY all MEANS" said Louise, bring
him right over. / want to meet him
and there may be some things | can
tell him which will aid him."
When ] returned TO the cafe on the
broadway side, where I had left the
inspector. ] found him abstractedly
rolling little pellets of bread and plac.
ing them in various positions on the
cloth. So absorbed was he In his oc.
cupation that he hardly seemed TO note
my return. His flying fingers would
hastily mold three or four pellets In
as many sedpnds. Placing them in
a row, he would eye them intentIy.
Occasionally he would swoop down on
some unoffending pellet and sweep II
TO the floor. Two or three times I
tried to interrupt him TO learn what
he wished to eat, but each time he
waved me impatiently away. Finally.
not desiring TO delay too long over
luncheon, | gave the waiter the order
without consulting him Mechanically
he ate what was put before him, all
the while keeping up his game with
bread balls.
knowing him as we'll as I did, after
studying closely his eccentric move
ments, | felt sure that the array OF
pellets was closely allied with the
mental process by which he was seek !
Ing to solve the Parrish mystery. The |
larger pellets, decided, must be the |
various theories about the yellow let
ter or letters and their origin. The |
pellets were the different per-
sons connected with the case. One
by one he pushed the larger pellets
from the table until a single pellet
The smaller ones he kept
and rearranging until at last
he seemed satisfied. The single sur
viving large pellet stood directly on a
crease In the cloth. On one side
equally distant from the crease, but
,lose to each other, he had placed
.wo OF the smaller pellets. The rest
we're In three groups on the other side
II the line. For perhaps FIVE minutes
10 carefully studied their position
Without shifting them, and then with
quick motion of his hand swept them
III to the floor.
There was some purpose distinctly
connected with the yellow
etters," he said. as II for the first
line aware OF my presence. and be-
oming as loquacious as he had before ,
cen silent. when we have run this ,
lystery to earth we will find that
here are two Of the criminals-only Z
wo guilty"
Guilty OF what?" I asked In amaze /
rent.
Il haven't the slightest idea as yet" a
e replied with such apparent frank
ess that ] suspected he was not tell 4
lg me all his thought. EVIL ideas n
re of three kinds-the solitary, the :
lir, the group. Crimes are merely i
le physical expression OF evil ideas II
nd bear the same classification. The
'litary evil idea manifests itself in G
variety OF crimes. In this class be- h
ng defalcations, polsonings, crimes II
yainst women and generally the as u
estimation of private individuals. 81
hose are the hardest crimes to dis HI
'ver and punish. The evil idea Is not hi
This sort OF criminal II
ldom has confidants. Often, in fact W
most always. he masks his villainy 70
hind the cloak OF respectfully.
ost OF these offenses are due to ma. a
a, to blood-lust. TO a desire for re- IN
nge for real or imaginary wrongs. ca
Evil Ideas OF the pair are generally Fl
tributable TO money-lust. In such
ines as burglary, highway robbery. vi
nckmail. you will find two persons on
ually guilty. always the pair. Some re
mes IL Is the man and the woman. be
metimes the strong man and the WI
'ak man, sometimes two women. DO
ough seldom, for women have little nj
the inventive or creative faculty.
en- In crime. Notorious women Grim. Is.
ils, just like all other feminine ce- ey
Drities In literature or art, have
ich Of the masculine in their make
The third kind OF evil idea. that OF at
, group, is responsible for the OF
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