Lower coast gazette., 1913-01-11

Inc letters and I vas handling ta
second class and the papers. !. 60
through with that and picked up thS
last bundle Of letters. In it was NJ
less than six letters addressed to LOCI
Box II. 'Se%venteen's rented at iasl'
saws /. thinking it funny that didn1
know the name on them, Henry MAI
colin Stewart. Who's got it! Hi TAX
charge of them says he, taking lhe
letters right out of my hand before
had a chance to look at the postrlarAS
or anything. 7 noticed, too, that ~
didn't put them in the box, but lamnaea
them into his pocket along WIZ q lo'
Of other letters he had. couldn'
say who the other letters was ad
dressed to, cor / didn't get a chancs
to see therl. They might have been
his own, for all / know. But couldn't
help thinking that the only reason he,d
waited till the mail was distributed
was to get hold Of them Lock Box II
letters. AS soon as he got them q
went away, and he didn't come PACK
Till after closing time"
Have you any idea where he VENT
when I come I'VE here that DAY /
supposed he was going to the city, but
a few minutes after he left the ONCE !
saw him driving past il ore OF the
livery rigs"
(Which direction did he go?" !
I asked, feeling more and more sure
that ! had struck the right trail. IN
all probability this young fellow in the
post-ofice was merely an innocent too
of Crandall. He had driven OIL some
where to meet Crandall and give him
the Lock Cox II letters, for was con
WINGED that Stewart was merely an
alias Of the villain who had been send
ing out the yellow letters. II couie
learn where the postmaster had goni
on this visit, ] might be able to iint
him now.
Every time Charlie Rouser goes
driving" said Miss Cox, she Away
goes that way" indicating the opposite
direction from the station. 81 shouldn'
be surprised in the least il he wa
keeping company with some farmer
daughter"
A sudden light came into her eye
and q smile Of satisfaction spread owe
her face.
LAND alive, I never thought of
before" she exclaimed, "but I'd be
anything he's gone off to get ma
ried."
Hardly likely" said j. "He Woaldn
so of and leave the office unsuarGe
!, without telling any one. And h
wouldn't leave five thousand dollai
lying there in the drawer"
Il That's just what he would 30. /
g bet he had a windfall of some so
e and the minute he got the money
G his hands he just couldn't wait to
C. and tell the girl"
e Somebody would have EnoWn it
il he got a horse at the livery stabl
% would they not?"
ooh, that's neither here nor the,
at He might have gone on his bicycl
He generally keeps it over there
the corner, and it amt there now"
Of ut might be up at his boardin
ia house"
ia ct might be-" said Miss Cox.
II It came to ne that if Davis b
dy thought it worth while to so to i
~. Widow Smiths to make Inquiries,
might be worth my while, too Aft
-, asking Miss Cox fer directions, t
m her I vas going to see Il Rouse
,re wheel was missing, and made MY v
- up one Of the side streets to t
al clearinghouse. Davis visit eviden
had rufflcd the widow. I found |
- in anything but a comrnunicati
ma nod.
- 1T you're another Of those Diet
-. tive men coming prying around her
= she said, you might just as well
.od cut. I've said all Tn. goi9g to S
do and that's all there is to it"
ora "Tleasa don't mistake nc for a
tectire," / said as pleasantly as
40 caull. "Tra-a-fTicld Of Miss {
Sot down to the post-oflice ard we "
wondering whether Charlie had tai
ION his bicycle when he went away,
Miss Cox thought ven might know
IN, IF you're a friend Of Jennie CT
said Mrs. Smith, 81 guess Id be IL
ba, T. lGcsa' If, icing Esr oHn cousin
knowing as well as / knew ny {
ala face that she hasn't had q man fri
for tls9en years. since Aieck Tho
sen died. As for Charlie Rouser gt
away On his bicycle ] cont X
nothing about it. LII | knofv is
rss wheel amt here. but he never /
: ii Lere anyway. He always KEEP
: acwn to the pcst-ofice."
With That she slammed the
III NY face, but | went away we'll
VA issed. AS / walked down the d
path cf the so.cal!sd street toy
tie hotel | reviewed all / had leal
- ana vas delighted 10 th.ak
- amtgtd Davis would be when /
sented ny facts gathered in the
,,.. twenty-fcur hours, which were th
.hAa5 Hugh Crandall was aware thai
were on his trail.
Unable to learn anything frcm
e as - 80, +ho +o1anbona ha had 4
not - AZ r,rr;sh h.ma
p He had so inundated Louise
huae she had asked me to withdraw at
NY from the inquiry.
. on Acting on her fears, he had per
.. ed her to accompaly him to
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