Lower coast gazette., 1913-02-01
NICK 10 Davis end ,nld t,,a,n staa1u

incl, the prisoners haioiul oges shoe
ing forth venom, talc, l.uTder, Will
in the others steady gialce was pix
tdfed relentless justice
CT course, there could ae but On
end 10 it Powerful as wae the VII
IN the drug-rackcd BODY. 6e twitol
ing Of the muscles, the ia&oIrntar,
drawing Up OF the limbs and arms a
far as the bonds would permit, am
most Of ali the cIasping and unclasp
ing Of the fingers told what tortur,
the sil-nce was bringing to Young
He burst forth at last in a vii,
flow Of profanity, cursing Davis, ours
ing me, cursing everything, cursins
God. and still Davis sat there as rigit
and as silent as the superior Of {
Trappist monastery doing penance
At times tia prisoners voice was
raised to a hideous shrek, at times
it sank to a pitifGl sob, aid all the
While nc tugged and strained at his
bonds, twisting, turning, reaching.
crying always to ind some position III
which ne could gain possession OF the
morphine that lay on the chair jus
beyond his reach.
At last--it must have been an hour
later-nhysical exhaustion HHQgoead
him and he lay back, afterg -ass
frantic struggle, weak .yl and painting.
unresisting.
The inspector aress aNt walking
over to the couch, seaa ithere look
ing down at him.
"Aleck youngsn l said evenly,
your whole ga,ae R ac. I know al.
about General s&njsh and Andrev
Elser and the woman from Bridge,
port. ! know about Dora Hastings
who committed suicide il the parh
lake yesterday, and about Henri
EberIe, who SEM you the FIVE thous-
and, ! know eyerytfsgas that you
unfortunate aide, Rensaf, knew, and
now ] want you to 4rYender all the
letters and papa your posses
sion"
"Yoa will neve get them," sneered
YounS, IS / sat there marveling al
the Inspectors revelations. It was
news to me that he knew the name
of the Central Park suicide, and while
I myself had found the five thousand
dollars, I had had not the slightest
intimation that Davis knew from
whom it had come.
Either I get those letters" said
Davis evenly, cor you get ne 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 40 right to keep me
bound up here. I shall get free and
shall make you pay for this. ] don'E
care what Rouser has told you, you'll
get nothing out of me and you have
proof Of nothing"
Every we'll said the inspector, nc
no morphine
Turning away firm the couah. he
70 me in . tons 9 indii ant
Al Il ge hid to- es;
"C,71e O. SEQ Wlat we
caa -
We f2.El We'll sarul.ad
provisions, q If II had been the
of the conspirators to make
It their headquarters for some time.
n a very few minutes Davis had some
bacon fried and toast and coffee
made, which he spread in the little
ean-to that was usedsas a kitchen, !
so you mean to- starVe him, bo =
asked in an undertone, pointing to
he couch.
IT wont be necessary" said Davis.
take something in to him il you like.
You'll ind that the only appetite he'll
lave will be fer morphine"
Nevertheless. j took a cup Of coffee
some toast in to the prisoner. a
'olsey Of oaths was my only reward,
/ returned and sat with Davis
While he ate. myself had 10 appe-
lie, but the events Of the night did
lot seem in the least to have affected
is. ] drank only part of a cup Of
Office, though he urged me to eat
omething.
ut is apt TO be g long SIEGE" ne
aid, land you must keep your
Our prisoner is a man Of
considerable will power and is not
Ding to confess readily. If you will
eep guard On him for a couple Of
ours ! am going to sleep"
"Of course, / will"
Under no circumstances" SAID
avis, as he flung himself down on
le floor OF the l~ean-to, loosen any
his bonds, and pay no attention to
IS pleas Tor mercy. He has g. win
ing way about him that is danger
49,
"You need not fear" / replied. Re
ember the agony he has caused to
Q woman I love-" !,
And to many Others" said Davis. !.
Speaking Of that" said La wish !
IL would tell me before you GO
leep how you learned where the :,
thousand came from" !.
"Rouser told me-" 1
Il was not aware that you had any 8
portnnity to talk with him." !.
I didn't" said the inspector. IS !.
used my eyes in the postofice.' ,
| thought { had used mine pretty i
IL in the post Office, but certainly n
seen nothing that would lead i
to identify the person who had
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