The Arvada enterprise., 1913-01-23

| piece Of paper had ever come through
the mail. There was nothing TO con
meet 1t with suicide. DOwd comes in
here with similar piece OF paper that
plainly has been mailed. We now
have not one footprint. but two-the
beginning Of path. Once started on
! the path, We can solve the mystery"
Then you think there is some con
nection between the two bits OF pa
per-"
Il know there is." said Davis
These bits OF yellow paper are OF the
same quality and teXture-to all ap,
poaranccs the same paper. Two per.
sons in whose possession they were
! attempt suicide on the same day. The
! same person. or at least the same type,
| writer. wrote both the address on the
| envelope and the contents of the let
| ter. This envelope came from coun-
| try pOsi-oiiCc in either New York or
| New Jersey within month-some
postonice tho name Of which begins
| with Ar or An There are not many
rural Offices that will tit in all par
ticulars. In two days or sooner. can
| tell you exactly from what office they
were mailed
"Lettors-yOu think there were two?
Might not this be the envelope in
which this paper came?"
That presupposes an acquaintance
between Elser and Miss Parrish, at
least a connection Of some sort. Did
she know him."
Il don't think so. Her sister and /
were talkIna of the Elser suicide last
night after 'sc saw the evening papers
Louise surely would have known it If
her sister was acquainted with him"
Perhaps said Davis doubtfuly.
There isn't a human being over ten
that has not secret that they keep
from some one. II looks TO me, though,
as if in all probability there we're two
distinct letters. That is what makes
me suspect II plot. 1t COnyiuccs me
that the mails are being used for an
! improper and more than Likely Grim
| inal purpose. This brings the case or
both cases properly in my domain as
a pUstoflice inspector
And can count on your assistance,
after all" said joyfully. when can
you begin work."
q have begun" he said lersely,
pushing over for my inspection some
thing he had hastily scrawled on pad
lying on his desk. 1t was an order ad-
dressed to the superintendent Of the
railway mails, which read:
Have all railway clerks on New
York and New Jersey routes report
from what rural Office within the last
month they have received large guam
titles Of letters in yellow envelopes.
II letters have been discontinued.
when? DAVIS"
Large quantities." gasped. Were
there more than two?"
"Of course" he snapped. in a way
that showed me he did not wish to be
questioned further. Then he reached
for his hat and coat, and with an alb
rupt Come along!" led the way to
the elevator.
where are you going ! asked as
he rushed me hurriedly through Park
place TO the Sixth Avenue Elevated
ITO Twenty-third street" he replied.
"to find out what the police have not"
In the L" train | told him in low
tones OF Crandall's apparent connec-
tiou with the case and OF his sudden
disappearance He sat silent. his
whole bearing indicating such abstrac-
ton that / doubted If he had heard n
word ! was saying, but suddenly, Just
before We left the train. he startled
me by asking:
DO YOU know Crandau? What
color are his eyes"
regretted that | had TO say no to
the first question. and that did not.
TO the latter, which query amazed me
greatly. What connection the color
Of mans eyes could possibly have
with two attempts at suicide and lot
OF mysterious yellow letters from a
rural posrohlce was entirely beyond
me. Curious aB | was, | hesltuted to
question him on tho subject, for cx-
pCriruco had taught me that he was
better at asking than answering.
Instead OF going directly TO the
hourdinghouso where Elscr had killed
himself. he took the other side OF the
street and turned abruptly into a
house beside the door OF which was a
doctors plate
is Doctor Boruer in7" he asked Of
the maid, and ON being shown into the
physicians office, introduced himself
as Inspector Davis" and began quos-
tioninE the doctor about the Elsor sui
eide
Though the papers had made no
mention OF Doctor Bcrner, the state
mcut being that policeman had
called an ambulance from Bellevue
Hospital, II now appeared that the
landlady had summoned him as soon
as the suicide was discovered Elser
was dead. so he had withdrawn as
soon as the policeman arrived
did you ever have Elser as pa.
tiont?" asked the inspector
The doctor reflected
Only once-about two years ASo. :