The Arvada enterprise., 1913-01-30
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blackmail, you will find two persons
equally guilty, always the pair. Some
times 1t is the man and the woman.
sometimes the strong man and the
weak man. sometimes two women,
though seldom. for women have little
or the inventive or creative faculty,
even In crime. Notorious women Grim
inals, Just like all other feminine ce-
| lebrities In literature or art, have
much OF the masculine in their make
up.
The third kind OF evil idea, that OF
the group. Is responsible for the
strike. the mob. the conspiracy. 1t is
the contagion OF crime. The Black
Hand Is typical example The mem
bers OF this notorious organization,
while they profit financially by their
misdeeds, care little about that end
OF It, Their greatest pleasure Is in
the torture OF their victims, in the
| agony they suffer from the time the
J nameless dread OF the Black Hand
| first seizes them until finally they are
put to death for refusing the society's
exactions. 1t is this evil spirit that
Kills kings, burns witches. destroys
property and lynches negroes. The
Parrish mystery. however, is OF the
second class-the crime of the pair.
| am certain OF it."
The important thing then for us
to do" said |. trying to bring him
from the abstract to the concrete, "is
TO hnd Hugh Crandall and also to dis
cover who was his closest associate
man or woman"
DO you think so?" he asked en.g
| matically. adding second later
Cant you take me to see Miss Far
rish?"
Hardly another word passed be-
tween us as the taxicab whirled us I'D
Madison avenue to the generals home.
l was thinking about Davis strange
theories Of crime and his opinion that
THIS was a crime Of the pair. felt
sure that he, as well as /, must be
convinced OF Crandalrs connection
with the matter and surely his flight
did not argue innocence. But II this
was crime of the pair. who was the
other guilty person? Whom did Davis
suspect? He had said that It might be
either two men or a man and a wom-
an. A woman? Could It be that he
suspected Katharine Parrish OF shar-
ing Crandalrs guilt?
No. no 1t was impossible, too alb
surd Yet certainly the yellow letter
seemed link between her and Elser.
IL was she who for long time had
been Crandall's closest associate. That
association apparently had been re-
Gently renewed in secret. Was II DOS
sible that back OF the mystery there
was some crime and that Katharine
was guilty?
For moment | was tempted to or
der the chauffeur to stop. 1t seemed
almost desecration TO take this heart
less analyzer OF crime into the home
where death stalked so close. Sup
post Katharine was-No, | had pledged
my word to Louise that | would
solve the mystery and ! would keen
my promise, no matter where It led
me. After all. the important thing
was my beloved ones peace OF mind.
AS long as the shadow hung over her
father and sister. her happiness must
evil than the terror of mystery.
Davis wasted little time in cere-
mony As soon MS | had introduced
him to Louise, he said abruptly:
I'D like to see the room where It
happcned-alone."
As Louise called one OF the scrv-
ants to escort him upstairs | was re-
joiclng at the opportunity to be alone
with her The cold formulity OF her
greeting would have troubled me had
! not attributed It to the Inspectors
presence. As soon as he had left us.
with the memories OF the evening be-
fore glowing in my mind. | turned to
embrace her.
Don't, please don't" she said cold
ly.
why, dearestl" stammered in
nmazement
She offered no explanation but said
In the most matteroffact tones-too
mattoroffact 10 be natural. | thought
Tell me, Mr.. Kent. what you
learned at the place where MIR. Elser
lived"
was dumfounded. What had
come over her? What could have
happened to make this sudden change
In her attitude toward me? Could
this cool. distant young woman be the
same girl who only few hours before
had clung so desperately to me and
had wcpt out her sorrows in my arms7
Had she overnight forgotten the kiss
with which We pledged our Joint er.
forts to solve the mystery?
Tell me, MIR, Kent" she persisted
quietly, is there yellow letter In
that case. too? Do you believe there
can be any connection between Mr..
Elscr aud-and what Katharine did?"
Greatly perturbed, yet trying to CON
vince myself that her attitude was
only girls natural reaction as she
rccollected the events OF the evening
before was Just beginning to rehears.
what little We had learned in the
boarding house when Davis came run
ning down the stairs