The Forrest City times., 1913-01-10
CHAPTER Xi-(Continued). .

Let me see" she continued, it was a week ago Tuesday-no, it was Wed nesday, for I went over to my sisters Tuesday and MT Rouser left word for me. and 1 found it waiting for me when l came back. He asked me 10 come over and take the office for the day. l was surprised when l come over here to open up to find him here, for I'd understood that he was going to be gone all day. He explained that he didn't have to go till after the mail was in, and he stayed here and helped me sort. There was a lot of mail that day, people round here are great for answering advertisements and get ting circulars. Besides that, some of them get-rich-quick concerns have got hold of our telephone subscribers book and there's always lot of min ing stock letters. There was no less than four good-siZed bundles of letters from New York Rouser was sorting the letters and I was handling the second class and the papers. I got through with that and picked up the last bundle of letters. In it was no Less than six letters addressed to Lock Box IT. 'Seventeen's rented at last. says l. thinking it funny that I didn't know the name on them, Henry Nal colm Stewart. Who's got it? I'll take charge of them. says he, taking the letters right out of my hand before had chance to look at inc postmarks or anything. l noticed, too, that he didn't put them in the box, but damned them into his pocket along with a lot of other tetters he had. l couldn't say who the other letters was ad- dressed to, for I didn't get a chance to see them. They might have been his own, for all I 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 r letters. As soon as he got them he went away, and he didn't come back till after closing time"
 Have you any idea where he went 2"
 When l come over here that day I supposed he was going to the city, but few minutes after he left the office I saw him driving past in one of the livery rigs"
 Which direction did he go?" asked, feeling more and more sure that l had struck the right trail. In all probability this young fellow in the post-ofhce was merely an innocent tool of Crandall. He had driven off some where to meet Crandall and give him the Lock Box 17 letters, for was con vinced that Stewart was merely an alias of the villain who had been send ing out the yellow letters. If could learn where the postmaster had gone on this visit, might be able to fint him now.
 Every time Charlie Rouser zoe. driving" said Miss Cox, he alway. goes that way" indicating the opposite direction from the station. 'I shouldn' be surprised in the least if he wa, keeping company with some farmer, daughter"
 A sudden light came into her eye and smile of satisfaction spread oye her face.
 Land alive. I never thought of i before" she exclaimed, but I'd be anything he's gone off to get ma, ried."
 Hardly likely" said I. He wouldn' go off and leave the office unguarde without telling any one. And h. wouldn't leave five thousand dollar lying there in the drawer"
 That's just what he would do. IT bet he had windfall of some sor and the minute he got the money i his hands he just couldn't wait to z and tell the girl"
 Somebody would have known it he got a horse at the livery stable would they not?"
 "Oh. that's neither here nor ttert Re might have gone on his bicyc cI,