The Arvada enterprise., 1913-01-16
Beg Your Pardon for Disturbing You,
Inspector"

| would win ont That's the secret.
old chap. Of my success. Of every
bOdy's success. Don't tackle things
you can't do, then. you never fail"
Davis refusal was a greater blow to
me than | cared to admit. Louise and
| in our final conference the night be
fore had decided that there were three
steps that would take us far into the
light.
First. | was to try at once to find
Hugh Crandall. | was to ask him to
explain the rupture with Katharine
the attitude OF General Parrish toward
| him. his knowledge OF the yellow let
ter, and why he had called Katharine
on the telephone the afternoon before
Second failing to find CrandaN,
was to make some prcteNt for visiting
his rooms. His sudden departure and
his cautonng the janitor to admit no
one had a suspicious look While
neither Louise nor had discussed
what might be there to explain the
mystery, ! was thinking that in all
probability would find bundle OF
letters from Katharine. some OF which
might furnish clue.
Third. | was to ask Inspector Davis
TO- help me trace the yellow letter
had anticipated little difficulty in
asccrtaining Crandall's whereabouts
A broker Of standing does not vnnisE
overnight without informing his bust.
ness partners. Before coming to tho
inspector | had t"l"phoncd to Gran.
Galls Office. Great was my amazcm"nt
to learn from one Of his partners that
they were aa much puzzled as | over
| his sudden going away. They had
merely received a telegram saying
that he had been called out OF town
unexpectedly and did not know when
he would return. The telegram had
! been sent from an office near his rooms
the night before. There was no busi.
ness affair that would take him away,
so they supposed that It was some
, urgent personal matter.
While | chatted for a moment with
! Davis over our bOyhoOd days ! was
thinking what step ! should take next.
! The problems Of learning CranGulls
| whereabouts and gaining access to his
rooms did not seem SO simple as they
! had HE night before. A clerk entered
with card Tor Davis, and I rose to
go.
Don't 20 yet" he said. IT'S only a
man from polio" headquarters HIS
crraud win probably lake only II min.
ufo"
As I resumed my scat Dct"cllyo
Dowd was ushcrod into The room. lie
was the typical police slouth. thick Of
| head aud foot. ready 20 suspect the
| suspicious and 10 see the obvious. In
appearance. In speech, In manner Of
| thought, he and the inspector were al
most exact opposiroB. one WAS Frl2.
zIcd bIoarcyod man Of Gfty whom
| even the clumsIo.l criminal could not
| hav" mistaken for anything but what
| o." wa, the other, yGunElOoklnR for
oven his thirty years. might have been
| readily mistaken for college tutor or
an alert reporter n amuscd me to
/ H"" with what dcIor"uo" the man from
/ headquarters approached him.
/ ~ p. g'Ai IAlARN i'l Nthhhl biilF TRIi
/ inspector" he Hnid, uorvously twist
ing hls hat. but 'y" got Il little mat
| ter here the chief wanted me 10 put
up 10 you"
He turned toward me with Eus
| plc.ous glance, but Davis hastoncd 10
assure him that he could speak freely
| before me.
IT'S this" D." explained tho old
| man wants 10 know about"
/ AS he spoke he drew something from
| his inner pocket and laid It on tho In.
/ Epoclor'B desk As my eyes followed
| bic hand ! gave sudden start with
| difficulty ! restrained un expression Of
| a1ua"meut The object about which
| he had come 10 inquire vas tori
| yellow envelope,
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