The daily Alaskan., 1921-08-27

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 .-rar days after Jed's return a man came to Hartley house and inquired for mo. He was a detective. His name was Morgan; he was the head or the Morgan Metropolitan Detective agency. l thought on first seeing him while vet wondering what his bust ness with us could be. and vet know Ing lnstiuct,vcly that it had to do with Dravada-that this newcomer had ro7e than a suggestion ot shrewt ~a1cvoIcaac h hIS face.
 Before he was through hIs inte@ view with mo. or rather his inquiries or me. know that IuevItabU.ry hod entered our case. We wero no longer p~1-ra>>.nc at the mercy Of opno-tu0'- r' u- chance. Morgan was fate. The whole aspect had been altered. Nor rer. a muscular. hlack-hal7r5. So05.a. ur>.-r0urous man Of action and oh v.rr-rr nf rvrnr action. was pure G~aoE tragedy ro us.
 lie was curious instrument of srrr aAs.~arr justice. Re served forc ss sr fr had sworn our a police 00"- warrant As a nemesis hc was a clown r- rr 'aa>r Q Naa1'e 0- a haE'C TNe manner in which he served iOevit rrw,y wr appear Mr. Sr5ney's crime ~.H -aN. whatever wa.urr u- kind %. ..me |, had neeu. was one u unacceptable consequence.
 "A m.u named Dravaaa." said Nor gan. after we had looked at each o.a- er .n au.asracarve hostility for an in- starr ~G.> come Co our agency with 8 y.-y >.s..-e tale. From what | 1ea-a us ..a things he and his d.srenn am. attorney have done, ! can S"e rr. nag arc heading directly Info .hn n.r..a-arg ] understand raa. The lawyer IS dead and Jha, all the.r schemes arc closed. u-avada has come 70 ou-. agency. and l have come directly -o you want you Co under stand our methods Of doing business. They are honest The paper DEvada carries about him says that crime has been committed Are you familiar with that rane-7"
 "I have >eer what a Matchmaking lawyer said was copy ct a sheet fa raa possession Of hravada.~
 "T am -a. mueh rs a literary man" sr.s N.--au. taking from black raa.nur ease a manuscript which he handed rn me. "hu, I've read The Naor>..a. and this looks Go me Ike cua... oE chapters copied "ar .. ' Probably y0u are familiar with I'm. Mrru~oua.
 "r have road lt several limos"
 "-.u what do you make O. .ha. ua..~.r.r.."
 .r.Ear ar several of rne 0o-0s -.. -anu~~r.0t was a copy O. par. .. "T.a Nnansrone"
 O" nm right .,han" sa.f Nn0Eo- ".Hr-m>E.ua. .t had hot-a- hn called That's rna manuscript tne mai" stole aut ar rau7 man Je6's room and Eha. D-a.E. took after tho 'awyor Ea. been E."n6. Ho-o.s wg -o9sa1.n-- ray.r yau win ha f0-o-esrm6. Eh., man rar an1 rh.S follow N-aro'" worked rn- Mr. Sidney la Nnurav..a. U.E.ra Is rr.a[. Jed .>nT m"1. r....-. pravaGa gnt one sheet Of a r...-.r.r. that had something to 7. With a nanaaa.n1 crime. In6 -n' ... lost rs rro manuscript so rrava3a SAYS. DravaHa has horu trying TO mako rnf rr In-5o Ho has hno~ r-v- fr- .r ear rno nest Of t1e manuscript. rf.u murder Jed yot
 .N.w ne-.'s rre way look a, .f: A man r.se Tr6 does not go to the r-on- hra or copying a couple of chapters rf The NaousHfue' and planting the carv .n his room just to devil 8 dos. 0err.a fellow like Drava6a He does f- for a purpose. That UrfvoS he has rho real manuscript. That proves rra-r is a concealed crime. Our aren- -r is interested in finding out what rrat r-.mc was As an agent Of the Inv ! am interested lr fht> ease. Are vorr Is gHl< family inra-c~snd2'
 "T am not and .ro family Is not
 Iu lake yar- word gar tr Iut TN Sn. N-. >I-.y."
 "T. is quite impossible. He never saas callers. am h.~ drv,or. } should sarH4 tt"
 "wn.n Irr sou Nrs sidney"
 "Tlnt also Is impossible. ! am her representative"
 "Evau. TIT talk to Miss sidney"
 .unat also is out of thc question"
 "T suppose you're something to Mss S.Enev, too"
 "I am her fonce."
 "You are a little bit ot everything around hrre. Well, how about seelnE .ais man Jeig
 "That can be arranged" l said. and ! rang for Jed. When he came in, ] said:
 "IcI. this is Mr. Morgan. Of the Metropolitan Detective agency He wants to talk to you"
 "yrS. sir" said Jed, and went out of the room.
 In about twenty minutes Jed came to me again.
 "lIr. Morgan wishes to speak to you