The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-20

even crossing the Channel. willis
from America and the Colonies
came a hood ~ letters giving long
rambling; details e mysteries, muir
dcrS and G:SyGpprarauccs. all OF
which hc was expected ~ solve.
Those VINO wrote. however. were
as nothing - those who called. They
arrived IN various s:aScs Of excite
meut and agitation. only 10 be mel
by his secretary. Miss GLADYS Nor
man. with Al Stcreotypcd smile and
the equally stereotyped Information
that Mr.. MALCOLM Sage saw no onc
except by appointment. which was
never made until the nature nf the
w"ulG.bc clients business had beer
stated IN writing.
The Surrey cattle manning AFFAIR
and the consequent publicity K gave
% the name OF Malcolm Sage, had
resulted IN something Ike a Siege
III the Bureaus Offices.
The Ob:lous is INC correct solu'
ron OF most mysteries" he had once
I'Il'.I hed ~ ok JaSifS 'olNpA
but there - always the possibility
IL exc: i"
Til" curry cattle ;aaiming mys-
terry had been a case in point. Ever
NOR 30 was the affair that came
T. be- known As The Gylston Sian
ser" L. This case Malcolm Sage
arrived ~ the truth by Il refusal II
..rrrp; what. on the face OF ii. ap-
n,;,v,.i - be- the obvious solution
! 49, through Roger Freyncs
tin eminent X. c., that ne first be-
came interested in the series o.
anonymous letters thai had created
considerable scandal In the little Vii
age ot Gylston.
Tucked away in the northweS,
corner Of Hampshire. Gylston was g
village uf some eight hundred IN
hab,tants. The vicar. the Rev. John
Craync, had held the living for some
twenty years. Aided by his wife
and daughter. Muriel. a pretty and
hish-Spirited girl OF nineteen, he de-
voted himself to the parish. and in
return enjoyed great popularity.
Life at the VicaraSc was an ideal
Of domestic happiness. Mr.. and
Mrs. Crayne were devoted 10 each
other and tn theit daughter, and she
10 them. Muriel Crayne had grown
up among tho villagers. devotins
herself 10 parish work as soon as she
was old enough to do SO.
A year previously new curate
rad arrived In the person Of the Rev
Charles Blade. His frank. straight
forward personality, coupled with his
good looks and masculine bearing
had caused him - be greatly liked
no, only by the vicar and his family
but by all the parlshion"rS.
Suddenly and without warning
the peace Of the viCaraSe was de
stroycd. One morning Mr.. Crayne
received by post an anonymous let
Ter. IN which the names Of his
daughter and the Curate we're linked
together in u way that caused him
both pain and anxiety.
A man with 4 strong sense OF
honor himself. no cordially deSpised
the ANONYMOUS letter writer. and his
first instinct mad been 70 ignore that
which he had just received. On Sec
ond thoughts. however. ne reasoned
that the writer would bc unlikely t.
rest content with single letter;
but would. IN all probability. make
the same calumniOus statements tc
others.
After consulting wiki his wife he
had reluctantly questioned his
daughter. At first she was inclined
20 treat the matter lightly; but or
the grave nature OF the accusation.
bel3-; pointed out 10 her. she had be.
como greatly embarrassed and as
sired him thai the Curate had never
been more than ordinarily attentive
20 h":.
Tn" vicar dcrid"l 20 allow the
matter 70 rest there. and accord
ingiy ne made no mention Of tn,
letter 20 Blade.
A week later ms daughter brought
nm a letter she had found lying IL
Nli' ' a. g. 49, s'.Ah'l'h-' ~ N''A'S>AihNN
q l,aSSionat declaration Of love. anC
ended wi;n a threat OF what NIGH
happen II the writer's ASSIGN were
NOT rcciprucatad.
Although n" !cttrv wis unsigned
the vicar could hot Disguise from
uimscl; the fact that there was ;
marked similarity between tn,
handwriting e the two anonymoui
letters ard that OF his curate. III
decided. therefore. 10 ask Blade Il h,
could throw any light on the matter
At first the young man had ap
pearcd bewildcred: then he ha(
pA!ged his word OF honor. not only
that ~ had not written the letters
but that there was no truth in TIT
statements they contained.
Two evenings later. one Of tn,
churchwardcns called Il, the vicar
age and produced from his pocket {
hitter he had received that morning
in which were repeated the scandal
Gus statements contained in the frs
epiStle.
From then on n" district was de
luged with ANONYMOUS letters, al
referring - the alleged passion o.
the curatc for the Wears daughter
and the intrigue they were carrying
on together. Some OF the letter,
were frankly ;ndclica'e in their ex
,~Ssion AMI. as :he whole parish
Scc,hcd with the scandal. the vical
appealed II the police for aid.
One peculiarly Of the letters wa!
hat al! were written upon the same
PAPER. known rs Olympic Script.
THIS was supplied locally to 4 mum
hrr -: people In the neichborhood
among others. the Vicar. the curate
and the SchoOlmaster.
Soon the story began 70 find Il:
way Into the newspapers. and blade:
position became one tull o: difficulty
and embarrassment. He had consult
"a Robert Frcyncs. who had been a
oxford with his father. and the X. 6.
convinced Of the Young mans limo
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