Capitolo 47
The Mr. Graham?" Asked George Melville.
"Because I have seen an advertising announcement of Jones & Fitch in the one of the
weekly papers. They advertises to send many articles to some
you address on receipt of seventy-five cents in postage stamps of postage."
"Very well. What inference does he/she deduce from this?"
"Doesn't he/she see?" Answered Eben, in malevolent triumph. "That is where
part of the postage stamps went. This letter had put in the postal office from
Herbert Carr this morning."
"That is not the truth", said Herbert, quietly.
"Perhaps it is not, but I guess you it will find Herbert that the name of Carr has signed
to the letter", said Eben.
"You/he/she has seen the inside of the letter, the Mr. Graham?"
"No, gentleman."
"Then as it knows Herbert that the name of Carr is signed to him?"
"I don't know, but I am enough sure it is."
"Does he/she think Herbert that Carr has written the letter?"
"Yes, gentleman."
"If there is not any objection", said Melville "I will establish the matter
opening him/it."
"That is what I want that you do." Says Eben Graham.
"And me also", said Herbert.
The Mr. Melville I cut slow an end open of the envelope with a
small penknife, and it unsheathed the sheet folded up that it contained. As
he did so, a small sheet of postage stamps of postage fell on the floor.
"Does he/she see there, that?" Eben told triumph.
The sheet of postage stamps contained twenty-five postage stamps of three-cent,
representing in the value seventy-five cents.
"Will I read the letter gentleman?" Asked Melville, of the judge.
"If there is no objection."
Melville read him/it to tall voice, as it follows:
"WAYNEBORO, August 2lst. GENTLEMEN JONES & FITCH: I include
seventy-five cents in postage stamps, and it will be happy to you it has me sends
the articles that you advertise in the Magazine Publican. Yours Sincerely,
"HERBERT CARR."
Herbert listened to the reading of this letter in amazement.
"I never wrote that letter", he said, "and I never felt of Jones &
Fitch before."
"That is a probable history!" Sneered Eben Graham. "I submit to Judge