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<b> rT 3 = ‘ THE LOG CABIN. LIBRARY. “No.1, Fe ‘a Jules J epworth was in city of Y—— last night.’ the operator must have worked fromn within the vault, t Fooled policeman there, calling himself Hall of three) He did it to get out.” | 2 H’s. Cashier of Y—-— National Bank missing with funds \ this morning. Jepworth meant to rob the bank, lock tam- Boag Do ea esc, ante gs es pered with. Go find connection between missing cashier| “Perfectly. Ill show you why presently. But first to and Jepworth’s presence. 3 ask a question or two. They tell me that the defaulting ‘* Signed) hk. H.’” | cashier was your son-in-law ?” . Dalton flushed, but nddded an affirmative without Glory !—that looks queer :” exclaimed Tad Silsby, who | sneaking. was keen enough to scent an uncommonly deep piece of | ‘Have you examined the books sufficiently to discover detective-work called for in the conditions noted in the the extent of the bank’s loss?” nveldasas eS : _ “TJ don’t think the defaleation in itself will exceed the ‘I want you to go with me to the little city named, and | gym of fifteen thousand dollars.” | there I will give you special work to do. Or, rather, I) « But that isn’t all?” 2 will e ahead, and you will follow on next train. ey Dalton hesitated ; but realizing that the truth would be mustn’t be seen together. Do you twig?” s known eventually, he said : “TI twig,” said Tad, who felt a sense of his own import- | Pig ou a ee haascNe soornin can last night; but most of the items on both sides of the ac- SEG ia-tlidwa in tiree hours, and sets you ARE By: | count were entered yesterday by Mr. Kilhon, the teller. just dark. I will manage to see ge fave authicctetion So there could have been no mistake. And these footings : 2 ; show that there should have been ninety thousand dollars | I “pp pene upon you ‘in bank and national notes in the vault last night.” To a dot! : , “Well, does the cash show up this morning?” vs . x >? | . . Se NO Leo. Clese mouth, remember | “Nota dollar in the shape I have mentioned. There is The train was in, and soon again it was out, with the, f coi d silver dollars.” Beets os) e 1h “three Ha” as a passencer the usual amount of coin and silver dollars. a pi ser. “Tn other words, you think Mr. Winthrop took the Nobody but the conductor knew he was aboard, or of | 2 : PaNre . ‘amount named at a single haul before he went away last his destination. Not a soul saw him get off. | night ?” | ; | ae Like an apparition, he appeared at the door of the rob-| he is Hier Cones a a of eee Ee a That is the inference. ‘ eee ee or OR nina eeege Te ee “On what train is he supposed to have gone?” —" é ‘ a -~ gs wt Sc, SG Ae 4 ta me et ed ae We ee Lone Ve AST Sane yf \ Nee os us? phen ~ a ‘ . . a aie: La ae > ——— i “Mr. Winthrop entered the cash balance on the books tes enn tb bet be ained for him a ready entrance. . een ) - ea : ‘ ar ies aie ane “He was driven by his own driver to the next town, se: e made a has e orough, examination of the door | ; Yi J a ; and took the train there.” of the safe. The night-watchman, a gray-headed man. with mild blue eyes, stood by and watched him. The president and directors were at their table, deep in the | examinations of books and vouchers. | “T want to see the president of the bank, privately,” de- elared Kirk Hyde. | A moment later he was closeted in a private room with | : that gentleman, who was a sleek, prosperous looking man : ae of sixty. ing of something else. bite “Mr. Dalton,” drawled the dwarf, transfixing the gentle- | But at this point he suddenly turned upon the bank | man with his visible eye. “I’ve made a peculiar discov- | president, and, fixing his © E000 eye” sharply upon eae ery. Would you like to know what it is?” 'gentleman’s countenance, exclaimed : c “You are Mr.-Kirk Hyde?” queried the magnate, arch-| | Where is Edgar Winthrop's wife? ing his aristocratic brows in a haughty manner. | Dalton returned the detective’s gaze in his most haughty | manner, as he answered : “Tail-ender of the three H’s,” was the drawling re- | | “She is at my house to-day. She does not know where “You know his destination 2” “He purchased no ticket. Of course, telegrams have been sent to intercept him, but as hotuing has come of them yet, every hour increases his chances of making good his escape.” ; Kirk Hyde, of the “ three H’s,” listened to what the other had to say in a pre-occupied way, as though he were think- i : . -. es s . oe —_ ~* e °> = - ta sponse. a “What have you discovered 2” | her husband has gone, and, of course, she feels badly. i. “That somebody was shut into that vault last night !” But she will remain with me, and await the outcome of | b “Somebody shut into the vault! Absurd!” her husband’s folly.” | ) “Basy enough for you to say so, Mr. Dalton, but you'll | “She knew last night that he had gone away ?” have a tough job on your hands, if you try to m emake) “Yes, but he deceived her as to his destination.” z “Was she at your house last night, after Winthrop’s \ departure ?” | “No. She remained at their home.” “ Alone?” @| “With two servants.” R Mar “Where are they ?” ee change my verdict !” “How could any one have been shut into the vault?” “ Just step in yourself, Mr. Dalton, and I will show you as Guick as a squirrel could wink his eye bis ‘“No—no, thank you. I don’t care for a practical dem- onstration. But you imply that some one went into the a vault last night, and that somebody else shut that person| ai servants ” Te he 4 A ac esg.”’ | | “Why do you think this?” are paid and discharged to-morrew.” , ) + Rerause the lock was drilled into by a very small “That is all, Mr. Dalton—only you wanted to see the | se be drill, and afterward operated upon by an instrument that evidence as to how the safe was opened last night?” a Re only one man knows how to use for that purpose. This! ‘No, no—not now. There i3 too much for me to attend was not done from the outside, since the work shows that to. 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