The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-06-21


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Yes; well I thouehi At the time It was
curious your uncls gave him check,
when / knew tie money was drawn puf
Of IL bank the day befme 70 meet that
very. note. HIT I never knew IN dis
morning that he money Wns olpjm fkqm
Mr. 1[afkham's privsto DIX " FALSE
keys, Mr.. Fred, aid ne old Nah tath-
esfly. Il was an II ~ hundred dollar
notes and youf uncle had The numbeEs. !"
"Weliyy
This morning v0dees bFoueht back
| one Of the notes which Won enve 8 z
yesterday In payment f6f ! peafl l0cket r.
!" Stop, Potter let mo think! Where
did gct that hotey have it, Arnold
| ave It 10 me to take out hundred dol
lars lent him some time ago. And
Afno1d-Potter. Arnold borrowed INV
KEYS last Wednesday nieht to open bis
trunk! Potter. huzza! We know the
thiefr,
uNot 20 fast. Mr.. Fred-not 50 fast. II
will not r. A. easv matter ID nrove iris.
Were there anv vitnessss present When
| Arnold hnrrnwed the kevs %
No, I was alone n nv room. half mn.
dressed when Re khncked a INV door and
said he had Loaf the kevs to his trunk.
I lent him bunch OF KEYS. which he
retnrned before I vas ont Of he'd the next
dav.u
4And Won were alone when he paid you
+ the money ,,
Vas thouoht he was verv fiush. for
MO-, irro,v a. we1i a. 7 ID Potter that !
note Tor es0o i. not = dsiIv visitor N
Arno1d,e roctat y
aHe il = cnnn;no scoundrel. He wants
to ascertain If the notes can be identified
before he tries to get rid of them himself.
NJ Tred viii vi, leave Il to me for a few
dava-opiv few DAYS sand If I do not
catch the thief. Won NAV trvp,
"Rut INV uncle -,
"Wait til won can prove your innocence
before Won zee him. Only 4 week. Give
me only one week to catch Arnold. And,
bv,the.wav Won will rive me an addition
aichance II Won will leave the CITY, Throw
him off his 1uarfi nv letting him suppose
you are bapished for his crime.n
"Rnn away.n flashed Fred. "like q
coward p,
aOnly for week. You see, the prob.
ability IL that Arnold has the money in
his POSSESSION vet. He will wait to see
the fate of Whist he has given you before
puttinp any more in circulation: but be
has probably hidden il yerv securely.
You he will watch but IL YOU are willing,
I will take vour room while Won are zone.
and do 4 little private detective business
on INV nart.n
II was not easy to persuade Fred to con.
sent to Potter;s piau. but. Maud's per
suasions being added TO the old mans,
he finally consented IN leave the citv for !
week and return in that time TO vindicate
his own innocence in case of Potter,s fail.
nre 81
| Before night Fred was ON his way to
visit another city. and his landlady had
agreed TO allow HI. Potter to occupy Ills
rlace dnrin q b;a .hsence
Fred had been zone two DAYS when the
old clerk called upon Miss Clarkson to re.
mort propress.
g am comnletelv hatfield - he said. in
answer to her INQUIRIES. "You see. Ar.
mold knows me and evidently suspects
me. He ia 40 affectionately DESTROYS of
keeninp me in sipht that / cannot get 4
peep in his room !: and whenever he is out
he locks the door and gives the kew to the
lsndlsdy. I cannot force his door vet.
and nv the time Fred returns 1 am afraid
the money will be smuge!ed away. / am
sure it is in his possession now. he is 80
carefnl about His room. Nobody gets in
there but the landlady. / did think Of
brihino fhe chamhermaid to LEI me in
whon 81 M w.s a. srorI there bnt nnfortn.
natelv abe len to.davn
Assh ~ l;rht seered tn nass scrose
Mnud,a face hnf she onlv said demurelv
g Your isrdiadv Il 4 German Il AZ
not y,
uYes. her ENGLISH ia very fmnerfect
| Have Won ever seen her p,
No. hut have heard Fred sneak OF
her NV mother Won know. wss Ger.
man.
0Rut what has that tn do with Fred,s
case %
~T vii, toll vor vodoes h.. tr;ad 70
! find the thief and failed. You have
tried and failed. mean to try and sue
cecdi'
"You! What can you do?n
Come tomorrow, and will tell you. y