The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-12

Gordon, and If he remembers from whom
he received the notes, not only wll your
innocence be estahiiehsd, but clew may
be gained to the discovery. Of the real
culprit."
"By-the-way," I added, sin whose
company were you yesterday after re-
ceiving the money from Mr.. Gordon"
"ln Ralph Grayson's," he answered.
"Indeed n said, a little astonished;
for Ralph Grayson, a fellow clerk of
Archie s, had bsen his rival aspiFant to
the hand of Marion Gilbert. and their re.
lations hal been far from friendly.
"Then you and he have become recon-
ciled?
"Oh, yes" he replied; she came home
with me yesterday, and remained till l
started on my visit to Marian"
'Where was your pocketbook mean
timer"
"Why, in my pocket, Of course" said
Archie, looking astonished at the ques-
tion.
"All the time ?" l continued.
"All the time" he answered-'that IL,
all excepta few minutes that l was in
my bedroom changing my dress. l had
taken out my pocketbook just before
to consult paper, and laid it on my sit
ting room table"
"And Grayson was in the sitting
room?"
"Certainly, but why do you aska You
do not think, surely
81 think nothing at present." re-
piled, and encouraging my friend to
hope for the best, took my leave.
My first step wa to ascertain the num-
bers aud description of the notes found
in Archie's possession; the next to call
on Mr.. Gordon.
"You paid Mr. Norton some money
yesterday" began.
81 did was the answer"
"Did you keep a memorandum of the
numbers and denominations of the
notes ~
ut is my invariable CUSTOM" said Mr.
Gordon, ''and.l followed it in this in
stance"
"Then you will be able to tell whether
this is correct list and description of
them" l continued, handing Mr.. Cor
don memora ndum Of the notes found
on Archie.
After consulting his book, he shook
his head.
"No; these are not the notes"
My first hope was dashed, but had
still another.
"Will you suffer me to take copy of
the description Of the notes you did pay
Mr.. Norton ?" | asked.
The permission was given and the
copy made.
Now for hope number two.
| That evening found Inc in social com
ranonship with Ralph Grayson. We
had not been intimate hitherto; for
Raj was of disposition too secretive
and selfish to admit of much cordiality
between US. For once, however, We got
along famously, Ralph was in gle-f ]
mood, outstanding his friends trou-
| BILE.
Poor Archie ~ he said; ''it's a very
ugly case they have against him."
"Very ugly,' | asssnted.
Tm atlald he's guilty" continued
Ralph"
ut certainly looks SO at present." l
answered. "By the way" added, care
lessly, could you oblig- me with change
for twsnty-doIlar bill, Mr. Gray
son ?"
Mr. Grayson could and did, in the
shape of four fives. excused myself
to my companion, and took my leave as
soon as could without rudeness.
On examining the four bills received
from Gravson, found them to corre-
spond exacrly with four of those de-
seribed in Mr.. Gordons memorandum
of the notes paid to Archie. Hope
number two was realized, and the prob
lem solved!
had previously learned from Archie
that he had paid out no money be-
tween the time of receiving the sum
from Mr.. Gordon, and that at which he
separated from Grayson; and that the
note which led to his arrest, he had
raid at a jewelers., while on his way to
visit Marian, for ring which was to
figure in the coming ceremony. 1t was
clear now that Ralph Grayson had en-
braced the opportunity offered him
Of replacing tho contents Of Archiv's
pocketbook with an eqnal amount of the
stolen money, without retiecting that
means might exist of tracing and identi-
flying the former.
Acting on this conviction, l lost no
time in procuring warrant for Gray