The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-11-29


81 am perfectly sure Of that. The
lock of my desk in which l have kept it
is one | made myself. There is but one
key in the world that will open it, and
here it is" he said, producing from his
pocket bright steel key, of very odd
outline. "Not thing has ever been
disturbed in that desk"
Unused a few minutes as again casu-
ally overhauled the papers, then said:
"Mr Campbell don't mean to Say
that Mr.. Bolton is dishonest, but might
he not have handed you this blank sheet
of paper and slipped the note into his
pocketbook with the money you lent
him ?"
"No, that is out of the question. I
examined the note again, after l reach
ed home, before l put the pocketbook
away, to see that no mistake had been
made; found it all right, plain as day
in every letter and figure, and rcmem-
Der ii as'well as though it had been yes
terday; l even remember noticing how
brisk the ink was; it had quite a red
dish tinge."
was in the act of handing the pock-
etbook back to him, as he said this, but
a thought suddenly struck me and l
opened 1t again.
"Mr. Campbell" l said carelessly,
edo you remember whether the note
was filled out on blank form or not?"
"It was not; he wrote it out in full
himself, on the top OF piece of fools
cap, and cut it off with pair of scissors.
l remember everything about it clearly,
for it was about all l had in the world,
and to me it was very essential affair. I"
I examined the strip of white paper,
for a startling idea had already taken
shape in my mind, and perceived that
it had been cut from the top of foolscap,
evidently with pair of scissors.
"Do you know how you happened to
place this strip of white paper in here2"
"No, l don't remember placing it
there; might have done SO, thinking
It would sometime come handy to figure
on"
"Will you let me have it?"
Certainly" he replied, somewhat
surprised at my modest request.
"Well," said, as l laid the paper on
the table, and set the inkstand on it, 81
am gonig to make an effort to recover
your money for you; I shall bring suit
against Bolton at once, and have him
summoned to appear before Judge.
You can, of course, swear that you have
lent him the money, and the note he
gave you is missing"
eyes, with clear conscience; could
not be mistaken about it..
"Then call on me tomorrow morning,
at 9 O'Clock"
81 will"
He left me and took the slip ofpaper
and examined it closely. 1t seemed to
be nothing but stray fragment of FOOLS
cap, but it occurred to me that it mi ght
have a history; it was here that my
chemical knowledge came into play.
l remembered that Alexander Bolton
fresh. reddish tinge, and that 1t woulo
fade out entirely in four days lea'int
No mark on the paper. BOTTOM IN
Doubt knew this secret, that ne useo U
sw;ndle the mechanic out OF his earn
ings. .,s chic c,,l,;ec,
.be more became convinced that sue
was the case. The note had been VIII
fen with fading ink.
Rnt there was another chemical seer
which probably Bolton did not Knos
&c I had discovered it myself by acc
do dsnt. This treacherous ink, on fadlI
nut leaves the zinc in invisible ato'
. H IN the paper so that every line trac'
e NAV be restored by the application o
| certain solution of sulphate OF IRON a =
x hydrate of calcium. So, no sooner !, =
d Mr.. Campbell left my office than l n
e RED to drug store, where OBTAIN
/ the solution. ,~,+e
(, ~ Returning to my office, satua rare,
g a piece of blotting paper with a.. ui ~.
it, and applied it to a corner Oh INC; TUG W.
r. Ian NV hands and yell with delight
at fresh and clear the dollar mark {, &C
ed ont I knew not what hidden words
Id naner contained, and I placed 1t IN
he pp Grk corked up the phial-wl
lat wss destined to prove phial OF ", W
per 70 Mr.. Bolton-and went lmmeols
it and brought suit against him Tor th'
covery of the amount OF the no'e'
interest and costs. D.
ave A few days later Alexander 30
DIV, s+ood at the bar of justice, to answ'
h;s own behalf. 1t seemed SO cas-
said him that he did not deem 1t hece'
to employ any counsel.
'hat Mr.. Campbell swore to the rae
day w. r.,oted 70 me concerning the
no NJ Rolton answered, on OATH tn
'ney had no recollection OF ever JUL gete
Guild a INV money of the plaintiff. II nc
build " a,here was the note2 He would
ANYBODY to produce it. ,,.,.;,
.sYour honor" said l, addresSil
:,dna CT think can produce the
sre 7 in question ..,. = wae
Vhen he found" said Judge D. SO"
Il :" surprised. ,o,.nI sa;e
oned IL lis's ~ NV rocket the blank S
anu paper, and passed 1t to nlih'
~, "This is it.
king "I hope you are not tTlllng " '
'.kn court" he said, as he glanced css ii
'Ae sides and perceived that 1t was =! %
!. that ' ~ am not, your honor. sala
I. is proceeded at once to explain 10 TO-
l nat ~ Chemical fact have already des
!. er that 81 watched Alexander Bolton
= so. and noticed he turned Pale.
had concluded, I took from my
- the the phial containing the solu'lo
." y" rated a piece of blottlng b paper
;.+y and pressed it upon the blank
1S' He r paper that lay upon the Judge IS $
had !. the A few seconds lett 1t SO. 'n ~
y, ,,s sat;s. it up, confident of the result al
inc; Il the not disappointed.
thet Al The blank slip of paper was ,
tna' a.. a., .ronsformed into promissory