The Nevada picayune., 1885-05-21

him send George out to the bani to draw check for two thousand dollars, so I supp osed he was go ing to pay me then."
 "What does the clerk say abont it?"
 lie says MT. Boyce remarked when he sent him, he was going tc pay me the money.'
 "Just sO."
 "And when George came In ht wen, into the front office again and took the m aney. Then he came tc the again and did not offer to pay me the money"
 Glad you tho note with you?'
 "No, aow l remember, he said he supposed l had Eot the note with me, or he would pay it. l told him to come in the next da y and would have it ready-that was yesterday. When I came to look for the note it could not De found. Annie and have hunted the house all over.'
 "Yor told Bryce so?"
 I did. He laughed, and showed me his note, with his signature crossed over with ink, and a hole punched through i1,'
 Ut is plain, MT. Wallace, that he paid you the money, as alleged, or has obtained fraudulent posses sion of the note. and he intends tc cheat you out of the amount"
 "He never paid me,' he replied promptly.
 "Theu he has fraudulently ob' tained possession of tho note What sort ofa person is that Chan tler, who boards with your'
 "A fine young man. Bless you, he would not do anything of that kind."
 "I am sure ho would not" re. poated Anuie, earnestly.
 "How could Boyce obtain the note but through him7 What time does he come homo at nignt''
 "Akaays :.t tea time. He never goes out in the evening"
 But, father, he did not come home till ten o'clock the night be- fore you went to Boyces. He ha, to stay in the .9sace to post books or something of tue kind.'
 "How did he get in!'
 "He has 4 night key"
 q must see Chandlsr," said l.
 "No harm in seeing him." added NIT. Wallace; II will go for hiM."
 In few moments he returned with the young man Chandler who, in the conversation l hat with him, manifested very livcl. interest in the solution of the mys tory and professed himself ready to do anything to forward my views.
 "When did you return to shs house on Thursday IgAt?"
 About twelve"
 "Twelvew s..ia Annie; ''it was not more than ten when heare you"
 "The clock struck twelve as turned the corner of the street, replied Chandler, positively.
 1T certalnly heard some one il the front room at ten," said Annie looking with astonishment at those around her.
 We're getting at something, said |. "How did you get in?"
 The young nan smiled as h. looked at Annie and said:'
 "On arriving at the door; l foun' I had lost my night key, At thai moment a watchman happened along and 1 told him m. situation. He knew me, and tak ling a ladder from an unfinishe' house opposite, placed it agains one of the second-story window and entered in t1at way" Good. Now, who was it tha wss heard in the parlor, unless was Royce or one of his accompli ces? He must have taken the ke. from your pocket, Chandler, an' stolen the note fro=a tke secreta ry. At any rate I will charge hin with the crime, let what may hap pen. Perhaps he will confess whol hard pushed"
 Acting upon this thought, l wrot' a lawyers letter." d m an de' against you," etc.-whi ch was i'm mediateIy sent to Ar. Eoyce. Cau tioning tue parties not to speak 0 the affair, dismissed them.