The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-05-05

words In peculiar tone, which caused
Percy to turn upon him sharply.
''What do you mean by that?" he de-
manded.
81 mean, sir, that it is proper for me
to make note Of your name" the detec-
tive replied. II have no power at pres
ent to make you give it, however"
sob, 1 have no objection" Percy re-
turned, carelessly. "Here is my card"
and he handed it to the other, who read
it, nodded and slipped it into his pocket.
'Now, madam, what did you do after
this gentleman spoke to your"
Il answered him."
'Did you still hold the money in your
hand?"
"No," she said, after a moments
thought. Il took my hand out of the
muff and left it lying there on the coun-
ter"
"Were the purse and the money still
in it,"
eyes"
"Where was he standing:"
''He was facing me, on this side"
$50 your back was turned on your
muff?'
''For a minute or two-yes."
'Did any one approach you during
that timer"
mot that l remember. Of course,
some one might have come up behind
without my knowing of it,
"What did you do next"
Il think the salesman came up then
and spoke to him about the necklace.
He went off to get it."
and you continued your converse
ton with this gentleman"
Yes"
"Was he in the same position as be-
fore?"
"No-yes-I don't remembtr!" She
had suddenly become embarrassed and
the color flew into her cheeks again. She
glanced at Percy with frightened look.
There was short pause.
Does your memory serve you OH that
point, sir?" inquired the detective, turn
ing to Percy.
81 have no particular recollection" he
replied; but l know that when the
salesman came back with the necklace
this lady was between me and the door
and I had her muff in my hands"
''That agrees with my own impress
sion," said the detective, dryly. II hap
pened to be looking at you at the time.
Did you notice whether there was any
thing in the muff at the time you were
holding it,"
"There was nothing in it. 1 put my
hands inside, and if there had been any
thing there 1 would have felt it."
'When you first spoke to the lady
you were between her and the door.
Afterwards. you went round to the other
side of her. l want to be sure 1 have
the details all right, you know. What |
was the occasion Of your changing
'round?"
81 don't know. I wasn't thinking of
what was doing. While she was talk
ing with the salesman had nothing to
occupy me; didn't even remember that
touched the muff until you asked me-"
The detective glanced over his tablets,
and said, slowly: ''The question is, how
to reconcile the two facts: that the muff
had the purse and money in it when you
first spoke to the lady, and few mo-
ments afterwards, when you had hold of
it. it was empty"
81 don't pretend to account for it; that
Is your business, L suppose" Percy re-
piled. ''Of course, if the money was
there, somebody must have taken it out"
eyes, sir, somebody must have taken
it out" the detective repeated, fixing |
his eyes upon the young man.
tWell, you don't mean to accuse me
of it," 1 suppose" rejoined Percy, with
a laugh.
81 am not accusing anybody at pres
emit, sir. What does the lady Think"
ooh, of course, that is impossiblel'
said Mrs. Tunstall, looking much dis
tressed.
At this moRent a gentleman entered !
the shop, glanced this way and that until
he saw Mrs. Tunstall, and then came |
straight toward her. AS he approached |
Percy recognized him; it was Cuthbert |
Tunstall. The two men bowed politely |
and coldlY.
TOBE CONTINUED NEXT SUNDAY.
That Tired FEELING