The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-08-13

not feel this much. did not feel any
thing much. l was in a dream "a
stupor.
Late in the afternoon Mr.. Strang-
way called me into his Office and told
me that, considering everything, he did
not intend placing the affair in the
hands Of the police that day, but that
IL to-morrows sun went down upon
matters as they now stood he should
be obliged to take action, The loss of
the money could bear seid he, but
the ingratitude will not stand
"This was as good as accusing me of
the robbery Again ] wonder that 1
was not more put out, but l felt lit
tleor nothing beyond helpless and
numbed.
"a fortnight after the loss of the
money telegram came for Mr.. Stang-
way. 1t was sent to his private office.
Presently he opened his door and beck
oned me to go in, and when l had en-
tered he motioned me to a chair.
MIR. Mayfeld,' said he, 4 wish at
the earliest moment to relieve you of
what must have been terrible anxiety.
The thief has been found and is now in
custodyr Mr.. Strangway waved the
telegram. Il have just got the message
saying Stephen Grainly, with the bulk
of the notes on his person, is in the
hands of the police. He was about
leaving this country--for Spain, it is
supposed. He stole the money "A fort
night ago, and stole the list you made
of the numbers of the notes. Knowing
the way in which the notes had come
into his own hands in the country, he
felt confident that they could not be
traced from him to the Bank of Eng
land, as the list of the numbers was de-
stroyed by him
Then how in the world, sir, were
they traced?" said /.
"Mr. Strangway raised the blotting
pad and took from under it piece of
paper, the back of letter.
The news of the robbery got about,
said he, and of course our customers
were interested in it, Mr.. Young, of
Horsham, among the rest. Mr.. Young,
of Horsham, was one of the people you
wrote to that evening, the evening Of
the robbery, and you sent him more
than you intended
{" Not the missing sheets with the
numbers? | know | couldn't have done
that, for saw the memorandum on the
slope of my desk after closing his letter
and handing it with the others to
Grainly.'
No, but you put the memorandum
on the slope of your desk with the ink
side up, and you copied Mr.. Young's
letter in the copying-press, and while
it was damp put it down on the list of
notes in unblotted copying ink, and the
numbers of the notes were family but
clearly copied, reversed, of course, on
the hy-leaf of Mr.. Young's letter, and
Mr.. Young sent the copy back to me
privately! Look
"Mr. Strangway handed me the fly
leaf of Young's letter, and there were
the numbers of the notes, dim, to be
sure, but not quite as dim there as
| they are now under the glass let into
the oak of the over-mantel. Grainly
had put a few of the notes in circula-
tion, and they had been traced back to
him.
he S1olc Ilc lhOHcy' may hclu' Sdiu
Mr.. Strangway to me, and he tried to
ruin you, or anyway he wanted to sad"
die you with the theft, and for awhile
more than suspected you. But all ia
clear at last, and I'll pay you hand
somely one day for suspecting you.
"And so he did" said my father-in-
law. 'He lent me the money to buy a
partnership in the firm, and I am the
firm all to myself now-and shall be
until the new partner comes in to-mor-
row."
He rose and shook me by the hand
and tapped me on the shoulder, saying,
Your partner for life will be wonder
ing what has kept you. Run away to
Kate now, my boy."-Chicago journal.