Evening journal., 1892-10-26

MY COuSlll, MT. OndIitS i4ullNutHt WI /
talk l had with him little while ago |
distinctly assured me that the number
Of the missing notes were not known |
Now, if that be the case how His |
eyes finished the question.
"It is quite true, Mr.. Crake, that the
number of the stolen notes are not
known" said the inspector gravely
"but that does not imply that there may
not be other means of Identification.
"Not one Of the notes paid by me to
Gray bore an Endorsement of any kind
On that point / can speak most posi-
lively" was Crake's reply
"In any case | must ask you to accom-
pany me to Scotland Yard said Foun
tain. II have a cab waiting at the cor
ner Of the street.
On their arrival at Scotland Yard In
spector Fountain ushered his charge into
a room where two officials in uniform
were busy writing, with one Of whom
he held a brief colloquy in low voice
In another room, although Crake did
not know it, Marcus Gray and Mr.. Par
kinson were in waiting, in case any fur
ther evidence beyond that which they
had already rendered should be re
quired.
Their colloquy at an end, one Of the
officials produced from a drawer the
three notes given by Crake to Gray q
few hours before and handed them tc
Fountain, who proceeded to straighiea
them out on the smooth surface Of the
desk. They were old and crumpled
and frayed at the edges; they had seer
much service and were grimy with the
contact Of many fingers. AS they lay
there, face downward, no sign of an in.
dorsement or memorandum of any sort
was visible on the back Of any of them.
Fountain had beckoned to Crake. who.
with gray, set face and straining eyes
was now peering over his shoulder and
it was not till the former with his fore
finger had drawn attention to what ever
when closely examined looked like
nothing more than a few meaningless
dots and scratches in faded ink on the
sOiled paper that Crake, sharpsighteC
as he was, as much as noticed their ex
istence. Then, producing small mag
nifying glass and offering it to the other
| Fountain said:
"And now, sir, if you will lool
through this you viii see that on each o
the notes is plainly TO be read in pho
nographic characters-that is TO say, II
shorthand-the Endorsement, William
Parkinson, together with the date o
June the eighth, the very day, in point o
fact, before the murder of Mr.. Luna
den."
Scarcely had the last words left th
officers lips before Crake fell baekwar
in a swoon. A careful search OF hi
lodgings brought to light two NOR
notes bearing a similar photographic II
dorsement. The remaining five ha
probably been passed away by him i
the ordinary course Of his business. II
was committed for trial in due cours'
but before that event took place he col
trived to commit suicide in his cell.
a paper which he left behind him OF
Cured the following passage:
"Itis true that killed my cousin, by
/ Iasseverate most solemnly that the az
was wholly unpremeditated and was q
result Of a moment Of ungoveraah
passion"
Some three months later one Of q
quietest of quiet weddings was eel
brated in a certain suburban church.
the reader who has seen fit thus far
follow the fortunes Of the personag
concerned in this narrative it would
superfiuous to mention the name
s either the bride OF bridegroom.-All Il
| Year Round.