The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-09-07

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wanted BY the man who had got into
the office and who had let himself out
by the window, leaving it untastened
| behind him.
What grieyed him Wnen he had como
TO this conclusion was that the thief
for such the houSebreaker was in reality
was probably one Of the men in the
| employ OF the firm. II seemed to him
AImosI certain that the man who had
broken in knew all the inS and outs Of
the office. Aud how could this knoWl.
edge have been obtained except by an
employe? Paul was we'll acquainted
with the clerks in the outer office.
There were five OF them, including the
old bookkeeper; and although none OF
them had been with the firm as long as
the major, no one Of them had been
there less han ten years.
While Paul was sitting quietly in the
private office, smoking n cigar, with all
his mental faculties at their highest
tension, the clock 10 the corner sudden.
Iy struck three.
Paul swiftly swung around in his chair
and looked at it. An old eighi.duy
clock 1t was, which not only told the
time OF day, but pretended also TO sup
ply miscellaneous astronomical iniorma'
ton. 1t stood by itself IN tho corner.
For a moment after 1t struck Paul
stared at 1t with fixed gaze, a, though
he did not 500 what he was looking at.
Then light came into his eyes aud a
smile fitted across his llps.
lie turned around in his chair slowly
aud measured with HE eye the proper.
tons OF tho ROOM tho di,iance between
the desk. aud the safe aud tho clock
lilo glanced up a, the Sloping glass roof
above aim. Then he smiled again, and
again sat silent Tor n minute. lie rose
to his feet and stood with his back to
the tire. Almost in front OF him was
tho clock in tho corner.
lie took out his watch and compared
its time with that Of the clock. APP.
pRrentIy no found tina; the clock was
too fast, for hG walked over to It and
turned the minute hand back. 1t
seemed us though this was more dill.
cult feat than no supposed or that he
wont about it carelessly, for tho minute
hand broke off short IN his fingers. \
spasmoiIc movement OF his rs the thin
metal snapped pulled tho chain oil its
cylinder, aud the weight fell with a
clash.
All tho clerks looked up; and the
rod.hcaded Office boy was prompt IN
answer to the boil Paul rang moment
after.
BOBBY" said tho young man to the
bow as he took his hat aud oyorcoRt
"lyO Just brokOn tho clock know n
shop where they make specially Of
repairing timepleCcs like that I'm
going to tell them TO sond for II at once.
Give 1t TO tho man VINO will como tins
afternoon with my card. Do you under
Sland2'
Cert" tho boy answered. III no
amt got your card, he doh't got tho
clock"
THAT'S what hSaR," Paul res
pended as ho loft the office,
Before no reached tho street door he
mot Mr. WheatctOit
"PRul, cried tho junior partner OK
ploSively, "pyo been thinking about
lhAl-a6oul thhl-you know what |
mOhnl And I've decided that wO had
better put detective on this thing at
once
"Yc," said Paul, that's good idea,
In tact, had lust come TO the same con-
olu,Ion. L."
'lhon he checked himself, lilo had
turned slightly TO speak 10 Mr. Wheat
croft, and now ho saw that Major Van
Hlndl was standing within ton feet OF
them, and no noticed that tho old book
keepers face was strangely pale
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