The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-12-23

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He eyed 1t carefully, and then made
a minute examination of It, letter by
letter Look here, Percy" he exclaim-
ed Mt last, 81 have a clew-slight
enough, but enough to show If the
Hyde copy was typed by the same
machine. The capital Q occurs in all
nine times; In each case an o has been
used instead, and the little tail has
been added with a pen We will now
go and call on Hartland, the editor Of
the Hyde Park.
Making their way through the Tenn
pie, they passed through the wind
swept streets to the corner Of HOlbOrn
Circus, where the offices of that maya
zine We're situated, and sent in their
cards. Mr.. Hartland was in, and would
see Mr.. King and his friend.
Delighted to meet you, Mr.. King"
lisped the dapper, bald-headed little
man as they entered; delighted to
meet our gifted new contributor"
Il have never in my life contributed
to the Hyde Park Miscellany" said
Percy, shortly, impatiently pulling the
ends Of the barometer"
"You amaze me. Why, surely"
began the other, when William Lord
broke in, and In a few words explained
the state of affairs to the EDITORS man
ifest establishment.
"Then you want me"
ITO give us the address Of your CORE
spondent, and to allow us to inspect
the manuscript"
Certainly" And the editor opened a
drawer and produced a number of filed
letters Here is the receipt for my
check, signed 'Percival King, 3 St.
Chad's pl., Westminster
Il always sign as Percy, and live
in Bloomsbury, and that isn't my
handwriting" exclaimed the young au-
thor, regardless of his friends warning
hand. Mr.. Hartland, meanwhile, was
shouting through n speaking tube and
a boy shortly appeared with a roll Of
paper.
"rhat Is the typewriter copy of
'Cuthbert's Crime which I received
on Oct. % and accepted a week later"
said Mr.. Hartland, consulting a ledger
Lord closely scanned the paper roll
looking at certain passages very close
ly indeed. 1.-THE method of the fraud IS
clear" he said at length. 1.-TWO copies
of my friends manuscript have been
made by a multiplying process. One
was dispatched to his address, the 9th
er to the Hyde. The paging, ETC., are
identical, and you may see the pen-cor-
rected 'Q's' In EACH"
Yes, that is So" assented Percy and
the editor "What is your next step?"
asked the latter.
I'VE viii proceed at once to St
Chad's place, and interview the impos-
tor" answered the lawyer; and, after
thanking Mr.. Hartland for his court
esy, the two friends withdrew.
They stopped on reaching the street,
to consider their method Of procedure.
Eventually they decided to lunch first,
and 1t was nearly 8 o'clock when a
bus set them down at the corner of St
Chads place.
Lord at once called his clients at
tention to a dusty card in the window
of No. 8, which proved to be a small
stationer's shop. 1t read: Letters re-
ceived here"
1--WE must be wary, my boy; it's a
deep game. If try to bluff, mind, you
back me up"
A very stout, little old woman, clad
in Widows weeds, waddled clumsily in
from the tiny parlor beyond the shop.
what do We want gen'lemen% she
queried, in a hoarse, asthmatic whis-
per.
1--WE must see Mr.. Percy King at
once" was the solicitors answer.
"Lor' bless yer, sir, e don live ere;
e on'y calls for is letters ere" gasped
the old dame.
"What IS he likew asked Lord.
IVY! is the pore Teller in trOuble?'
Lord drew himself up, and pointed to
Percy. "That is Mr.. King. Someone
has personated him. and obtained mon
ey faudulently by using his name. Tell
us all you know, or we may regard
you as an accomplish"
"All right, then" said the fat woman.
more huskily than ever. my Mr.. King
is 'andsome young Idly"
The two men started. Their sus-
picions were becoming certainties.
"She's short, an she's dark, and she's
pretty" the stout dame continued; "an'
she wears a navy blue jacket and a
queer silver ring on 'er and"
"That will do" said Percy; II know
the lady" And he hastily explained
that he had noticed a queer silver ring
of Indian workmanship on the finger of
one Of Nine. Citoyenne's typists, when
he once called to complain Of certain
errors In some work which she had
copied for him.
'DO you expect an early visit from
Mr. KingT" asked William Lord.
YES, sir; she'll call tonight; least
ways, expect as 'Ow she'll, cause
'ere's n letter for err wot as bin ere
since Wednesday.
about what hour does she usually
conner"
about sivin, gentlemen"
The two friends withdrew. I'VE will
go and have n hundred up at pills,
and come back to meet your feminine
counterpart suggested Lord. Percy
agreed, and they departed
At o'clock they stood within a pas
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