The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-08-23
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\ RECONSTRUCTED DRAMA.

\ RECONSTRUCTED DRAMA.
AS he spoke. Sturgis handed Dunlap
the sheet of paper upon which he had
traced plan of the Knickerbocher
bank.
From this point on he continued,
Il have Indicated the various trails on
the diagram. The dotted lines repre-
sent Arbogast's footprints; the con-
tinuuus lines show Chatham's trail"
How can you distinguish between
the two2" inquired Dunlap.
There is no difficulty about that,
replied Sturgis. THE differences are
very marked. | know Arbogast's foot
because | have seen it; and | know
that the other one is Chatham's be-
cause YOU recognized the man from
the description ! gave Of him
"Ycs. | know. But how could you
describe him 50 accurately when you
have never seen him.?
u shall come to that presently" said
Sturgis. smiling; you must let me
tell my story in my own way, if am
TO tell it connectedly"
Every well" said the banker, resign
eddy. Hold on, though" he eX-
claimed; you speak Of two sets of
trails; but what is this third set of
lines, marked by alternate dots and
dashes?'
"They represent the traces OF third
individual, who will appear upon the
scene later on. He has not yet re-
ceived his cue. But, since you mention
him. we may put him down in the cast
as " the unknown quantity of the
problem; for | Go not yet know his
name. Now, then; let me see. Where
was /? Your interruption has made
me lose the thread. Oh, yes; he men
were in this room. Arbogast, nervous
and excited, paced back and forth,
like Il Gagged animal. Chatham was
bank, as compared with the intense
cold outside: he removed his oycTcoat
and threw it over the back of that
chair in the corner. This fact is
show by the direction of the footsteps
toward the chair and by a mark di-
l'NllN bNloN llN I'll III VI illt Nlldli
where the garment trailcd upon the
wet floor, Chatham's carelessnoss was
fraught with serious consequences:
for. as luck would have il, there was.
in one Of the pockets Of his coat, an
important letter, which slipped out
and fell upon the floor Superscription
uppermost, Here is the envelope it
self. which | have pieccd together.
You Will see that ii is soled only upon
The back. and here near the chair is
the faint oblOng mark which is left
upon the floor. Chatham went TO the
telephone in the cashiers office. He
probably did not see the letter fall.
1t caught Arbogast's eye, however;
and you can imagine his surprise when
he saw that it was addressed to his
wife. What had his accomplice TO
write to his wife? Arbogast evidently
was not restrained by any feelings of
dellcacN in the matter, or else he was
already suspicious Of Chatham; for
he picked up the envelope tore it open,
aud read the letter which lies before
Won. as ! have pieced It together. 1t
makes interesting reading. | do not
wonder that Arboga,t lost his head
when he saw il. Read II for yourself"
"Why," exclaimed Dunlap, after read
ing the letter. this announces his in
tention Of committing suicide"
Precisely; and yet Arbogast did not
commit suicide; probably never had
any intention Of doing so; and, at any
rate, did not write that letter. You
name is typewriter, like the rest Of the