Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-04-21


the second Of the detectives assist
ants-considered in the order Of their
previous appearances. He laid some
papers on the desk. Emmons glanced
at them dreamily and then dismissed
the man with q wave Of his hand.
Almost Immediately the first assist
ant came in, and he also had papers.
Emmons was still looking at the first
lot From this perusal he glanced up
with an agreeable smile.
u am happy to be able to inform
you" ne said. that neither Miss Mari
ner nor her brother spells existence
with an a."
OF course they DON'T" said I.
They're both educated people. But
how the deuce
'Do | know anything about it," que
ried Emmons. Il have communited
with both of them. My able assistant
who was the second to enter this room
lin response, let me say. 10 a little
bell which I press with my foot-was
able to perceive by a careful study of
my arrangement Of these cards that I
desired him to find the young lady ana
her brother and satisfy my mind In
that little matter. BY the exercise OF
the ingenuity with which he earns his
salary he succeeded in getting both
those persons to copy at dictation tho
letter you received. which / had given
to my man, and both spelled the word
correctly.
However, it's rather singular that
the comparison of the original letter
with Miss Mariners copy should show
conclusively that the hlackmailer used
the instrument in your office. He pro-
badly did not know, though the fact
has been well enough advertised. that
a typewriter's imprint. is almost as dis
~tinotive as penmanship.
Now, II we Join the fact of the use
OF that instrument with the further
fact that Mr.. Young in this letter
which I dictated to him has spelled ex-
istence with an a and his substituted
the right word gone instead of my
word lost showing that his recollec-
ton of the original letter was better
than he said 1t was, | think we shall
reach the conclusion that a mean and
Tascally thief has tried TO fasten his
crime upon a perfectly innocent girl.
"Mr. Young, you will observe that
my hand is in the side pocket OF my
sack coat. | shall regret to blow that
portion of the garment TO pieces by
firing a revolver through it, but I shall
certainly do so IL you make another
movement toward your own weapon
My very much too confidential clerk
who had half risen from his chair with
his right hand behind him, hastily sat
down again and clasped both hands in
his lap. He tried to say something
but his mouth was too dry.
And now, Mr. Minturn, II you will
look among the documents which my
other assistant brought you Will dis
cover the missing contract. II was
found under the floor in Mr.. Young's
room. as my assistant learned from a
study of the cards while he stood be-
side my chair that ! desired a search
to be made there.
1T looked like an inside Job. my
friend, from the first word of it that [
heard over the phone. when you read
that letter to me, / noted the suspi-
cious circumstances that 1t said Moth
ing about guarantees that the reward
would really be paid and no trap DO
set. Why? Obviously because the per-
son who did the trick was so much on
the inside that he felt sure Of knowing
whether you would pay the reward
and not to try to get square or what
trap. if any you would set.
There weren't very many people
answering that description. and this
fellow was one OF them. So | said
something over the phone which led
you to bring him down here. All this
business" and he swept the cards into
a drawer, twas merely 90 make HIS
mind easy and waste time. II he had
seen me giving private orders n
sending out my assistants. II would
have awakened his caution, and we
shouldn't have had this little sample
Of his spelling. BY the way, do you
wish to prosecutor"
For answer ! suddenly turned upon
Young and snatched the pistol out Of
his hip pocket. Then | took him by
the nape Of the neck and threw him
out Of the
After which | returned TO my own Of
fee ard humbly raised Miss Mariners
salary.