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THE MISSING NAN n a! .!!! HATCH

well said. cautiously:
! Did you say your memory had re
turned to You?"
mot fully. I remember all of my
! past life, l think, now, with the excep
ton of the brief time when the suspen
sion in my ordinary faculties tool
! place. Whether the events of tina
| period will ever be known to me 1 can
not tell. I shall consult a physician il
regard to the matter. At present it il
! all a blank"
"You came to yourself in Seattle
eyes"
! Can you give us addresses there
where we may be able to learn corrob
orative facts, Mr.. Hamilton?"
II can give you addresses of tn,
workmen and of the men who owned
the factory, Barnacle & Co.; that il
all; for l made few acquaintance, a.
you will understand. But those will
whom l came in contact will readily
| corroborate my story"
The president took down four or five
| addresses given him by Mr.. Hamilton
| after saying, gravely:
1T is necessary that the matter b.
| thoroughly Investigated, as well TO
your sake as ours"
Certainly. court the closest in
curry. You will find all my declarations
| true"
mo doubt" said Mr.. Cowdrey, ont
of the trustees. You have heard some
thing of the grave charges mad,
against you. Indeed, there is, / believe
warrant out for your arrest
Mr.. Cowdrey knew perfectly wei
that there was. but it was an awk
ward thing to say to a man in his owr
| house.
Mr.. Hamilton gave a start.
Il did not know that" he said;
but it is as well, perhaps, that the
| investigation should be made public.
| wish you would tell me exactly how
| matters stand at the bank"
A succinct statement was made by
| the united accounts of the president
and trustees, and by young Osborn
| whose position at the bank was NOM
| inally that of teller. He was ever
| shown the altered notes, the letter
| thrust under the presidents door, and
| Mr.. Simon Lows letter in regard u
| Hamilton's having presented one OF
| them to the National Bank in Boston.
| What could have been harder to bear
than this if he were guilty? they
thought, as they watched him gravely
| studying the notes and letters.
THE forgery was cleverly DONE" he
said, handing them back. Il could
/
Low did, and Low is above suspicion
of course. A man resembling me-
| doubtless, presented the note, or" and
he hesitated.
| COR what?" asked the president.
| 'Or, 1 did it myself" said Hamil-
ton in low tone, evidently aware
of the strange position in which he
placed himself by the admission.
But" he said, raising his head, not
| defiantly but firmly, 'if 1 did, l am
no more responsible than my little
Perley for the act"
But the mental delusion cost heav-
lily. Mr.. Ham''+'0 Your bondsmen
paid nine thous4ud COR it,"
Il know" said H., bowling his head,
land 1 shall settle the matter with
| them, as soon as I can assure myself
that there is no conspiracy afloat."
| Conspiracy Mr.. Hamilton!"
Yes, Mr.. Hartwell. 1t is not i'm
| probable that some person or persons
took advantage of my condition to
| rob me of my keys and papers, write
| that letter to you, enter the bank in
Grovedale, and to make UP a disguise
sufficient to deceive Tony and Mr..
Low. At first, he writes, he thought
| it was a stranger; afterwards, that
| it was I. But Low has many demands
on his time and attention. 1t is not
impossible, 1 say, that he may have
been deceived"
But it was you who came to the
| bank, anyway"
1t was Tony who spoke, at first
seemingly with a little doubt clinging
! to his mind. But the anyway he
| brought out boldly almost defiantly
as he looked at Mr.. Hamilton, who
J for a moment lost his composure. He