The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-21

The advance letter of instructions,
however, together with the prompt ar
rival and general appearance of the
stranger TO whom the bonds had been
delivered, had been deemed sufficient
identification. In remarking upon this,
Mr.. Dunn expressed himself quite
fatty.
An idea that the man was not Perry
not once occurred TO me- he de.r.ired.
He spoke Familiarity of our business
relations, was clad like a vesterner and
carried a well-wern leather grip bear
ing Perry's initials. Had it occurred to
me to distrust him, / think / should
have dismissed the idea as absurd
THAT is because you were up against
a very clever man. Mr.. Dunn" said
Felix Boyd, now feeling that he had a
grip on most of the superficial features
of the case If we are to throw him
down and recover your bonds, we must
lose no time in getting about it. Let
me see the letter you received from Mr..
Perry, the one containing his instruc-
tiOnS.''
The banker FASTENED to the outer Of
flee to get the letter, only to return
after several moments with the infor-
nation that it was mysteriously miss
ing from the files.
"Missingr" exclaimed Boyd, sharply.
do you suspect any person in your
ONCE oil having stolen II
81 do not"
do you know who had it last?''
ITO tell the truth. Boyd" the banker
bitterly admitted, Il fear that 1 am to
blame for this
What do you mean?"
Just this Dunn went on to explain.
ut has occurred to me that had Per-
rvs letter in my hand day before yes
terday, after giving one of my clerks
the necessary instructions relating to
it. While / was so engaged, 1 was sud-
denly called down to the floor of the
exchange by my partner, Mr. Rad
DAM"
did you take the letter with your"
Now that the matter has been
brought up so seriously" replied Dunn,
II distinctly remember thrusting Per-
rvs letter into the side pocket of my
coat, just as I was Fastening down.
stairs / did not happen to think of it
again, the business relating to it having
been adjusted; but / now feel quite sure
that 1 must have lost it, or that it was
stolen from my pocket"
Much more likely lost than stolen -
said Boyd, bluntly. Thieves do not
trouble themselves to steal letters of
which they know nothing"
That's true"
You now have made the affair plain
enough, bOyO, d Dtl
ly ''You dropped the letter from your
pocket, and some knave found it, and
has made the most of it,
"And done us out of $60,000r' groaned
the banker.
"Im not so sure of that, yet it looks
very much like it." Boyd hurriedly re-
Joined did you take receipt for the
bonds delivered this morning."
Certainly"
LET me see it. While he is bringing
it, Mr.. Perry, just write your name on
this block of paper.
The man from Kansas FASTENED to
comply, and when the banker presently
returned with his cashiers receipt book
Boyd carefully compared the two sig
natures.
"Humph.", he muttered, reverting to
Coleman. Evidently a forgery, jim
mie, yet a very good one"
Almost a facsimile" murmured the
central office man.
was your letter written and signed
with a pen, Mr.. Perry?"
ut was, sir. I wrote ii at a hotel in
Chicago, where / remained for several
days"
Estate as precisely as you can what
it contained
at was only brief" replied the west
erner. 81 wrote that / wished $50 600
of my account converted into govern