The Washington times., 1906-10-07

The facJs." said Boyd tersely.
'F'rst OF aiI let's get an the facts,
ihat no time shah bee wasted. Omit
no details SIR. smith. however trivial
tHty may appear no you
J VIII endeaEor o. be exact" said
smiih, moppiHg with wet handker-
tihei the duli-red bruise on lis brow.
sfou are right iu saying the sC5uudreI
Eeaemnitd SIR. Hersay j ne5er saw
suca @ likeness"
state just what occurred" suE-
sested Boyd eve all know YOU
thought the scamp to- be Mr.. Her
seg c1nane yourself 10 what was
said and done
lie h@stened into the private Of
flee, and called me" Smith now ex-
planned "Ir. Hegsey already had In
formed m4 that Ir might require a
large amount o. cash This morning,
hence this rascsIs Instructions did
not at nrst surprise me-"
Naturally not
of FOUND him seated at Mr. Hersey's
desk, still with his hlt 0l. as II us
intended going out again when he
spoke. moreover h.s voice was so
Hke Khan OF my employer that / had
not The slightest suspicion
"Nh1t had Le 90 Hays"
"He lIzt stated that he had per-
ferted The deal mentioned 10 me this
morning, and required a large amount
Of cash ~ once. lie appeared IN some
haste. and toIa Es=e % write a check
for $4,000, which I DID, aad 90 which
De signed the frm name"
"Ah, q forgery! uid you examine
tho signature. Mr. S.airl2"
II did not 30 thought OF dlstrust-
Ing it entered my head"
Evidently the sc0uu1rcI had lHij
his plans very carefully, and knew
just what he was about" observed
Boyd What uexrE'-
He next told me 20 have Calvin
take tle check, together with bonds
10 the same amount and 60 out and
get cash for them"
ErJa1 Of despair broke from Her
scy upon hearing these details. but
Felix Boyd quickly signed for him not
10 interrupt.
u did what ne commanded" con-
tirued Smith, "aud sent Calvin 20 ths
bank. I then was toI5 10 send T7rrey
to the deposit vaults for some stock
certificates, amounting Co nearly S50.-
Ol9 10 their market FaEae, and 0f
which the sc0-ldTel appeared per-
fectiy wei informed"
Further indicating that he was IN
deed your employer" remarked Boyd
Really. only a very superior Enavs
could have informed himself so fully
before undertaking this delicate Job.
] think / see how it was done Co on.
Alr. smith"
T obeyed his Instructions. and Tor
rsy brought the certificates here. I
took them Into the private Office.
where the rascal SLED out and signed
The transfer blanks. and Torrey then
went out and got them cashed. Both
he and Calvin returned al The same
time.
Each with the cash deslred?'
Yes. sir. Il was chiefly 30 large
bills While waiting for the checks TO
return. I had resumed work AT my
desk out here. leaving the man seated
i1 the inner Office. Meantime. he
wrote two letters. one TO his wife,
and one 10 his daughter. That Is.
sir. lf-'
.'I understand" put tu Boyd. such
would have been the relations had the
fellow really been Herzey, What
next2"
-.TIe told me 10 send the clerks to
deliver the letters. Torrey 20 Brook
Iyn, and Calvin ND 20 Harlem. where
Mr.. Hersey's daughter resides He ex-
planned that he wanted additional
funds from his daughter also a bank
book which his wife would deliver 70
AIr Torrcv-"
"A ruser' exclaimed BOYD. with a
toss OF his head Merely a part OF
his Internally clever scheme. The
In8ve knew that he already had ac-
curnuIateI ell tho cash he could hope
90 get away with. and the letters
were designed only TO get the two
clerks wei our Of rhc way thus maxi
ing detection less liable when he at
tannted % leave the office, and also
reducing the number Of his Cpp0sers
ir ease Of discovery. A bold and far
sich.ed r-r7L indeed. What next,
AR SMITH"
"T oheved HIS Instructions, and then
offered 90 help him count and arrange
tho cash. which had placed on his
desk"
"Al. yes, Calvin stated that YOU
were ea engaged when ne and Torrev
departed uirh the letters. Up % that
time y0u had not a thought. Of course.
--.-.r -'- -.'A 't'.t--tte -A-- MI
Hers ey."
"kesureIly not, No idea Of such A
swi0die had entered my head"
strange If lt had cried Bovd.
quite heartily. "ItWasa scheme 10 have
blinded amy man But what led 90 ths
s'rh~corent clash2 7 infer that YOU
finally discovered THAI You were be-
ins deceived. or al least formed some
suspicion of r."
''I djJ, and it occurred IN this wav.''
. Smith fastened To explain The
swind'er had not once risen from the
desk. over which hr sat bowed most
az he time, in which attitude his face
was partly hidden by his soft felt hat.
which Was precisely like that worn by
Mr- Hersey. I'm moving about him
while / helped arrange the money,
however, I accidentally knocked hts
hat away with nay arm. Then. for the
first time. ] suddenly discovered that
the fellow did NOT look quite natural"
'Ah. + s,c.' exclaimed Boyd aD-
provipCly
Yet the idea that the man WAS not
Mr. Hersey appeared utterly absurd"
cried Smith; "and naturally my first
impression was only very vague. or
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