The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-30

that Burbank had not entered the room
so short a time as that had elapsed
and he could not make him hear?"
Il do. And, further, he ran as fast
as he could safely go down to the front
door. and looked up and down the
street, and even then could see him no.
where"
After Burbank came back didn't he
enter the rOom?''
Certainly, but not until had missed
the money He stood right on the
threshold while he told me that Dick
had vanished. l am positive of that,
for l thought at the time it was queer.
1t was as if he felt timid about coming
in-I couldn't understand it. 1t was
just at the moment when 1 discovered
my loss that he first stepped on the
rug, coming forward with the offer to
assist me with my overcoat"
DR.. Furnivall gave a long look into
his face through his spectacles. He
then with a magnifying lens examined
his eyes.
'Of what firm are you buying your
automobile?" he asked suddenly. Sew
ell told him. He went into the tele-
phone closet, and after a few words
with station Is, put on his hat, saying:
Il am about to show you something
so strange that you wouldn't believe it
possible until actually compelled to do
So Come, let's go for a short walk"
Shall we call on Delaney now?"
asked Sewell, as they reached the side
walk.
Delaney. Oh no, we have nothing
to do with him at present. Quite an
other person. And if the experience
teaches. you to accept the evidence of
character against circumstances-bu
there He stopped. with an amused
glance at Sewell. What did he know
about reading character,
No more than a child who, because
he can see nothing beyond appear
ances, must be swayed by them, and
| them alonei L am unacquainted with
Delaney" he continued, and can judge
of him only by your description. which
was meager; but 1 should say he is
careless rather than dishonest. He is
more fool than knave, but unless 1 am
greatly mistaken he is not fool enough
to rob you surreptitiously, knowing
| that the act would cut his supplies off,
when he has so little difficulty in doing
| il openly through loans, which might
go on indefinitely. We must look in
quite another direction for the thief"
Sewell shook his head. He had gone
over all the details in his own mind,
and he could imagine no possible
| chance of Delancy's being innocent.
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| thing in the doctors manner that in
spired confidence, and Sewell felt an
undercurrent OF satisfaction in the view
| the celebrated scientist took of the
case, though he could see no reason for
it, and his mind rejected at the same
time that his heart accepted it. In a
| few minutes they arrived at the police
station. and, to SewelPs surprise. DIR.
Furnivall took him by the elbow and
| guided him UP the steps and in. There
stood Mr. Burbank talking with the
desk man, policeman on each side of
him. The officer, by look. invited DR.,
Furnivall forward, and he, removing
his spectacles. gazed into Burbank S
| eyes steadily, saying:
MIR. Burbank, what do you know
about this robbery"
u know nothing about it,. Burbank
exclaimed, angrily. ut is monstrous
to bring me here in this way and put
these questions to me. There is Mr..
Sewen himself who will testify that l
was not in the room at all until" He
started to turn his eyes in SewelPs d.
rection, but did not do so. The head
! moved slightly. but the eyes remained
fixed in DR.. FurnivalTs. His face at
first showed quick surprise. then the
expression changed TO bewilderment,
from that to earnestness almost at
| once, and then both face and eyes be-
| came deeply retrospective 1t was not
| ten seconds from the time of Dr. Fur
| nivalFs first glance into the eyes to the
! moment when it became evident to the
| rypnotist that he was under control
| He then asked at once:
! Mr.. Burbank, who took that
money!"
Il did, he answered. without a mint