The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-11

meaning to come directly back, but 1t
was hot night, and he turned down
to the Embankment, thinking it might
be cooler. There is poor wretch down
there, who, for bob will tell you
how he lost his hat while leaning over
the parapet, 1t was then. in my judy
ment that his memory left him. When
the mind is just on The balance, a very,
little thing will topple 1t over--as well
as hat"
"But this doesn't find Mr.. Cheese
mans paper, sir, does it?"
NO; we'll let Mr. Chseseman find
that himself. Do you want to go with
me?"
eff you please; I am curious"
They took a cab to Cannon street.
and found Tarrant's excitable client
pacing to and fro in state of distress.
He welcomed Tarrant with effusion
Have you any good news for me?' he
cried.
The detective smiled that bland and
non.committal smile of his.
Il think" he cried, you told me
that your appointment after you left
Brinstair last Friday had nothing to
do with the Terrivale Coal Mine lease
Nothing whatever, do assure you"
well. it is very queer that you have
missed the connection, Mr.. Cheese
man."
But that is ridiculous, Mr.. Tarrant.
tell you"
Tarrant stopped his protestations
with gesture. Suppose l prove
connection to your satisfaction, what
would you give?'
"A thousand pounds"
"A thousand pounds"
The detective turned to the inspec
tor, saying, Nov, see what overcon-
fidence will bring man to-" and then,
to his client, he added, 1T won't cost
you so much as that, Mr.. Cheeseman
Have you those debentures and share
certificates here!'
yes, still in my safe"
Look them over, please, carefully"
Mr.. Cheeseman opened his safe, took
out packet, secured by rubber band,
ran them over slowly, and, when he
reached the last, stood staring at it,
in dumb amazement.
"You have found the document, Mr.
Cheeseman? asked Tarrant, quietly.
"Yet you would have sworn that you
left it locked in your private box at
.BrinstaiH's Office. You had forgotten
that after it had been restored to the
box and just as you were leaving, in
great hurry, to keep your appointment
(for which you were already late), \
question arose which made another
glance at the paper advisable. 1t was.
taken from it's place, examined no
doubt hastily, while your mind was in
tent on the subject of the coming
appointment. You, perhaps, looked at
your watch while you held the paper
in your hand, and rushed away, after
your manner, quite unconscious that
you took the lease with YOU
It's marvellous" murmured Mr.
Cheeseman, crashing his recovered
treasure.
No said Tarrant. Il don't solve
marvels, only very ordinary mysteries
Your little lapse of memory was not so
serious as Brinstair's, but there Is a
certain analogy"
$ STILL remarked the inspector, as he
walked away with Tarrant; Il don't
quite see how you jumped to the con-
clusion that Mr.. Cheeseman had him
self brought the document away from
the Temple
by the very simple process an
swered Tarraut, "of eliminating every
other way Of accounting for its dis
appearance. 1t was not among his
other papers at Brinstair's Office, nor
in the satchel Brinstair had packed to
take away with him The finding OF
Brinstair at Sheffield proved that he
had neither run away nor been the vic
tim of foul play, and there was not
scintilla of evidence of an attempt
to steal the paper. Then Mr.. Cheese
man must have taken it himself, and
the state of his nerves is quite suffi
cient to account for his complete ignor-
ance of having done so."-Black and
White.