The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-07-08

keep at It. l wouldn't fail II starvation
were twice as inconyenient for be
tainted me with that loan when we
parted
'Telegraphs you money every Tues
day, chr said Kneeland. glancing up
do you collect It yourselff"
Farnsworth Redeemed
YES" said he.
mir. Robert Farnsworth was herr
Tuesday morning" said Miss Claren
don, ION an errand for his employers
but he returned In time to get his
wages and send the usual remittance
to his uncle"
Kneeland was looking dreamiiy a,
Hartzell's check, which was unusually
large and Of pale greenish hue
'tGive me your signature" said he
suddenly, and Farnsworth wrote 1t or
a bit Of paper. using gold mounted
stylographic pen which he always car
ried in his waistcoat pocket Kneeland
compared the signature and the in.
dorsement on the check.
This is no forgery" said he. You
wrote it yourself, and you did 1t with
that pen Hold on" he added, silenc
ing Farnsworth with a gesture. 81
have an idea"
He put the check in his pocket and
left the Office without another word
Presently a messenger came up from
the Corn with Farnsworth's used
checks There were among them
three to bearer. drawn In a hand IN
familiar to Farnsworth, but signed by
him. The numbers showed that these
were the three that were taken from
the book, signed in blank. The aggre
gate Of the amounts was $4,6S0.
1t was nearly 3 o'clock when Knee
land returned. Miss Clarendon was
taking dictation.
1--WE got your man." said the detec
tive
Where is he?"
"Outside." responded Kneeland
Bring him inv'
The detective went out and returned
with Bailey Harrow. He was pale
but steady.
"Mr Farnsworth," said he. Il did
this, but I'm no thief. You'd never
lose cent through me. l needed the
money for few days. but can make
1t good. 1t was borrow, that's what
it was, the same as you did with Hart
zelps check in April. the one that was
to go to Jordan & Co., and we put il
through the bank on our own account
and told Jordan we hadn't got it And
there was the Thompson natter
eve won't go into that" said Farms
worth hastily. "How was this game
worked?'
Bailey has been in little deal In
mining shares" said Kneeland, "quite
in the line of high finance, too, and he
thinks it will turn out well.
''He had a partner who Is a clerk in
the telegraph off1ce-in fact, the very
same man who has paid you the re
mittances from your nephew. Bailey
is familiar with the machinery of re
ceiving money by telegraph, and II
happened to strike him that the green
slip which you have to sign and in
dorse looked just like one of jacob
Hartzelrs checks. happened to think
Of that while / was sitting here look
ing at Hartzell's check and hearing
about money by telegraph. So / went
straight down to the Office, found Out
which Of the clerks Bailey was chum
my with and frightened the fellow til
his complexion resembled the pale sea
green paper that has been mentioned
One of my men is with him now, and
he gave up good bit Of the money.
Bailey took Hartzell's check out oil
the envelope Tuesday morning, big
envelope that will carry the checl
without folding. He gave the check
to the telegraph clerk, and you, Mr.
Farnsworth. Endorsed it when yor
thought you were putting your name
on the back Of that telegraph blank
Bailey stole your checks out of the
book. The clerk filed them in ani