Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-12
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I'm the outer office my men usually
work. In the inner Office I work my
self. These rooms communicate, as
you see, by a door. Our ordinary way
in and out Of the place is by the door
Of the outer Office leading into the
corridor, and we first pass through the
usual lifting flap in the barrier. The
door leading from the inner Office to the
corridor is always kept locked on the
inside, and 1 don't suppose 1 unlock it
once in three months. 1t has not been
unlocked all the morning. The draw
er in which the missing drawings were
kept, and in which 1 saw them at 10
o'clock this morning, is at the place
marked D. 1t is a large chest of shall
low drawers in which the plans lie
fat"
81 quite understand. Then there is
the private room opposite. What of
that?"
'"That is a sort of private sitting
room that l rarely use, except for bust
ness interviews of a very private ma
ture. When 1 said 1 never left my Of
fee l did not NEAR that 1 never stirred
out of the inner office. I was about in
one and another, both the outer
and the inner offices, and once I went
into the private room for five minutes,
but nobody came either in or out of
any Of the rooms at that time, for the
door Of the private room was wide
open, and l was standing at the book
case q had gone to consult a book), just
inside the door, with a full view Of the
doors opposite. Indeed, Worsfold was
at the door of the outer Office most Of
the short time. He came to ask me a
question"
"Well," Hewitt replied, sit all comes
to the simple first statement. You
know that nobody left the place or ar
rived, except the postman, who couldn't
get near the drawings, and yet the
drawings went. Is this your Officer
The cab had stopped before a large
stone building. Mr.. Dixon alighted
and led the way to the first floor.
Hewitt took a casual glance around
each of the three rooms. There was a
sort Of door in the frame Of ground
glass over the barrier to admit Of
speech with visitors. This door Hewitt
pushed wide open and left so.
He and the engineer went into the
inner office. "Would you like to ask
Worsfold inc Ritter any questions?"
Mr.. Dixon inquired.
Presently. Those are their coats, 1
take it, hanging just to the right Of the
OI1fOrs nfHo M 1ooN ~-1n 49, .,r1l--yy-
stand?"
Eyes; those are all their things
coats, hats, stick and umbrella"
"And those coats were searched, you
say?"
YES"
And this is the drawer-thoroughly
searched of course?"
"Oh, certainly. Every drawer was
taken out and turned over"
"Well, of course, l must assume you
made no mistake in your hunt. Now,
tell me, did anybody know where these
plans were beyond yourself and your
two men?"
"As far as 1 car tell, not a SOUL"
"You don't keep an Office boy?"
"No. There would be nothing for him
10 do except to post a letter now and
again. I have patent locks to each
door, and I keep all the keys myself.
II Worsford or Ritter arrive before me
in the morning, they have to wait to be
let in, and l am always present myself
when the rooms are cleaned. I have
not neglected precautions, you see."
mo. I suppose the object Of the
Understanding it is a theft-is pretty
plain: the thief would offer the draw