Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-05-09

from the tunnel. Your mind was oc-
cupied-but / have never known it
to be so occupied that you do not in
stinctively remember the crease in
your trousers. In other words, to
move from one end of the seat to the
other, you first stood up, then moved
along and sat down again. You sat
down upon the paper you had laid
upon the car seat, and you left ex-
posed the paper that was already
there.
"Fact decreed that the extra pa
per should also be a Herald. When
you got up hastily to leave the car
at Monterey, you picked up the ex-
ira paper, and left your own in the
car-seat, where you had been sitting
upon it."
Branton, always amenable to logic,
scowled, and was thoughtful.
That's all right" he remarked
presently; call but the pin-holes.
How are you going to explain the
pin-holes in that extra paper that
you have created ?"
By way of reply Moreaux picked
up lit IWO COplCo VI bit iiN'
which Branton had brought with
him. He examined them a moment
Then he put one of them down on his
knee and held the other one in his
hand.
"This is the paper that you
brought downstairs with you, Bran
ton" he said at is the one that
contained the envelope with the
bond. The pin-holes are at the bot
tom of the first page of the news
section, at the third column, indicat-
ing that the paper was simply lift
ed open as it was originally folded,
when the envelope was pinned to it.
Is that the position in which you be-
lieve you pinned the envelope that
contained the money!"
ITS the position in which / al
ways pin such envelopes"
Bingham, where did you pin your
envelope?" Moreaux put down that
paper and picked up the other one.
"In precisely the same place. /
have seen Mr.. Branton do it often
enough to know his habit about it."
Bingham was sulky, and his reply
was not gracious. 1t was none the
less to the point.
"Pd like you to be certain about
that, Bingham" Moreaux insisted.
81 am as positive about it as | am
that you charged me a moment ago
with having stolen that money" was
the half-savage retort. Moreaux
smiled, and tossed the paper toward
him.
There lies your exoneration," he
said. "The pin-holes in that paper
are at the top of the first page of the
news-section. And, Branton, | notice
something now that escaped our at
tention before The pin-holes are
smaller. You and your secretary
used bankers-pins, which are larger
and longer than the pins in ordinary
use. The pin-holes in that paper are
small, and are much closer together
than if you or Bingham had made
them for the purpose defined.
he newspaper now in Bing-
hams hand was carried aboard Of
that train by a person who had re-
ceived it this morning from a news.
dealer who had attached his bill to
it. Branton, it was Bingham who
placed the caSh-envelOpe into the
aiNNbPcNptAs dL NOuI OlllNG. 1t Was
you who pinned in the bond-envel-
ope, not knowing what your secre-
tary had done. You put the bond
into the middle of the packet of
newspapers. You put the money at
the top of that packet.
you pulled it out and laid it on
the seat beside you while you were
sitting, up this paper. Then you
shifted over and sat on your own.
When you left the train you picked
up this paper and left your own in
the seat"
Shaughnessy, who had been an
attentive listener, bent forward in
his chair and seized the telephone.
Police headquarters, New York.
Quick action, please" he said.
Then, a moment later, while the
others listened tensely: hello.
Cleary. This is Shaughnessy.
want Shannon, the shadow and
want him quick. Holderness made a
report on him yesterday, and will
know where to find him. Send him.
Quick action, Cleary. It's eighty
thousand this time, if Holdy gets
there. I'll be in on the next train.
1AShSy ehouSdid, CdSH. lllIeu
G. Mortimer Branton."
He replaced the receiver and start
ed to his feet, addressing Moreaux.
How soon can | get train into the
city,"
Now, if you sprint for the ga
rage. You have about twelve min
utes to get to the station, >. Moreaux
replied. Bingham leaped to his feet
and followed the operative, calling
out to Branton as he went:
"Pll go with him to identify the
money. You won't need me here"
A moment later the two who re-
NAMED heard the whir of the auto
mobile as it fled down the driveway
toward the main road to the railway
station.
"Birge," Branton said, after a
time, "you showed more sense than
that detective"
"Oh, / don't know. He suggested
the idea in the first place. followed
it up. Besides, he saw that fellow
Shannon"
who the devil is Shannon ?"
"He robbed me once. | have re-
spect for his abilities in that line.
That's all"