Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-07-28

peated his actions, and that is what
he did.
1t was winter, and grew dark about
$50 in the afternoon. At this time
Erfert closed and locked the store,
and with the other clerks, apparently
started for home. He accompanied
the others, as he had done the night
before, to Sixth and Olive streets, and
then left them, afterward making a
circuitous route and returning to the
store, into which he disappeared. He
emerged almost Immediately, carrying
two packages rather heavier than
those which he had taken the night
before, and fastened with the shawl
straps. After he had locked the door
seemed to be very heavy, the opera
tive, who had approached him unob-
served, touched him on the shoulder.
"Mr. Furlong is at his office in the
Chemical building and wants you to
come over and e him at once" he
said.
What does he want to see me for?"
asked Erfert.
II don't know" answered the opera
tive. "He will explain that when he
sees you"
81 am in a hurry and haven't time"
said Erfert. 81 am late anyway and
will call and see him tomorrow"
"You a either go with me right
now," returned the other, cor I will
call that policeman across the street
and have him take you to police head
quarters, and probably Mr.. Furlong
will go there and see you. Now it is
up to you. If I take you to police
headquarters your name and picture
will appear in the papers in the morn
ing and you will probably get a lot
of undesirable notoriety."
II don't want any notriety," an
swered Erfert, "but I can't understand
what Mr.. Furlong wants to see me fol
tonight. However, / will go with you
but / will put these packages in the
store"
what is in them?" asked the opera
tive.
81 have two fine clocks which wer'
sent over to my store by mistake ant
are too expensive to sell at auction,
answered Erfert, "and l intend to taxi
them back to the main store, wher'
they belong"
"Well,"- said the operative, 'yol
take them up to Mr.. Furlong's office
and after you have seen him he will
probably allow you to take them tt
the main store"
The operative brought the man t.
my Office. I was already acquainte'
with all that had passed, because, UT
known to the operative, l had put
second operative to watch him an,
bring back a report of all that OF
Cured. The second man reached m
office a few minutes before the frs
arrived.
When Erfert and the detective wer
seated together in the private roor
turned to the young man and asked
Fred, what have you in thos
two packages?"
; "They are two clocks" answere
. Erfert, (which were sent over to tn
l auction store by mistake. They ar
! expensive clocks and l will not Sc
: them at auction, and intended to TAX
them home tonight and return thel
to the main store in the morning, b.
: fore | opened the auction store"
"What other stock have you @
your person which was sent over
$ the auction store by mistaken" l il
quired.
81 have only a few stick pins ar
said Erfert.
n PUT them on my DESK" I said.
u Erfert complied, and the article
o that he had concealed in his poke
e. were worth, according to the pric'
q marked on them, nearly four hundrt
u dollars. There were stick pins. go
3. rings, and other small pieces of go'
q jewelry. Thinking that possibly
t, had not emptied his pockets, I j
70 spected them myself and found
s, memorandum book, in which Erie
'r had kept an accurate account of all t
t, articles which he had stolen from t
1t jewelry firm, the cost price of ca
ct article to the company, and the pri
to he had received for a large lot
st articles of which he had already d
c. posed. This book was written
cipher. I also found a key to a So
e. deposit vault.
r. Fred" l said to him, you ha
X stolen thousands of dollars worth
wi jewelry from your employers. Y
ne were practically raised by them, hi
st ing been in their service nearly
ar- your life, and the company has
ne ways treated you well and just
tn Now that you have been caught r
lis handed I think it will be to your
terest to tell the whole truth abb
IN what you have taken, and to do all
lis your power to return as much of
ng plumber al possible"
ok The office was on the fourteeI
ap- floor of the Chemical building. Err
ng turned suddenly and made a lunge
Id the window, with the purpose of fiji
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