The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-14

mot very" / answered. 81" have
some good friends at Petroleum Gen.
ter who will feed me and look after
me, and keep me under cover while
the police are searching for me; and
l guess they will get a doctor, too.
What Is worrying me most just now
is that / cannot write with my left
hand, and l want to write a letter.
You see. my folks live at Fort Erie,
Canada, which is just across the Nj
agara river, opposite Buffalo. | have
been saving my money and sending it
to my people at Fort Erie, and they
have it all deposited in a bank at
Buffalo, to my credit. / have several
hundred dollars there, and If | could
only write a letter tonight and mail
it on the early morning train tomor-
row morning, 1t would reach Fort
Erie tomorrow night. My friends
could then send me all the money l
need, which l would receive the day
after tomorrow at Petroleum Center"
George Book was thoroughly taken
of guard.
Il am a pretty good penman and
would be glad to write the letter for
you," he answered. This, as a matter
of fact, / knew already, for / had
learned that George Book was a good
scholar, having been a country school
teacher some years before In his ma
tive county, Crawford county, Pennsyl-
vania. He was also considered an ex-
ira good penman. At the same time,
it vas on Henry and not on George
that the suspicion had naturally fallen.
George Book excused himself and
went to his house, which stood near
by, returning in a few minutes with
letter paper, envelopes and a big lunch
for two. including a pot of coffee.
We ate the lunch together, and then
produced cigars from my pocket,
and we lit up. After we had finished
George Book started to write the let
ter at my dictation. In debating this
/ used as many words as / could
which had been used in the anony-
nous letters, with whose contents
Of course thoroughly familiarized my.
self.
/ at once perceived that George
Book was using the same quality of
paper as that upon which all the
anonymous letters had been written
and, in consequence, did not make
my letter very long. also perceived.
before three lines had been set down,
that he used the same handwriting,
the same kind of ink and, in all prob.
ability, the same pen as had been used
previously. 1t was now obvious that
the letters had been written by
George. WI ether or not he had
drawn the Gil out OF the tank had
still to be shown. and that was the
more serious o~ffense. by far.
When the letter had been written
Book addressed the envelope, inclosed
the missiye. and sealed and stamped
It Apparently profusely grateful,
thanked him and departed In the di
rection Of Petroleum Center, but In
reality toward Oil City. which ]
reached early the following mornina
after I had set out.
During the course Of the forenoon
! submitted the dictated letter. which
! had taken away. u though to post
II, togther with the anonymous let
ters which had been sent to Mr.. Ack
ert. to . writing expert who was CON
nected with the First National bank OF
on City. He compared the four and
said without hesitation that they had
al beeh written by the same person
That afternoon ] went back to the
Ackert lease. knowing that George
! Book would BE- on duty and in bed
aAd that. In consequence. there would