The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-03-18
CHAPTER ".
Two Hats on a Rack.

point and began to- dig for the truth.
For though he was almost boy, the
others leaned on him with. the ex-
pectatsOn that in the absence of Ma
loney he would take the lead
In~the morning he and Kate had a
talk with his uncle on the subject.
Not content with this, he made the
whole party adjourn to the club
rooms so that he might see exactly
where Luck had sat and the different
places the sheepman had stood from
the time he entered until the poker
players left.
Together Billie Mackenzie and Alec
Flandrau dramatized the scene for the
young people. Mac personated the
sheepman, came into the room, hung
up his hat, lounged over to the poker
table, said his little piece as we'll as
he could remember it, and passed into
the next room. Flandrau, Senior, TAX
ing the role of Cullison, presently got
up, lifted his hat from the rack, and
went to the door.
With excitement trembling in her
voice, the girl asked an eager ques-
ton. ''Were their hats side by side
like that on adjoining pegs?"
That's how / remember IT.
"Both gray hats?' Curly cut in.
Cant be sure of that. Luck's was
gray all right
II reckon we know how Cass got Mr.
Cullison's hat. 1t was left on the
rack"
''How do you mean?" his uncle
asked:
Don't you see?", the girl explained,
her eyes shining with excitement.
Father took the wrong hat. You
know how absent-minded he is some
times"
Mackenzie slapped his knee. ''rll
bet stack of blues you've guessed it."
There's way to make sure" Curly
said. "Fendrick couldn't wear Mr..
CuIlison's hat around without the risk
Of someone remembering it later.
What would he do then?"
Kate beamed. BUY another at the
nearest store"
'sThat would be my guess. And the
nearest store is the New York en-
porium. We've got to find out whether
he did buy one there on Tuesday some
time after nine O'Clock IN the morn
ing"
The girls eyes were sparkling. She
hustled with businesslike energy. 9TH
go and ask right away"
"Don't you think we'd better let
Uncle Alec find out? He's not so
likely to stir up curiosity" Curly sug-
gested.
Within a quarter of an hour Alec
Flandrau joined the others at the
hotel. "You kids are right at the head
of the class in the detective game.
Cass bought brown hat, about 8 80
in the mo'ning. Paid five dollars for
IT. Wouldn't let them deliver the old
one but took it with him in a paper
sack"
With her lieuten ants fianking her
Kate went straight 70 the Office of the
sheriff. Bolt heard rhe story out and
it though fully.
you win, Miss Cullison. You
haven't proved Fendrick caused your
fathers disappearance by foul play,
and you haven't proved he committed
the robbery. Point Of fact / don't
think he did either one. But it GER
tafnly looks like he may possibly have
evidence"
Curly snorted scornfnlly. you're
letting your friend down easy. Mr.. |
Bolt. BY his own story he was on |
the ground a minute after the robbery |
took place. How do we know he |
wasn't there minute before2 For
If he didn't know the holdup was GO
ing to occur why did he bring Mr.. |
Cullison's hat with him punctured so
neatly with bullet holes? p
Hold your hawses a while, Flan-
1rau, and look lat this, thing reason
sble. You're all preJudiced for Gull
ison and against Fendrick. Talk
lbout evidence! There's ten times as
much against your friend as there is
against Cass.
s"Then you'll not arrest Fendrick? p
''When you give me good reason to
10 it." Bolt returned dogged1y.
The four adjourned tn meet at the
Del Mar for a discussion of ways and
neans
tsWe1l keep watch on Fendrick-
zee where he goes, who ne talks TO,
What he does. Maybe he'll make a
reak and give himself away" Curly
aid hopefully.
..But my father-we must rescue
i'm first
"As soon as we find where he is.
lilling him wouldn't help Cass any,
ecause you and Sam would p..o"e up
n the claim. But il he could hold /