New Britain herald., 1924-07-30

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 bewiderment had left him. He was
 tense and alert.
 So help me, it was him." said Po-
 ganni. my prisoner "Why?" demanded.
 we've not been lucky lately. A
 ten thousand dollar bet we won from
 Mir. Tirrel is the only luck we've
 had. Afterward we lost fifty thou
 sand. We didn't have the money to
 make good tomorrow. So Harris
 proposed robbing Carbon. called
 him up and said l was Tirrel. He
 came down 10 his office. We waited
 hidden in the hall, until he was half
 way through his door. and then we
 jumped him. But didn't know that
 Harris was going to kill him. We
 got his key out of his pocket, opened
 the safe and took the money. But how did you know we done it?" With that gift of Iegerdemain which is my single legitimate talent, took his pocketbook from inside his jacket. l was holding him tightly so that he did not note my action. I palmed the pocketbook and told him to stand against the wall, with his face toward it. From the pocketbook took what I expected to find there, a card, which bore his name, and bits of memoranda.
 You shouldn't have left your purse in Cartoons office" jeered. "Of course, that didn't prove who did the killing, but it sent us here"
 My pocketbook is in my pocket" he began. Then, his figure sank, and he slipped to the floor in faint of fear.
 "IVe no time to waste" I said to Tirrell. Here's your story. There was matter of business--you can easily figure out what it was--that necessitated your telephoning Carbon. His housckeeper, to your amazement. told you that you had already tele- phoned and made an appointment at the office. Your suspicious were aroused You raced to the office. You found Poganni's, pocketbook. 1 You raced outdoors looking for a policeman. You ran into stranger and told him what had happened. l He suggested that roganni might get away. He volunteered to so with you to Poganni's apartment. po- ganni confessed. The stranger went l out to get policeman"
 I looked around the room. There was a table in it's center. opened a drawer; it was crammed with the loot of Garbon's safe. turned . back to Tirrell. The two men were still unconscious on the floor.
 Add your ten thousand dollars to this pile of money. We can't steal rom man after he's dead, any more han we could while he was alive. poganni and Harris will be surprised 0 learn that there was ten thousand iollars more in their booty than they bought No one will ever know that 'ou used the money. Tell the police hat tie bet you made today-it's yes- erday now-was made by you acting or Carbon a his request and with lis money
 It's lic," said TirrelI. ought Iot tell the truth"
 You have no right to tell the ruth; you owe something to Rose. What good will it do to tell the ruth? God has saved you for His wn reasons. Will you defeat His purpose
 You saved me-" he protested.
 The greatest detective that ever wed would not have been justified in ssuming Poganni's guilt It was an aspiration, and Inspirations come rom outside Of HIS. 1 claim no redit for it. Goodby."
 ''Goodby? Where are you going" c asked.
 'To get a policeman. The negro erator man will testify that came with you" But why won't you come back ith policeman:" he inquired Because the police and are bet T r apart" told him. T What do you mean" he asked. Q That I'm a thief" I said. Now Tn you understand why am willing q
 part with ten thousand dollars to z stranger! It is because I know (