Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-22

81 did, Cashed his cheque for him.
AS you say, myself"
Madison drew deep breath.
You didn't happen to make any
memorandum of the numbers of those
notes, Mr.. Engleden, did you?"
Wen, l did" replied Engleden
sharply. For I always do-on such
occasions, in case the notes are lost"
He pulled out small pocketbook and
turned to page. Il have all the num-
bers here" he continued THE notes
were Of small denomination-som tens,
but mostly f1ves."
Madison produced a slip of paper.
Have you this number on your list?"
he asked. xB-C 897.l63?"
There was tense moment of silence;
then Engleden raped out one word.
"Yesl"
He looked up as he spoke: Madison
pocket; an envelope. from which he
extracted something else.
Here's the motel" he said you
see?-XB-C 897163"
Engleden and johnson started for
ward, staring. They looked at Malli-
son; Madison nodded at them. They
looked at Sadler; Sadler, resting his
hands on the gold-topped handle of
his ebony walking stick, was staring
steadily at the clock on the mantel-
piece and made no sign.
Where did you get that?" demanded
Engleden.
1T was changed at a public house at
Harrington, Is miles away, last night,
Mr.. Engleden," replied Madison by
private soldier! Now listen!-I don't
know If you're aware of 1.-THE place
maynt have been in existence when
you were UP here before-but between
here and Harrington, at WraiSdale
Moor, there's now a big military camp.
There are 5000 men in that camp, Mr.
Engleden, and, though we've had very
little reason indeed to complain of any
bad conduct, there are, of course, black
sheep in every flock! At any rate, I'm
convinced that 1t was a man from this
Wraisdale Moor Camp who changed
that note"
How did it come into your posses
sion?" asked Johnson, who had listened
with keen attention.
In this way-the landlord of the inn
at which 1t was changed happened to
read in the mornings paper certain
particulars that I'd given to the press"
replied Madison. II mentioned, for one
thing, that bank-notes had been taken
from Col. Engleden's pockets, and that
they had been issued from a London
bank. Now this note bears the stamp
of a London bank-the landlord noticed
it, on recalling the fact that he'd
changed note the previous night, and
he Immediately came over to see me-
Mr., Engleden, this is clue!"
Can the landlord identify the man?"
asked johnson.
He thinks he might" replied Malli-
son. That's the weak point! He says
he has so many soldiers coming into his
place that he takes no special notice
of any particular one. But--he might!'
What was soldier doing in the
neighborhood of Wraisdale Abbey at
ii O'Clock at night?" asked johnson.
"Ah-that's just where I see chance
of getting hold of the man, or, rather,
men!" exclaimed Madison. MY theory
is that there were two men-men who
had been somewhere here in Barows-
burgh longer than they ought to have
been, and were returning to camp by
the riverside. Whether they could get
into their quarters unobserved 1 don't
know-a camp isn't a barracks. after all
But, if they were pulled up by sentrieS or
patrols-for they must have been long
time over their proper limit can
trace them pretty readily. And, fur