T .1 B EUGENE REGISTlSK. GUARD
Page Seven
the Clew of the
LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE
It's In The Bagl
BY HAROLD GRAY!
CA B IfcTON KENDBAKE Caximsw
CHAPTER XUI
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1. ' ;(K.P.p.r publisher,
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My duty to my dent
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' I em. therefore, cotnf
theory to you tneory
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V woof. I inS t0 "k
utti M I00.' -ArH of honor
mTow no rumor of thl.
fj2,henUncement."
""i" h:-lrom,se,. Bleeker
i'niied. "1U listen to what
. V.r to y nu
1" J ffl be published."
. w -v-j in, ,o uresB the but-
"J.... j .hat just yet," Fisher
-yea i "
id "I want to think.
H, moved .lishtly P"t from the
-MTewrted P.d. thoughtfully
Td don the carpeted corndor.
. "...i,. i:ri(f. eves.
BHter :. he .aid.
Wait is your theory .'
.... k..r it from the lips
rfie.ttorney," Griff Mid. "but evi-
jMtW we're taceo t w..-r.-lurder.
I think Fisher is (torn to
St .bout it. It wonUn t have
it ten tobave piven him that prom
in. I Cnn tsisure you you won t suf-
itt by it.
Im not "lying on your assur-
M," the publisher nam. i m om-
h, no promises.
psher apparently reached a Hidden
dwiion. He turned and strode along
tki corridor until he faced the two
""Gentlemen." he said in tones of
niit determination, "promise or no
promiie, I am going to tell you my
theory oi wis csio. " i.ui
fcica Is amply substantiated by the
firti. Id the developments which are
kj a f)irtw wm will hare need of
loot friendly newspaper that under
itiudi whit is back of the entire sit
uri. I can justify the disclosures
which I sm about to make upon tnat
j it ! Titsl ta niT client that
I she hare some newspaper that under
stands tfle complete siiunuun.
"For some reason this man, Peter
Uilone, wishes to take the identity of
Jrink B. Cathay, not for something
itat is tn be dnnp in the future, but
fpf BfDiethins thst nas Deen none in
jnn. ptrfectnl his i mature so that
n rf'ranifri inai ni r runs n, ninnj.
Hkelr to be some question as to the
ifMTvrv. jnfrciore, ne aesires io
sirs m Identical signature for pur
poses of comparison, which hand
writing eiperti can uncover among
tai mppoPfily genuine documents of
Tor that reason It becomes im
ssntire that he cash a check under the
Twngnature: tftat such a check he
friod among the effects of Frank B.
e-.k . . .
vmtmmj p uoinPnnon niy a genuine
(ktck. He takes the trouble to go,
tktPAfAM iA kA.1 IT- I
w uui ci. Ml ft HIIOWB UW
1 rtqolre some cards of identifica
Ja. He takes the tronWe to pick
waay's pocket of these cards. With
uaia background, he cashes a check
at the hotel. That was all that he
intended to do. That was the purpose
of his impersonation. Be then in
tended to disappear.
"Unfortunately, however, he was of
an amorous disposition as is so fre
quently the case with criminals of his
type. He allowed himself to become
involved with a young woman who, ac
cording to her own account, made
things very easy for him. In fact, con
sidering ber story, she was perhaps
the aggressor In making the acquain
tanceship. The man saw no reason
why he should not yield to the temp
tation of the moment but fate inter
vened. In company with the young
woman he was arrested for a minor
traffic violation. Be was taken to po
lice headquarters. He tried desper
ately to secure hia release, without
giving the name of Cathay. He might
have done so had the police not
checked up the registration of the
car he was driving and found that it
had been rented under the name of
Cathay. Having gone that far, there
was onlp one thing to do. That was
rely upon the identity of Cathay
to get him released from jail as quick
ly as possible."
"But," Bleeker objected, "that
doesn't make sense it isn't logic."
"Why isn't it logic?" the attorney
asked.
"Because, if this Peter Malone
wanted to establish his signature
that of Frank Cathay he defeated his
own purpose. Just as soon as Cathay
would receive his statement from the
bank he would recognize that the
check was one he had not given and
that it was a forgery.
Fisher's smile was Just a little pat
ronizing.
"I think, Mr. Bleeker," he said.
"that you bare missed the deadly sig
nificance of this entire matterk but I
feel certain that your companion, Mr.
Griff la keenly aware of it. Shall you
tell him, Mr. Griff, or shall I?"
"RIFF nodded to the lawyer. "You
tell him," he said.
Fisher turned, facing Bleeker. "At
the time the check was cashed," he
said, speaking slowly and with grave
emphasis, "the plot, whatever it was,
was about to culminate. This man,
Malone, knew that Cathay would not
be in a position to make any com
plaint. In other words, he had anticl
pated the death of Frank B. Cathay,
in which event the canceled check
with the forged signature would be
found among his effects. A check-up
of the hotel register would show that
Cathay was registered there that
night; that the man who had cashed
the check had exhibited documentary
evidence showing he was the real
Frank Cathay. Of course this matter
would not come up until months after
Cathay's death,. when the estate had
been probated and the claim of this
man, Malone, whatever the nature of
it, would be presented against the es
tate and brought up to trial. As you
are doubtless aware, litigation takes
time and is subject to annoying delay,
"The attorneys representing the
Malone claim, whaterer its nature,
would demand that the estate product
all documents and vouchers which
were in its possesion. The canceled
check could not have been destroyed
because it would have come into the
possession of the estate instead of
the possession of Cathay before his
death. It would, therefore, make an
excellent demonstration of the genu
ineness of the forged signaatnre-
"And what," asked Bleeker. "is the
nature of this claim that Malone is to
make?"
(To Bo Continued)
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