Show Fiction CASE OF FORGERY ByC By Richard H. H Wilkinson C Corner orner THERES THERE'S THERES A CURIOUS TWIST L to this case inspector George Jackson president of the Medville National Bank was saying Anthony Page who deposited with u us on Monday decided decided de de- de- de to use hi his right name at the thelast thelast thelast last moment His right name What do you mean Anthony Page is a fiction writer His real name is Edward Thurston Recently a distant uncle died and left him a small 1 fortune Minute to be exact Page Pager S 3 Fiction r 4 can consulted suI t e d meI me I about investments I advised him not notto notto notto to invest in anything while the was in its present unstable condition He agreed and decided d dt t to deposit the money in our bank until things looked better He came in early Monday morning mornIng morn morn- ing lag and made the deposit decided to use his real name of Edward Thurston at the last moment On I Wednesday a check for signed by Edward Thurston was presented and cashed by one of our tellers I 1 have questioned Thurston He e says be left for Cor Chicago directly after depositing the money and swears he be told noone no noone noone one about his decision to use his real name lie He had signed no checks against his account Inspector Kent Clifford ref reflectively reflectively lee lee- lighted a cigar You say that Thurson made his deposit early on Monday morning As far as I can find out the president offered there were only two men in the bank while Thurston was here He handed the officer a slip of paper Here are their names and addresses Both are well known to all of us men of high repute S Simons Simon's eyes ces grew wide wide for a moment he stared as though struck then Impulsively impulsively turned and bolted Inspector Clifford studied the names Now tell me what your clerks were up to Nothing unusual Getting things ready to start the day Making sure dep deposit blanks pens blotters ink etc were on the lobby counters Arranging their cash Inspector Clifford snapped his bis fingers it Come on were we're going to call o on these I two men t THE THE FIRST CALL was on a a. a man 1 named Simons in the suburban town of Mrs Simons answered their knock Harry is away Is there anything anything anything any any- thing I can do Following previous Instructions instructions instructions from Clifford Jackson said We Vc made a mistake in his monthly statement last week Do you happen to know whether he has it handy It may be on his desk Will you come inside They followed her into the house There was a small den off oU the living living livins liv liv- ing ins room containing a desk Mrs Simons began opening drawers and peering into them For a moment moment moment mo mo- mo- mo ment Inspector Clifford stood idly by Then suddenly he stepped forward forward forward for for- ward and snatched something from one of the drawers Before the startled eyes of Mrs Simons and the astonished gaze of President Jackson he strode overto over overto overto to a window studied the thing Simons our man he said This proves it Now Now- He broke off oU as the front door opened and closed As Clifford finished speaking Simons a tall spare man appeared in the doorway stopped and looked about in bewilderment Im Inspector Clifford of police poUce headquarters the officer said stepping forward Simons I arrest you for forging Edward Thurstons Thurston's name to a check for Simons' Simons eyes grew wide The color drained from his cheeks For Fora a moment he stared as though struck then Impulsively turned and bolted Anticipating the move Inspector Inspector Inspector In In- C Clifford leaped for for- ward His Dis fingers caught hold of or the tall mans man's collar and yanked him backward Quite simple when explained Clifford was raying later Simons probably needed money He was in inthe inthe inthe the bank when Page was making his deposit and picked up the blotter blotter blotter blot blot- ter Page had used when signing his name It was a new blotter and the imprint therefore was definitely definitely dei easy to copy for forgery purposes |