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UNUSUAL CONDITIONS
"IT'S a curious thing," Inspector Phil the finger-print job, though. I've a Yeezy was saying, "how weather hunch I know whose prints you'll find affects most everything. If it hadn't there.' been unusually cold the day that Jock "Clancey shot me a quick, inquiring didn't say anything. He Thorndike's store was robbed, it's more look, but than likely, the thief would have gone went in back looking for Austin, the unapprehended."
finger-print man. "Unusually cold or unusually hot or Take those handcuffs off me,' Jock unusually rainy or something else un- said: They gimme the horrors.' usual is quite a common condition out: "O.K.,' I said. 'Just as soon as we here in California, isn't it?" I smiled. get those prints. Can't waste time. "What I mean is, everything that hap- it'll take maybe an hour to get those pens of an untoward nature is laid to bracelets loose.' the 'unusual' weather."
"Clancey and Austin appeared, and "It would seem that way," Inspector Jock and I accompanied them across There I looked around. hear folks talk, the street. Veezy agreed, "to However, it just happened that this were a couple of chairs overturned, particular Tuesday was unusually cold some merchandise kicked around, and for July. I'll have to stick to that, the safe door was open, also the drawer or I can't tell you my story."
of the cash register. "By all means," I said quickly, "stick"Austin set to work, and a few min- we went back across the to it. Isn't Jock Thorndike the man utes. later who used to operate the automobile, ac- street. cessories store directly across from "Jock,' I said, 'We've got to have headquarters here?"
your printh, so we can tell 'em apart Jock "That's right, he did. Jock didn't from the bandits.". Come on.' have far to go to get the police. It didn't like the idea of having his prints the happened that I was on duty that day, taken. He declared what with it was before I got my promotion, I handcuffs and all, it made him feel
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By James Freeman
was the first to see Jock when he camel more like a criminal than ever. 'Now,' tearing in. the door, a wild look on his I said, 'that's a curious coincidence, face, breathless, Insanely excited. He isn't it?' came galloping up to my desk
handcuffed.
andi "Jock looked as though he wanted thrust out both hands. They werei an explanation for that, but didn't quite.. dare ask, I don't know as I blame Quick!" he said, 'Hold-up!- Stuck him much. When we finally got the a gun under my nose and emptied the pictures of the prints, the only ones cash drawer. Then they saw the safe. on the safe corresponded with Jock's. Handcuffed my hands and went to work. That's what I had expected. Cleaned me out.""
"It kind of looks, I said to Jock,
"I pushed a button and Joe Clancey as though you'd robbed yourself with came in. I told him to get a couple of the idea of collecting the insurance. the boys and beat it across the street! How. about it?'
to Jock's store.
"Take it easy, Jock,' I said. "We'll
"'You're crazy!' Jock said, and he
get those bracelets off in a minute. began to get white around the mouth.
'No, I'm not crazy, either,' I said. First tell me all that happened, how If anyone else had opened your safe many men there were. What did they there'd be other prints. We didn't even look like? Which way: did they go find the smudge made by a glove. But
"Jock shook his head. He was in a that isn't how I know you've been ly bad way. Couldn't see what they ingy Jock. Thats merely verifies my looked like. Wore masks. Two
of
'em. Didn't see which way they es earlier auspicions. You see, it's a cold caped. Soon's they were gone I threw day out and you're a thin, little, man, on my coat and came over here. What'll and wouldn't be apt to go out with- out your coat, which you didn't. But I do?'
“I drummed on my desk and began it's hot in the store and you'd taken to think. Apparently thinking wasn't your coat off Remember you told me how, after the bandits had left, you enough for Jock.
"What'll I do ?' he shriekød. What'll threw on your coat and ran over here? I do? Every cent I had in the world Well, Jock, I'm wondering how you was in the safe. Negotiable bonds, could have thrown your coat on if your hands were handcuffed together, like too. What I do ??!!!
they are now??"
"Shut up, I said¡ and listen to me. Which insurance company do you do business with ???
This question had rather a startling effect. Some of the wildness left Jack's eyes: Gumicha: said:). I never thought of that Say I'm{ protected! I'll get full value for what was stolen.
That doesn't help us much, It's our Jób to catch the two hold-up méni Are you sure there were two?
"Something about the way I said that must have made an impression on
*Sure! he said. "Two, Why?" scause! I told him, I've a hunch
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