CHAPTER X.
THE IMPOSTOR’S CLEVERNESS.“You may take that for granted, of course,” Griswold agreed, in reference to the bogus detective’s last suggestion.
“But Simpson was treasurer of the fund,” Cray interposed. “He worked it so the bank accepted his authority, and——”
Gordon was studying the millionaire’s face, and was clever enough to read what he saw there.
“By no means, my dear Cray,” he said. “Simpson didn’t approach the Hattontown bank in his capacity as treasurer of the fund. He knew better than to do that—knew that he would have no standing there, unless identified and backed up by the organization itself. He knew, too, as I reason it out, that the bank would look for any action to come from the local newspaper, and would be off its guard if it did, the Observer’s man being natur
