of  the  bills  in  question,  from^  Holten's  memorandum,
preparatory  to  going  out  for  the  purpose  of  instituting
measures  that  should  lead  to  the  detention  of  the  guilty
party.
Holten  had  noticed  the  evening  previous,  that,  with
the  exception  of  dates  and  numbers,  the  bills  paid  to
Taylor  were  the  same  as  those  paid  to  him  for  Brown,
and  had  said  to  himself,  "  Here  is  just  the  trap  I  need,
if  I  can  only  set  and  spring  it  aright."  It  was  his  in-
tention to  get  hold  of  Taylor's  pocket-book,  and,  taking
his,  substitute  the  ones  of  which  he  had  taken  the  num-
bers and  dates  ;  but,  as  yet,  he  had  had  no  opportunity.
He  had  accomplished  enough  that  morning,  however,
to  make  him  think  it  safe  to  speak  to  his  employer ;  for
when  Shepherd  came  in,  and  asked  Taylor  to  give  him
two  fives  and  a  ten  for  a  twenty,  after  the  change  had
been  made,  he  had  said,  "  Let  me  look  at  those  bills,
Shepherd."

Taking  them  in  his  hand,  and  examining  them  a
moment,  he  looked  at  Taylor  with,  "  Those  that  Smith
paid  you  last  night  ?  "

"  The  same,"  said  Taylor.
They  are  upon  the  same  bank  that  those  were  he
paid  me,"  remarked  Holten  carelessly,  handing  back,
as  the  other  supposed,  the  same  money.  But,  in  the
mean  time,  it  had  been  changed  ;  and,  all  unconscious
of  wrong,  Shepherd  carried  away  three  of  the  missing
bills.  The  next  night,  Holten  succeeded  in  getting  hold
of  Taylor's  •  pocket-book,  and  the  balance  of  the  ex-
change was  made.
