Young lady a brunette.  O. then returned to Hotel Sequoia, where he wrote several letters in writing-room.  At 3 p.  M. called to telephone.  At 3:02 p.  M. left hurriedly for Cardigan Redwood Lumber Company’s office.  Entered private office without waiting to be announced.  Emerged at 3:12, walking slowly and in deep thought.  At B and Cedar streets stopped suddenly, snapped his fingers and started walking rapidly, in the manner of one who has arrived at a decision.  At 3:24 entered the telephone building and placed a long-distance call.  Operative standing at counter close by heard him place call with the girl on duty.  He asked for the Cardigan Redwood Lumber Company in San Francisco.

Concluded his conversation at 3:32 and proceeded to the city hall, entering the Mayor’s office at 3:43 and emerging at 4:10.  He then returned to the Hotel Sequoia and sat in the lobby until handed a telegram at 4:40; whereupon he entered the telephone-booth and talked to someone, emerging at 4:43 to go to his room.  He returned at 4:46 and hurried to the law-office of Henry Poundstone, Junior, in the Cardigan Block.  He was with Poundstone until 4:59, when he returned leisurely to the Hotel Sequoia, carrying a small leather grip.  He also had this grip when he entered Poundstone’s office.

Arrived at the hotel at 5:03 and went to his room.  At 6:45 he entered a public automobile in front of the hotel and was driven to No. 846 Elm Street.  The brunette young lady who works m the Cardigan Redwood Lumber Company’s office emerged presently and entered the car, which then proceeded to No. 38 Redwood Boulevard, where the brunette young lady alighted and entered the house.  She returned at 7 sharp, accompanied by a young lady whom she introduced to O. All three were then driven to the Canyon restaurant at 432 Third Street and escorted to a reserved table in one of the screened-off semi-private rooms along the right side of the dining room.  At 7:15 Bryce Cardigan entered the restaurant and was escorted by the waiter to the table occupied by O. and party.

At 9:30 entire party left restaurant and entered a Napier car driven by a half-breed Indian whom the second young lady hailed as George.  O. and the brunette young lady were dropped at 846 Elm Street while Cardigan and the other young lady proceeded directly to No. 38 Redwood Boulevard.  After aiding the lady to alight, Cardigan talked with her a few minutes at the gate, then bade her good-night and after waiting until she had disappeared inside the front door, returned to the automobile and was driven to his home, while the chauffeur George ran the car into the Cardigan garage.

Upon returning to Hotel Sequoia, found O. in hotel bar.  Saw him to bed at 10 sharp.

Needless to relate, this report had a most amazing effect upon Colonel Pennington, and when at length he could recover his mental equilibrium, he set about quite calmly to analyze the report, word by word and sentence by sentence, with the result that he promptly arrived at the following conclusion: