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Good morning, Seth,1 he said
'How do matters 60 on at ths
bank ? !
'Ehey.are in trouble, of. course
for there is absolutely no clue to
the scoundrels who robbed the safe.
They were cunning enough n6t to
take anything except gold-actu
ly leaving large quantity Of notes
which they might have had as well
as not -. ..,ssa -
DO you suspect any one con-
nected with the bank%
4 own | have my suspicious, Mr.:
Fenton, but I have no proofs, and
as fhe man and I are not good
friends, it might look like personal
enmity on my part if [: spoke OF
it, '@s,s-'-l. .z'.l' ?
'?Th he safe was. opened with. the
key and wurd.'- ~,
Yes, that is the puzzle, for only
two OF us had the; e;wor6: The key
is another matter, and it might have
been taken in a dozen ways. Why,
if the directors did not have the
utmost confidence in nae. I might
have been suspected myself. % Are
you going to the house?' ,-2a'2.gs
No, but you must give ;me,the
name of the man you suspect; Of
course it will 60 no further than
myself :.
Ienry Dana, the assistant cash
ier,' replied Seth, slowly. You
know that he has not been friendly,
with me since he knew that Mary:
and I were engaged, for he hoped
to succeed himself: ~ !. :
'Umph! You are going to the
house to see Mary p 1900 -,
Yes; I thought perhaps you
were going down. 1 can't stop d
moment; so, goodbye, and if you
fiud out anything let us know at
once = -
He hurried out, and Fenton re
mained with his head upon his
hands, in deep thought. He had
trusted Seth Amity so far that he
had accepted him as the afianced
husband of his only daughter.
whom he loved as few parents love.
their children. = si'<%:;l4+ %;4+
He knew that his informer was al
brute, but good spy, and had
given him trustworthy information
before, and it looked bad for Seth.
If it proved true he would be the
one to break the daughters heart
and confine Seth Amity to a prison
cell for years. But he had been
retained by the bank officials to
work up this most audacious rob-
berry, and he. would do his duty.
Seth hurried down to the cars and
stepped up to the Fenfon residence.
AS he went up the steps the door
opened, and young man stepped
out, who cast a savage glance at
him and passed by without saying
a word. ,rs,
what is Henry Dana doing
here?' he muttered; 'and what a
glance he gave me. I
must understand this matter at
once :s..i...' '..-,s@7
He touched the bell and sent up
his name by the servant who an
swered his call. II -
Directly after the girl came back
with a card upon which was written
in a delicate female hand: !
Not at home to Mr.. Amity. II
will never see you again. i
sMARY FENToN.'
Seth looked wildly at the servant,
and then tearing the card in pieces,
be stamped upon them furionsly, |
and hurried out into the street, his
heart, full of doubts and fears.
Mary had refused to see him again.
Who had poisoned her mind against
him, and how should he unravel the
web which fate seemed weaving
around him? .., - y |
Senter was on hand at the ap-
pointed time, and met Fenton at
lis office, where they were joined
by policeman. Fenton had armed
and, after a stern, commands
to be careful what he did, the in
former took the lead, walking sew
eral PAGES in advance of the others,
and not appearing to belong to
them. lie took a cab at a corner
stand, and they followed his exam
pie; and after ordering their driver
to keep the other cab i'll sight, they
drove through the city, and half an
hour later alighted in Il side street,
where the houses were Of the class
known as suspicious. The cabmen
had their orders and DRIVE away,
and Senter joined the party
Where is the place, you? said
the policeman. -, ,''',.
'Gentleman Tom's,' replied SEN
ter. .... ..".s-'
tom Keeps a little game of faro,
and a good many rough customers
hang around him. said the police
man. will you go in?'
'Of course said Fenton, quietly.
YOU'RE game muttered the po-I
liceman. This way, then @..4 ~.
lie opened a gate, and by the
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