Connecticut western news., 1873-11-21

tidence in Thrapstow but then I hac so thorough knowledge of all tht rules of banking, that couldn't helI feeling that had done wrong. A few minutes, however, would set it right Charlie's white and glittering topai would soon put in an appearance. =.
 Just at @ minute to three the cashier brought me three checks, with little slip of paper attached. They were Thrapstow's checks, for fifteen hundred twelve hundred and three hundred odd respectively, and his balance was only five hundred odd.
 I turned white and cold. "Of course you must refuse them," I said to the cashier. -.E...
 When he went out, sat in my chail quite still for few moments, bewilder' ed at the sudden misfortune that had happened to me. Charles ThrapstoW was clearly defaulter ; but there was this one chance might have given the checks in the confidence of selling those bonds, and placing the balance to his account. In due course, these checks, which were crossed, would have been brought to the clearing house, and have been presented on the mor- row. But it seemed that his creditors had some distrust of him, and had caused the checks to be demanded out of due course. ........-. The clock struck three. Charles had not come back. The bank doors closed with 8 clang. could endure the sus- pense no longer. Telling the bank porter that if MT. Thrapstow came, he was to be admitted at the private door, and was to be detained in my room till returned, I went out, and made my way to his office, which was only few hundred yards distant. He wasn't there. The clerk, a youth of fifteen, knew nothing about him. He was in Capel Court, perhaps-7anywhere-he didn't know. Had he been in within the last half hour? We'll, ;. no; the clerk did not think he had. His story, then, of the customer waiting at his office was lie. -..t..- s-. a-..~
 With heavy heart, I went back to the bank. No; MT. Thrapstow hadn't t been in, the porter said. I tooka Han som, and went off to the office of MT. Gedgemount, the solicitor to the bank. asked his advice. "Could I get a warrant against this Thrapstow for 
 Upon my word, said Gedgemount, "I don't think you can make crimi- nal matter out of it. It isn't larceny, because you abandoned the possession of the bonds voluntarialy. No; I don't see how you can touch him. You must make a bankrupt of him, and then you can pursue him, as having fraudulently carried off his assets"
 Ry,% 1,a4 A. l think was wrong in taking it. think ought to have gone straight off to the police station and put the affair in the hands of the detectives. Digni- fled men of law, like Gedgemount, al- ways find dozen reasons for inaction, except in matters that bring grist to their own mill. -i+[
 I went home completly disheartened How could I face my directors with such story as that had to tell The only excuse that could urge, of pri- vate friendship and confidence in the man who had robbed us, would make the matter only the worse. Clearly, at the same time that l told the circum- stance to the directors, I should be bound to place my resignation in their hands, to be put into force if they thought fit. And there could be little doubt but that they would accept it. How damaging, toe, the story would be to me, when I tried to obtain another appointment <. :. t3E5.
 I had promised to take my wife and children for an excursion down the river, as soon as the bank closed, and the youngsters eagerly reminded me of my promise. Ireplied so savagely and sternly, that the children made of in tears my wife, coming to see what was the matter, fared little better. l must have had sunstroke or some thing, she told me, and brought ban dages and eau de Cologne. flung them away in rage, and went out of the house. I must be doing something, I felt, and I hailed cab and drove to Thrapstow's lodgings. ,,-- ... MT. Thrapstow wasn't coming home that night, his landlady told me. She thought he was away for little jaunt but she didn't know. He occupied the ground-foor of small housein Eccles- ford street, Pimlico-two rooms open ing into each other. I told the woman that would sit down and write letter. She knew me we'll enough, as I had | frequently visited Thrapstow, and she left me to myself. Then I began to overhaul everything, to try to find out | some clue to his whereabouts. A few letters were on the chimney-piece they were only circulars from trades. men. In the fireplace was consider. able quantity of charred finder. He had evidently been burning papers re, cently, and quantity of them. ] turned the etinder: carefully over, spread. ing it out upon newspaper. I found nothing legible except one little scrar of paper, which the fire had not alto gether reduced to powder, on which ] saw the name Isabel shining witl metallic lustre. Then I went to the bedroom, and searched that. Here too, were evident preparations fol flight coats and other garments throwr hastily into the cupboards, boxes turned out, an odd glove or two laying up on the dressing-table. I carefully searched all the pockets for letters ol other documents, but found nothing The keys were left in all the recepta cles-an instance of Charlies thought fitness for others, ln the midst of his rascality.
 Lying upon the washstand was { card, which was blank upon one side but on the other had the name of , photographer printed upon it. Th' yard was wet, as if it had been soaked il water; and near the upper end of it wal a round irregular cut, which did noGqui' penetrate the card. Ithad evidently onc' had photograph fastened on 1t ac cordingly, the card had been wetted, te facilitate the removal of the photograph whilst the face of the portrait had evi dently been cut. out, in order to b, place it in locket or something simi lar.
 It struck me at once that the photo graph, about which 8 man on the ev of a flight would take so much trouble must be person very dear to him probably his swhetheart. Although
 had been intimate with Thrapstow, h