Weekly Trinity journal., 1877-12-22
AN EX-DETECTIvE's STORY.


and batlled the keenest men on our force.
The facts were simple these Simon
Glover wealthy merchant OF s., a
town about fifty miles from New York,
had missed from his safe, at various
times, money, varying in amount from
one to five thousand dollars.
Nothing at all remarkable-such things
are occurring daily the mystery center
ed in the fact that all the researches that
had been made, failed to discover the
slightest trace of how, OF by whom it had
been taken.
Mr.. Glover had sent peremptory dis
patch to the bureau for an officer to be
sent him at once. | had been selected
to go and, after private interview
with our chief, took the train for s..
As | had sent no announcement of my
coming, expected no one to meet me at
the station but as inquired of II by
stander the way to Mr.. Glover's, pleas
ant looking gentleman appearing young
man stepped forward and who had been
intently regarding me from the moment
| first put my foot on the platform.
He introduced himself rs Mr.. Glover's
son and offered to go with me to his ia
thor's house which was a short distance
"The officer father sent for, pre-
sumo ?" he said, in a low voice, as soon
as we got clear of the crowd.
"The same sir. John Jones, and quite
at your service"
The young man bowed again, giving
me another quiet, penetrating look.
And rs | looked At him attentively, l
perceived that there was an air of matu-
rity about him, not at all in keeping with
his smooth boyish face.
"Our captain got the telegram just
about an hour before | left. Has any
thing new occurred %
cit can hardly be called anything
new, SIR but Eve thousand dollars more
disappeared last night, and in the same
mysterious manner"
"And you haven't the slightest suspi
cion ?"
| am sorry to say that father sus-
poets my cousin Clyde, who is his head
book keeper. But am still in the hope
that an investigation will prove his en-
tire innocence"
There was II peculiar dropping of the
eyeids ut the close of these words, that
did not escape my notice.
Do you believe in his guilt ?" | said
abruptly, turning my eyes full upon his
face.
mo, indeed, sir why, Clyde ard |
were brought up like brothers can't
believe such a thing Of him, and
won't"
"Still," added the young man, after a
pause with a sorrowful shake of the head,
" it can't be denied but father has some
cause for his suspicious. 1t is clearly ev-
ident that the robbery was committed by
no outsider aud as no one else had ne
cess to the room where the safe was kept,
suspicion naturally tends that wAy."
In this style young Mr.. Glover contin-
ucd to talk, until we reached the house
vehemently asserting his belief in his
cousins innocence, and yet alluding Ia
various circumstances which tended to
prove his guilt.
said litto in reply my mission and
policy being to listen rather than talk.
! found old Mr.. Glover considerably
excited oyer his fresh loss. And no won
der it now amounted in the aggregate,
to thirty thousand dollars And the
mystery that euveloped it made it doub-
ly aggravating.
On conversing with the old gentleman,
| saw that his suspicious were strongly
fixed upon his nephew, and not without
some show Of reason. In fact, his posi-
ton, and the opportunities it gave him
naturally turned suspicion that way.
"The ungratelul scoundrel !" OK
claimed the old gentleman, with indig-
nant warmth if he bo found guilty |
will not spare him ! l would rot if he
were my own son !"
At this energetic assertion,I i glanced
over at the only person who could be af.
fected by it bGt he had walked to the
window, and stood looking out in the
court below.
"He is engaged to and about to mar
ry my niece, Emily" resumed NJ r..
Glover. " But Of course, all that will
have to be broken up now. Poor girl !
she is devotedly attached to him, and |
fear 1t will break her heart ~
A singular expression flashed from the
eyes that young Mr.. Glover turned upon
his fathers face, but it vanished too
quickly for me to note its meaning.
Yes, poor Emily is indeed to be pit
led p he said, in the low, soft tone that
seemed to be natural to him.
| was Obliged to caution them that
there was no tangible proof, as yet, Of
the young mans guilt, and that, if they
wished me to get at the truth Of the mat
ter, they must keep it as quiet as posi-
BILE.
Mr. Glover's family consisted himself,
his son, his nephew and niece.
The two latter / saw for the first time,
at the dinner-ta6e.
Clyde evidently not only knew my er-
rand, but was conscious Of the suspicion
/ that was attached to him.
He seemed i'll at ease, and his manner
towards me was naughty, almost defiant
But did not take this to be proof Of
guilt, as those less used to criminals and
the workings Of crime might.
lie had stout, strongly-deve'oped
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