The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-19

sswell, nothing; only that Harry Rogers
ought to know what became of the money
| in his charge"
81 think / can fathom your meaning, Mr..
Brant, and it ungenerrus, if not unjust, and
without good grounds.
There was something in Mays voice
which suggested to BraDt that it was the
part of discretion TO drop the subject, and
he quickly invented an excuse to say good
evening.
After he was gone May noticed that Q
letter had dropped from his overcoat pocket
| ia the hall. The business envelope was
addressed to sJohn Brant, care of Iveson
u Co., and its contents evidently related
to business affairs.
If May had any curiosity she was too well
bred to examine the letter, and threw it in
| 10 her swork. basket and covered it from
sight, until its rlghtful owner should call
II believe he Is ungenerous enough to
charge the theft to Harry Rogers" May
said to herself half aloud, after she had
placed the letter out of sight. "But am
sure Harry Rogers is above any such base
suspicion. M
This was the first time she had ever heard
reflection cast upon Harry Rogers, and
she instinctively became his advocate and
defender.
Two weeks passed, and there was no
clue to the theft, but one day another SINH
lar amount was missing from the cashiers
funds
Again there was an anxious investigation
with no result. At its conclusion, Mr.. I've
SON said: a
seThis is inexpiicable, Mr.. Rogers. You
are responsible for the funds placed in your
hands, and we shall expect you to make
the bank whole for the losses already sus-
tanned. When the bank opens tomorrow,
you will be expected to make good the
losses, and then it will be decided whether
you will longer remain as cashier.
Sand if Il fail to make good the loss 2"
asked Mr.. Rogers. ~ gs 5
publicity will be given to the affair, and
the law will take its course. But until to-
morrow not word is to be spoken of this
outside the bank"
Harry Rogers went home agistated and
mystifed. He knew he was innocent of
wrong doing, but had to confess that all
circumstances were against him.
He was barely able to make good the
thousand pounds loss, but to do so would
be almost confession that he had stolen
the money.
May Saunders, and it was not long until he
told her of the second loss, of Mr.. Iveson's
suspicious, and the delicate suspicious in
which Harry Rogers had been placed
She concealed her indignation, and dis
missed him on the plea of indisposition,
hastily despatched note to Harry Rogers
by servant, requesting him to call on her
at once and without failure.
He obeyed, but the une expected sum-
mons did not serve to allay his agitation.
May dispensed with all preliminanes, and
began:
nassOn two different occasions within two
weeks you have lost five hundred pounds
from the funds in your charge in the
bank"
s'rhat is true; but how came you to know
it? 1t was bank secret"
sIt does not matter how found it out.
And you are suspected of taking the money
yourself.
''Hardly so hard as that"
cit may not be put in just my words, but
that is the meaning of it. You are req uir-
ed to make good the loss to morrow. What
answer are you going to make to that de-
mand of the bank ?"
Harry Rogers didn't know how he would
answer that demand until he looked into
the depths of Mays earnest eyes, and then
he said with firm and even voice..
81 shall tell them that / did not take the
money, and, therefore, will not replace it. !"
'sAnd then ?" queried May, with an eager
voice.
ssThen / will be arrested for theft and
embezzlement."
"But you will not be convicted. You are
innocent know that, and your innocence
\ \ krko 60 o-s1& -
tell, but am confident as to the result.
/ respect you because you assume the risk
in order to vindicate your good name. I
am interested in this matter. You are not
aware of, but one-half the Iveson interest
in the bank belongs to me, and is held in
the Iveson name in accordance with pro-
vision in my fathers will until certain
event occurs. which possibly may never
occur
Harry Rogers went home bewilderei.
He had for years been one of Mays EN-.
ployees without knowing it, and now he
found in her champion, and firm be-
lever in his innocence. s.lsaa
When he visited the bank the next
morning, and declaring his innocence of
the suspicious against him, and declining
to make good the deficit, except upon
judgement of court, and to prevent his
bondsmen from paying IL, Mr.. Iveson was
shocked and angry, and finally told Rog-
ers that he would have to institute crimi-
nal proceedings against him unless the loss
was made good. r
nIhep I am ready to be taken into GUS
tody," was his reply. ssThe sooner we be-
gin to sift this mystery, the soone4 we will
get to the bottom of it. !" ~
1t was one Of the greatest or Dayton, sem
sations when the arrest of Harry Rogers
was made public and story told in the pa
pers with half dozen different versions.
The bank employed detective to secure
corrohorative evidence of the young cashier
guilt, and although but little could be found,
his prospects were dark ind Iced, for he found
it impossible to throw any reasonable light
ON the mysterious disapp earsnce of thetwo
missing PACKAGES of money.
May concluded to employ a detective
also, without letting any one know what
she was doing. An officer was summoned
from neighbour 6 city, and called at Miss
Saunders residence to get his instructions.
In the course Of an hours conversation
how she came to learn of the loss of the
money and the suspicious entertained
against the cashier.
The detective, of course, soon discovered
that both the book-keeper aRd cashier were
in love with the young lady who had call
ed his services into requisition.
$50 it was the book-kespar that told you
the secret in the first place."
eyes.
ssAnd what was the motive ?"
ssI haven't the the remotest idea"
The detective accidentally struck his
| foot against the work-basket, and over.
| turned ii. b
ooh, yes, Mr.. Officer exclaimed May,
| ssthara is q letter that M Rrant drnnned