The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-05


for some one to defend a suit. He saw that
Cowran was fit man for the business, and
retained him. That affair led TO others.
Golding got in the habit of consulting Cow
ran on all legal matters. The two soon took
fancy to each other. In a few years, Cow
ran was Golding's confidential agent and
adviser. His connection with Golding had
prohted him professionally. Besides the
money he received for managing Golding's
affairs, he acquired a large and valuable
general practice. His remarkable talents
We're recognized, and he had great future
before him. There was a time when he
could have had the District Attorneyship if
he had cared for it. think Golding wanted
him to take it; but Cowran's ambition
didn't lie in the direction of politics; and
besides, the regular practice of his PROBES
sion brought him in a larger income than
the legitimate proceeds of a municipal Of
flee.
Things went on in that way until the
period of the great panic on Wall street, a
few years ago. Cowran was at that time
making a great deal of money every year,
though don't suppose he had laid up any
large capital. He was always inclined to
be liberal and expensive in his habits. As
for Golding he was already then, and is
now, the heaviest and most formidable man
on the street
Nobody but Golding and Cowran know
the whole inside history of that affair. |
never asked Golding about it, or Cowran
either, for | was friend of both parties.
But what appeared to outside parties was
something like this: Golding was interest
ed in a certain stock, and had secretly ar
ranged to get control of it. He consulted
with Cowran as to the best means of doing
this, Cowran advising him, of course, from
the legal point of view; for Cowran is not
much Of fnancier. But naturally, he
knew what Golding meant to do.
Il don't believe he had ever specialized, in
the full sense of the word, before l don't
know what put it into his head to do so on
the present occasion. Perhaps he had a
special need for money, and thought he had
sure thing. Whether or not he told Gold
ing what he was going to do, can't say.
At all events, he went in very heavily, and
kept on increasing his investments, conf
IDENTITY expecting the promised change in the
market. Before long he had put in about
everything he possessed.
But meanwhile Golding, for some reason
or other, had altered his plans. He made
up his mind to drop the stock that he had
intened to BOOM OF course he must have
neglected to inform Cowran of this change
That was the ground of the quarrel between
them, as | understood it. 1t is quite posi-
Die, however, that GOlding did not know
that Cowran had been specializing, or he may
have been unable, for business reasons, to
forewarn even him of the new deal Those
are questions that may never be settled.
can only say that it is, on the face of it, I'M
likely that he devised Cowran's ruin. There
Is nothing to show that he could in any way
served his interests On the con
trary, it might easily have in
jured them. Be that as it NAV,
when the crash came Cowran was landed
high and dry. 1t was a very bad case.
When all his liabilities were paid, he had
scarcely a thousand dollars cash left.
''He and Golding had an interview; no
third person was present, but | fancy it was
pretty violent Cowran had a fierce tenn
per, and Golding, on such occasions. is cold
and hard as steel. They parted in anger
and have had no communication with each
other since. But though they are enemies,
they are honorable in their enemity. Cow
ran preserves, among his Office papers, rec
ords Of transactions which, il he were to
make them public, would seriously affect
some of Golding's interests. But h. has
never made any use of them. Goding, on
the other hand, could have put insurmount-
able obstacles in the way of Cowrans re-
covering from his disaster but | am in
clined to think that he did just the opposite.
Very few people ever knew that Cowran
had lost money. He Immediately sold his
kept his office down town, and by great ef-
fort succeeded in paying the rent Of it, He
set to work, with the courage and determi-
nation that are characteristic of him, to
build himself up again. But it proved to
be a longer and harder work than it had
been before. There was more competition,
for one thing; and the loss of Golding'S bust
ness meant many thousands year. Never
theleSS, he had done well, and his reputation,
TprSOl1al a nd TNrofpSSiHDal * bitrh aV,a,.
| have always looked forward to bringing
the two men together again and getting uD
a reconc liation between them. | certainly
don't anticipate that Cowran can so far
have changed his nature and character as 10
put on the guise of a secret assassin, but
expect that your Investigations, if you
make any, will lead you to the same CON
cluson.N
$50 far as your story tells me anything. |
would be disposed to share your expecta-
tion," Inspector Byrnes replied. But you
say, yourself, that you do not know the in
siGe of the affair; and something may have
occurred that would arouse more deadly
animosity on Cowran's part than the mere
loss of his fortune would do. No man ever
thoroughly knows another; one sometimes
sees very strange developments in human
nature. BY the way, there is one very
important request that | have to make of
you"
"What is that"
at is that you make no mention what
ever to Cowran of what has occurred be-
tween US. 1t might destroy the whole
case"
81 will agree to do that" said the man; 81
promise you that L won't open my mouth on
the subject, to him or any one else"
Thank you. Secrecy, as you are aware
is an essential condition Of the success of ali
detective operations. 1t should not even be
known that any detective operations are
contemplated. You had better let no one
suspect that you have 80 much as received a
call from me-.
II appreciate the precaution, and shall
observe it. But can l not afford you any
more positive help than simply to hold my
tonguep
mo help is more useful, and there is none
that we get less of than silence, the detec-
tive replied IF you give us that, you will
have done your fair share. But if there
is any other person that you can tbiak
of"
Mr. Owens shook his head
81 don't admit that l suspect Cowran," he
said II will certainly name no other.n
Mr.. Golding, think you said, is happy
in his domestic relationsF
ENTIRELY 500
''There is no chance Of bis having been led
to join any connection which,
my dear Inspector, don't think of such
thing doubt if Golding has SO much as