San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-08-16

,vhe,leyeT sacuid sa1 II again
s;cnt several days in q:iet investigation
AID tu4n sought u private interview with
t.se cGeussd. litter few commonplace re-
mar took up the mater in haul.
81 AN u messenger appointed to watch you
Ill! gain information concerning your hab-
IT'S" said |, looking steadily IN his eyes
The young mcl assumed calmness, but
could not conceal tbs alarm and deep con-
Germ had fully determined that the
cashier was no: rogue 1t heart. ! believed
that he was not confirmed in any vicious
practice, and il BIS conduct during our inter-
view warranted it intended to be his friend.
have always felt that # was our duty, II
possible. to prevent crime We effect a vast
deal more good In this world by preventing
our fellow man from being a criminal than
by permitting the commission Of crime in
order to detect" the criminal and punish
him How many lives and happy homes
might be saved if this were more frequently
practicedI
After moments pause my companion
asked: who sent you to watch meT
"One deeply interested in your welfare
Can you not guess whor replied
"A ladyr he asked, much agitated.
"No," l answered, and taking the cue,
added: Miss -, of - avenue, so far as
/ know, is not aware Of my employment, and
| presume she does not even suspect that
there is cause for it; indeed, would deeply
regret it if she did"
He turned his face full upon me and there
was a startled and puzzled expression resting
upon it. "What do you know about that
lady, and why did you mention her when
ol-nA cd ho
asked, hastily.
81 know that you visited her at her home
this evening" and have reason to know your
feelings toward the LADY," was my response.
l had been right in my conjectures, and
now knew that had sent shaft to tender
spot and felt assured that this hit would
prove valuable, though silent, adjunct to
the successful execution Of my hastily formed
plan.
With a deep sigh Of relief he said: II am
glad Of it," and then, after pause, asked
again, "Who sent your
who else can be so deeply interested in
your said l. II will tell you who author
lied me to follow your movements while
away from the office, but | will precede the
information by the statement that my en-
ployer is prompted by the deepest concern in
your behalf Mr.. B. is the individual"
said, but the young mans alarmed counte-
nance urged me to add: "Yet he does not
suspect what have discovered; he is espe-
ciaIly alarmed about the great change noted
in your appearance, and commissioned me to
adopt my own method and time in making
the investigation. To execute this commits
sion determined to keep you under my sur
veillance, though scarcely expected devel-
opments so soon"
81 presume you will report your discovery
to Mr.. B at oncer he Intercepted, with
apparent alarm.
mot necessarily" replied, briefly.
"Can my exposure be prevented7' he
quickly asked
THAT depends" l answered The cashier
impulsively thrust his hand into the breast
pocket of his coat and drew forth roll of
bills Turning to me, with extending arm,
the money grasped in his hand, he said, ex-
citedly: "You are welcome to this, but, for
Gods sake, don't expose me; it will ruin me
forever"
Restraining my Indignation as much as
possible, | said: your proposition is as I'M
worthy of you as it would be unworthy in me
to accept it." My words stunned him, and
an expression of detection and lost hope over
cast his countenance. Seeing the effect my
speech had, added, earnestly: 81 will be
your friend and save you if you will comply
fully with my demands"
A CLEAN of hope instantly shone on his
countenance and he added, rather demurely:
What do you demandp
Looking him earnestly in the eyes l an.
swered, That you tell me truthfully how
you came to visit faro bank; how long the
visits have been INDUCED in; how often and
with what result"
To sum up his statement briefly, but which
he gave III detail, he said that he went with
friend one night out of curiosity; that the
game was fascinating; that he commenced by
buying SIS worth of checks; he won $40; Wis
tied the place again few nights after, and
tried his luck, but this time lost sos He re-
peated his visit two nights following with a
like result, then the fascination and a de
termination to recover his small loss i'm
PEELED him to go again, each time meeting
with a loss and each succeeding loss being
greater than the last, until he visited the
place almost nightly, and finally realized that
he had drawn out nearly all of his cash bal
ance in the Office, besides having hypothecat-
ed some shares of stock owned by him The
loss caused him much regret, but he had
spent many sleepless nights because of re-
morse when it fully dawned upon him that
he was living lie and that the confidence
reposed in him by Mr.. B and Miss -
would be instantly withdrawn and summary
dismissal from both follow, meaning, of
course disgrace. He had used his own
money; he had not gone far enough in his
recklessness to fitch.
Are you satisfied now to cut short this
recklessnessp' asked
YES" he answered, determinedly.