South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-09-20
The lNTELLlGENCER
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 90, 1889.
The Girl Detective.
RoBBED OF $4,000.

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The door OF Rufus Marlham's
counting,oom was securely closed,
and The Proprietor of the large. -four
ishing cotton factory talked earnest.
ly With a gentiemanly. looki"g man
If middle age, whose frce vas as un.
impressive as wax mask.
Five Thousand dollars! said the
individual. 1T was large sum 10
leave exposed
Exposed said NJ. Msrkhsn. 1T
was in my private desk, to which no
one has sccess but myself and my
nephew, Fred Tryon.'
! Would it be possible the young
gentlemap-'
Sir said Sir. Markham, my Deph !.
ew is not thief. II he needed ten
times tia, SUN he knoNs I would
freely give it to him. He will be my
Eeir, ar,i lie is as dear to me as q
son. l. is simply absurd to connect
him in any way with this robbery
Just state this matter again as
briefly On you can and allow me to
take notes will yon, Nj. Markham?
Certainly. ! drew Eve thousand
dollars oul Of tie hank yss' erdav to
meet note that was not presented
for pay mcHt retaining il until after
the bank VAS closed, concluded 10
lock it III my desk until This morning.
and did so. At nine o'clock this
morning the expected note was pres
scented and unlocked the desk. The
money vas gone, and with /; a email
memorandum book that was III the
same rtlI.'
rI he lock was rot forcc'2'
No, sir; the desk was apparently
exactly ga left IT,
'And Mr. Tryon has the oily du-
p'icste keyT
The Old gentleman frowned He
was ev.dentlydi' pleased at the turn
the detectives suspicion seemed 10
he taking.
Yes, my nephew certainly has the
only duplicate key
'Humph! Have you the number
OF all the notcs?'
Yes. The roll consis; ell Of Ten five
nunureH uJ.laf noteS.
The list CT num5ees being taken,
the detective made a searching ex.
animation Of the apartment and pre-
pared to tsSe his departure. AS he
stood near the door, Mr. Markham
suddenly said, nrrvously:
Il think Dir. Vodges, if you make
any discoveries you had better report
to me privately before making any
arrests
Certainly. sir. il you desire H..
Will you grant me one favor? Do not
mention the robbery TO Mr.. Try on,
if GU have not done go already
NO one Las heard of il but Your.
self.
'very good2 I will call again when
| have any report TO make
Fred Fred!' the old gentleman
said in q troubled tone wien he was
alone. Wedges evidently thinks it
is Fred 1t Is impossible tina: my
nephew would rob me. cannot
believe it. And yet be knew The
money was there. He WAS here
when handed Arnold the cheque,
and here when he returned with the
money. He knew that Johnson's
note was not presented. ond Fred
alone had duplicate key. Oil if
it should be. Annals hoy that
promised TO love as a son. Have
kept my promisr2 wbcre Lave I fail
ed? And why should he seal from
me when all / have is h'sP cannot,
will not, believe L.
fGay | come mp asked q pleasant
voice at the door, and permission be-
ing given, Cred Tryon entered the
room.
Looking into his handsome young
face, bright and frank, with wide
opened, brown eyes nnd curls OF nut.
brown hair, j; was hard to connect il
with any flea OF rcguery, ingratilude
and theft. His manner towards his
uncle, who had ever filed n fathers
place, was the perfection Of respect
full affection and before he had been
an hour in the counting room Mr.
Markham's fears we're entirely gone.
They were talking Of n certain
dark eyed little maiden who was
soon to he Mrs. Tryon, and when
Fred left his uncle il was with q
( promise that lie would call in The
evening upon Miss Clarkson 10 ar.
range for the wsdd ng-day.
The young man, q favorite Of fash
ion, apparently spent the afternoon
with his be,rothed, received bis un.
&C in the evening beside her, accoms
panied the old gentleman e. bis
! clearinghouse, receiving an sffeC.
tionate farewell when no took his
way TO his own rooms In another
house. For week be heard moth
ing Of the robbery.
II was just when GUNNER twilight
was fading that, returning home
! from drive with Maud Garrison,
Fred met his uDcle's confidential clerk
waiting for him at Maud's house.
Il have a note for you, Mr. Fred,
lac said, and ~ you we're not at
home ! thought | would visit for you
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