Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-27

promised. but 4 shall not keep You mucn 4
longer.
"When l reached the Office in the .
morning had another good look around, /
but nothing whatever was to be discov- |
cred. | turned tho whole place inside /
ont. Nothing, absolutely nothing, con- |
nected with the case turned up nntil, to !
my astonishment, Stephen GrMnly
walked into the Office. Until his appear
ance had, in q dim way, made up my
mind that all would be cleared up and
my innocence established by his alb
sconding. His arrival showed that ne
meant TO brazen the thing ont with me,
and / felt from that moment helpless
and paralyzed.
'Grainly, said !, as soon as l could
talk, when you came back FOR yourstick
last night did you notice the money you
gave me on the desk where put it,
"'No, my dear Mayiield. / did not
cross the threshold Of this room
'Yon did not see or touch the money
or the piece of paper on which
had taken down the numbers of the
notesy
No, certainly not could not see
your desk from the door, and was not
farther than the door. You do notseem
well. l sincerely hope there is nothing
the natter
" The cash You brought in last night
tho e293-has been stolen, that's ALL
said l.
d" 'Stolenr he cried, falling back.
You don't mean TO say thaiY
AYE, and stolen within an hour
within half an hour-of our being here
together last night
4 cannot-I viii not-belcyo such %
horrible thing. Stolenl And in the
very Office toor
81 never saw better acting in all my
life than his indignation and horror and
establishment. l could hardly believe
my eyes and ears. 1 had spent a sleep.
less night and was half dazed and
wholly stupid and in despair. For
awhile felt that, after all, he might be
innocent, and that /, in q moment Of ex-
element and haste, had placed the
money and the memorandum in some
place Of security which could not now
recall.
Office half an hour earlier than his
usual time, gave orders for another
search. 1t was quite unavailing. No
tale or tidings Of the cash came that
day
no secret was made Of the affair in
the office, and as the hours went on
became confident that in Mr.. Strang
ways eyes l was the criminal. / doni
, know how it happened, but ! did moi
feel this much. / did not feel anything
much | was in dream--a stupor.
"Late in the afternoon Mr.. Suangwa,
| called me into his Office and told ml
, that, considering everything, he did no
{ intend placing the affair in the hands o
j the police that day, but that If tomor
rows sun went down upon matters q
= they now stood he should be obliged t
take action. The loss of the money
could bear said he, but the ingratitud
q viii not stand
e This was as good as accusing me O
r the robbery. Again / wonder that
! was not more put out but / felt little O
s nothing beyond hapless and numbed.
G Before / left Bread street that ever
ing Grainly sent me q note begging IN,
r for my own sake, not TO think of boil
4 ing Boiling said he, in q case G
l. this kind would be taken as an admil
|; sion Of the very worst
r Even this daring impudence did nc
1 arouse me, did not waken me; throug
n the whole terrible affair / do not think
g was even as much excited as I am now
g Next day Mr.. Strangway said not
syllable about employing the police, q
o indeed about the affair at all, nor di
p he, aa far as / knew, take steps in tn
e matter On the day following lac mad
an astonishing announcement. He calle
4 Groinly and me into his private ofiic
V and said:
d "'The present is the first time in tn
e history of our firm that anything Of th
i kind has occurred-that we have bee
d robbed from the inside. / have mao
/, up my mind not 90 do anything about
x just now. keep an open mind Som
y day we may find an easy explanation
l. the mystery or it may never be cleare
up. l accuse no one. 1 viii say u
10 more OF the affair until / can either pl
n my hand on the man who did it or to
you both face to face, as you are nov
p chat l have discharged from my min
g forever the notion that any man wi
BIT takes my money as a servant took it all
D. as % thief
"a fortnight after the loss Of Il
rs money a telegram came for Mr.. Stran
e. way. 1t was sent into his private ofic
Presently he opened his door and bee
oned me to come in, and when / had G.
10 tored he motionod me TO a chair.
le d" Mr.. Mayheld, said he 4 wish
sle earliest moment to relieve You
IN what must have been a terrible anxiet
The thief has been found and is now
ly custodyr Mr.. Strangway waved Il
e telegram. j have just got the MESA,
IL saying stephen Gtainly, with the bu
Sc of the notes on his person, is in Il
he hands Of the police He was abo
IT. leaving this counTy-fcr Spain, it
supposed lie stole the money foi
d. night ago, aud stole the list yon b,
id made of the numbers of the note
" Knowing the way in which the not
20 had come into his own hands in d