Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-05-05

shreWd old fellow, as he shook hands,
Il have come to make the report of the
week. We have lent our friends, Pratt
& Weeks, six thousand dollars at TWEEN
ty-five per cent. for sixty days. That
makes twenty thousand dollars they
have had from US.
Very good They will be after moro
money before long, 1 think, said Stan
more. If so, let them have it," he
added.
The three gentlemen engaged in an
animated discussion on business topics
for some time, but just before Messrs.
Judson and Benjaman withdrew, the
conversation reverted to Pratt & Weeks.
While they drew their chairs close to-
gether, and their voices were lowered TO
a confidential tone, they talked earnestly
for a few moments, and Stanmore said:
You both know that the money stolen
from the safe Of Jason Garrison on the
night of John Oakburn's murder was
marked in peculiar way
Yes, yes, assented both Mr.. Judson
and the other.
Very well, I have reason TO suppose
that the stolen money is in the hands Of
stanmore's two friends evinced their
surprise.
Moreover" the former continued, I
believe these scOundrels will attempt TO
exchange the marked money for such
bank notes or other legal tender as they
can use without danger, when they are
driven TO desperate expedient to raise
money
SO Pratt & Weeks have the stolen
money" said Benjaman, in u tone OF sur
prise
1T is a secret, but have proved your
devotion TO my interest, and so 1 trust
YOU fully" answered Stanmore.
-Bravol We shall catch the weasels
yeti" said the old Hebrew, rubbing his
hands.
Yes; you have managed so that I
should not be in the least surprised If
they attempted to exchange the marked
money with you, Mr. Benjaman. If they
should breach the subject communicate
with me at once. Do not absolutely re-
fuse TO make the deal. Tell them you
want to consider the matter" continued
StanmOre.
Once they give the marked money to
me they are in our power, said Benja-
man.
Yes. The hour of justice will have
come. But We are counting on an IN
certainty" Stanmore answered.
They will be driven to make use of
the stolen money. Never fear, have
given them a false idea Of my character
for a purpose, and they will come to me
thinking me as INSCRIPTIONS as them
selves"
We will hope so. The life of an in
nocent man may depend upon the con-
fession to be wrung from them as to
how they came by the marked money,
said Stanmore, thinking Of Stuart Har-
land.
Later, when Stanmore found himself
alone, he said in self communion:
Pratt & Weeks are walking into the
pitfal have dug for them The weak.
inexperienced young man whom they
enticed to his ruin, and at whose i'm
potent threat they sneered and laugh
ed, when he discovered how he had been
duped by their devilish duplicity and
cunning, has been forgotten by those
brigands of Wall street. But the hour
is coming when the threats he uttered
when they drove him into exile, dis
graeed and ruined man, shall be made
good"
Then Stanmore's thoughts reverted TO
the mystery of John Oakburn's murder
4 cannot doubt that Marion Oakburn
has some knowledge of the man whose
photograph I saw in her possession. Can
it be that those wretches, Pratt &
Weeks, have thrown the tolls about that
innocent girl in such a way as to impli-
cate her in the terrible erime?" he said
But to return TO Pratt & Weeks
Office a moment subsequent TO Paxton f
| escape.
The rascally brokers were enraged al
| the accident which had enabled the de-
| tective to make his escape.
| They secured the doors, and aftel
| heaping maledictiOns upon the head Of
/ the detective. Pratt said:-
1T seems that fortune is dead against
US in every move OF late. Every specu-
! latiOn fails, and We are becoming deep
/ " involved in debt. We owe Marks &
/ Book, JudsOn, Kirk Il Co., and Benja-
/ man, the old Jew money lender"
! Yes" assented Weeks. But if Oul
/ investment in &C. and n. W. railroad
stock turns out as we hope, we are
! saved"
But if the market goes the wrong
way, you know as well as I do we art
ruined unless the marked money can bt
made TO save US, answered Pratt.
Perhaps we may arrange that OLD
Benjaman is an INSCRIPTIONS fellow
I've sounded him. If the worst comes
We may be able to get him TO take tbs
marked money at a discount, and let III
have the gold for it." suggested Weeks
Little did they suspect the fact. bu
the cOnspiratOrs seemed destined t
play into StanmOre's hands.