The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-13

in the several banks. But he privately
notified each bank to send for him before
honoring any check save his own. With
out q word of complaint against Eugene's
enterprise himself. rushed it along.
executed the coup and sent shiver
through the money market. He did not
say. and Eugene could not guess, whether
he (Mr. Montgomery would have done all
this in this way if the robbery had never
bee 9mitted. Perhaps he would. May
b been his intention from the first
the climax of the scheme HIM
last Eugene tried to think so,
/ N this hurt him deeply, for he
Z u on executing the coup him.
70 still believed it would have
y successful had it been DELAYED .
z&7s The singing thought struck him
thatsit may be the Montgomerys had
feared he would sell them out at the last
moment and so had closed the matter sud-
denly and Unexpectedly to him. And
this thought made way for many similar
ones. But the worst one of all had not yet
entered his mind.
When the business was done and Mr..
Montgomery seemed to have time tor
other considerations, Eugene. following
him from the offce, asked for an inter-
view.
what do you want to talk about7"
asked MI. montgomery.
This robbery and NY
mot now" and with his short, though
not unkindly voiced interruption, the
senior member entered his carriage and
went whirling away.
Eugene did not see his employer again.
In an hour he received note from him:
go to Paris, first train. and wait in
structions."
Eugene obeyed, and in Paris reported to
him by wire.
Two days later he received a telegram
from Mr.. Montgomery:
"Come to London"
When Eugene reached his Office in Lon
don he found a sealed letter On his desk.
1t was not dated. It read:
not be required by us after this date. Enclosed
check will pay your expens-s back to Chicago
should you wish to go there. The other inclOs-
BRas
The ''other Enclosure" was half sheet
of note paper. on which was written in q
cramped. schoolboy hand these words,
without address or signature:
Among the black handbags on your south
counter is one with clue cross on the bottom.
Send 1t by bearer. Price enclosed.
The blow had fallen, the heaviest that
could have fallen. The office seemed to
whirl, the atmosphere was sitting. He
tfleO TO tQlnAs DUC COutu uOt. he went
| out in the street and walked. never mind
| ing where; he did not know or care. Every
| boot5lack, every potato vender was an OBJ
| iect of envy for him. Suicide was tangled
| among his confused ideas. Then he
| thought of Emily and the dreadful blow
| this would be to her. He turned and
| walked back and grew manlier. as we all
| become indignant.
"By God" he said between his teeth, II
| have been treated shamefuily, and will
not meekly submit to it!'
| When he reached Mr. Montgomery's ho-
| tel that gentleman had been gone two
| days.
Eugene went back to his Office and sat
| down to sum up the situation. He read
| and reread Mr.. Montgomery's letter until
! he was sure he knew all that it said, both
| on and between the lines. Then he read
| the ''other enclosure" over and over and
| studied long upon it. Mr.. Montgomery
| had maniiestly been among the detectives,
| and detectives. Eugene said to himself.
| are persons whose profession is to tit
criminal to every crime. They had no
| doubt fitted him to this crime.
Il must find the man who wrote this
| note, he said, and glad thought dashed
| for an instant-the thought that perhaps
| the scrawl to him-iiashed ana went out.
Eugene sought Mr.. Whitfield in his office
| and laid the news OF the eventful morning
| before him. The old gentleman received
him with some calmness, not to say cold
ness. Eugene thought.
Yes" said he. Mr.. Montgomery sailed
from Liverpool day before yesterday"
| did he say anything about me, about
| the robbery, Mr.. Whitneld2"
Nothing except that he desired me
never to mention that you had been dis
missed, and he gave me sealed letter to
| keep until he should instruct me to open 1t. !"
| do YOU know what the letter relates to ~
"No; Judge from the manner Of his
| giving il TO me that it relates to you. l do
/ not know this. however"
| And did he say nothing about me-?
| What I mean is, did he say or intimate
| that stole that money!
| "He said nothing. but frankly Eugene,
| my wife and l gathered that ne was not
| free from suspicion"
Your wife was present.
Yes; Mr.. Montgomery was at our house.
He slept in your ROOM"
| And my honesty has been discussed. l
suppose, at your house" said Eugene, his
face red with indignation.
Not exactly that. We have spoken OF
| you. of course"
"Mr. Whitfield. bluntly, sir, do you or
your wife suspect me?'
We'll. sir. bluntly, sir. We do not believe
that money ever came into our house, ana
| tue oiu man. nlrDSell now aEouSSus "aAeA
| from his office as a signal that this was all
he had to say on the subject.
There was nothing for Eugene to do but
qui. the Whitfield house at once. He
bought cheap trunk and went out there
to pack his belongings. Neither Mrs.
Whitfield nor Emily was TO be seen when
he entered. When he had sent his trunk
| down TO the cab he asked servant TO tell
Miss Emily that he wished TO say goodbye
| TO her.
AS she came down the stairs she was
very pale and her eyes were red and swol'
| len.
lyon have heard, Emily7" he said.
She nodded and burst into tears despite
| her earnest effort to be calm.
But you do not believe It, Emiiy?"
"No, no. MOI know il is not true. Oh,
oh, how cruel,'
"And you love me still?" he said, ad.
yancing toward her.
Eugene" said she. raising her hand ia
warn HIM back. For 8 long time she
could not speak. Then. with sots which
took her voice from her for seconds 81 q
! time, she told him that her father had old