The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1892-04-07

gertrude that the janitor had brought
the scheming brokers the news that the
stolen money was marked.
This affair is growing more and more
mysterious. Kredge must have known
that the stolen money was in the pos
session of Pratt and Weeks. He Is
their spy, that is clear, he thought.
When he arrived at Garrison's Office,
again, he did not Immediately enter the
building, and while he stood before it,
he saw Pratt approach and gain entrance
to the Office. He then entered himself,
as stated.
At the conclusion Of the inquest, the
mysterious old gentleman, who was Sc
cretly interesting himself in the case of
John Oakburn's murder, walked to
Broadway and took the omnibus to the
Astor House, for at this date Jacob
Aston had not made his successful inno-
walton, and there were no horse cars on
the great business thoroughfare Of the
great city.
Some weeks previous to the occurrence
Of the incidents thus far recorded, the
old gentleman had arrived at the hotel,
and registered the name, Richard Stan
more"
Mr.. StanmOre seemed to be stran-
ger in the city, but to have a great deal
OF business with Wall street business
men.
Particularly intimate were his COM
mercial relations with the firm of Messrs
Marks & Buck, accommodation loan
brokers, who had established themselves
on Wall street a year previous. Also
with Judson, Kirk 4 Son, another Wall
street firm largely interested in various
mining and railway speculations.
There was another firm, not on Wall
street, with whom Mr.. Stanmore was
evidently on the best Of business terms.
The firm in question was that Of Bens
jamln & Co., a Jewish money-lending
house which negotiated large loans, and
to them in secret many Wall street
operator had been glad to come for f1nan-
cial aid when the market took long run
the wrong way"
Almost every evening a representative
of each of the firms mentioned was clos
eted with Mr.. StanmOre in his apart
ments in the hotel.
Surprising as it may seem, however,
in view Of the fact We have mentioned,
Mr.. StanmOre was entirely unknown
personally on Wall street, and he never
visited the Offices of the business firms
We have mentioned.
All of this smacked of mystery, and
there was much more in the doings Of
Mr.. StanmOre that seemed to be mex
plicable.
Very much to Mr.. Garrison's surprise,
the day following the night Of the MUIR
der and robbery drew to a close, and no
one from Pratt & Weeks called upon him
to demand the money he owed them.
In view Of the fact that Mr.. Pratt had
insisted that the $4,000 must positively
be paid that morning at an early hour,
if the debtor wished to avoid unpleasant
consequences, Mr. Garrison thought it
was remarkable that he had not heard
from him.
Pratt had hurried away from the
brokers' Office without exchanging a
word with Mr.. Garrison.
Edna had been informed by her father
of Stuart's imprisonment, and the de-
voted girl received the evil news bravely,
for she was sustained by the belief that
innocence would triumph.
Jason Garrison was in a state of in
tense nervous excitement and alarm.
He shut himself up in his library, and at
every unusual sound he started appre-
hensively, as though he was in momen
tary expectation of the occurrence of
some terrible calamity.
At nightfall, as he was looking over
the evening paper, he suddenly leaped
to his feet, and exclaimed, excitedly:
Can this be true! Can this be true!"
ITO BE CONTINUED.