Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-01-19

.Recause he has possibly provided
against that event by sending away
The bonds he stole yesterday and We
could prove nothing" 80,
"What on earth, then are we to do!
wTreat him lust as usual. l say
Just as if nothing had happenea' sen-
tlemen. Leave the rest to me-.
When the manager returned ne car
ried a small black bag in his hama:
This he locked up in his safe. One OF
the directors suggested that any val,
liable papers ought to be deposited
in the Strong room. But the manager
demurred.
"They will be safe enough here" ne
declared, in q casual manner.
The directors began to suspect IN
their hearts that there might be some
wisdom in attending to the detectlVe 8
warning. They took care: however,
not to betray themselves.
1t was comparatively early on sun
dav morning before the good Paris
folk had sat down to dejuener; that
Mr.. Aspin having in the French
capitol, betook him self to the rail-
way station, where he intended to
take the train in his flight toward
sanctuary.
But his steps were arrested before
the scene of an accident in the street.
A little crowd was collecting round a
hired conveyance which had been up
set. The occupant, O. middle.aged man
with q dark beard, had been thrown
out, and was stunned by the fall.
A handbag lay close beside him; 1T
had burst open, and some OF the con-
tents were slipping out from its mouth.
One of these papers Mr.. Aspln
raised out of the mud. AS ne did so
cry OF surprise escaped him; the
document was the very some bond,
belonging to Messrs. Bulling & Co.,
which he had stolen and restored.
A couple OF bystanders attempted
to raise the fallen stranger. Their
efforts displaced false beard. which
fell to the ground and disclosed to MIR.
Aspin's astonishcd eyes the features
OF the manager of the Continental
Banking Corporation.
"You know this gentleman" asked
voice in English, and hand was
laid on Aspin's shoulder.
I-I-I-thought | did" stammer-
ed the lad fearing to betray himself.
"You had better say yes at once,
Mr.. Aspin. l am a detective from
Scotland Yard, and I presume that
this gentleman is the person ! expect
ed to find sooner OF later in your
company"
The young man made virtue OF
necessity. He allowed himself to be
taken back to England in a tow, and
confessed his share in the robbery OF
the bank-a point which went in
his favor in settling up.
The manager followed later, also in
tow. He was scarcely let off so easily
as the lad Aspin, and he is not likely
to do any banking for some years to
come.
GLOW did the manager escaped"
said Inspector Crump, deeply mortified
at having been "bested," in spite OF
all his suspicious and all is precau-
tions.
"Why, it WAS this way. The manager
goes home that Saturday afternoon,
looking as innocent as q saint, and
carrying a handbag crammed full of
bonds.
$50 says to him: "Not much fear
OF my troubling you, till Monday.
That young rascal Aspin won't betray
himself all at once, l guess. wherever
he is now. We must be content to
watch him."
Essays the manager: 4 want q lit
tie rest badly. This affair has upset
me terribly. Don't worry me, if you
can help it on the Sabbath day!' 4
won't sir, says I.
"lput my watchers on-one in front
and the other behind-his private
residence. They were both good men.
But he fooled one OF them entirely
Just as the evening was getting dark,
the parlor-maid halls four wheeler
from the stand opposite, and brings q
Gladstone bag along, and out comes
a gent mullled up to the eyes, and
cabby is to drive to Euston like mad.
My man stationed in front of the
house follows in haste, believing it to
be the manager. 1t wasn't. He start
ed two minutes later, and landed at
Charing Cross, while my man was
messing about the London and North
Western Railway.
"How did I find it out? Why, I
went round as usual to see how my
men were getting on, and I found one
gone. Up he marches to the cab stand,
asks a cabby some questions. Front
man on the ranks says he was hailed
to the house, but a growler got the
fare to Euston. Presently another
gent leaves the house in another
GROWER. He describes this gentleman
and says he heard him holloa 'Charinp
Cross That's how l knew.
"And then 1 telegraphed on to Folk
stone. Dover, and Paris, mighty
sharp but the manager disguised him
self before ha got to Dover; and, by
Jove! it hadn't been for the CARR
age accident in Paris, we should have
lost him!"-The London Argosy.
THE END.