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

owners of the bonds-an offer which
they considered unnecessary in view
of the status of the bank.
At 10 o'clock the following morning
Inspector Crump arrived in Old Broad
street. He was greeted by the mana
ger and some of the directors of the
corporation. The detective addressed
himself to the manager, with a con-
tidence and respect which set that
gentleman entirely at his ease.
'The superstition you expressed, sir,
has been fully justified. The young
man suspected OF stealing the bonds
crossed to Calais yesterday. have
arranged that he will not slip through
our fingers. I cannot say more at
present. The first information OBJ
tanned concerning him was given by
NIessrs. Gaze, the tourist agents, at
whose Office he bought two tickets for
Madrid. From the fact of his taking
two tickets, it is presumed that he is
travelling in company with q female,
possibly an accomplice. He paid
NIessrs. Gaze with fifty pound note,
Of which l have taken the number.
The question is, where did he get the
tifty-pound note? Can you tell me?"
At first the manager made no reply,
and he averted his eyes under the
steady but seemingly frank regard OF
the detective. Then, laboring under
evident excitemen, he stepped over
to the safe, opened it and drew out q
little drawer within and exclaimed:
Good heavens, that's gone, too"
"What do you mean, sir?"
81 had O. fifty-pound note in this
drawer" He referred to his pocket
book for the number and read it out.
The detective smiled as he amour
ced that his figures were the same.
The directors looked at one another
meaningly, being full OF sympathy for
their head otficicial.
At this moment Mr.. Price entered
and reminded the manager of an ap-
pointment at the Bank OF England,
an appointment, it will be remember
ed, to exchange receipt of the Bank
of England for 100000 worth of
bonds deposited there and belonging
to Messrs. Bulling. The manager
made his excuses to the directors,
promised to be back in half an hour,
and went out.
AS soon as inspector Crump knew
him to be off the premises he turned
to the directors and said sharply:
Gentlemen, you must excuse me if
| am abrupt. | am acting in your
interests, and l am obliged to be plain
spoken. l will stake my reputation
that the man who has just left the
room is responsible for the disappear
ance of Messrs. Bulling& Co.'S bonds"
''No, no, no! Impossible!" eiacula-
ted his worthy listeners, throwing up
their hands in depreciation of the
wrong done to their faithful servant
by the mere suggestion.
IL beg pardon" said the detective.
81 am accustomed to read guilt or in
nocerce in a mans manners, as we'll
as his actions. Your manager tries
to hide from me q guilty conscience,
and he cannot do it,"
"What right have you to say such
a thing?" asked the indignant board
OF directors in one voice.
The inspector continued in his own
way.
"From what I hear OF the boy AS
pin, he hasn't the pluck to steal and
hide q great parcel OF bonds He
hadn't even an opportunity of doing
SO without the certainty of the man
ager seeing them protruding from his
pocket. The lad may have stolen the
$50 note or he may have had it Civ
en- to him; but take my word for it,
in this unfortunate bushes, he is more
sinned against than SHINING"
''lf that is all you have to say"
broke in the chairman of the board
of directors, eve shall be obliged by
your keeping your op Mons to your
self, and combining yourself to your
duty"
cit is my duty to warn you, Sir"
retorted tbs detective. The manager
has averted suspicion by throwing it
on Mr.. Aspin. l don't know if Aspin
ishis dupe or his confederate, or both.
But we must not lose sight OF the
manager till we have had it out with
Aspin. Not that the young one has
the bonds. The old one has the
bonds himself, or he has posted them
to Spain"
Spain" exclaimed the directors.
eyes" and the inspector laughed;
mo extradition treaty between this
country and Spain, you see"
But, if the manager is the culprit,
why has he risked detection by saying
here?"
'Why, sir, because he hasn't got
all the bonds he wants, should saw
"Monstrous! Perfectly mon
strous!" declared the directors, un-
convinced.
Besides" urged one of them, che
could not reach Spain before his alb
sence was discovered, and we would
overtake him by telegraph"
''Think SO, sir?" said the detective.
"Why, he might slip off unperceived
tonight, be III Paris on Sunday morn
ing, and cross the Spanish frontier
before you gentleman are awake on
Monday. Then where are you?'
The directors could hardly fail to
appreciate these remarks, although
they still renamed incredulous.
There is not the slightest founda,.
tion," urged one of them, "for suspect