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

curious smile.
"You are right" he said at last. 81
will take care of it,"
They descended from the cab few
yards off Gaze's tourist Office, and the
manager paid the driver.
"You know what you have to do"
over the door. 81 will wait for you
here."
When the clerk emerged again from
Messrs Gazes' he handed one of the
two tickets he had purchased to the
manager, who said, quickly:
"Good-by! And, by the way. remem-
Der that I shall follow you now and
see you off-from distance"
Next morning Mr.. Aspin was in Par
is. There the devil in him revived to
some extent. He determined to spend
q couple Of days in the Getty of Pleas
ure," and to have a spree. Had not
the manager promised to throw every
one off the scent"
| Meantime the manager strolled
down to Scotland Yard. There he
gave his reasons for believing that q
theft OF valuable bonds had taken
place. It was impossible to say how
and by whom they had been abstrac-
ed. He desired that an able detective
should return with him to the city, to
make an investigation and give his
advice. The request was promptly
complied with.
Shortly before o'clock the man.
ager entered the bank, accompanied
by two detectives from the criminal
investigation department-namely,
Inspector Crump and an officer in
plain clothes. They were met by the
cashier with the significant announce
ment that young Mr.. Aspin had not
returned after his dinner hour.
"There can be no doubt" added
Mr.. Price, "That our suspicious of
him were we'll founded"
The manager and chief detective re-
tired to the sanctum OF the former.
Mr.. Price and the second officer were
asked to hold themselves in readi-
ness for q summons to ioin them.
The circumstances already detailed
ager and the cashier were forthwith
communicated to the inspector. The
manager, moreover. opened the safe,
and described how the various par
cells Of bonds brought from the strong
room had been laid in row on the
middle shelf, and how he had perceived
Immediately efter Mr.. Aspin had left
the room, q gap in the row where
Messers. Bulling & Co.'s scrip had
been laid. The inspector was then re-
quested to make a careful survey
the room and its contents.
While he was doing this the manager
deity slipped q paper from his
! pocket into the leaves of a ledger
within the safe much in the same
manner, it will be remembered, as he
had acted with another packet. Hav.
ing done this, he "swung to" the door,
which fastened with snap.
During this operation, Inspector
Crump was looking in the opposite
direction. But he was doing so to
some purpose; for he saw the move
ments Of the manager clearly reflected
in the ground glass partition separat-
ing the apartment from the general
Office. There was something about
the managers action which fixed the
circumstance in his mind.
The detective next interviewed the
cashier, whose story confirmed that
OF his superior officer.
Now the duty OF the detective was
clear. Even if there remained a doubt
as to Mr.. Aspin's guilt, it was absol-
utely necessary to discover what had
become OF that young gentleman. In
quiry was therefore made OF his COL
leagues IN the office; but no one could
offer g. clue to the missing clerks
movements.
"He has probably made for the con.
tinent," suggested the manager.
"Do you think so, sir?" asked IN
spector Crump, in reply, while he
looked in the face of the banker. If
so, we will soon overtake him; he
hasn't much more than an hours
start of the telegraph" And the de-
tective laughed. The idea appeared
to impress the manager.
''The law has a long arm-eh, Mr..
Crump?"
eyes, sir-particularly in dealing
with boys who have short heads"
said the detective, eying the manager
steadily.
81 hope you'll prove a match for
him." said the manager with {, smile.
81 think we shall, Sir. By-the-by.
suppose he couldn't make anything
out OF the nonds in this country?"
at is very unlikely"
"Do you think, sir, that he had
any money about him to 90 away
WITH"
II cannot say; but I'll inquirer"
The answer brought by Mr.. Price to
this inquiry was one that provoked d
hearty laugh.
"N1r. Aspin was hard up He was
always hard up He had borrowed
half -a-crown that very morning to pay
for his dinner"
After some further information as
to Mr.. Aspin's affairs had been asked
for by Mr.. Crump, and given to h i'm
that gentleman decided to make in
quiries OF Mrs. Aspin, and to have
that lady's house watched in case her
son should return home.
II will cause description OF young
Aspin to be circulated in order that he
may be traced, watched, and, if pos
sible, arrested. All this will keep US
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