The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-14

/ went with his father for time and
/ was 50 taken with his engaging ways. his
/ bright, energetic and clipper determine
ton in all the little things about him
coming under my notice. that I gave him
the place Of messenger the moment it
was vacant. That boy will make his mark
in the world If I am any judge Of char
acter. Dingleton."
Rather fond Of him, aren't your
The detective said this with good deal
of searching keenness.
Yes, i am. / don't mind telling you,
in confidence, that entirely aside from
his splendid character, his face is
staTtlingly like-like-weH, Dingleton, al
most every man can open the book Of his
life TO a well-thumbed and sacred page"
Decidedly Decidedlyr said the de
tective uneasily but alphabetically.
"On that page. in my book, is the face
Of the first-not the only one, bless my
good wifei-woman I ever loved. We
quarreled about some trifing thing. and.
as I was only just starting then and had
everything to acquire, a man Of better
station happened along"
"Of course; of course. You can't al
ways depend on 'em. Just walked off
with her, l s'pose?'' interrupted the de-
tective compassionately.
~ es; just walked off with her. All,
me! That was nearly twenty-five years
ago. Well Harry Everetts face is her
AdNEs DIS itdIig dS Il DOy s can De a WO-
man s.! But he's noble fellow, on his
own account, and 1 really think the world
Of him."
Just so; just sol Now see here, Mr.
Bilingsby,' remarked the detective
crisply, as he fussily looked at his watch.
You want these peculations stopped?"
They must be-"
''Well, 1 won't try to stop them unless
l am free to stop them my way!'
The president of the trust and security
bank arose as if about to terminate the
interview with heated protest
My way, mind" repeated Dingleton
quietly. But he added quickly: Wen
begin by suspecting nobody"
The bankers face relaxed.
wen leave the Everetts out"
Mr.. Billingsby took the detectives hand
heartily.
wen just play it wide open, for gem
eral results and shadow and run out
every one in the bank again thoroughly"
Good, gOodn"
And if a supposititous bank examiner
understand happens in suddenly
meantime it will be all right"
Certainly, certainly. I understand. Be
thorough, now, so thorough that you'll
come back here when we have the right
party and apologize for your half sus-
picions of my protegesr'
"Oh, sure, sure. Morning; morning.
iAt wv men VI oil airs separated, edCn
thoroughly respecting the other, but each
as thoroughly decided and determined in
his own convictions.
The banker turned to his mornings
mail, but his anxiety for the outcome of
the Dingleton investigation was upper
most.
He tried to reason himself out of this.
and to analyze his own strange disturb
ance of mind The figure of old John
Everett in the court, and his furtive
glance up to his window, as il to assure
himself that the banker had not yet ar
rived and he had not been observed, con-
tinually haunted him.
He stepped to his window repeatedly,
as though expecting and dreading to dis
cover him there again. Finally he de-
scended into the court through a private
passage way.
The enclosure was formed by a dead
wall so high and thick that it could not
be scaled from the side street, from the
opposite adjoining property, or from the
open alley behind. Huge iron spikes ran
round the entire coping. At the rear was
a small store-house with a stone side
and roof, in which tons of old records
and papers were kept, and this was
lighted by a single window grated as
securely as a prisons, which opened into
the alley, and the room was entered from
the court through a sturdy but antiquated
former bank structure on the site of the
present building.
The entire arrangement of dead wall
and store-house had been the result of a
dsre on the part of the directory to give
greater structural protection to the pres
ent bank vaults, which stood at the rear
of the bank, and were built into and
against it's heavy end wall
Mr.. Biungsby looked carefully about
tho TolaCp Tbnrp hut Of
and iron to meet his eye. Everything was
as 1T should be; but he recalled that it
was one of the most rigid rules of the
bank that no emplOye. excepting the
Waterman, should at any time be per
mitted in this court, only during the brief
lunch hour, and then only for a bit of
club swinging or huTly-burly among the
boys, the court, with old John Everett
in it, began to assume place in his mind
as an incident and recollection full of in
definable foreboding and dread.
On the other hand, when Dingleton's
clipper bank examiner had arrived and
been introduced to the various employees
it was with no little Observation-Disclosures
at his own cunning and discretion that
the banker had detailed old John Everett
to personally assist him. He had thus
been able to watch him closely for hours
His almost child-lilxe simplicity and di-
rectness in answering questions; his kind
lness in giving Information to the sup
posititious official among them; and his
patience and genial servility in endlessly
trotting between desks and vaults laden
with huge ledgers and records, relieved
Mr.. Billigsbys mind and filled him with
elation and gladness in the conviction
that his forebodings were doubtless the
result of Dingletons subtle though unac-
countable influence. So when bright
faced Harry Everett, along toward the
close of bank hours brought him a pile
of letters and other documents for his
signature his attitude to the lad was
altogether one of persistent interest and
fondness. Indeed, it was almost as though
the banker was bent on repairing some
secret injustice
He took both of Harry's hands in his
own heartily and drew him into a chair
close beside his desk
No; don't go, Harry" he insisted when
the lad in a moment more had arisen to
leave the room and await notice Of return
from the presidents bell. Stay here,
while / run over and sign these. I don't
often get a chance for a good visit with
you, Harry
The boys face beamed glowingly under