The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-10-13

as when one able man. in his tone and infection rather than in his words. sets his own views stoiidiy against another able mans possibly differing theories
 He was simply a man of good birth. surroundings and ambitions. a scholar. thinker. writer-at one time a co lese professor, l beiieve-who had drift ed out of lucrative employment. Then relatives and friends fell off. one by one, and as hard times are fiercest and most mereiless on this class, he had at last come to such desperate strait that his family was starving and he himself was maddened into a peculiar determina- tion."
 The detective for the first time here exhibited a trace of interest. Tt was to do something" continued the banker, "so desperate. and yet so unique and unusual. as to secure pub lie attention to and sympathy for his family; whatever the result to himself. My timely arrival at the bank alone prevented him destroying one of our huge plate windows"
 Was this the result on his part of sudden impulse or of deliberation? casually inquired the detective.
 Thorough deliberation. he told me, as the only means open to him to save his family from actual starvation"
 "Well?"
 "I examined few letters and papers he had with him: was satisfied his situ- alton was precisely as he represented 1t; gave him quite sum of money with which to relieve the immediate ne- cessities of his family: carefully looked up his references; and. within a week saw he had the place here in the bank which he has since filled with an almost abject and slavish regard for the mi nutest detail of his duties. Why, If you could just once look in his face fifth desk to the right. bookkeeping department-and in the face of that boy of his, I even think the great de- tective. Allan Dingleton, would melt for q moment into something like com- passion for and confidence in human kind"
 No doubt; no doubt" the latter re- joined assurlngly. But he immeditely inquired with some earnestness:
 How about the boy?"
 Harry EeveretG Why, he came and went with his father for time, and was so taken with his engaging ways, his bright, energetic and chipper deter imitation In all little things about him coming under my notice, that I gave him the place of messenger the moment 1t was vacant. That boy will make his mark in the world, if am any judge of character, Dingleton."
 Rather fond of him, aren't you?"
 The detective said this with good deal of searching keenness.
 "Yes, am. I don't mind telling you, in confidence, that entirely aside from his splendid character. his face is start lingly like-like-well, Dingleton, al- most every man can open the book of his life to a well-thumbed and sacred page"
 Decidedly! Decidedlyw said the detective uneasily but sympathetically.
 "On that page, in my book, is the face of the flrst-not the only one, bless my good wife!-woman I ever loved We quarreled about some trifiing thing; and as l was only just starting then and had everything to acquire, a man of better station happened along and
 "Of course; of course. You can't al- ways depend on 'em. Just walked off with her. I s'pose?" interrupted the de- tective compassionately.
 "Yes; just walked off with her. An, me! That was nearly twenty-five years ago. We'll, Harry Everetts face is her face, Dingleton; her face as nearly as a boys can be a woman's But he's a noble fellow, on his own account; and really think the world of him."
 Lust so; just so! Now see here, MT. Billingsby," remarked the detective crisply, as he fussily looked at hiswaS: You want these peculations stopped 2" 'They must be-
 Well, won't try to stop them unless am free to stop them my way"
 The president of the Trust and Securi- ty bank arose as if about to terminate the interview with a heated protest.
 My way, mind" repeated Dingleton quietly. But he add quickly: "we'lI begin by suspecting nobody"
 The bankers face relaxed.