The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-04-14
"Um I" came from Banks. n

tion OF circumstances, but ] trust
sir, you still believe him innocent.
"My dear young lady, "A profes
sional opinion based on the merits OF
the case would be rather premature.
For the present you must draw what
comfort you may from my faith in
your intuitions. If you desire it
shall proceed at once to the factory
in order to secure some further
data"
Kindly do so in my behalf, Mr..
Banks" responded the girl, and then
exhibiting to the full her perfect con-
fidence i'm her hunted lover, she said
II wish you to spare no expense in
bringing the criminal TO justice"
Receiving my friends promise to
call at her home and report il any
important clew was discovered, she
stepped into her carriage and was
| driven away.
At his request | accompanied him
| TO the scene OF the tragedy. An
hours investigation bore rather bar
rem results. The only important
fact brought out beyond what we al
ready knew, was that the suspected
young man had been seen near the
factory shortly before the discovery
Of the murder Banks. ! thought,
! began to look little blue.
Has the desk Of Stanton's been
touchcd?" he inquired, presently,
pulling out the upper drawer.
''The contents have not been ma
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head clerk. "Dotective Gregg sim
ply noted the missing articles, and
the bloody finger marks ON the paper
where it had been lifted TO get at
some old letters Stanton used to
leave lying around the bottom. The
whole matter seemed so clear to him
that he was here scarcely ten min
utes before he started off in hot pur-
suit
"Um!" said Banks in his peculiar
way, and then he proceeded to 90
through the drawer Being slightly
acquainted with one Of the clerks, |
stepped up to him for II moments
conversation. When | returned TO
my friend : side he was pocketing
sheet OF paper which he had been ex-
amning with his microscope. Aquick
glance at his face showed me that he
hit upon II promising clew.
~ think we have seen sufficient,
he said Immediately, and in few
minutes we were on our way back to
town.
" Found something, Banks?"'
"A mere triile, " he responded, but
num- 5 the word, my boy, even for
you. A little spice Of mystery, you
know, will sharpen your interest.
&" | was hoping it was Of sufficient
Importance TO lead to an immediate
and favorable report to our charming
client, said /. "Comforting the dis
tressed, when aforesaid distressed are
feminine, young, pretty and rich, is
right in my line"
Banks laughed good humorcdly and
then relapsed into ruminating si-
lence.
1t was about o'clock i'm the after
noon when we again entered the fac
tory office, Banks carrying package
about fifteen inches square. 1t was
wrapped in plain brown paper, bore
no label, tag or address OF any sort,
and, as far as | knew, might be any
one of the thousand things between
n tin OF biscuits and an internal ma
chine. Neither Gregg nor his quarry
had yet been heard from
"You will oblige me by gathering
all the employees OF the factory to-
gether in this office, Mr.. Williams"
said Banks, addressing the head clerk.
Let the outer doors be locked, and
when the men are all i'm here see
that the Office door is securely fas-
tened also. wish TO try an inter
csting little experiment.
II observe that you use type
writer" he went on after Mr.. Will
liams had given orders to have the
men called, "Will you kindly re-
move the ribbon, or if you have an
unused one better still"
This being brought Banks proceed
ed to unite his package. Removing
the outer wrapper he laid bare plain
cardboard box, the cover Of which he
was on the point Of lifting when he
looked up To see the eyes OF all pres
ent gazing upon it with eager curios-
ity. Mine, he aftcrward told me,
were fairly popping out of my head.
As there was no particular hurry he
stayed his hand and with most
quizzical expression Of countenancc
lounged back in his chair and coolly
pulled at his cigarette.
In five minutes the men, looking
somewhat mystiiied, were all assem-
bled, and everything was ready for
the next step. With quick glance
Banks ran his eyes over the forty
faces before him. Then turning to me
he whispered mystcriously stand
close beside me and when it comes to
names jot down those | give you the
signal to. 1t will save time.
Now, men," he said. addressing
] the gathering, las little more can be
done In the matter of the murder
until we hear from Dpteptive Gregg