The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-09
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ovor q small writing table. llcr face
was not Visible, but hor whole attitude
was that OF person overcome with un-
bearablo grief. and sho soDbed quietly.
Tho Other was u young woman OF TWEEN.
two or twonty.throo. llOr thick black
vol revealed no moro than that hor
features were small and regular and
that hor face was palo mud drawn. Sho
stood with hand on tho older woman's
shoulder, and sho quickly turned hcr
hoad away 40 tho two men entered.
Mr.. Neal, ono oil tho partners. 70.
coived thom In his own room. Good
morning, Mr.. Hewitt" hs said whom
Mr.. Ly,tsr introduced tho detective.
This 10 4 serious business-vory. |
think an sorrier Tor Laksr himself
than for anybody else, ourselves in.
cluded-or, at any ratio, | ain sorrier for
his mother Sho Is waiting now to SEQ
Mr.. Liddlc rs soon as he Rrrivos-Mr.
Liddlo has known tho family for long
time. Miss Shaw Is with her. too. poor
girl. She Is n governcss, or something
OF that sort, and believe she and Lukcr
werc ENGAGED to be married.. It's all
very sad"
inspector Plummor. | understand"
Hewitt remarked, has tho affair in
hand on behalf Of tho police"
"fos, Mr.. Neal replied Sin fact. hos
hero now, going through tho contents
OF Lakor's desk, and so forth; no thinks
1t possible Laker may have had accom-.
pliccs. Will you SEQ him.
Presently. ln,pcctoA plummer and
| arc old friends. We met last think,
In tho case OF tho Stairway cameo. some
months ago. But first, will you toll mo
how long Lakor has been walk CLERK 2"
barely four months, although he
has been with us together seven years.
lie was promoted to tho walk soon after
the beginning Of the veal"
"Do you know anything Of his habits
what hc used 10 do in his spare time,
and 40 forth"
mot great deal. Hc went in for
boating. believe. though have heard
it whispered he had ono or two moro
expensive tastes-e1pensive, that lie. for
Young man in his position" Mr.. Neal
explained, with dignitied wave OF tho
hand that he peculiarly Affected. lle
was stout old gentleman, and tho
gesture suited him.
you have no reason TO suspect him
OF dishonesty before | tako itr'
"0h no. He made wrong return
once, | believe, that wont for some
time undetected. butt turned out after
all to 90 clerical error-a more clerical
error"
do you know anything Of his asso.
ciates out OF the office"
NO; how should II I believe In.
spector Plummcr has been making in.
quivics as TO that, however. OF the
other clerks. Hero he is, by tho bye, |
expect. Come in"
Il was Plummer who had knocked,
and no came in at Mr. Meals call. lie
was middle-aged, small-eyed impene'
trable looking man, as yet OF no great
reputation in the force. Some Of my
readers may remember his connection
with tina. case. so long a public mystery,
tina. have elsewhere fully set forth
and explained under the title OF "The
Stairway Cameo Mystery" Plummcr
carried his billycock hat in one hand
and n few papers in the other. He
gave Hewitt good morning, placed his
hat on chair, and spread the papers
on the table.
There's not a great deal here" he
said. "but ono thing plain-Laker has
been betting. See here. and here, and
here"-he took low letters from the
bundle in his hand-"two letters from n
bookmaker about settling (wonder he
trusted clerk, several kilograms from
tips,ers, and letter from some friend,
only signed by initials, asking Laker to
put sovereign on horse for n friend
with his own I'll keep these, think.
Il may DO worth while to SEQ that friend,
il We can find him. All. wo often find
its betting, don't We. Mr. Hewitt
Meanwhile, there's no news from France
yet"
You are sure that is where he has
gomez" asked Hewitt.
well, I'll tell YOU what we'vo done
as yet: First, OF course. went round
to all the banks. There was nothing to
be got from that. The cashiers all
knew him by sight, and one was n per.
sonai friend OF his. He called rs usual,
said nothing in particular, cashod his
bills in the ordinary way and finished
up at tho Eastern Consolidated Bank at
about l:l5. So far there was nothing
whatever. But | started two or threo
men. meanwhile, making inquiries at
tine railway stations. and so on. had
scarcely lett tho Eastern Consolidated
when ono oil them came after mo with
news. He had tried Palmcr's tourist
office, although that seemed an unlikely
l -. Il . - nls 10. IL.
"Had no been ;hcre?"
Not only had no been there, but no
had taken O tourist tcke. to Franco.