The Forrest City times., 1896-06-12

possible explanation. The young man is now being hunted for all over the country, and the manager told me he had wired to the head office for instruc- tions about issuing a reward" Had the door opened second later Florence would have been in hysterics. But her father had involuntarily called: Come in!' in response to the knock. and the parlor maid tripped over to MT. Kendall with a card upon the salver. Had 1t been message from a mahat- ma. precipitated through the substan- tial ceiling under which he sat, he could l rot have been more astounded Sudden ly he jumped up, and, without a word, | darted through the door. There in the hall, looking i'll and pale, but obviously in the highest spirits his feebleness permitted, stood Arthur Dur rant.
 It was with mingling of blank 1 8stonishment and distant constraint that MT. Kendall met the young mans l cordial greeting.
 But Florence, with a little scream, ran at him, and was caught in an em- brace which she returned with an inter- est which Arthur willingly set off against the fathers chilliness.
 My word. it was an adventure. wasn't ?" said Arthur, reluctantly dis engaging himself from the letters around his neck.
 MT. Kendall preserved d noncommittal silence.
 Haven't you heard?" pursued Arthur, correctly divining the meaning of this strange reception. They've got the couple, and, so far as is at present known, they've recovered every farthing of the money
 Begin at the commencement, Ar thur" said Mir. Kendall, as soon as the house had finished the spinning motion which the rapid succession of startling events had given to it in his distorted impressions.
 Tt has been done by people who have a good acquaintance with banking prac- tices," he commenced, "as you will see as proceed. It will turn out to be some former employe of one of our branches, l should think.
 Well. last night--to-day's Monday, isn't it? I'm not myself yet, by any means. Yes, last night. before I had been in my lodgings an hour-I had ar rived at Huston at 7:35-I received note brought by hand, stating that Cecil Horsham, whose name ] knew as that of enc of our directors, would like to see me immediately on urgent business ad- hitting of no delay, if I would favor him by forgetting for the moment that it was Sunday evening.
 No. IS Grantham square was the ad- dress at the head of the note and took d cab there immediately. Of course, be- ing unaware of the exact nature of the business, I thought l would let Mr. Horsham see, at all events, that 1 was not without intelligence, and l there fore took my bank papers, not dreaming that it could be anything outside of bank affairs.
 You know what fine houses they are in Grantham square? We'll, IS was, a handsome place, and I have rarely seen a grander room than that into which l was shown. The pictures were" "Yes; leave out the description for the present, Arthur dear, and you can tell us that afterward."
 Well, it was a place which would have impressed anyone, and that's how it affected me. l had just had time to take in my surroundings when lady, young -middle-aged, of very stately bearing, richly dressed, came in. Her husband, MT. Horsham, would not be long. He had taken a cab to the resi- dence of one of the other directors. There was something of vital impor- tance pending, and she hoped I would be worthy of the trust MT. Horsham had ] decided to place in me.
 ''In her grand and yet very pleasing manner she invited me to take a glass of wine while waiting for MT. Horsham, and she so took it for granted that I would accept her hospitality I did not dream of declining. I drank glass of claret.
 overcome by it in few moments, for I recollect nothing more at this time"
 "Oh, how terriblei" calculated Flor ence, in the deepest concern. "Yes; it's getting quite melodramat- ic," was MT. Kendal's comment.
 Don't mind fathers Interruptions, Arthur. Go on."
 My first sensation on coming round was most awful raclsing pain in the head, feeling such as that left by too much whisky over night-according to all the descriptions have heard, added Arthur, hastily.
 "I involuntarily groaned and was about to turn over on my side, when ai+bar Sponua or hap6lxapobiaf