Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-07-14
known Herman Craven to bring a com.

known Herman Craven to bring q com
panion into the bankers house.
The night following his conversation
With Uncle Duke the detective met Con
ductor Borden at the Carolina Hotel and
III Il discussion which he brought about in
regard to the traffic of the road, he grad
tally led round to the number of passen-
gers that the various conductors carried
over the road on their trips. In the mean
while the hotel register was open before
him.
1.-The transfers from the Manchester
road form the bulk of the passenger list
going north now," said the conductor, but
ON my last trip. the night of the 18TH l
had a goodly number from Wilmington"
"Ies." said Sellars, turning back the
leaves of the register. II notice quite Il
number of arrivals on the 18th md 18th.
1t is so hot here now that they do not
tarry long. l suppose you carried them
all back up the road with you. see that
those that arrived on the 18th are nearly
all checked as having departed on the
night of the 18th. 10 Wallace, and Hoyt,
and Caldwell. and Turner, and Stephens.
Ry the way, l wonder what family of Ste
phcnses this G. a. Stephens belongs toy
II declare l don't KNOW" said Borden.
- SahhS NoNu tlC tOuu MItu DTOWUltlr,
l believe. If he left the city OH the night
of the 18th he did not go over the road
with me. He nay have gone south.
Grady and Hoyt went that way back to
Charleston, l suppose"
The 22d of the month the remains of the
banker were consigned to the grave. and IL
vast concoursc of people was present in
the cemetery when the last sad rites were
spoken.
All eyes were seemingly bent ON the
form of the bcrcaved young daughter,
who. in the anguish that wrung her heart,
chung, strange to say, not to the arm of
Herman Craven. who seemed to shuLler
ana grow pale as the clodS of earth rolled
Ill upon the coffin, but to the arms of two
women who were seemingly scarcely less
;gitated than hcrsclf-thc mother and sis
tor of the man who lay in Jail accused of
the damnablc crime of the bankers taking
off.
Many there We're who looked on this
scene with surprise. hut none with II deep.
or feeling of annoyance than Herman
Craven and Sheriff Cobb.
To Sheriff Colh's cold nature it was i'm
cNplicablc that the daughter of the muir.
dcird man should seek consolation of the
mother and sister of his murderer.
To Herman Cravcn's mind the circum.
stance BODIED not the easy fultilllncnt of
his wishes. "Wuit!. he thought. "Wait.."
Lang Scllars. as he stood some wards
away. leaning against Il stately pine. his
tall form towering above all others,
thought. as his keen eye rested OH the fig
urcs before him: There will be IL tic that
will bind you yet closer together. Watt"
1t was ten O'Clock on the 23a day of the
month. and gathered in the spacious par
Tors of the residence of the late banker
were the five directors of the Cape Fear
Bank and Il goodly number of those who
i'll his lifetime had been close personal
friends.
Seated at one side of the front parlor
near an open window. and with Jennie
Campbell beside her. was the bankers
daughter. and very beautiful. yet sad. she
looked. clad in the habiliments tina, told
of her bereavement.
\ number of ladies were seated near
them. and ranged against the wall ol,po-
site them were the family servants.
Herman Craven sat near IL center table
convcrsing with the old attorney of the
bank. who presently arose to his feet. In a
position from where he could ut will scan
all features sat the great detective.
II have been rcqucsted," said the law
yer. by the daughter of our late friend.
by his nephew and by the directors of rlc
bank of which he was the honorcd prcsi-
dent, to read to those here present his
last will and testament. The instrument
is embraced in this package of papers Just
handed me by the cashier of the bank,
Herman Craven"
Here Attorney Dobbs removed the rub
hcr band and withdrew from the package
the bankers will.
CTo he continually