Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-05-04

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tate close to Blanedeld, and, as the
cheque was presented by my con-
G1enuaI secretary, wao has been en-
trusted with most OF ny city commits
sions during the last zen months
they suspected nothing. have sent
for ycu in the hnpe that Won will tinu
the 70. ger"
who is he@"
Il was staying for few weeks n
Tarbert last July, and one morning
was seated on the rocks close to the
loch sketching the OLD castle, my lit
tie girl playing with picture book by
my side. became so absorbed in my
sketching that | did not notice when
Edith got up and scrambled over the
rocks Suddenly her scream aroused
me from a sort of historical reVerie,
and | saw for an instant her white
| frock on the surface of the water.
| My screams attracted the attention of
| a young man, who when my child
came to the surface leapt into the
| Torch. dived for my drowning darling,
| and then swan with her to the shore.
where the boats were mored. Without
taking any notice Of my excited cries,
he ran with my child to the nearest
house, gave orders for her restoration,
| which the doctor afterwards said
might have been given by himself,
! for he would have directed the same
methods to be used. In a few minutes
my child was conscious, and later in
the afternoon was able to go home
with me. Naturally | was very CRATE
| full to her preserver, and asked him to
| call upon me next day. He did so.
and | learned that he was a correspon-
dent in a mercantile office in Glas
| gov. | had been for some time
thinking of engaging the services of
secretary-one who could write short
hand we'll and sufficiently educated to
revise the MS. of novel upon which
| | was then engaged. So far as
could judge, Mr.. Harry Langdon APP
peared to possess all the qualiiica
! tons | looked for, and | offered him
| the position at higher salary than he
was then receiving, and, in addition,
he resided here That is nine months
ago, for he had to serve a months
notice after returning from his holt
day. Until discovered this forgery,
| had every confidence in him. and
trusted him with my banking affairs.
| have been bitterly deceived"
l presume you do not wish to have
him prosecuted, Mrs. Moffatt, in the
event of his hiding-place being dis
coyered?" ! asked, after a pause.
Il cannot answer that question yet,
Mr.. Sharp. 1t will largely depend
upon circumstances. ! am utterly in
the dark as to his reasons for having
committed such a crime. If you find
that he had involved himself in debt
because of betting or gambling before
he entered my service and became
desperate, should be inclined to for
give him, though, of course, | should
not trust him again"
Have You a photo of the man."
Yes; here it is.
And good-Iooking young fellow, UNI
doubleday" | said to myself as sur
| veyed the portrait.
rs he not of dark complexion"
yentured to ask.
Yes; very dark. His grandmother
was Spanish" replied Mrs. Moffatt
| The lady was a blonde beauty, and
| | instantly came to the conclusion
that she had fallen in love with her
handsome secretary. If that were So
| could the better understand why she
had sent for me instead of the police.
In what Office was Mr.. Langdon en-
ployed when you met"
| Duncan & Cramond, Jamaica
| Street"
"Will you let me see that cheque
again."
l glanced at the date-four days
since. The forger had had plenty OF
time in which to escape from the
country and | said SO.
NO, Mr.. Sharp; l do not think he
| has gone far. | have reason to be-
| lieve that my maid had a letter from
him only yesterday; hence my tele-
gram to you this morning. The hand.
| writing Of the address looked very
i lllltll iIht sdHSuJH tlsSulStd, anu
| when I taxed Jessie with having re-
ceived a letter from him, although she
denied it strongly, she declined to let
me see the letter. ! have since dis
| covered that he either made love to
her or pretended to do So"
DO you know where his friends re-
side? Has he any near relations?"
He told me he knew Of no rela-
tions: that he was an only child. and
never heard his mother-his father
died when he was an infant-speak OF
any relatives. He received very few
| letters while residing here. and they
were apparently from male friends,
and he often went to Glasgow on
Saturday evening, seldom returning
here until Monday morning"
This seemed to promise a clue,
which ! decided to act upon.
Does your maid know Of the
forgery"
No. 1t is known only to Langdon,
myself. and you. have not told the