The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-07

him visited mo az my home just now and
told me 80. he added that you could not
find him. and that 10 YOU did nnd him tho
money would bee either dissipntcd or would
be spent in his defense. n YOU guarantee
90 make no cnort 90 ind him aud 60 keep
the affair out OF the bands Of the state. be
offers YOU S25.ooo 20 take or to leave. lie
told me nothing but what l state and then
took his leave I made no attempt 20 lay
hands on him. concluded che lawyer, dry
IS. II didn't want 60 deprive you Of your
chance Of recovering S2i0n. or our now
police force OF its chance OF distinguish
ing itself"
There o. singularly little more 20 toll
Englar aud hts board OF directors had
a meeting before daylight Tint morning,
asecrtaincd tho truth and moved motions
and passed resolutions. They resolved
to get the thief n they could. they rc-olv-
ed that they could not AFFORD 90 let twenty
i've Thousand slip through their fingers
they resolved for the present to keep the
loss concealed from the puhAs press ana
from the state They consulted with
Judge Barwo,d and instructed him - uoii-
Is his client n hts client should again
enter into communication with him, that
they had taken his oner under advise
ment. secretly they employed one Rud-
erick McKlowd 10 find out what he could
about the robbery. Judge Barwopd's cl-
ent did not az this time again enter into
communication with him. and Rudcrick
found only that the tunnel hy means OF
which the bank had been entered had been
made by ono Cannes with tire ASST tianr"
Of two companions. NAMED Nudiow aud
I.ataue respectively. hut he soon obtain
I'd word that they were in phiadclphia.
actually In detention at the time the bank
was broken INTO. there had been q national
convention al Philadelphia and the police
had put the three bad men whore they
would do tho most good. OF their where
abouts since their release nothing could
be learned Englar said that kudcrick
was ns big an ass as tho rest Of the
Front once and must have turned fly
cop because he could not made a living
| as thief an opinion which was positive
| ~ premature The directors Of the hank
once more consulted with Judge Barwood
and instructed him 10 notify his client. n
his Client should again enter into com
munication with them. that they accept
"a his offer Sons, days afterward they
| bound themselvss. their heirs and assigns,
| In a manner and form which Bnrwood
thought worth thirty-nvc thousand 90
himself and his light visitors. and Ia re-
turn for the document lie paid that
amount
Two nights later he was going home
| erinR voice demanded an aims. The speak
er was a patched and battered figure: a
decrepit old man. wiid-eyed and wild-hair-
| ed
It's only n drink want" repeated che
heggar as ne shunled along at Barwood's
side You see Z I'm no iiar-I don't want
uoihin' 10 cat ! want a drink. IL only
costs dime hos"
They had reached n stretch 81 neld
through which Barwood was wont 90
make short cut 90 his home. and AZ he
left the sidewalk and turned into the field
path the boggar suddenly Strengthened
himself dropped tho whine OF his voice.
and tapping Barwood Familiarity on the
shoulder. said. II say Mr.. Attorney. hand
over that agreement that you made for
me with Englar."
A fortnight later Ruderick was dis
charged from the Cornviae force for
drunkenness and Incompetence. Tho cx-
pectatlons no had raised when Chief
Cowles engaged him he had not fulflicd.
Upon HIS discharge he paid "a visit 60 chi
cago. where he keeps safe deposit vault.
in which no placed among other things
tho agreement which Judge Barwood had
obtained for his unknown client This was
tho finishing touch IN the realization OF
the Great idea.