The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-08-24

'1he most bitter pang in my remorse is
caused by the thought of the great wrong
| have done you, dear wife. You will now
be forced to face the world not only un-
protected by the one whose duty and whose
desire IL was to smooth the way for you;
but, what is worse. oppressed by the bur
den Of his sin
what little money I have left IN the saw
ings bank l have transferred to your name.
You may use It all with clear conscience;
for every dollar of II was honestly mine. |
swear have never had a single cent OF the
money have stolen. 1t has all been drawn
by Henry Seymour, and used / know not
how.
"As soon as I am settled I'm the place to
which am going shall try, as far az lies
in my power, TO redeem my past by life Of
honest labor; and hope 60 he able TO con-
tribute to your support iu the near future.
"Oh! my wife! my darling wifcl Would
that the past could be blottcd out ald that
l could once more place my hand iu yours,
an honest man. Though you may find 1t
hard to forgive me now perhaps in time
YOU may he able to think gently of rim who
through all his crime and degradation has
remained
your devoted husband,
JOHN W. ARBOGAST.
"My safety depends upon your keeping
the contents of this letter secret for at
least three days. After that time please
send to Mr.. Dunlap president of the Enick-
erbocker bank. the inclosed Papers, which
Will reveal to him the full extent OF my de-
falcatons
81 do not hesitate to Eetray Chatham and
seymour; they did not scrupie to ruin me.
| have sent for Chatham, and shall give
him warning of my intended flight. If he
sees lit, he can take such steps as he may
choose to escape his own richly deserved
punishment"
While Sturgis was reading Arbogast's
letter, Dunlap, restlessly pacing the
room. had observed him furtively.
"Well?' he now inquired, stopping
before the reporter, what do you think
of that?"
Poor woman!" exclaimed Sturgis.
feelingly; at is terrible to think of
the suffering brought upon her by her
husbands guilt. ! ought to bc hard
ened TO a situation like this; for it
is the inevitable sequel of almost every
crime that is ever committed. But
am moved every time by the pathetic
eNpiation of the innocent for the
guilty"
Eyes, yes; I know" said Dunlap. in
differently; that it not what meant.
Did you note the amount which this
scoundrel confesscs he and his accom-.
plices have stolen from the bank?"
Eyes; it is large sum"
1.-TWO hundred and fifty thousand
dollars! Why, man, if that is true. it
is enough to cripple the bank--No, no;
| don't mean that, of course; the bank
is rich and could stand the loss of
four times that amount. But quar-
ter of n million is u round sum, for all
of that. II does not seem possible that.
in spite of all our care, they can have
succeeded in making away with so
much money. But they did. There can
be no doubt about that; for in the "a
Pers which Arbogust inclosed for me in
his letter to his wife lie explains Just
how the thing was done. 1t is simple
enough when you know the trick; but
II took fiendish cunning to devise it.
| never would have thought that ras-
cally bookkeeper intelligent enough 10
concoct such n scheme"
"lf the scheme is work of genius"
said Sturgis, you may rest assured
that 'N'-who may very well be Henry
Seymour-was the author of it,"
well at any rate" observed Dunlap.
there is one thing that must be done
Mt once and that is to find both Chat
ham and Seymour. II is not possible
that in two years these men have spent
q quarter of million dollars bctween
them"
at is at all events possible that they
may not have done So" replied Sturgs
"for my iuypgt i,rrti,u. .I,,,, b.,t I.,tI,