The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-24

ostentatious, inscrutable, and he look
ed for his clients in the very hub of
the financial world-Wall street.
That is how he happened to get the
Worrell case. All the Manhattan secur-
ity and investment company incorpora-
ton asked of Graham was the return
of the money and bonds with which
young Worrell had absconded. They
had no intention of prosecuting the son
of the institutions founder. The one
horror which the situation held for the
company was publicity The fact that
so solid, so conservative a firm had
been wantonly, fagrantly fieeced was
to be suppressed at any cost, even that
OF the hypothecated funds.
Helen Maitland knew all this and
more, the names and numbers OF the
stolen bonds the color of the young
mans eyes and hair and the number
in his watch. She had innumera bic
specimens of his handwriting in per-
sonal notes and business letters, half
dozen of his photographs, and a pic
ture of the woman in the. case, a
stage beauty who stood in the front
row of Broadway chorus.
Graham was annoyed at the slow
ness OF his progress in the case. No
trace of Worrell had he found abroad
or in Canada, and the fact that the
stage beauty still haunted Broadway
inclined the detective to the belief that
the absconding cashier was shrewdly
hiding in New York. pending the sub
sidence of interest in the case. Hence
he had called in his brother formerly
with the city detectice bureau, to fol-
low the scent through the most prom
lsing quarters, the metropolitan lodg-
ing houses.
Before his brother was fairly out of
tha k,.sll il. l.s
business-like fashion, had gone over
the ground with Helen. The gray-eyed
stenographer gave a sigh of relief.
am glad to hear tnat Mr.. Graham
will be with you for a while, for IL"
David Graham compressed his lips
suddenly. She was about to tender her
resignation. Well. a trifing matter like
increased salary should not stand be-
tween them.
''Yes?" he said. encouragingly.
Why, you see, Mr.. Graham, we've
been so busy, and--and, we'll. perhaps
You have forgotten the fact, but I've
had no vacation this year.
No, Graham had not forgotten the
fact All summer long he had postpon-
ed offering her the vacation because
and now he woke suddenly to the sell
nshness of his attitude-he could not
endure the thought of the office with
had salved his conscience with the be-
llef that he had never put in such a
busy summer. He had no intention,
however, of telling Helen all this. She
was far too valuable an employe to be
frightened away by any expression OF
sentimental nonsense. Better to have
her near in the role Of stenographer
than not at all
That is so. Miss Maitland, and let's
see-rthis is Nov. 10. Rather late 10 turn
summer girl, Ell? Shall you go 70 Sar-
atoga or Long Branch?"
Helen smiled at hts unexpected
pleasantry He was always so grave
clients.
Neither. Mr.. Graham. You see We
are New EnglapderH. and my mother
stlll occupies the small homestead al
Benson Harbor. We've never beer
separated on Thanksgiving day and
like 10 spend my two weeks witt
nsr and brother Jlm."
Certainly, I'm q New EnRlandei
inyself, and know just how you feel
bouHh there la no mother, nor olc
homestead 10 eBtice me away from
sew York this year. just remind ns
saturday 10 make out your cheek f0l
ne vacation salary andwi hope you D
Ne4e pleasant time"
fhen Helen went back 20 her type
rff nnq Graham apparently re.
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