New-York tribune., 1901-08-18

receipted into a sealed safe; the messenger on
our Kansas City car receipts for the safe; be
delivers it to Kansas City Karsas City opens
il and says the $37 600 package isn't there
There isn't any dummy, there isn't anything.
ret even disorder. That's all know. AS for
susyicions. we haven't any. All Of our employees
who bad access TO that package are Oil and
tried. Besides that. one nan couldn't have got
away with it alone-there would have had te he
two. You've had the whole force under hre Cor
week and you found out-what? Why. that
every mothers son of the You have shad-
owed are temperate married, home loving. good.
honesc. decent citizens. with a stake in the
munity and a good name to take care Of.
The superintendent made gesture with his
hands outspreading. meaning that he admitted
all that.
II wouldn't care so much about the loss il
money the manager went on; this company
isn't going 10 lose any dividends because Sil.Uot
fell through a mysterious hole in it's pocket and
hid itself-but as long the case isn't cleared
UP are naturally in unhappy state of
mind. 1t isn't pleasant. standing the edge
of a quicksand you know None Of know
when such a thing will happen again. Aad next
time the package might be really worth some
thing 1 don't suppose you have any IDEAS
The superintendent smiled grimly and the line
of his lips grew very straight.
But probably you'd better keep on the case.
Maybe some day you'll have one"
Then the manager wheeled back TO his desk,
and Winsow walked slowly out with two deep
vertical wrinkles in the middle of his brow.
Brand Mccullough had the night run on
Wednesdays and Saturdays from Chicago 70
Kansas City as messenger for the Ocean and
Lakes Express Company Tuesday nights and
Thursday nights he doubled back. When he got
to Kansas City on Sunday mornings he did not
have TO report for duty until train time Tuesday
evening. and this delightful three days breath
ing oasis in a hard worked and responsible Oc-
cupation he spent almost wholly in the company
of the young and charming Mrs. Brand McCuI-
Tough, who had been matron nearly half
year, but had not Yet ceased 70 be a sweet
heart. They had been married when Brand
ceived his promotion, in February and were hv-
ing in bird cage hung from the summit Of the
ragged cliff over the broad savannah through
which the gentle Kaw flows its turbulent
nuptiaIs with it's muddy mate. And these two
young married lovers We're so purely happy that
they still liked 70 take moonlight rides together
in the bewildering flight of rocketlike trolley
cars bound for independence, ten miles away,
or the green vineyards beyond ancient Westport,
place Of fame before Kansas city had even a
being They liked To hold hands in moonlt
parks on quiet Sunday nights, and once Brand
whereunder he had padded a toy boat they sat
in whereat MoIIie had blushed bevitchlnsy
and cried out softly that he must stop.
They hoped. anon 70 own their own bird cage,
and went frequently abroad to look for one they
should buy and giId when Brand had saved half
OF three years salary. Already the little sav-
ings account in the Armour bank rose in fair
proportions looking back with pride down tn
aisle OF it's seven entries The fact IS that
Brand was as sturdy. upright conscientious and
honorable a young husband and emplOye as you
might find in any three States-and that Mcllle
was as trua a woman she was a dear wife. as
pure In mind and morals as she fair in all
the sweet coming Of maternity.
Now. when cruel temptation falls upon such
a pair and besets them sore. and through no
fault of theirs the devil is in il. don't you
think?
ON the Saturday night during which the
So 600 package Of the kaw Valley Farmers
Bank took wings out of some unknown window
Mccullough had the Kansas City run AS for
actual physical duties, they We're few enough.
after the fast train had got out Of Chicago Now
and then. AT big towns. he had package 20 re
ceive or deliver The through safe he could not
open had he wished His duty was 10 guard II.
To guard il was really what the company paid
him his wages for. a loaded Winchester and a
double barrelIed shotgun. sawed of to half us
original length and charged with about pint