The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-05
CHARLES COMPOSITION ON CATS.
CAUGHT THE THIEF.

It's not only the money he has taken
Mr.. Richie was saying, "but It's IN,
| thought that trusted him and that hs
has cheated me | liked him / liked
him the first time l saw him. and I've
! trusted everything TO him almost from
the first week he came-and that Ia over
year ago. Now. IL maddens me--the
thought that he was a thief. after all,
Only catch him and half the flooO he has
taken shall be yours Put him I'm the
dock. l don't care what IL costs me.
Let me see him punished. Let me see
him caught. Go for him for all you are
worth Mr.. NARROW and the very day he
is charged I'll give you a check for G5oOr'
The detectives thin face flushed lie
was young and unknown, and so far had
never had chance. Now IT had come
and he might not only make his reputa-
ton. bat e5o0 as well. and that last would
give him all that was best in the world
TO him-the girl he loved for wife; and
without IL II might be years before he
could afford 10 marry
He turned eagerly and gathered up his
papers ana notebook.
"I'll lose no time" he said. ''rll do
my best" But all the same II seemed an
almost hopeless task, Fred Emberson. the
thief, having had a good twelve hours
start. He had gone at o'clock the day
before 70 the bank 10 pay money In and 10
cash "A check as usual ready for paying
the mems wages on the morrow. and he
had never returned The check had been
cashed, the money paid in and Fred
Emberson had vanished.
Mr.. Richie was a hard and bitter man
lie had been soured FIVE yearS before by
the disappearance sof his only daughter
She had met. at the house of some
friends she had been visiting a man
with whom she had fallen In love He
had been Ineligible in every way-a poor
man. with no prospects. with apparently
nothing TO recommend him. but that
made no difference TO her
Mr.. Rtchie had stormed and ragged. had
refused emphaticaly even to see him. and
had forbidden her ever to mention him
again. She had refused She had tried
for some months to induce the two men
to meet she had persisted I'm sticking to
the man she loved, and then she had run
away and married him.
Mr.. Richie never forgave her-never
would He returned all her letters un-
opened. He washed his hands of her and
settled down. bitter and soured, to live
out the remainder OF his life i'm hard
work
Now. TO find that he had been deceived
again seemed 10 make him more bitter
than ever At first he could not believe
that his trusted clerk had really done
anything wrong--he would turn up and
explain he thought, and be waited until
The morning before he sent for the de- |
iective. Now, the last doubt seemed re- |
moved. Fred Emberson had not been |
'een at his lodgings since the rnorning |
before. and from his desk at the Office |
lad gone every paper except those bear |
ng directly on the business or the firm |
Mr.. Rtchie looked up at the sdetec- 1
i've
Hes arranged II all. Of course" he
aid. angrily, "He meant To go He al
Ways goes to the bank on Fridays TO draw
ne money ready TO pay the men on Sat
Irday morning. and he thought he'd
eize the opportunity, Of course. You
ee he's left nothing behind I'm his desk
ot scrap OF paper to betray him Not |
thing Everything was arranged"
The detective nodded
" must see what there Is at his
,dglngs' he said. "A criminal always
Ives himself away somewhere He
ant help Il II n wasn't for that tho
'orld would he dangerous place for
onost men. But thoy always Ienvc
,nething undone. and very often n is
IN clcvcrest thieves who are the ooaioet
' catch IN tho end"
Mr. Eitchie nodded Detective NARROW
ocketcd his papers and went out from
~ office into the noisy streets Of tho |
iSy Midland town
He sent hts mon 20 the station 10 rnate
quiries. ana then made his way towards
10 rooms IN which Fred Emborson had I
dyed during the wear he had been with
r.. Ritchie. lie went M ~ them. ones
oning the landady as he went. and got-
ne no Information except that she had
" seen Emberson since he had left for
. office the morning before
Upstairs MARROW found everything IN
der. The rooms were iust as Emberson
n left them lie might he coming hack
hof IN hour The chest ~ ara were
70 fnH ~ clothe. and Uttered with
lick k-knacks-pipcs and pouches ard To-
eco There were boots arranged nm ! ,
rneath. carefully polished brushes ana ! ,
n,hs lev on the dressing table ana \ ,
ritina fssk stood close ~ hand mt
u Detective Marlow could nnd not !
'Rle scrap of paper. not . letter or an
velope or hill Tmberson had ar r
nged everything There was nothing 4
netrsy him-not even an ink-rnark on v
= blottine paper. :
farlow looked round in some dis,nav n
zen ne had hnlshcd tie couldn't dnf \
single clue-not n thread 10 start \ !
'rcn, NOT a thing n 70 upon and ne =
ice close search. too for fbs thoo~ht | =