Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-26
DAILY STORY
JOHN sELDEN,s DOG.

twenty, ana some SHOOK tucIr Helui
and predicted that Temptation would
get the better of him, but Henderson
smiled at their fears and replied:
John has been clerk here for four
years. have tried him out over and
over. There isn't dishonest hair III
his head. and YOU couldn't put money
enough before him to tempt him tG
steal
Young Selden Gid not marry. He had
no vices. He was pleasant and friendly
with all. but it was seldom that he
went out of an evening. At the banE
he was called ''Clockwork" a more
diligent, reliable man never gave his
services to another. At twenty-five he
had the banking business ut his fingers
ends. Between that age and thirty he
had as many as ten offers from other
financial institutions. In the ten years
his salary was increased five times.
During these ten years, as Seider him
self stated, he was never under tempta-
ton for Il moment
Then came Il horrible temptation.
After awhile it began To tell on his;
health. The banker suggested Il vaca-
ton. 1t was then that the temptation
triumphed.
After being traled for month and
after dozen almost SlcepleSs nights,
John Scldcn agreed to do as the I'M
k1pWn wished. He set out without
loss Of time and with feVeriSh anxiety,
and it seemed as if Satan aided him. !
He packed up 100000 worth of bonds
and cash after banking hours. walked
out of the town with Il Satchel without
being particularly remarked and When
six miles away took Il train He had
made no plans as to where he should
go. Where he did go was to Il village
forty miles away. He was i'll when he
got off the train and i'll for Il month az
the hotel. When he recovered lie stay
ell on. He was quiet. minded his own
affairs and somehow the villagers came
to believe that he was Il detective.
IT so happened that Banker Hcnder-
son was the first TO discover his loss.
No one could have taken the money but
his trusted cashier. He was stunned
for Il time by the blow. Then he mad.
up his mind to certain thing and not
n word regarding the missing money
passed his lips. He said that Selden !
had gone on Il vacation. He spoke al
ways in his praise. 1t put him To
great straits to make the shortage
good. but he accomplished il. and not Il
breath of suspicion was raised against
the cashier. The money was gone ana
the cashier was gone but the banker
would not believe that lie had been
mistaken in ScIicn. What he did ws3
to call in Il private detective. swear him
TO secrecy forever and then send him
out on 4 search. There was no clew
whatever to work on. SeIden might
have gone north. east. south or west. y
1t was like hunting for a needle in Il
haystack.
The detective had to make Il short
journey to see a relative who was i'll. |
He had been about the bank for III
week. Sclden had left behind him Il
little dog-an animal he had had for
four years. Strangely enough, the dog; |
took TO the detective at once and fol- |
lowed him everywhere and acknoWl- i
edged him as master Finding the
canine at his heels at the depot. the
detective lifted him up and took him
along. Fly and by he got off ut Il viii Il
lagc.
4 day or two later he set out for II
walk over the highway. The dog fol
lowed and friskcd about After
couple of miles had been passed the
man was about to turn back when he Il
came upon man seated on Il bank by Il
the roadside with his head on his II
hands. While he was yet five rods
away the little dog ran ahead and
leaDed upon the stranger and parked
and frisked and showed every sign of
intense excitement. The man did not
repulse him. On the contrary, lie lift
ed up the animal and fondled and talk
ed TO him.
1t did not need the astuteness of n
detective TO come to n conclusion on
the spot. The dog had found his old
master. The officer advanced and look
ed down on the man and said:
''You are John Selden, who robbed
Banker Henderson
Yes was the reply, and Selden did
not even look up.
"Where have you been since?'
''In the village three miles away"
where is the money!
cit is in my room. every dollar of it.
Leave me the dog, and you may have
the money
The detective did not put the cashier
under arrest. He went with him to
his hotel, telegraphed the banker, and
that night Henderson arrived and
asked:
John. what is it? Why did you do
it?"
"A voice kept telling me to rob the
bank" was the reply
And you have not spent any of the
money!"
Not a dollar. What are you going
to do with me-"
Take you to a better place in the
morning."
Yes" said the eminent physician
who examined John Selden next day,
lit is a case of Authorization. He was
overworked. 1t might have been sui
eide If not robbery. Take him to Ben