Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-02-08
a FAMOUS Actress
BY G. R. SINS

finally, things going on SO we'll thew too,,
longer holidays than usual and didn't m oG0d
Smedloy1, Ne a9 uotn together. "Mr.
clients asked for no one else If one Of the
partners was in and saw a client the cl;ent
{ust sald' how dye do?" and then said
When things were in this delightful most
lion MF. Smediey was very different from
the JACK Smedley of old days. He was as
handsome and amiable as ever. but not CO CO
economical He had beautiful houee IN
town, and his wife had her horses and dc
monds, and they gave grand parties and had
and extravagant one. '
Everybody knew that Jack didn't do it on
year s on 900 a sof th live up to $1,000
ABOUT IT. Jack, with his intimate knowi-
edge OF the markets, had made coup after
coup on his own account. so it was said.
one panic he had made over $40 600 i5
American rails, and out of the electric light
boom while it had lasted he had cleared
another 5000 0u
One day-it week before the din
ner party referred to at the opening of
this narrative-the partners came up to
arrived at the Office they invited MT. Smed
ley to favor them with few moments con-
versation in their private room.
They told him that in consideration of his
talents and his long, faithful service thew
had determined to take him into partner
ship.
OF course Jack thanked them effusively
dream of his life-never repay their kind
ness, ETC.
Then they went into details and explained
that as there was to be partnership, every
thing must of course be done in a proper
way, and so an accountant would come
and go through the books and put every
thing straight, SO that they might make a
perfectly fair and business-like start as be-
tween themselves and their new and junior
partner.
he tnfo nt CIa,
in on the following Monday to get the ac-
counts straight, and then the deeds should
be drawn up and the partnership should be
settled
The night of the dinner party was the
night before the accountant was to COM
mence his labors. On the following morn
ing Mr.. Smedley packed his portmanteau
and kissed his wife, telling her he had to go
out of town to see a client of the firms
who was i'll and wanted to sell out his
shares in various undertakings and invest
in Consols.
He didn't go to the office and the partners
were afraid he was i'll and sent up to his
house. Mrs. Smedley, astonished, wrote a
note to say he had gone out of town for
the firm.
Then the partners were astonished, too
and couldn't make it out; and didn't until
the accountant struck them speechess with
horror and amazement by informing them
that there was sum of nearly 100000
which not properly accounted for, and
which he wanted to know about before he
could balance.
This led to a closer investigation, and
then there was no doubt as to the motive
of the confidential clerks disappearance.
He had embezzled during the last five years
about $50, 900, and the offer of partner
ship had necessitated thorough balancing
of the books, and that balancing he had not
thought it advisable to honor with his pres
ence.
Jack smedleys disappearance was
nine days wonder on the stock exchange,
and then it was forgotten. The. partners
whose confidence Jack had SO shametully
abused felt bound on public grounds to take
some steps in the matter and they deter
mined to prosecute him, and the police IS
sued advertisements and reward was OF
fered for his apprehension But not the
slightest trace was ever found of the fu-
gitive.
Poor Rose at first utterly refused to be-
lieye that her husband had gone off so
unceremoniousiy. Day after day she ex.
pected that he would find some means OF
communicating with her and letting ner