The Washington times., 1909-07-23

lily. 7 have seen too many instances of
the same kind before to have much
faith in the police. They viii make a
great stir for few days, and promise
all sorts of achievements, but as soon
as public interest is diverted TO q new
sensation, the case viii be quietly
dropped and nothing more heard Of Il.
That is the way things happen in New
York.
"Of course" he continued. IF money
were to be spent and an exhaustive out
side investigation made-
But why can money not be spentY'
she interrupted, sharply 1T seems 10
me that this is distinctly time when
no expense should be spared
He shrugged his shoulders. True, :
the money is on hand TO do it with, but
unfortunately He paused, as II ne
had been betrayed into saying too
much, then went on shade det1antly /:
After all, / do not know why i
should not tell you; Il will be common
property all over town tomorrow morn
ing.
AS was about to say. Miss Ward,
my late partner, although Teputed a
wealthy man, was in reality on the
verge of bankruptcy, and while ne
might have weathered the storm had he
lived his sudden death is certain TO pre-
capiIate a crash. Tomorrow will lnevltd-
bly, see the firm of Bates, Spargur and
Company in the hands OF an assignee.
You viii understand, therefore, the i'm
possibility Of securing the large sums
which would be necessary for hiring
special detectives and meeting the other
expenses of an exhaustive inquiry.
But" She started to interrupt
Pardon me- He stayed her with up
lifted hand. You are about 10 suggest
of course, that Miss Carson's father viii
provide the needed finances, and / have
no doubt ne will do everything in his
power. But unfortunately he is only in
AZ he hes
Furthermore, / have good reason to be
lieve has made heavy advances to Mr..
Bates which will now stand him as a
total loss; so ! have little hope of his
being able TO accomplish very much.
However, he granted, I may un-
deTrate his resources, and sincerely
trust / DO; for he viii unquestionably
strain every interest in order 10 meet
his call. At any rate, l shall know
what he can do by tomorrow morning
for certain. since he has wired me that
he and Mrs. Carson have left Chicago
and viii arrive here at that time.
Tomorrow morning p repeated Nil
licent with emphatic disapprobatiOn,
But does not every moment OF delay
count heavily against success? Ough;
not this investigation 10 be set afooi
at once, If II is 70 prove Of any value
10 Florerce?'
.Uadoubtedly," he admitted; yet on
the other hand, what can be done until
Mr.. Carson arrives and lets us know
how deeply he can afford to so into the
/ thing?"
How much money viii be required p
she spoke with a quick. nervous energy
''Well" he smiled, I'm an affair OF this
kind thar depends almost entirely on
what one is able 10 spend
But suppose money were no object
How much, them
You mean If a millionaire were back
ing the search Oh, j. is hard TO say
Possibly as much as twenty-five, fifty
or even a hundred thousand dollars
But there is, Of course, no chance"
Muicent interrupted him. II win ad-
vance the money" she said.
''Y0u2'
eyes. am no millionaire, but an
worth at least $500. 600, and L would
/ spend the whole of IL rather than tina
/ poor Florence should not have every
/ chance of rescue"
But" he started TO expostUlate
There are no butts about it, Mr.
Spargur. I am an orphan, Of age, and
with no one 10 question the complete
control OF my own affairs. Here is the
name Of my business a gent at Wheel
/ ing May I not look 10 YOU TO verify
my statement. and see that all neces-
sary arrangements are made without
delay"
! He drew a long breath, as he stood