New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-10
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR JULY 10. 1910

couple of days while experts went over my BOOKS
they wouldn't dare to open the package OF DonaS ~
vo,ir fathers absence-then / sailed for France
came as YOU know. to find your father. His tone
hardened suddenly II believe that day IN the care
if had not seen that he had been 1li ana you mao
not been with him. should have killed himl want
you to understand ma am, what all this meant 10
Killed him." the girl repeated. And yet when
he was in danger of discovery and arrest. you per
mitted the officer to take you. Whyf
THAT requires more explaining pear III
i mind Diease that the fact that those bonds are
missing is not known to any person connected Win
the bank except your father and myself IL could
come to Paris find your father compel him to return
the bonds and replace them IN the vaul' no Ole
..When the detective came and arrested me as
Clarke l allowed him to do it for the reason that l
knew should find your father the sec9na .tme tbnn
your father wo -have assumed that the loss Oh the
bonds had been discovered, and brought about a
snar that these funny little Pollcemen IN IL;s
and mine ultimately a charge OF embezziement,
where if l could keep them away from INN, II meant
nothing particularly, unless OF course the 81
the bonds had been missed AS matter OF tact that
arrest eased my mind lot, because L learned from
the police that there was no charge agalns. you
father which means that the bonds have not C Deel
missed and there was no charge against me- some
one in the United States has asked private detec-
tive agency to locate your father, and the ponce,
thinking was Mr.. Clarke. pnched me 10 DiiiS '"@
matter to a climax. j., =.
That search was instituted. l imagine, at the dI-
rection of nv uncle New York the girl planned
1--WE knew father had to Paris, and then we
had been unable to hear from him for weeks. 1t was
because he was i'll with typhoid and UNCONSCIOUS Oh
course.
ives ma'am It sounds awfully complicated;
but it isn't The theft don't quite mean that,
na'am-the disappearance of the bonds has not been
discovered That is all. ma'am, think
COR a long time the girl stood, her hands gripping
L his. staring. staring into the rugged face:
think am beginning to understand she SAID SLOWLY
at last If the bonds returned, it means that
nv father is not "a thief? 1t means that tins mat
ter would never become public? 1t means
1T means the saving of your father S business
renutaton and the saving of mine, Mr. Smith m
terrupted Frankly, the saving OF ms reputation
was not the first thing IN my mind when came 10
Paris it was the saving OF my own. am leaving
the bank within few months to become caS1lel o1
another bank 1t is a promotion ma am. II TINS
matter comes out only is your father ruined but
/ am ruined. l ambitious, ma am ne apollo
gized. s,
II understand Mr.. Smith said the girl softly
Suppose-suppose those missing bonds should be
placed in your hands Is 1t too late 10 save iiiS
father to save YOURSELF!
1T isn't too late, unless they have found out at
the bank that the bonds are gone. Mr. smith re,
Piled. IF they were placed in my hands, l should
do the thing intended to do,-take them back, re-
place them in the vault and-thats all
"A million and half dollarsi' the girl unused
Suppose l should tell YOU Mr. Smith, that my
father hasn't the bonds now.
Il know it, ma am. 800.
She seemed startled. How did YOU know it
He didn't answer. Perhaps YOU know where they
are?''
Yes ma am.
''Where?
You have them.