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

aglow; but the old troubled look that MI o""''
had seen in them before came BACK
ct is of that business that want TO speak 10 you
now she said slowly.
"Yes ma am l know It,
Know it?'
For an instant she sought to read the straight
staring eyes: there was nothing there save Mr s
assurance "You not detective WI" VII; oHitiI.
Won have told me that and believe 1t. linen why
did YOU come all the way to Paris to search Tor my
father? Were you sent!
mo ma am. was not sent
''Then why did you come! -, ,...,
I'D rather not tell you. ma am It's little per
sonal matter between u.s. a.,
And why. that day at the Cafe de la PAX, did
Won hermit Yourself to be arrested under the name
Of nv father. when my father was there within
reach and you knew he was theres 49,,
I'D rather not tell you, ma am IL "ouiuh 10
any good for you to know:
II must know, Mr.. Smith! Either have done
nv father great injustice, or you nave ne VIII
tell me nothing 1t seems to be within your power
to make all Clear to me- and certainly 1t is within
my power to rectify "a grave error II II an means
what I'm afraid it means She came PACK 70 t tne
to Paris! | must know. Don't think you must
spare my feelings l must know!
Mr.. SMITH squirmed uneasily in his seat and
IN1 after moment rose and stared out the window
for a long time Il am thirty three years Old ne
said at last irrelevantly. Twenty years OF tnat
time have worked for your father was his once
bow first Then l studied shorthand and used to
help the stenographers in the bank One day was
called upon to assist your father IN some speclal
work. He liked the way did It, and year or SO
later became his private secretary. held down
that Job until about six years ago ana IN that te
of course ma am / learned great deal about ms
personal business. 1t then that used to write
letters to you, here in Paris lie paused
GO on" the girl urged ,
"The banks business grew, ma am. and finally
there was need of an assistant paying teller MI
Clarke gave me the job, and l have held 1t ever
since Being assistant paying teller ism OF any par
ticuar Importance but 1t carries t
That is ma am, don't mean that the tate OF the
world hangs upon man IN such position; but IN
the course of a month he will handle perhaps. mill
ions and millions of other peoples money. That's
the sort of responsibility mean. All paying tellers
have that kind; but l had another KIND For IN
stance, sometimes stocks and bonds are lett with
bank security for a loan. say: Those securities
are in nv care: am responsible for them. They are
sealed by the president of the bank in presence,
and nv own seal is added in his presence before the
securities placed in the vault. 1t comes down to
this ma am: there are two persons responsible Tor
the safety of such securities and either can call the
other to an accounting in the event of any rregu-
larity."
He stopped suddenly. struck by the frightened,
haunted look in her eyes Her SLIM white myers
bare of gloves. were interloCked hercely.
"Wel?' she insisted
Il guess l hadn't better go on, ma am.
You m1,st!" she commanded - must under
stand it,
ct will hurt you ma am" After little pause.
I'D hate to feel that had hurt you.
The girl and went to him pleadingy. Her
hands at rest on his arm her face white again
his nostrils. You must go on she commanded
"Whatever you may say cannot be worse than this
agony of suspense uncertainty.
w fifty ten thousand-doar United States bonds
that is a million and a kalf dollars in negotiable
securiies-were left in keeping" Mr.. Smith con-
tinued They were sealed by your father in my
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