The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-06-05
CHAPTER XIV.
Mardrop's Story.

nave 10 go back to the night
Miss Jane disappcared-an that's an
other thing that has driven me
desperate. VIII you tell me why I
should be suspected of having a hand
in that. when she had been a mother
70 me? II she is dead. she can't ex.
onerate me; n she is living. and We
ind her. she will tell YOU what | tell
you-that / know nothing Of the
whole terrible business"
i am quite certain OF that. Ward.
rop. / interposed. BESIDES. I think
] have got TO the bottom OF that mvs-
terry"
Margery looked AZ me quickly. but
shook my head. II was too early
tn tell my suspicious.
The things that looked black
against me were bad enough. but they
mad nothing 10 do with Miss Jane |
nave TO go back 10 before the night
She-went away. back 10 the time Mr..
Butler was the state treasurer. and
your father. MarRery. was his cashier.
Butler was not business man
He let too much responsibility lie
with his subordinates-and then ar.
cording 70 the story. he couldn't do
4
cashier was entirely under machine
control. and Butler was neglectful
y on remember Knox. the crash
when three banks. rotten 70 the core.
went under. and 10 was found a large
amount Of state money had gone too
II was Fleming who did it am
sorry. Margcry. hut this is no time TO
mince words II was Fleming who
deposited the money in the wrecked
banks. knowing what would happeu
When the crash came. Buffers SIRE
ties. 20 save themselves. conGscatad
every dollar he had in the world
Butler went 10 the peuit-ntiarv for
six months. on some minor count. and
when he gOt ont. after writing To
Fleming and Schwartz. protesting his
innocence. and asking for enough ont
~ the fortune they had robbed him
OF 20 support his wife. he killed him
self az the White Cat"
MarEery was very pale. but quiet.
She SAT with her fingers locked in
her lap. and her ewes on Wardrop
III was bad business" Wardrop
went ON YEARLY Fleming moved
into Buffers place as treasurer. and
took LiEhifoot as bis cashier That
kept the lid on. once or twice. when
Their" was an unexpected call for
FUNDS. mo treasury was almost empty.
ana schwartz carried things over
himself ] went TO Piatfsburg as Mr.
Flcming's private secretary when ne
beraWe treasurer. and from the first
] knew things were oven worse than
ihe average state government
schwartz and Fleming had fo hold
iog' 'h"r. they hated each other. and
'h" feeling was trcblcd when Flem-
ing married Schwartzs divorced
Wifo"
MarEery looked ~ mo with startled.
incr'dulous eyes What She must have
seen confirmed Wardrops words and
shr leaned back loo her chair linn
and unnervod but She heard and
corpr'h"ndcd every word Wardrop
was saving
Ih" woman was n worry ordinary
person. huf b. fcoms schwartz cared
Tor her. and tried fo stab SIR Fleming
shortly after rho marriage ALorf
year ago lir Fleming said another
attempt bad boon made ON tfa ITO
'fh poison Do was very much alarm
-. and ] noticed change JOB him
from fla' fiwe or Things were not
E0irE n''l af fho treasury. Schwartz
AMI he crowd we're making demand.
ia.1i N'r" hard fo supply. and behind
OFT That Fleming Wns afraid fob ro ouf
alone 90 night
Continued Wednesday,