The Washington times., 1911-01-07
To Him That Hath 5z s2;!;! 5ERo9 r. ~. SCOT 4
Copyright, The Frank A. Munsey Coz

of mourning fitted into the shadow; her
I face alone, softly leaned against by the
| light, had distinctness. He drew a deep
| breath. So much dignity, sincerity, ma
| turity of conscience, in one Of twenty
| three, and no loss of the heart-lightness
| that belongs to twenty-three.
| She rose with a start as his feet
crossed the bare floor. Il came down
this morning on an errand about the
| Flower Guild she said in her low, vi
| brant voice, giving him her hand. I'm
going back to the country this after
| noon, so l waited to see you for a
minute
They sat down on the settle. Now
that he looked squarely into her face,
! into her deep brown eyes, he saw there
| repressed anxiety.
There's one thing in particular
| want to tell you.' she went on with an
effort. Something about Mr.. Morton
Oh. it's nothing definitely wrong, she
! said quickly. noticing that David had
| paled. IT'S just something's little
strange: Since l was here, wanted
you to learn 1t from me. so that if any
thing did develop, it wouldn't be COM
! plete surprise to you"
said Psy5a5 fs5aeiv pulses ssssy stopped, 'HeST he
She was white, and the hands in her
! lap gTipped each other tightly. The
! day before yesterday morning Mr.. HaC-
/ don went to the Third National Bank
to arrange for Withdrawing the boys
| farm fund.- which he had deposited i'll
Mr.. Morton's name. He found-Mr. Nor
ton had withdrawn it."
Yes"
ITS strange-but we don't think there
can be anything wrong" she said. try
/ ing to Tighten the blow she felt she
was inflicting on David. ''Of course
Mr. Haddon acted Immediately. He
called a meeting of the committee; they
decided to make a, quiet investigation at
once. Father tolH me about it. But
the worst part is, the newspapers have
somehow leaFned that 5000 is missing
from the milsion. 1t would be ter
iible scandal for such sum to disap-
pear in connection with a place like
this. Several reporters were here just
little while ago. l sent them upstairs
to Mr.. Haddon."
He stared at her dizzily. His plan
had come to naught. Mortons shame
was about to be trumpeted over the
city. The people of st. Christopher's
I were about to topple back into the
What is Mr. Haddon doing up
lit occurred to him that possibly Mr..
Morton had put the money in the safe
in his study. Mr.. Haddon' s up there
For a moment he sat muted by the
impending disaster. Then ne rose.
Come, let's go up!'' he said.
They mounted the stairs In ,silence,
and in the corridor leading to Mortons
apartment passed half dozen re.
porters. David unlocked the apartment
with his latchkey, led the way to Nor
toms study, and pushed open Its door;
Before the safe sat heavily spectacled
man. carefully turning its dial-plate
and knob. On one side Of him stood Or.
Thorn, very pale, and on the other SIDE
gray-haired Mr.. Haddon, his hard, lean
face, miiled with financial wrinkles like
a dollars edge, as eXpressionless as II
he was in the midst of Wall Street
crisis.
Mr.. Haddon recognized the presence
of David and Miss Chambers with a
slight nod, but DR.. phorn stepped TO
You've heard about it?" he asked,
in an agitated voice.
At that moment the safe door swung
omen. "There you are,'' said the spec
tacIed man, with complacent little
grunt.
Mr.. Haddon dismissed the man and
knelt before the safe; Miss Chambers
and DR.. Thorn leaned over him, and
David, still stunned by the suddenness
of the catastrophe, looked Whitley on
from behind them. A minute, and Mr..
Haddon's search was over. He looked
about at the others:
'It is not here" he said quietly.
A noise at the door caused all to turn
in that direction. There stood the re-
porters; they had edged into the apart
ment as the safe expert had gone out.
will you gentlemen please wait out
side?" said Mr.. Haddon sharply.
Cant you give us the facts now?"
one spoke up. You've got 'em ALL
Just heard you say the money wasn't
here"
'I'Il see you all in a. few minutes"
said Mr. Haddon, and pressed them be-
fore him out into the corridor. There's
absolutely no keeping this from the
papers" he remarked when he re-en-
tered the study.
Isn't there still another place the
money might be?'' asked Miss Cham
bers.
'Tve investigated every other place."