The Washington times., 1912-10-10
THE TINES DAILY SERIAL STORY
|AWHITE STREAK OFDHASTER
BY EDGAR FRANKLIN
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/ uosed. Of course. that you would at
l SAFE but ywhen..I saw them there the
temptation was too much, somehow.
a hurry before II could return.
But all the evening. the idea haunted
mel may as well be honest-end
| thought what I could do with 100000 CT
be to 80 away when the first excitement
had Gained down and live the rest of
my life AZ pleased. Up to II o'clock.
though, crushed II back; but then the
T went back to the building. BY
chance, Parker was In the basement.
managed to sneak In and up by the
stairs. found the papers. and was
aseu ap n e he them smsw nsn
Il must be you. for no one else would
| be likely to demonstrate that emsr-
gency stop in the middle OF the night.
found at. & tSe Il dS1 paper. yS@ S
at all. It would have been bad enough.
For q moment ! felt panic. .stricken:
Of your envelopes. thrust In the notes.
directed Il to Brady dropped II in the
chute and darted back into the OFFICES:
The nre escape ladders. ! found, had
seen asss s ~sd for ySS % me-
You didn't"
GRAFTON nodded and smiled tartIy. .
Then you went away and ] climbed
back and turned on the lights for ,
OF my detection. The desk was closed; ;
turned out the lights and hurried out
by way Of the elevator"
so II was you. after all, Jennison?"
inss i have heard. OF course. from
Brady. He had not expected the docu-
ments TO come In that way, nor at that
time. Hence. TO keep up the appear
willing TO help you. He opened the
box. saw the envelope with my hand
writing. and-you know the rest"
II DO. indeed; 1t was Brady whom
"Yes; he feared that you might be
able to get the box open somehow. and
he returned twice in his effort to un-
lock the thing. The last time he drop
| ped the key"
Brady saw him some time after he
| left yoH told him that the documents
were probably In their hands and had
| him leave. II was Brady's idea that
for a DAY Or two. but coison doubted
II. Then they decided on the scheme
Of drugging you. and Colson knew
this den Of old. That is the whole
story"
"And a very choice story It Is" said
| Grafton, bitterly. THE honest poiiti-
clan, the great and good and upright
business man. and the trusted, conf
| Dental clerk!"
Jennison. I'm doing what I can to
! make amends now"
Grafton looked at him more kindly;
"I understand that. Jennison. NOW
that you've finished with the past. go
on to the gangs present-or future
After you had gone yesterday. sir.
the thing hit me harder than ever. II
rest % or eat or think Of anything save
what an unmitigated scoundrel ! bad
been. Colson reached town again this
| morning and we heard that you had
sssa sa ssy pf ran To. foa tse Depot
here as quickly as possible. sought lhs
help OF the police-snd we didn't come
any "YoG ' did i'd not" Grafton shuddered
slightly. But what is the ultimate
That Is ali srrsnsed. DID you eveI
hear OF Fenmore Carvel?"
"Eh? No. Who Is hep
"A forser-escaped from Joliet thre.
or four years ago" said Jennison. col
son seems to know him. and Brad,
doesn't regard him as an utter stranger
En- s,sRf ss er nsa n.ariy Sssn wssR
Awaiting the robbery?
Yes. The rest, as know now. ha,
been fixed. Colson. on the strength ol
lhis reputation, has arranged for some
very large loans from the banks O,
soon as his notes to you are satisfied
With the notes In hand. Carvcl vii
forge your signature wherever neccs
sary, and the loans will 20 througi
within two hours after noon tomorrow!'
Good Lord!" exclaimed Grafton
The thing seems to be worked out II
detail"
mot a thing has been neglected. sir
They reckon on leaving town by =,
o'clock tomorrow with some three mil
lion dollars among them
Grafton sat back agape. The thor
oughness OF the whole plot. and tn
!. revelation Of the true characters OF tn
men In whom he and many others has
had such implicit confidence. dunn
founded him.
"Jennison." he said slowly, you hav,
been-well. perhaps no more than
very weak fool. You have come within
an ace of running me. and you've De
stroyed my faith In mankind. But yo'
have made all the restitution possible
and I thank you sincerely
"I don't deserve that, SIR
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