The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-08-12

\ Crook.
Murdoch went on staring at him. at
3,nrst with plying smile: then ne
threw down on the desk police pho
tograph. with a card which read:
Martha Benjamin. swindler. aged twen-
ty-four, height five feet four inches, OF
| American parentage. large brownish eyes,
very fine teeth, never more than plainly
dressed. Her game usually played in the
financial district
"The eyes," said young Van Norden
nervously. 81 can see difference In
the eyes,"
LET me see: you say she went down
by the back elevators?"
81 simply said she went out by this
side hall door,"
Young Van Norden went as far as
the front office and stood moment,
| with a sense Of unrest, listening to the
staccato writing of a market ticker. He
then returned. lit another cigarette.
and after he had smoked awhile he
went to the inner room.
81 beg your pardon, Miss Summer
ton," he said. II didn't mean to be
quite so long,
He found himself gazing into her
eyes again-eyes Of wondrous beauty.
| "Mr. Van Norden." she said. without
spirit, II couldn't help but hear just
now. The transom was wide open"
Eyes. wanted you to hear" he said.
facing her.
"Mr. Van Norden,'' she said, II
couldn't bring myself to tell you be-
| Roro D,,< <bnro .,oov,,c - h<, bolv>
for it. My name isn't Summerton. I'm
Mr.. Wentworth's daughter"
| He stood staring at her suddenly.
with hardness in his eyes: then after a
while he gave himself up to sense Of
relief.
"My dear girl" he said. II can hard
~ believe that any one Of Mr.. Went
worth's family should come to us. The
last we heard of him. some fifteen
years ago. he accused my father of be-
ing crook, a thief
| He came to a sudden stop.
| Just moment, II you please" he
went on. going to the front Office. .
Tommy" said he to the boy at the
door. "have Mr.. Murdoch come right
up. and don't wait to knock"
| He turned to the girl. saf
perhaps you aren't familiar with
the details Of their quarrely.. he said.
seating himself again. The trouble
was over a notification. Mr.. Went.
worth said he gave orders to sell. Ny
| father said not Later on 1t developed
Mr.. Wentworth was in the right. The
I mistake was due to the reading OF a
telegram. My father Immediately drew
his check for the full amount. but the
check came back. Mr. Wentworth
said he y wouldn't be, an object OF
charity, ~ -. ~, -. f.,rf., / :
l. YES. 1 know" she quickly answered
.But thought II you were only half
human. In a time like this
my dear girl" he said. playing with
Ibis nunlit cigarette ,swhen Mr.. Went.
worth returned my fathers check. torn
up. some fifteen years ago this money
was then put to his credit. and that
amount together with the interest at
8 per cent up to date. now makes In
all, believe. some $4,000"
my father never spoke OF this. Mr..
Van N0rden.'' she remarked you be-
Iieye me. don't you, when tell you I'm
Mr.. Wentworth's daughterg'7s. seitr
He found her eyes uplifting him
again. and yet he purposely hid bis
feeling. go.
II see-you sttll have your doubts.' =
she said.
There's only one thing i want to
clear up." he answered uneasily. Cant
you wait-just a moment7'' -
he returned to the window. awaiting
his man, and presently the ONCE boy
ushered him In without knocking.
Murdoch looked nrst at the girl, then
at young Van Norden. with . puzzled
| air.
BEG your pardon, Mr.. Van Nordeu,"
he began.
mo; it's all right" answered young
Van Norden. II want you to meet this
young woman. whom you've been fol-
lowing here for two days.
Young Van Norden turned to her.
Miss Summerton." he said to her.
''Mr. Murdoch is from the detective bu-
reau at police headquarters. He has
Photographic rather good likeness-I
want him to show you"
Murdoch slowly took out his police
picture, handing 1t to the girl, at the
same time regarding her with keen
eyes.
"Mr. Murdoch" said young Van Nor
den. speaking to him. 81 called you in
because. 1t may be. you'n be running
into her more or less from now on.
Miss Summerton has an account with
u.s."
Young Van Norden then turned to
the girl. who had made her examina-
tion of the photograph.
Miss Summerton," he said. "Mr.
Murdoch is detailed in Wall street to
scare OF any crooks who may show a
desire to operate below what he calls
the dead line"
Murdoch took the picture from the
girl. saying: You look something like