Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-19
Copyright. Star Company. 1916.
Foreign Rights Keservcd)
EPISODE FOURTEEN.
"rIiE HIDDEN MENACE"

dead at desk 1t looks like murder"
Jimmy lcnped to his feet and fairly
dashed to tho door Of the city room.
An assignment like that meant big
story-a mans story.
As he passed my desk stopped his
"hirlwind progress to ask him if he
wanted 10 read a letter which promised
i real insight into human life.
lie stopped and Srinncd I've got /.
story that demands look into human
dcau, fork over your letter and
III give il the once over quick enough
TO satisfy Tad himself"
Jimmy read the letter. By love.
that sounds like whale Of a stor:.
TO see her.
SO both OF US started off in rrea,
excitement
Let me tell YOU the story Of Jimmys
morning Mine follows. as the night
the day
/ When he arrived at the Offices OF
Wells & liareravc, brokers. Jimmy
/ found tho usual collection OF inter
ested and concerned spectators. There
were policemen investigating tho case
with busincss-like manner which had
no time to assume reserve or respect
for the dead. In the background there
we're covering clerks and stenograph-
ers. the entire Office force summoned
on suspicion"
jimmy got his usual cordial welcome
from the police. with whom he always
n Ola borated 50 we'll one OF them
said: Barton. you're just in time To
hear Collins here toll bis story. Mr..
Parton, NEE, MIR. Collins. Wclls's head
clerk
Well. gentlemen. I'll tell YOU all
u is not much"
Jhe man seemed 10 tecl the finger ~
.u.ricon pointing al him and 10 cover
away from II tinidly. lie had none o,
&c staggering hravado with which
individuals sometimes meet suspicion
unjust or otherwise. lie told his story,
not ~ one saying. Take IL or leave IL.
hut rather A. one pleading for belief
Mr.. Wells saw no one to-day except
| MIR Harvey. VINO cam. in ora business
about the Masters estate. We were all
doing our regular work when Harvey
came in. Two other rncn prccedrd
him. hut wc lad TO toll them that Mr..
Wells was ;on busy to 500 anybody
IL was II o.clock--l noticed because
<A or tho men pointed 10 tho clock
nd asked II hc could see MIR wells ~
moor had 10 turn him down and H."
wen. away. so did the other chap but
Harvey insisted / went In 70 ask Mr.
Wells il he'd soc Harvey and he said
yes"
h stopped with thu air Of on who
wishes to consider ms $'of. @"i'"!u"sd
is that all; You say iiarN'y vas
tho only person VII" ga" "sI's aha ne
visited him ~ II. ana YOU al'h hhh
your employer dead until after =
-.
there nothing ols" IN connection with
HarreNs visit winch YOU wish !" re-
late asked inc ponce CAPITA" severe
~ How was y 'ha' you hnailE us
covered Mr.. ""llS
We'll SIR ~ ~ 'h' '''<' y" ho"i
later servant came BACK '"r It p"e
which n" SAID Mr. harvey had forgot
ten. ! reinchnef'o 'heh 'i'"t 'Hr h"r
Wy had carried q black bag "hcn ne
went in TO sec WollS' ana didh
'"coilect nus haN'hS ~ "h"h ne went
cut
"lio" long Was Harvey clos'ied "iih
Mr. Wells
About hifeen minutes r''n"mher
hetanse "heh NJ came oH' ne ''"hed
no II we cioch ""N 'iEht an" So nus
watch ny ~ ~ wa 9nS' quarter
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