, 1917-11-08

sition as to what l would do for him
In the future in a money way"
"He is there nov ?" I ventured to in
quire.
Awaiting the arrival of my repre-
sentative. whom / solicit you to be.
Since he left the city I have received
a remarkable letter. 1t is from a man
in New York city. He had the letter
written by another, for he says he is
blind himself-blinded. he claims,
through the effects of a drug admins
tered to him by this Sara Bruhl. He
accuses my nephew of melting that
person to rob him, desert him and
leave him penniless and blind. He
asks no money from me. he disdains
it. He simply warns me that when
ever or wherever found he will muir
der my nephew in cold blood 4 am a
desperate man. he writes, and I warn
you to send this false-hearted relative
of yours to the remotest ends of the
earth, else I will find him out, and
there will be a dreadful day of reckon
ing The name signed is; Duff
Bracey.'"
My companion quieted down, and
proceeded in a calm, business tone:
Here is a package of money and
accompanying it my written instruc-
TONS"
I held another interview with Mr..
Dale that evening. The next morning
I started on my journey. 1t was the
one following when | crossed the river
at Detroit and located my man at a Sc
cluded lodging house in Windsor.
He looked the p~ersoniication of his
despicable record, this Basil Trego. He
showed the whipped cur when l grave
ly and clearly impaired the nature of
my mission.
II am deputized to pay you 5000
cash in hand" | said You will come
with me to a certain bank here in
Windsor where l will make arrange
ments to have you paid a like sum the
first day of each month for a e An
attache of the institution will be paid
to keep tab on you. If he finds that
you are leading a quiet, secluded life,
your stipend will be regular. Other
wise, it will cease"
And at the end of the year,"
"Mr. Dale will purchase for you a
ranch in the far west, his final gift.
1t is your final chance. l advise you
to improve It,"
Trego accompanied me to the bank.
h monthly payment of money, the
identification of Trego were arranged.
l expected to return home that morn
ing. The cashier, however, was not
only ethical, but courteous to the
point of friendliness. He insisted on
nfrn1trin1 !, N throtuh fha hnrly anl
explaining its system where it varied
from our own. Then he made an en-
gagement for dinner at his club. and
altogether gave me a pleasant time.
by the way" he observed, as we
were discussing our cigars, 81 fancy
YOU advise a close rein kept on the
young gentleman you introduced to me
this morning?"
'The strictest routine should be
maintained in his case, yes" l respond
ed. HE is a person who would draw
and use the whole years allowance in
advance, If permitted"
HE has shown that already" said
the cashier, with a faint laugh. "In
fact, within one hou after you had
left the bank he appeared with the
hope of anticipating future payments"
Il Am not surprised" l observed
gravely, "for he is a person given to
discounting the future. l fancy, how
ever, that he will find 1t difficult to ex-
coed the bounds we have set"
Your directions have been explicit"
replied the cashier. so far as we are
concerned we shall be very stringent.
This Mr.. Trego of yours made a very
pathetic plea. He wished to send a
draft for $500 in a case of great
urgency and necessity. he insisted. He
offered anything as a bonus and a
transfer of his entire yearly allowance
as security. He had some money, he
said, but not sufficient to make up the
required amount"
you turned him DOWN."
"F1atly. That did not daunt him.
He must be a person of unusual re-
sources, for within thirty minutes he
reappeared with a man named Tarl-
son, one of those human harpies who
infest the market ready to take a risk
where the interest is high. / appre-
bend hat Trego forepledged all his
future expectations, for Tarlson helped
him make up the sum to buy a draft"
Payable" I limited, quite within
the confidential limits of banking
ethics.
YES, l can give you the name-Sara
Bruhl, Newton. New Jersey"
1t was not difficult to surmise from
this, that despite his isolation and
avowals of good Intentions, Basil Ire.
go had no thought of dropping his old
affiliations, that of the woman prob
ably the worst of them. With a men
tai notation covering a report to Mr..
Dale of the circumstance, and that