Evening star., 1917-09-09
CHAPTER II.

The Montana had docked. Waring
had come down to meet Mrs. Willy
Sinsabaugh and her maid; he had
helped the vivacious lady through the
formalities of the customs. and now
the maid and several suit cases and
handbags were in one taxi, while War
ing and the pretty young matron were
in another.
Mrs willy leaned back and sighed.
There than heaven, that's over!
Philip Waring, you're dear, and If I
weren't just mad about my husband
Id kiss you"
These husbands" growled Waring;
they're always in the way"
Not today" said Mrs. Willy. The
brute. Running off to Chicago the
night before l land! III make him
pay
But it was very important busi-
ness. AIadge," expostulated Waring.
mildly.
Mrs. Willy laughed. Just like
man, Defend another man against
And if 1 didn't defend hm?" coun-
tered Waring.
I'd stop this taxi and make you
walk" declared Mrs. Willy, viciously.
William Patterson Sinsabaugh is
the pink paragon of perfection, an
nounced Waring.
Exactly" said Mrs Willy. dimpling.
you're "a great reader of character,
Phil though in the Carey Haig affair
You weren't, were YOU?
oh. Carey was a good fellow said
Wariug. evasively.
"A good fellow, When he robbed
you of-Philip Waring. how can you
say such a thing
well. don't think Carey was quite
himself. He-there's lot of mystery
about that matter, Madge."
+ Tell me" she commanded.
He smiled al her. If don't; sup
pose Mr., Bill Husband will. eh?'
Mrs. Willy nodded. Mr.. Bill Hus-
hand tells Mrs. William Wife every
Well. in that case--to tell you the
truth. Madge I'm puzzled about Carey.
I've been over his books Carey killed
himself on the 2sth of January. on jan
uary all his Investments. personal and
trustee. were in the best of shape. He
held something like S40o.00o for me; he'd
been trustee during my minority, you
know, and after | came of age | let him
continue, 1t was less bother"
Warning Continued
There was about $500 600 that he held
IN trust for others-personal property, |
mean. Well. on January : he began sell
ing BY the oath he had turned all his
trustee investments into cash. And his
own personal investments. amounting to
a quarter of million, he had sold also.
He held one parcel of real estate for me
that is. collected the rent and all that sort
of thing; he couldn't sell that. And there
were three four other bits of property
that he didn't realize on-couldn't guess.
We'll, he killed himself on the osth He
left a confession on his desk stating that
he had emhezzled all the funds left in his
care
''Bnt what had he done with all that
CASH" demanded Mrs. Willy.
That's $ the point that is so queer" said
N3Tipfy "OD pEth he drew from
various banks every cent he had. both his
own and the trustee money. 1t came to
almost a million and a half. And that
money has disappeared
Impossible" CALCULATED Mrs. Willy.
''Rut true" said Waring.
But can't you tell - find out? Isn't
there any way
oh i've got detectives looking into the
matter" said Waring, butt don't look
for much" O."
But didn't he leave any clue at all?"
Well. | don't know that you could
call it a clue, exactly. 1t hasn't led to
What was it,
why. his stenographer-she rushed
into his office at the sound of the shot
that killed poor Carey-says that he
lived for ten seconds or so. and that
he repeated over and over the name
Bergson.'
And in his papers l found some notes
made two days before he died-made
on the Goth. Not much-simply rec
ord of having paid one Simon Bergson
$1.45o.0 900
why almost a million and a half"
breathed Mrs. Sinsabaugh And this
Bereson"-
Waring forestalled her query. Cant
be located.
But aren't there any other papers
that would, maybe, telr'-
Not thing. Carey Haig kept fewer
personal memoranda than any business
man 1 ever heard of. But perhaps he
burned them before he died. Anyway.
there's nothing.
And what are you doingr' demand
cd Mrs. Willy.
WarinE shrugged his shoulders Me?