Part 42 (1/2)
”What's becouess he's skipped out,” answered Sid ”After holding up Ida it won't be safe for hier too close to these parts”
”I should say not,” commented Cora
”Noill you take this money, and--and call it square?” asked Sid nervously
”Hardly square,” murmured Jack ”Look at the suspicions aboutat Ida, eeping
”I think the best ill be to call the incident a closed one,”
decided Ed ”I'll take the money, and--”
”What will you tell the police?” asked Jack
”I'll tell them the money came back to me in a mysterious way”
”They may want to claim the reward”
”They can't There is only one person ill get the reward, and she is--”
He paused and walked over until he stood in front of Ida, who sat with bowed head
”Miss Giles, it is due to you, more than to any, one, that this mystery is solved,” he said: ”Will you please accept the reward?”
and he took some bills off the roll Sid had handed him
”I couldn't oh, I couldn't!” she sobbed
Ed looked embarrassed Every one was under a strain Jack went to the safe and took out the diauess that co as you've ly Then with a quick motion he stepped up to Ed
”Here,” he exclais to you”
”What for?”
”Interest on yourthe loss on the bank stock, but I'll ht ”We'll call it settled”