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All that any of them knew was that one morning some fifteen months previously, Parrawhite, a complete stranger, had walked into the office, asked to see Eldrick, had remained closeted with him half an hour, and had been given a job at two pounds a week, there and then. That he was a clever and useful clerk no one denied, but no one liked him. He was always borrowing half-crowns. He smelt of rum.
Folks hereabouts calls that terrace t' World's End, 'cause they're t' last houses afore ye get on to t' open moorlands. Now, that night 'at Parrawhite wor aimin' to meet Pratt, it wor i' this very lane. Pratt, when he left t' tram-car, t' other side o' my place, 'ud come up t' road, and up this lane.
"I don't believe there's the slightest risk. I've figured everything out. I don't believe there's any danger from Collingwood or from anybody it's impossible! And if we take cash now we're selling for a penny what we ought to get pounds for." "The present is much more important than the future, my friend," answered Parrawhite. "To me, at any rate. Now, then, this is my proposal.
What does Pratt do next? He goes to your office first thing next morning, and removes certain moneys which you say you carelessly left in your desk the night before, and tears out certain cheque forms from your book. When Parrawhite never turns up that morning, you and Pratt conclude that he's the thief, and that he's run away.
Then, towards the end of the afternoon, he bought one of the Barford evening papers and saw, in staring letters, the advertisement which Byner had caused to be inserted only a few hours previously. And at that, Pratt became afraid. Parrawhite wanted! news of Parrawhite wanted! and in two separate quarters. Wanted by Eldrick wanted by some London people! What in the name of the devil did it mean?
Then he let Parrawhite glide into the water and after him he sent the heavy stick, carefully fastened to a bar of iron. Five minutes later, the surface of the water in that pit was as calm and unruffled as ever not a ripple showed that it had been disturbed. And Pratt made his way out of the wilderness, swearing that he would never enter it again.
Eldrick, is the likeliest person to extract the truth from." "There's a great deal in that suggestion," said Eldrick. "Do you know what I think?" he went on, turning to Collingwood, "Mr. Byner tells me he means to stay here until he has come across some satisfactory news of Parrawhite or solved the mystery of his disappearance.
So there you are!" "That's all Murgatroyd could tell?" inquired Byner. "That's all he knows," answered Eldrick. "You say Murgatroyd knew Parrawhite as one of your clerks?" asked Byner after a moment's thought. "We had some process in hand against this man last autumn," replied Eldrick. "I dare say Parrawhite served him with papers." "Would he Murgatroyd be likely to know Pratt?" continued Byner.
They were poor, cheap lodgings in a mean street. The woman of the house said that Parrawhite had gone out as usual the morning before, and had never been in again.
"It 'ud be a bad job for my family if anything happened to me, you know." "There's naught that will happen," answered Pratt confidently. "Who on earth can contradict you? Who knows what people you sell passages to but yourself?" "There's the folks themselves," replied Murgatroyd. "Suppose Parrawhite turns up?" "He won't!" exclaimed Pratt. "You know where he is?" suggested Murgatroyd.
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