Bank Robbers and the Detectives by Allan Pinkerton

Author:Allan Pinkerton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The Kent State University Press

CHAPTER X.

A Husband’s Apology.—An Application for Divorce Presented.—A Visit to Troydon.

MADAME ROMOLU’S reply to Mrs. Talcott’s anxious inquiries was the cause of bringing about more trouble for the Talcott family, into which Patterson became involved, and from which he extricated himself so neatly as to win still higher estimation in that greatly disturbed and most unfortunate community.

There had been a picnic in the country several miles from Somerset, attended by a large number of the circle in which Patterson moved, and which he felt it necessary to join, as the Sloanes and Greene, with their families, were present. This picnic was to terminate by a dinner at the Talcotts.

During the day Mrs. Talcott showed considerable excitement in her manner, and Patterson’s curiosity concerning the same was at last rewarded by ascertaining from her that the nature of Madame Romolu’s reply, which contained direct references to both Patterson and Greene, was its cause.

When the party had arrived at her house in Somerset, she discovered that the letter had been lost, and made quite a stir about the fact among her guests. The mystery was cleared up, however, as soon as the party were seated at the dinner-table, when it appeared that Talcott had stolen the letter, for he immediately began a violent abuse of Patterson, charging him with the authorship of the letter, or at least of giving Madame Romolu the information it contained.

My detective bore the offensive language as long as he could, when he arose from the table, and plainly told Talcott that no gentleman would endeavor to right a supposed wrong in the presence of ladies, and concluded by inviting him to at once proceed to his room at the Greyhill, where they could arrange matters without offense to their friends. Talcott immediately accepted his invitation, and followed after Patterson, blind with rage, and apparently ready for any emergency.

Arriving at Patterson’s room at the Greyhill, the latter quietly closed the door behind him, locked it, put the key in his pocket, and then surveying his antagonist and assuring himself that he was merely a bellowing coward, coolly told him that all he had to say was that he had nothing at all to do with the authorship of, or the furnishing information for, the letter to his wife, and that unless he instantly gave it to him, apologized for his insults, and then promised to retract to their mutual friends all that he had said derogatory to himself, he would then and there whip him within an inch of his life.

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