To these
tasks William applied himself immediately, and with what result will be
shown hereafter.
CHAPTER IV.
The work progresses--Eugene Pearson's early life--On the trail of
Newton Edwards.
In the meantime operatives Manning and Jackson had been untiring in
their efforts to obtain some traces of the robbers. They had found a
number of people who recollected seeing two men, answering the
description of the suspected thieves, who carried a valise between them,
but beyond a certain point all traces of them stopped. It seemed that
the ground had opened and swallowed them up, so effectual had been their
disappearance.
While thus engaged, operative Manning received instructions to keep a
watchful eye upon young Pearson, and also to make quiet and judicious
inquiries as to his habits and associates in Geneva.
The result of these inquiries was most favorable to the young man, and
under ordinary circumstances would have disarmed suspicion at once.
During the progress of this search after truth, operative Manning had
preserved the utmost good feeling and cordiality in his dealings with
Eugene Pearson, and had succeeded in establishing a friendly intimacy
with him, that would have allayed any fears which the young man might
have had, as to the opinions entertained by the detectives with regard
to himself.
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