It is needless to say that no attempt was made to effect
a rescue, nor had Manning any fears that such an effort would be made,
but he deemed it wise to give his prisoner a quiet but firm hint as to
what the consequences would be if a rescue was attempted.
During the remainder of the journey Duncan was as cheerful and pleasant
in his manner as though no thought of a prison entered his mind, and the
detective experienced no trouble or annoyance with him whatever.
Two days later they arrived at Council Bluffs, where they changed cars,
and, taking the Rock Island route, they were not long in reaching
Chicago. Manning brought his prisoner to my agency, where he was taken
care of until arrangements could be made for his transportation to
Geneva.
I cannot express the satisfaction I experienced when I realized at last
that our chase was over, and that a full and satisfying victory had
attended our efforts in this matter. All of the prisoners were now
taken, and, except for the solution of the question of the missing five
thousand dollars, our work had been successfully accomplished.
Another matter Duncan had related to Manning while upon their journey,
which, while unfortunate for us, at the same time did not detract from
the victory we had gained.
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