Bats in the Wall; or, The Mystery of Trinity Church-yardRaymond, P. T.
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Bats in the Wall; or, The Mystery of Trinity Church-yard
Raymond, P. T.
Detective and mystery stories; Detectives -- Juvenile fiction; Dime novels
The mystery of the robbery of the Webster bank was a mystery no more.
The rising sun found the virtuous Mr. Callister and the two Cutts
snugly ensconced in the Tombs.
Before a force so overwhelming they had not even tried to resist.
And then the whole thing came out, and the newspapers rang with it next
day.
It appeared that the first information of the intended robbery of the
Lispenard bank had been given by Frank Mansfield, who walked boldly
into the office of the Chief of Police, told his whole story and placed
the plans found in the coat of Callister in his hands.
It was upon information thus received that the police secreted
themselves in the bank after nightfall, stationing the "Bats" to watch
outside and sound the alarm of the approach of the burglars by their
usual cry.
The arrival of Detective Hook had been an entirely independent affair.
Reviving at last from his swoon, this brave officer had escaped by the
secret passage--an old sewer beneath the Donegal Shades, used doubtless
by the scoundrels who frequented that den for the conveyance of stolen
goods--as we have seen, and hurrying to the Oak street station had
made his story known, and started with a number of policemen for the
Lispenard bank.
Of their timely arrival we are already informed.
That the arrest of Callister made a tremendous stir in financial
circles need not be told.
But Frank Mansfield stands to-day rich, happy and prosperous, his name
justified before the world.
The officers of the Webster bank now understand his innocence, and
would be only too glad to receive him again into their employ.
But Frank has no need for further toil.
From beneath the ruins of the Three Oaks there came forth a golden
treasure which has placed him beyond all fear of want.
For a round half million will do that and leave some to spare, even in
these expensive days, and such proved to be the value of the gold and
gems buried by that strange old man, Jeremiah Mansfield, in the cellar
of the great house where for so many years he dwelt alone.
During the search which took place at the ruins, both Detective Hook
and Frank's new-found cousin, Jerry Buck, whose true name proved to be
Dupont Tisdale, assisted.
By Jerry the presence of Mrs. Mansfield at the Three Oaks was made
perfectly plain.
Familiar with the house and its secret passages for years, she had,
assisted by the boy, played the ghost most successfully, gliding in
and out of the chamber of its former owner by means of a secret panel
set in the wall, while the light--nothing more than the usual stage
fire--was used to add effect to the scene at the suggestion of Jerry
himself.
They found the iron chest without difficulty, and the will having been
placed in the hands of the Surrogate of New York County, its contents
were turned over to that official to be dealt with according to the law.
By the confession of Tisdale, all stain being removed from the name of
our hero, in due time he came into his own.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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