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Money Maze
InGoodwin’ssteadyeyeandfirmlineaments,mouldedintomaterialshapebytheinwardspiritofkindnessandgenerosityandcourage,therewasnothingreconcilablewithhiswords.
Asforhiswife,physiognomychampionedhereveninthefaceoftheiraccusivetalk.Nobilitywasinherguise;puritywasinherglance.Thedevotionthatshemanifestedhadnoteventheappearanceofthatfeelingthatnowandtheninspiresawomantosharetheguiltofherpartneroutofthepatheticgreatnessofherlove.No,therewasadiscrepancyherebetweenwhattheeyewouldhaveseenandtheearhaveheard.
DinnerwasservedtoGoodwinandhisguestinthepatio,undercoolfoliageandflowers.TheAmericanbeggedtheillustrioussecretarytoexcusetheabsenceofMrs.Goodwin,whowassuffering,hesaid,fromaheadachebroughtonbyaslightcalentura.
Afterthemealtheylingered,accordingtothecustom,overtheircoffeeandcigars.ColonelFalcon,withtrueCastiliandelicacy,waitedforhishosttoopenthequestionthattheyhadmettodiscuss.Hehadnotlongtowait.Assoonasthecigarswerelighted,theAmericanclearedthewaybyinquiringwhetherthesecretary’sinvestigationsinthetownhadfurnishedhimwithanycluetothelostfunds.
"Ihavefoundnooneyet,"admittedColonelFalcon,"whoevenhadsightofthevaliseorthemoney.YetIhavepersisted.IthasbeenproveninthecapitalthatPresidentMirafloressetoutfromSanMateowithonehundredthousanddollarsbelongingtothegovernment,accompaniedbySeñoritaIsabelGuilbert,theoperasinger.
