“For two reasons, perhaps,” Nick pointed out. “She may have feared arrest, or knew that she would be watched and would be prevented by other members of the gang.”
“Possibly.”
“The fact that they did not go to the Harlem house and force her to give up the plunder, moreover, convinces me that Nordeck had hidden it somewhere, and, that after his death, Nancy alone knew where it could be found.”
“I see.”
“She did not dare to go and remove it, however, lest she should be seen and waylaid by the gang. She went to Maybrick, therefore, and told him all of the circumstances. It would have been perfectly natural for her to select him, for his charitable work among the criminal classes is widely known, and she would have felt sure that she could rely upon him.”
“That goes without saying,” said Chick.
“This theory is further confirmed by the fact that Maybrick left home the following night with two empty suit cases,” Nick argued.
“In which to bring home the plunder?”
“Exactly.”
“But why did he draw five hundred dollars from the bank?[Pg 27]”