“H’m, let’s see,” Nick said thoughtfully. “It’s obvious that Nancy Nordeck is nearly penniless, aside from the bank funds. She may have refused to take any more of the stolen money, yet may have insisted upon having funds with which to leave the country. She is wanted for several petty crimes, you know.”
“True.”
“Maybrick must have drawn his own money to give her, knowing he would afterward be reimbursed by the bank officials. There is a reward of ten thousand dollars for the recovery of the funds.”
“The girl could have got that,” said Chick.
“If she has had the turn of heart that the circumstances lead me to suspect, she would not accept the reward,” Nick replied. “That is a woman’s way of doing things.”
“I begin to think you are right Nick, after all.”
“I feel pretty sure of it.”
“But how do you account for Maybrick’s absence and his——”
“That’s the worst feature of the case,” Nick put in.
“You mean?”