The new North-west., 1896-10-30

TED was waiting for me at the lodgings he
had taken in small street near the river
what's UP? You look happy
"Happy!" I echoed. Look here Ted, We
1nst MT upon what may turn out the most
splendid bit of luck we've ever CHANGED upon,
old pal" And then I told him briefly as
possible Of my meeting in the train with the
manager OF the bank. who as like me as
one penny to another.
For moment he seemed astonshed, and
then said slowly:
We'll, supposing there is this wonderful
likeness between you and him: how Is 1t 60
ing to help USE
Ted" i said, you're fool"
He moved uneasily.
"Chuck that he cried, "and come to busi-
ness. It's one to tell me I'm fool and an
other to show how this resemblance is going
to bring us business
You re not cute I thought you, lad,
[ remarked. "Don't you my drift"
What should you say il l told you that one
managers place in the bank parlor and to
tions?''
He still looked at me obviously.
II can't see," he said. pursuing his lips,
what good you can do at that game You're
as ignorant of the banks business as a kid"
.'Just So. 1 replied, ''but I don't intend to
be always in that condition. Now. listen
to my plan. / want you to make friends in
your quiet way with two of the subor-
dinate bank officials Find out when they
sending large consignment OF bullion sone-
where, Then 1 shall make my move 7 shall
take the managers place. ask for the de-
livery note OF the stnf, tell the clerk that I
have been instructed from headquarters to
have it forwarded to another destination and
finally give him a place we will arrange be
tween ourselves the address to which the
bullion is to Go,''
He began to look more cheerful.
Not a bad idea" he said sulkiy; but It
will take lot of DOING
Left alone, went to my bag and pro-
ceeded to make up. l may say without vanity
that have some fine ability in this branch of
the actors profession, and very soon l had
transformed myself from dark colnpleNioned
young citizen OF IS into venera be-looiiing citi-
zen of, say, 70 years or more. So complete was
the disguise that Ted. coming in two hours lat
er, started.
bed pardon. SIR he cried: "what
in the queens name arrest you Edward
Marsden,'' l cried assuming the manner Of
detective.
He turned very white. Evidently he thought
his time had at last.
Seeing his distress, I threw off the wig and
other dlsguises and cried:
'tI3uck up, old man, the queen doesn't want
you just yet.
He tried to laugh, but I could see that he
was trembling like leaf. But it. sratfied
me to think how completely my makeup
had imposed upon him. for now I had moth
ing to fear when I made my call on the
manager
We'll, what luck:'' asked my mate when
he had recovered from the shock I had given
him.
mot much, but something to go with"
he made reply Il watched two of
the bank chaps go into the little bar op-
posite the bank, and of course, followed
them in, One Of them seemed a soft sort of
fellow, and / at made up to him by
asking If he could tell what had won the
Chester> Cup He told at once and
as he seemed to be Il bit Of a sport | got
talking matters asking him for tips
and He appeared hattered by my re-
lance what he said, and we had various
whskies together I didn't breathe 4 word to
him about the bank, Of course. ThatH come
later. Now. have arranged to meet him at
the billiard saloon tonight, where by filling MIN
with whisky and getting the right side of
him l may, perhaps be able to get hold of
something worth knowing
~ very good start indeed, I commented
~ couldn't have done the thing better my
SELF
AT II O'Clock the next morning / ushered
into Mir Benson's room in the bank. He rost.
courteously to greet me.
GOOD morning, SIR he said, brslxly. 'What
can have the pleasure of doing for you?
I at conhded to him some imaginary
details of an account which wished to
onen with the bank. I forgot now what l
said, for was intent all the time on watch
ing him Closely so as to be able to initiate any
pecula rites of expression Or manner he pos
sessed when the time came
T noticed that he In his coat an or
child.
I made mental note that I, too, would dec
crate myself in this fashion Then, again,
he appeared somewhat deaf, and had manner
OF putting his hand his ear when listening
to you. This. too, I carefully noted for re-
productions,
IN the course Of our interview he rang
peared to be his confidential clerk. This man S
name N1ostyn. Fearing that with 50
many details to remember I might forget 50
slight thing a name l made note of
A1r, Mostyn's on my shirt cuff.
At length / had got together a nice little
collection of data, and accordingly tcok my
yV,t,a 1>1,l
cess, and l got all that wanted
A week passed without my trusty mate
elicitng anything of value from the sportive
youth whose acquaintance he had ade.
But at the end of that time he came to me
and said:
"Governor, reckon It's about time for us
to make our haul. I've learned from young
| Barrett that the bank will be sending e1h0,-
900 worth of bullion to Walkers of Edin-
burgh the day after tomorrow"
..Then there Is not moment to be lost. !"
replied. "Go at once to Edinburg and
take an office there In the commercial part
OF the town. Call yourself Morrison, len
| have the bullion consigned there The mo-
| ment you get it leave the place and get
across the Atlantic by of the vessels sailing
| from Glasgow Til join you in the old crib r
| New York You understand?'
| fright you are he said promptly.
We shook hands and he was off.
| On the following evening, as Mr.. Bensor
| was on his way home from the theater, he was
| seized, dragged and bound, and conveyed tc
our roost, In this manner the coast was LEFT
/ clear for me to play my part.
1 Next morning I turned up at the bank as
/ the manager of the institution In the
faultless frock coat I wore an orchid. and g
SEAL the counterpart of that by Mr.
| Benson, dangled from my watch chain. Ar
] tisticaly my dress and get-up were beyond
reproach.
At the same time I must confess felt
| sort of tremor I entered the little room
/ and sat down. Suppose something shoulc
go wrong in the course of the day. So man,
| liy,rrc 1Jy11f mr.