The Nevada County picayune., 1911-07-28

Sctice of law l hao oeen !" io " Ier reporter and the feeling that oarrving a story that the news ore would deluge with red and .t ink was sufficient to thrill me. (,aes fl was my first big case.
 had come into the case in a ,oo way Soon after reaching the .e my telephone rang. On answer :. heavy voice with a slightly lign accent spoke as follows;
 rb,s ,s MT. Martin Anderson of cramercy Park. Just now MT. rge Rhodes. who is in the Munich Rank and who is to marry my Inter Marie, called up and said
 when he opened the vault this hing package with million rs in bonds was missing He is onsible for the vault and he told o tell Marie that he did not take ,,t that he withdrew his request her hand. Now. then, MT. Dun n don't care one damn about him, nv daughter must not be dragged tbis case. I want you to go over he bank and help him in every
 to be his attorney, and then you lee that he keeps his mouth shut
 Marie send you my check for hundred this morning and l want
 ow all about what you do at my
 tonight. Do you take the job?'
 uld take the job? Was ever a
 five hundred dollars disdained
 struggling young attorney?
 en reached the bank and ask br Mir. George Rhodes a tall,
 .shouldered, clean-cut young
 came forward and took my card
 kh the bars. A glance over the
 of the bank, just preparing to
 the work of the day, showed me
 he fact of the robbery was not
 even to them. But 1t was
 Id plain on George Rhodes face.
 es pale and haggard and there ines about his mouth that told { try. He took me into the ante pf the directors chamber and
 i'm the nature of my business bat MT. Anderson had retained 1 do all could for him.
 d lily, Mir Duncan, have thought  | htter over carefully and there | ling to do." he replied in a dull. \ bionless way.
 q surprise me. MT Rhodes" l
 Hadn't you better give me the q nd let me be the judge of what -ts done?"
 sa facts are few enough" he nt1 ed. "The bonds were in a lVt P four inches thick. They were d vernment fours and worth, ss1 entered on the first of the t three weeks ago, one million ost Last night I checked the ga nd the books going In. to- sA with the assistant cashier and 'iving teller, This Is our night chN We check over the securities tg vault but once a month, but
 lght and morning I run over
 II a package were taken out leave depression in the pile VIM nld be easily detected. Last
 othing was missing, for the nsa perfectly even across the Of we closed the vault and set
 lock as usual This morning
 JOCK was running and the
 plutely as left 1t. But when into the vault and ran my .A the securities I saw at once ..v cHase was missing I check. t, the packets by my list and ~ ht the go governments were " checked them over three p d the result was the same ' US up to me to ac
 those bonds. The as lO'' snler and the receiving tell ie "ilh me as usual when p e vault and checked out the u cash, and they know it was n 'eo over night. I have not SC fasnier of the loss and the ie IS not down yet"
 ols' zen watching him covertly fa1. tN PSer me that he had the na at least. knew where they en t" your pardon, Mir. Rhodes '
 "ing on my gloves. q dc d' .o De brutal. but the facts gvs puch against you"
 lroup e me of his white lips ae stable sickly smile.
 ses u' facts-I know. I am not 'arlOp 0n to resent being remind lades But, have made up my wind the cashier"
 have e' Rhodes" I said with no'' ermination, I'm going to ;te II su in this matter. Is there the "ny 1t will become known
 or course?"
 - VI the month, a week sblr .o"' will be the triple s',r so,a time" f youi r ,h just you hold off this , stst 'Ao"' Meet me at Haan,s CT pslFe coo,
 hack 1ood morning."
 sDe case to Betts. my
 ,, reached the office and