Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-09-02

and Mexico" greeted Mitchell, Presi-
lent Of the Bankers Protective Asso-
Ration. ~ Poe stepped into his private
oom, unannounced. the second day
aftsr his return from Mexico.
n was Just on the point OF calling
ron MP" continued Mitchell.
Sawed you q nickel. them drawied
Christopher Poe, dropping into a
chair. and beginning to fan himself
slowly with his hat. What's new7
Ton look AZ though you'd just side
stepped 4 bomb"
Something interesting" Mitchell
announced. giancing uneasiIy at the
Aoor. Z tribe open. Rising abruptly.
~ stepped over. and shut 1t securely.
Coming back, he reached out mechan.
TALLY, - though he had made the
same motion q hundred times that
lar, and drew from q pigeon-hole q
handfuI Of crisp flve-dollar bills. thrust
hg thsm into Poe's fingers with nerv-
~ quickness.
III this hush money. or donation
y the head Office boy OF the Bankers
Protective, which capacity 30 hum
Nv mr. asked Poe, lifting q highly
archs6 eyebrow, and holding II culver
sfing Tor 4 questioning moment.
Lack II over" said Mitchell. turn
fng sidewise. and drumming neryously
= : asnifying-glass he had dropped
a4 Peas entrance.
Christopher Poe separated ono Of
ths hills from the package. held II first
- tho light, started slightly. and then
quickly turned the bill face up, and
smcothed 1t over his knee. bending
slose 10 examine II. Quick az thought
- snatched the magnifying-lens from
Mitchell's fingers. and studied the bill
ipr . full minute. Then he looked up
and smiled
why. It's at least d millimeter
sut Nobody's ever been able to get
old General Jackson's Jaw just right.
except the man who made the genuine
plata. It's been tried often, hasn't it?'
.sThere are two other counterfelts
s6 that BILL" answered Mitchell.
-lssithcr OF them any good at all. But
this ID different. They found out the
bin was bad by that lengthy Jaw. But
that bills been slipping through sew.
aral banks for week or more. Think
sf Il! Just discovered today. Good.
IOoking bill. isn't III Paper fine. print
has the proper snap; everything right
but that jaw; It's just q hair less than
= millimeter too long, as you noticed
! know 1t wouldn't escape YOU"
~Iiow much OF the stuff Ia out?"
NEARLY twenty thousand is in!'
cried Mitchell. IT'S fine mess! God
knows how much Is out! Think Of 1t!
Think OF New York banks being fooled
N bunches OF this stun they've
taken In twenty thousand dollars. and
tAs roll you have there contains sam
pios Of 1t all"
-But it's the best paper I've ever
sesnl" exclaimed Christopher Poe
alightly flushed, having turned again
10 the bill. The counterfeiter hasn't
mtssed on thing but that Jaw. and
Aow any man could duplicate that Ii
more than can tell. President Jack
soa'a jaw was lucky thought on that
VI note: nobody could ever copy his
bead exactly as it's reproduced on the
In It's lantern jaw. so shaped that
\ can stand tho extra millimeter and
escape notice. But that paper IL what
worries me, II looks just like the real
Thing. That fellow must have sol
hold Of batch of the real stun some
wherc. Measurements are exactly
right. The two scatter-silk lines run
atnE through the bill are correct. by
George. here's mystery worth Z
sans troubled"
-It's remarkable BILL" replied
Mitchell. do you notice the web
atitching on the back IL exactly right
scc1ss
Poo turned the certificate over.
~Remarkahle!" he exclaimed, hav
~ examined the green and white
webbing. put on with the effect o.
nAn-tracery In the cathedrals, In In
axicate design. difficult to initiate.
There's nothing else out OF proper
sAon but Jackson's iaw?" queriet
Christopher Poe, glancing at the fint
Vrinting on the green back of thu
aste. which begins: This note 10 ,
hA9al tender at its face value"
mo, they didn't report anything
sase. and haven't found thing"
Poo paid no attention to the reply
- seemed deeply interested In thu
pstnting. reading It carefully through
- inaEnifier. Suddenly. right ut thu
- he stopped. and looked at Mitchell
@nlxxically.
Handing Mitchell the bill and point
- - the printing. he oueried:
Have you read this?"
ma. dare say that's all right. TIL,
ss1low wouldn't likely be such |,
IArevd cnsraver and make any mis-
aaks On the plain printing"
~6appose you read II, then Pc,
Aaaded him the bill and picked W
aaoehcr. holding 1t far from his eyes
md staring at II absently.
Meanwhile Mitchell read the follow
NJ usual form, printed on the bacl
r. the 1907 fivedollar note:
This note Ia q Legal tender at Its
lacc value for all debts public and
ystvate, except duties on Imports and
lntersst on the Public Debt Coun
srfsiting or altering this note or pass