The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-20
Copyright, 1916. by the Mcclure News
MINER Syndicato.)


1t was all done very nicely ana Pc
litcly but the BrisoGe dc Surct% LETT
; no doubt OF its opinion OF MhtpeEr!
. Street. and Mulberry street. justly nnrl;
| neatly paraphraScd into smooth otLlcia1
| terms the vctort that the whole o. thr
a hill of beans.
1t was a little matter OF forgery,
There had been an import OF forged
} French notes of cuuisitc workmanship.
and the Brigade de :;urcte had convinced
! themselves that the point OF orlelnalion
was in The United States. Mulberry
Street was approached in form 10 see
! to II. ,
The matter shalt have our attention.
; said Mulberry Street. and detsiled two
mon. who for 4 inc made things eH-
tr"n"ly uncomfortable for persons who
might reasonably b. supposed to have
! l"uuingS toward SynutCated crime.
| Tho Chef de Sureie, stirred thereto
by reports that notes were still being
negotiated and longing for some one 20
! kick. dictated the not already referred
TO. and the assistant commissioner 81
New York's police. also pleased 10 kick.
! made his reply.
Then il was that Grcnfell OF New
Scotland Yard. London who had been
sent over TO arrange the cHtraditlon Of
an embezzler. happened into Mulberry
street. and 10 him as an unprecedented
and sympathetic outsider many people
opened their souls.
l he KICK Administered ny inc Ef!Ead"
! dc Surete had been passed on after due
! reflection to Detective Sergeant Nc
/ Fail. who. pining far 4 kind word. mot
! Gr.nfcl as he was coming down tho
steps from the assistant commissioners;
office.
Hello, YOU ne exclaimed. thrustins
on, heavy fist. How'd you lind tn"
boss: Did y mention forgery to him."
! NO. lie did ali the mentioning. said
Neral fell into step with him and
! spat viciously. "Helrs an ice box to the
chief when he get going" he said, with
| a touch of admiration. He had Gam
and me up this morning. and you may
| have noticed the carpet where he fri2-
zlcd US. He told you that some one was
! handing out bad paper in France, l
supposcr'
Grenfell slapped him on the back.
Come and have tonic" he said.
And on tho second McFall spoke more
freely. He was feeling bitter because no
had been unjustly blamed. He was an
! able man. nd 1t was becuse OF his abil-
ity that he had been one of the two Sc
lected to unearth the forgers. "Tisn't
as If We had anything to work on he
declred. We've had a line on every
crook In little old New York and we've
pulled a dozen II we've pulled one. The
| our eyes on the letters sent out by every
likely bird. None Of the boys is in it
that Ill swear"
| How do you know they go out b.
mali" asked Grcnfcll.
McFall lifted his shoulders. Same
way as tho French people know the
stuff comes from here. There was n
! package at Fenncs-R. L. Tupper.
! Poste Rcstante--Ncw York postmark--
! typewriter address-1fty onc-hundrcd-
franc notes inside and nothing else. No
one ever called for them and they were
handed over to the police. That's how.
| Now"-he smashed n flst down on the
! ounter-"tha chief he says. I want YOU
To find on who's marketing the dope.
| and Ia find ""! I'!..!; And because
| I cant work miracles / got Il in the
nock-snme." he concluded bitterly
| Hard lines. old Snr." concluded Grnn-
| fell. "Cherc up. thcr" worse troubles at
sea- Got weeks l"av" and come with
me fishing somewhere. Two Ent to hang
| about FOR that time before my eItradi-
ton case comes on again"
IT wish / could" said McFall dole
! fully. 1T wish could. I can soc tho
Boss face If asked for leave just now.
No. I've got to keep busy"
Detective-Tnspector crenT"ll mad"
his ASKING excursion alone. Tho place
side town. which as yet had scarcely
realized that 1t had the making Of n
resort Ho gave his holiday fonlint:
! full bent. There was nothing on earth
that could prevent him throwing OF tho
cares Of his profession and forgetting
! that such 4 place as Scotland Yard OK
listed.
that fnte lc7ss n tncrf"retate n This instance IN
IN. shape NJ Ecortrs r1o7v dog. NJ 70 particular
| patiFren. erd n ronRas handbag
ri-rnfnll had noticed tho foTns woman m oval