The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-26

bank attendants but also police
lieutenant, who had been requisi-
toned to clear a way through the
crowd. For this was not the intru-
sion Of mere curiosity seekers. That
much the captain in charge or the po-
ice lines promptly uiscoversH when
he was on the poirft pf ordering both
truck and attendsDss out ofkahe for
hidden territory. For the cool-eyed
man in command of that truck had
come we'll armed for any such emer-
gency Into the astonished hand of
the police lieutenant be thrust an au~
thoritative- looking document from
the president of the Third National
himself
This letter Of introduction read:
To the omcinta i'm Charges Act
ing on an emergency decision of
our directors, herewith author
ice the agents of the Western Ma
tfonal Bank 40 take possession of
and remove the contents of Third
National Bank vaults ia the vanlts
of the Western National. Az this
decision was arrived at to frus-
trate any possible interference
so obviously exposed, trust you
viii do everything possible TO ex-
pedite the removal of this treas
are to- "a place of safety. Yours
very truly,
JOHN ELIOT SToNINGT0N,
President.
At the same time that the police
captain, acting ON this peremptory or
der. was clearing path to the neigh
borh0od OF the stttt smoking vaults,
Enoch Golden, with Afargery and
Manley at his side. was fighting to
break through those jealously guarded
fire lines. And at the sight of the
motor truck and the Western Ma
tional attendants his antics became
even more frenzied than before.
But tell you I'm Enoch Golden"
was the flnancier's frantic cry.
II don't care If you're the President
o. the United States" was the, re-.
tort. You stay out"
1t was young Manley himself who.
watching his chance. suddenly slipped
in through the lines.
You've got to keep this gold from
going out" that youth cried into the
face OF the somewhat asteunded, caps
tain. < "a
who are you?" demanded that Of
fetal. And what pipe school did you
pick that idea from?''
Il picked it from a warning that
came to Enoch Golden this morning.
tell you you're handing forty mil
lions to a bunch of crooks on a forged
order!"
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The captain called a couple of his
men. ~ -
Then telephone to stonington him.
self" cried the frantic Manley, strug-
cling In the grip OF his captors. "Get
him on the wire himself, and see
what he says!"
1t was Margery Golden herself, de-
terminedly following ManIey into the
edge Of the ruins, who next con-
fronted the wrathful-eyed captain.
Its true what he says. sir. It's
true" cried the girl. And my IA
Their knows it's true. And he'd tell
you himself. If your men would only
let him get to your 81 IS \
For one moment the grim jawed
official looked down into the girls
ctTileSL lace, staring at IL without
actually seeing 1t, Then he suddenly
wheeled about.
Patterson" he called out. take
charge here, and don't let that motor
truck move an inch until / verify
this order of Stonington's." Then he
turned to Marley. You come with
me-" was his curt demand. as he ell
bowed his way out through the
black mass OF the street crowd, and
Manley followed at his heels as he
made his way to the nearest tele-
phone.
The triumphant light soon went eutS
of young Manley's face, however. as
he stood close beside the police cap
tain in the booth. He could hear that
official call for the number. ask for
and crisply demanded of
the banker II the order for the vault
transfer was authentic Or not. He
the police Official he thrust an au-
could hear the captaip'4 grunt Of as
surance s'she Asteaned and -aais re- =
peatsd grtint as he hung UP the re-
ceiver.
"Of course it's authentic! And