The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-05

Take care of him till little later,~ directed Marvel to the watchman See if your stuff Is all right" he add ed to Morgan, throwing the satchel on the table as we entered the bank again
 He was at the telephone next, and beard orders to the local police to watch trains, country roads and the slum quarters for the man described
 Morgan had pulled open the satchel Like some madmen he examined package after package of money. notes and other securities.
 Safe and sound" he gloated. What an escape! and-what does 1t all mean?" be cried, gazing blankly at Marvel.
 You have a manager here named Leslie Forbes?" quietly questioned Marvel.
 Why. yes" replied the banker. in surprise
 And one of your employees named Ickes was sent to the penitentiary by you for embezzlement a year ago?"
 What Is the connecticut" chal- lenged the banker.
 Simply this" explained Marvel, that Forbes is the pivot upon which revolves this entire case. The man is 8 pervert, but coward. He would not directly steal a penny, but this Ickes, his friend. has had time to fig ure out very pretty and elaborate plot In prison. Briefly, for some months certain irregularities have oc- cured in the bank that troubled you. Never a suspicion came into your mind that Ickes. whom you implicitly trusted. was involved. Deftly. with out your ever guessing it, he has made money and securities disappear. to re- appear. He has even had the bal ances oVerrun, all to convey the idea to you that some one or more of your 1 three subordinates were borrowing se- 1 cretly from the bank to gamble or in vest. Two of your employees were sons of wealthy clients. and you feared to make rash move. In the meantime. with the aid of one Maginn. the man in prison was setting up his scheme. Deity, to relieve your anxi- eties, Forbes suggested the CO den tial services of Resilius Marvel. The plotters planned to get me out of the way. and 1 accommodated them.
 The conspirators knew that the City National was practically impreg- nable from the outside. But Maginn had been given the combination to vault and strong box. My counterpart made you believe he would secrete himself in that cabinet wonder, whence he could watch all the move ments of your employees tomorrow. You fell in with his ideas. I was barely in time to catch glimpse of him as he sped away with his plunder. He saw that I was close upon him after a brisk run. He turned a curve in the alley. l heard a crash of glass. Rounding the turn 1 saw him crossing some shed roofs. Just then the man outside here staggered up the steps of deserted building. He had been asleep on the floor when the satchel landed on him, and he was cut by the falling glass. I think tha. is all.' con cluded Marvel. drawing on his gloves in leisurely manner
 Except a substantial recognition of your services, by mail. MT Marvel. AS to Forbes. and this Maginn--if he Is caught"
 That is for you to decide" said Marvel
 By the way, our friend outside he has been friend indeed" said the banker, and he extended a one hun dred dollar note to Marvel
 I accompanied my friend outside The tramp, little dreaming that he had brought to light something like a million in cold cash, stood rubbing his injured face and grumbling at fate.
 "Fd like to catch the man who slugged me with that satcheli" he growled, and disturbed me out of the only bed I've known for a month.'
 Here was where my companion stepped in, pressing the one hundred dollar bill into the hand of the dunn founded wanderer
 Finish your nap at the best hotel in town, my friend" said Resilius Mar vel.