Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-09-20

Hardly" was the prompt response
THE case. however, calls for some
attention possibly several thousand
miles from here"
Then there Is a CHANGER" was sug.
gested hopefully.
i shall want the best man in the
bank and my good friend" replied
Marvel, placing his hand on my shoul.
der.
That Is f%oregone, since you say it,
smiled u president, Its the girl,
suppose--the forger?"
ut is the girl, yes" assented Mar.
vol. CAS- to her being the forger--
l doubt It,"
Whats that" demanded the pres.
ident. with Il start, You don't mean
to Say"
Il mean to quote from the CONNER
cial agency patter: considerable con.
servation should be exercised in deal.
ings with
Warner Clay?"
Take it So"
ia that a warning"
You might act on that basis until
you hear again from me-" said MAJ.
vel.
You amaze mel"
The president departed, thoughtful.
ly drawing on a glove, an awakened
distrust in his bearing that indieat.
ed a shock.
Now, then, you aud I will thrash
this thing out" he began. "First.
though, make your arrangements to
bear me company"
How far" I inquired. sorting over
my short and long distance travelling
satcheis in my mind.
"Galyeston--ffrst. You will have
time for preparations. The train
leaves at s. | only want half an hour
just now. That Is Miss Farrar." He
said. and drew a card photo from his
pocket,
The young lady" ventured.
rs at Galveston, or whereabouts.
saw your esteemed bank client, this
MIR. Warner Clay. l found him as I
had pictured him: an elfsh, misery
being with no thought outside Of his
money and getting more. The man Is
a financial pervert and sly and
shrewd az a fox. He positively vel.
coined me. Then he lied to me and
had him. l left him SO well salts
fled that his word was gold with the
bank. and that my brief visit was a
cursory and superficial bit of routine.
that he will gloat over his fancied
success for a week to come. When
stated that we wanted to go over
his returned checks as a matter Of
business system, he landed them
down on me with a frank willingness
that was almost painful. / ever got
him to give me several samples of
his handwriting. BY the way. did YOU
ever notice his right hand forcfnger
and thumb?"
or course | had not. Perhaps the
paying teller had. and l said so.
Sometime and somehow our Mr.,
Clay has slipped the upper Joint Of
that forefinger out Of plumb" mar.
rated my informant. 1T does moi
trouble him In eating. or cutting cou.
pons, or dipping over interest money
Nor when he writes a screed with
straight-going letters does he expe
rience any difficulty. A lower loop
however. is his Nemesis"
"Nemesis?" l repeated vaguely.
Not too strong, that, in this case
The lower loop is the pit l dug 10,
him. and he fell into It. To be plain
when Warner Clay aigns his name 4
Is plain sailing. Even when he make,
that downward stroke to form the !,
In his last name. he is all right
Where he comes to turn, however
call 1t looping the loop'-that mis-
placed Joint In his forefnger Jars tn.
nerve. II he let the pen have fire,
play II would wander and scribble III
over the paper. by study and train
ing, however. he 10 enabled to ID
stantiy stop the pen BY pressing dow,
upon It, give bis lame Joint q res
and . twist. get . new start and win,
up the y quite creditably. Only.
! Resllius Marvel drew from his pool
ct check 963, also . sheet OF paper 0,
which he had the recent handwritinI
samples from U client, also the re
, turned May checks. He placed ther
before me.
II, Feel Of those signatures" he d
sected. No. not that way-catch th,
signature space between your thumI
! and forefnger. Do you notice an,
protnberance In the lower s~uriace7"
"N.nc." I was forced to admit. an,
called attention to the usual csllouse,
condition Of q bank mans finger tbs
: Take the rnagnitying glass then
ordered Marvel. Nov, then7"
l saw what no intended I shoult
-. Minute. scarcely psrcepttble q
tho naked eve. there was almost I
hole through the check surface vher
y svsr tho loop Of ne , n Clay M
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