Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-10-19

n N.-167s1.' scratched on :, Again
Something to be rememba,e 1ne wall
you see?" 0eIeo. don't
saw partly, aud Marvel A.,
Just then enlighten ME anv u not
According to the way he had sa auI'aer.
out, the money package ~ sufedi It
planted between the time his 0eeA
slid the kitchen shed roof an. liau mad
capture AS the chase had la ,a lnal
full half hour and had covered l4o'ea
mile OF territory. l glimpsa5 aesrly
cult task before my friend ulm
We went back to Markham o..
ind the house locked I'd and do e.eoI 70
Marvel walked through the , oeSet'ed
and was going over his own trsoi.o 'Srd
proceeded leisurely, and | had , oa ne
time to reason or test the plav ot ,- pc
imagination. | am not iDvarti,,S my
no suggestions came 70 nv mind AAu
1t must have been an hour ,....
when we came to a little talo.r a.er
shanty in the center of the ~ ,apn
switch yards. The man in eharo oea '
at his liable his feet crossed pHo. 'a'
Marvel entered unceremouiopsIr !"
Il want to ask you a few onest;on.
my man." he announced, 'Tf Won bo"s
the time, but just then there came
call on the ticker.
"Fifty-seven out" spoke the oro,.
tor rapidly. I've got some details ~
take Will you sit down and wait fl.
me ten minutes?"
Marvel bowed assentingIy. We too,
chairs. Marvel sat thinking deenIv =
noted that his eyes were fixed on tha
open window his senses mecbanicanv
taking in the busy drone of the tickor
for he was expert in that direction
although very little interested him a,
present outside of the unsolved nrob
lem of the missing bank money
Suddenly my friend started so snd.
denly that | stared strangely at him
His eyes sought the ticking instw.
ment. His hand made an invountarv
movement as if to halt its progress al
some specific point He arose TO hi,
feet eagerly, fancied, and stood near
er to the operators table. The man
In charge was receiving the message
and checking off on a typewriter list
The IN. NJ" of the code, announcing
the end of the message, had scarcely
sounded before Marvel was touching
the man on the shoulder.
Look at your list" he directed to
the wandering operator. Checking Of
a train, weren't you?'
Empty out freights over the south.
ern branch. yes"
Half way down: e. N.-16791.'"
"Oh, you read me, eh?" spoke the
operator with a fraternal smile. I've
got it-interested?"
Slightly. What's the carr?
Eastern Nebraska railroad--empty
grain special 1921"
Going or gomez
The operator wheeled in his chair
and darted a quick glance at the
shanty clock,
IAN hour out" he replied.
Marvel vouchsafed no explanation.
He seized a tab of yellow blanks and
his hand sent pencil drifting over it
rapidly.
Get that quick as you can to the
| division superintendent" he directed
"Hello!" exclaimed the man, ganc
ing over the message. "Resilius Mar
vel-we've heard of you! Here she
goes. best I can put through"
Within twenty minutes my friend
pressed close to the operator as
challenge click of the ticker apprized
his well-trained ears that the reply
was coming.
'E. N. - 1871 wired to -
sidetrack - at - Junction 3. and -
guarded. Special - engine wait
| ing - for - you at - Siding
Crew - instructed Command - US
James - B. - Rappelye - D. s.
this was chopped up into fragments
by the operator verbally as it came
over the wire.
We reached Junction B. after free
and easy dash that was inspiring Tor
it's jolting novelty We found two
trackmen in charge of freight car
1921 of the Eastern Nebraska line.
1t was special" for carrying thirty
per cent. bulk of miIlet and fine gram
seeds, and had a double damp proof
sheathing, open at the top about four
feet from the floor base.
Resilius Marvel got piece of heavy
wire from the flagman and began TO
prod for the package the clever oa.n
thief had dropped into what he h~
considered a safe nest.
! At twenty minutes of three, pre-
cisely five hours after Derby Dan hau
stolen the $4,000 package Of treasury
notes from the bank. that goodIy sum
once more rested within the vaults Oh
that institution.