Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-10-05
lady introduced to me as Miss itch

lady introduced to me as Misc Itch
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tractiye. but more in manner than in
I beauty. There was a sinUous, daIlying
softness 10 her smile that wrapped
about the casual observer invitIngIy.
though TO me In q measure Warningly.
AS TO those eyes, saw them
not Until the end Of the evening not
once did I find the opportunity to meet
them, much less to scrutinize closely
She had long Iashes and q way Of
I peeping through them sideways, an
eyasiTe trick Of shifting and conceal
ing their expression They were black
jet black learned that much, but
nothing more.
But I made discovery, an impor-
tznt one. / learned not much later.
Purvois had pressed me to remain, IL
timating business. II was when moEt
Of the guests had departed that he
took my arm, nodded TO Ransome. and
we three we're soon ensconced in a
little biiou Of a BOULDER. temporarily
in use as q smoking room On top
/ Of the lighting Of the cigars. in his
usual quick business way. Puryois
spoke to me promptly:
sfYor know Ransome7"
VERY well, I am glad to say" I re-
sponded, and caught grateful CLEAN
from the eye OF the young man in
I question
He has told me his history" pro-
ceeded PurTois- Il do not care to re-
I traverse it, but you Of all men, from
I the same bank where he served, can
answer one question fnally-he is
strictly honest, If unfortunate"
'T think no one has ever doubted
| that"
| He has applied 10 me for the cash
iership of my bank" went on PurTois
in a rush of words. Il know he is IN
trained, or rather too quickly trained
II is only q question Of Elasticity as
20 my suggestions, and-trustworthi-
ness. / an about 70 handle large
sums as trustee for Russo-AmeEican
syndicate. They require heavy bonds,
and this young man must qualify for
q large surety"
ANY liability company would fur
nish it, / think" was NY reply 70
this.
What was working, and how far was
my candid opinion OF the honesty OF
young Ransome helping the plans OF
Resilius Marvel? I asked myself as l
reached home that night When re-
ported TO him the next day he did not
enlighten ne any further than 10 OBJ
serve:
Very good. I see the Light, and
the end"
The end did not seem to material
ize very rapidly In fact. 81 the end
OF the month began 10 suspect that
somewhere in the skein OF mysteries
a strand had knotted. somehow. IN the
meantime I had received z blank from
the Guaranty Indemnity company as
one Of the references Of Alison Ran
some, who desired, il was stated, 10
obtain q 100000 surety bond as cash
Ter for the banking house OF PurTois
& Co. 1 had showed this TO Marvel
Answer it in the usual way" he
directed tersely-
Il was five weeks after this, one
evening, that Marvel flashed past ne
on the street with two men whose
guarded way Of looking forward told
me they were in his company with q
purpose.
Tomorrow" he said. simply, in g /
low tone.
Tomorrow il wzs-the crisis, though /
not the final climax Only q part OF 1
my breakfast was complscent. The /
rest OF it. after I had taken up 8 1
morning paper. was ruf6ed and unsat- /
isfactory.
In glazing headlines the print told .
OF an enormous enbezzlement-the /
cashier OF the banking house OF Pur-
vols & Co. had disappeared two days
previous. carrying away with him
over 5000 in cash and securities
No trace OF him was suggested. The
past record OF young Ransone was
renewed. at some pains il seemed TO
me. To the public the incident
seemed z fitting climax 10 the career
OF a young man who had left another
bank under suspicion Of being in
volved in two inexplicable $4,000
losses"-so runs the world away
Great JUNCTION in behalf OF the de-
pleted banker was exercised in stat
ing that no possible loss could accrue
to Purvois & Co, nor 10 their deposi-
tors. as the missing cashier had been
bonded by the Guaranty Indemnity
company for an amount equal TO the
amount OF the defalcation-
had Just reached ny room that eve
ming, when = telephone call announced (
ny friend az the other end OF the line.
Come at once to the Cafe Majes-
.ic," he said
He led ne three SQUARES away when