Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-10-05

them aside and aggregating amounts
even as you and l the small change
| for dollar
One day it was necessary to use z
large amount of the reserve cash, q
: $4,000 package included In the ag
. gregate was found to contain, instead
Of fifty $1,000 bills, exactly fifty ones
That package had been passed from
hand to hand for over a year, its
stamped value always accepted with
out hesitation. The cord enclosing IT.
duly covered with government seals
was apparently all right. There was
nothing in the exterior appearance OF
the package to indicate tampering OF
substitution.
Here was a cold, clear fact, however
-$49,9 $50 short. The sub-treasury
agent looked over the opened package,
casually inspected the coverings, and
calmly called attention to three facts
that were incontroYertible: the string
was not government string, the wax
in the seals was not government wax
and the paper enclosing the package
did not bear the government water
mark. In other words, the govern
ment disputed ever delivering the
package to the Unity National Some
one had substituted the one contain
ing the one-dollar bills a month back
two, three, six-or yesterday, or to-
day. 1t was the duty of Alison Ran
some to guess how it could have been
done, for he was responsible for the
deeds and misdeeds of the depart
ment.
Resilius Marvel had been called In.
1t took him day to decide that no
body in the bank had worked the sub
stitution. When he came TO examine
the wrapper that had enclosed the
substituted bills, he found that it had
been a discarded covering for some
other package at one time, such as
we're thrown into the waste room.
The figures had been changed, but the
official stamp helped through the i'm
position. AS to the seals, they had
been broken in opening the package,
so their recent real condition could
not be estimated
At the time l was silent lounger
in a dark corner in Marvers private
Office when he held a rapid fire col
loquy with this same Alison Ransome-
felt sorry for the young fellow, for
he was SO artless, so distressed, SO
clear in his statements, that there was
not a false note palpable in what he
said He had brought the visitors
register with him. Spread out on the
same glass-topped table where now
confronted Marvel, the twain went
over it line by line.
There were foreign and sightseeing
visitors, soon disposed of. The repre-
sentatives of country banks came I'M
der cynosure with no results warrant
ing suspicion. Every name on the
register was tailed off quite satisfac-
torily until they came to delicate
line announcing Miss Vera Tithenor.
Credited to whom?" Marvel had
challenged, keeping his finger on the
penciled initials after the name and
looking Ransome squarely in the face.
who flushed like a schoolboy and
blurted out:
Myself"
1 noticed Marvel just there start
"A friend-a relative?"
"a friend. yes" answered Ransome;
well, might better say an acquaint- |
ance. knew the lady only casually |
1t the time. She expressed a wish to |
20 through the bank and of course l
had to be courteous. Then she 1
brought friend. She was very much
Interested in bank details, saying her
ather and her uncle had been in that
inc once"
Tall, fair?" insinuated Marvel, and |
knew he was prompted to pursue
he topic by the vagrant thought
loted.
Tall. fair-very fair" acceded the
'oung fellow, with almost a sigh.
Light blue eyes-one disfgured?"
continued Marvel
why, mol" exclaimed Ransome,
With a hard stare. What a strange
question to ask, sirl Blue eyesl Dis
Cured! Indeed. no. sir-eyes black
S a sloe, and very bright and-be-
litching. I've got to say it," ex-
lained the speaker, with a slight
augh, "for to tell you the truth.
aneied l was in love with Miss 1.-THE
or at the time"
And now?" Intercepted Marvel,
lercilessly.
Il have not seen her for weeks.
Understand she has gone abroad"
The color of the eyes seemed 10
sttle the matter with Marvel, and he
hecked off the name. After that ;
sening / considered the case aban-
oned. for | had not heard Marvel
lention it since. The bank quietly / !
uried the circumstances. but young
ansome left its employ a week later.
understood that he had joined some
nall brokerage firm. There was no
nputation as to his honesty, but the (
ekless loss OF 100000 to the bank ;
God against him on the records. S
And now Resilius Marvel. with his {