The Yale expositor., 1917-10-18

moved Dack 10 the Old cell and inspect
ed cell No. . After some trouble |
found what was looking for. Again
e N.-16791, scratched on the wall.
Something to be remembered, don't
you see?"
l saw partly, and Marvel did not
just then enlighten me any further
According to the way he had figured IL
out, the money package had been
planted between the time his man had
slid the kitchen shed roof and his final
capture. AS the chase had lasted a
full half hour and had covered nearly
a mile OF territory, glimpsed a diff
cult task before my friend.
We went back to Markham street to
find the house locked up and deserted.
Marvel walked through the rear yard
and was going over his own tracks He
proceeded leisurely, and / had ample
time to reason or test the play of my
imagination. / am not inventive, and
no suggestions came to my mind
II must have been an hour later
when we came to a little telegraph
shanty in the center OF the great
switch yards The man in charge sat
at his liable. his feet crossed upon it.
Marvel entered unceremoniously.
81 want to ask you a few questions,
my man." he announced, "if you have
the time, but just then there came a
call on the ticker.
"Fifty-seven out" spoke the opera
tor rapidly. 1--WE got some details to
take. Will you sit down and wait for
me ten minutes?"
Marvel bowed assentingly. We took
chairs Marvel sat thinking deeply. l
noted that his eyes were fixed on the
open window, his senses mechanically
taking in the busy drone of the ticker.
for he was expert in that direction,
although very little interested him at
present outside of the unsolved prob
lem of the missing bank money.
Suddenly my friend started so sud-
denly that stared strangely at him.
His eyes sought the ticking instru-
ment His hand made an involuntary
movement as If to halt it's progress at
some specific point. He arose to his
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 your"
Empty out freights over the south.
ern branch. yes"
Half way down: e. N.-16791.'"
"Oh, you read me, eh?" spoke the
operator with fraternal smile. 1--WE
got it-interested?"
Slightly. What's the carr"
Eastern Nebraska railroad-empty
grain special 1871"
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 tab of yellow blanks and
his hand sent pencil drifting over il
rapidly.
Get that quick as you can to the
division superintendent" he directed
"Hello!" exclaimed the man, glanc
ing over the message. "Resilius Mar
vel-we've heard of you! Here she
goes, best 1 can put through"
Within twenty minutes my friend
pressed close to the operator as 9
challenge click of the ticker apprizeC
his well-trained ears that the reply
was coming.
'E. N. - 1871 wired - to -
sidetrack - at - Junction B. and =
guarded. Special - engine wait
ing - for - you at Siding 4
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 a fire,
and easy. dash that was inspiring fol
its jolting novelty. We found two
trackmen in charge of freight cal
1871 of the Eastern Nebraska line
1t was special for carrying thirty
per cent. bulk of millet and fine grair
seeds, and had a double damp proo
sheathing, open at the top about foul
feet from the floor base.
Resilius Marvel got piece of heavy
wire from the fiagman and began tc
prod for the package the clever bank
thief had dropped into what he had
considered a safe nest.
At twenty minutes of three. pre-
cisely five hours after Derby Dan had
stolen the $4,000 package of treasury
notes from the bank. that goodly sum
once more rested within the vaults oj
that institution.