, 1917-10-18

moved back to the old cell and insnec,.
ed cell No. . After some trouble ,
found what l was looking for. Again
e. N.-16791,' scratched on the wall
Something to be remembered, don't
you see?"
1 saw partly, and Marvel did no,
Just then enlighten me any further
According to the way he had figured i,
out, the money package had been
planted between the time his man hal
slid the kitchen shed roof and his ina,
| capture. AS the chase had lasted .
full half hour and had covered nearIv
a mile of territory. 1 glimpsed a dim.
cult task before my friend.
We went back to Markham street tn
| find the house locked up and deserted
| Marvel walked through the rear ward
and was going owe his own tracks. He
proceeded l%eisurely, and 1 had amp,s
time to reason or test the play of nv
Imagination. I am not inventive. and
no suggestions came to my mind.
1t must have been an hour late,
when we came to a little telegram
shanty in the center of the great
| SWltCu ydlub. II illdh III CudTRG GAt
at his table. his feet crossed upon il
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?" B.
Marvel bowed assentingly. We took
chairs. Marvel sat thinking deeply. !
noted that his eyes e 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 al
present outside of the ~unsolved prob
lem of the missing bank money.
Suddenly my friend started SO sud
denly that l stared strangely at him
His eyes sought the ticking instru
ment. His hand made an involuntary
movement as If to halt its progress al
some specific point. He arose to hir
feet eagerly, I fancied, and stood near
ell to the operators table. The man
in charge val receiving the message
and checking of on a typewriter list
The IN. NJ" Of the code, announcing
the end of the message, had scarcely
sounded before Marvel was touching
the mar on the shoulder.
Look at your list" he directed tc
a train, weren't your"
Empty out freights over the south
ern branch, yes"
Half way down: e. N.-16791.'"
ooh, you read me, eh?" spoke the
operator with a fraternal smile. 'Tv,
got it-interested?"
Slightly. What's the carr"
Eastern Nebraska railroad-emptJ
grain special 1871"
Going or gone?'
The operator wheeled in his chaii
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 a pencil drifting over II
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'll Here she
goes, best I can put through"
Within twenty minutes my friend
pressed close to the operator as 8
challenge click of the ticker apprizet
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 o - at - Siding 4
Crew instructed. Command US
James B. - Rappelye D. S.
this was chopped up into fragments
by the operator verbally as 1t camt
over the wire.
We reached Junction B. after a fret
and easy dash that was inspiring foi
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 grain
seeds, and had a double damp proof
sheathing, open at the top about -four
feet from the floor base.
Resilius Marvel got a piece of heavy
wire from the fagman and began to
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 SUN
once more rested within the vaults Of
that institution.
Laughter In Court.