The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-11-22

moved back to the old cell and inspect.
ed cell No. 3. 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 it
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
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 l had ample
time to reason or test the play of my
imagination. I am not inventive. and
no suggestions came to my mind
1t 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 table his feet crossed upon it
Marvel entered unceremoniously.
Il want to ask you a few questions,
my man." he announced, 'if you have
the time, but just then there came
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. |
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 l stared strangely at him
His eyes sought the ticking instru
ment. His hand made an involuntary
movement as If to halt its progress at
some specific point. He arose to his
feet eagerly. l 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 tho shoulder.
Look at your list" he directed to
the wandering operator. Checking off
train, werenI 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 a fraternal smile. 'Tve
got 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.
An hour out" he replied.
Marvel vouchsafed no explanation
He seized a tab of yellow blanks and
his hand sent a pencil drifting over it
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 | 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 B. 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 a free
and easy dash that was inspiring for
its jolting novelty. We found two
| trackmen in charge of freight car
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 flagman 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 sum
once more rested within the vaults Of
that institution.
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