Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-09-13

~uew " tue expteSSlOu vi VIZ eye
that the FIRST word impaired over tn
wire met his anticipations. Then
heard him ask In rapid succession:
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES"
He penciled rapidly on bis shirt cut
n the replies came.
Verify" we're his final words: "'E
ese, 701. Series OF 1906 Very we'll
and hung up the receiver and arose
TO his feet. Come with me" he add
ed simply. and l knew that the great
head Of the United Bankers Protec'
tive association was started on an
other case"
"E. 1906" I observed with . sud.
den shock Of memory 40 we reached
the street-'1f that applies to a one
hundred dollar treasury note"
1T does." vouchsafed Marvel terse-
ly.
Then you, probably have the nan.
III instructions have been followed.
yes replied my friend.
Who is IT,"
THE Central National"
THAT makes ten"
you keep good tab" complimented
Marvel--"exactly ten. What An opti-
mist this original shower of the queer
must bel"
Briefly, within a week ten counter
felt 800 notes had been passed upon
the city banks. On a certain Monday
morning q spruce. sprightly young
man Of about twenty-five had come
into IL institution and had presented
himself ut the paying ~teller's window
with five 500 treasury notes. He
asked to have them changed into bills
OF smaller denominations and was
readily accommodated. The teller
Had noted they were comparatively
new, that their serial Numbers we're
consecutive. An expert glance salts
fled him. however, that they were all
right. They were placed with other
hundreds TO make up n package OF
twenty, or $1,000. and nothing more
WAS thought Of it.
-Four mornings later i~iesilius Mar
vel came into the bank with No. 2aG,
1886 of the same series. Across its
face was stamped the word Counter
felt In broad red letters taking in
ahe full front surface of the uote.
Have you any of those?" he in
CURED. placing the bill before me.
Il will find out" | replied, aud then
rather wonderingly scanned the note,
1t would have passed muster with ME,
and | counted myself something of a
specialist In my line. i
1t took half an hour TO 60 the
rounds OF the cages. II is almost sec.
'Dnd nature for a teller to remember
ANY bill he has handled. especially
those OF large denomination. The
man who had changed the treasury
notes for n stranger soon had the five
in question in evidence.
Two more of the St0o notes turned
up t%wenty-four hours later at another
institution. Then two other banks
ssach contributed like bills, In each
case q smiling. easy-manncred young
fellow had passed the notes, Marvel
had named progress to MT as it cul'
minated. Now u tenth note had
turned up. accompanied him to the
Central National.
The floor officer was waiting for
Marvel, and knew him There was u
fiutter of Importance and excitement
in his name at being concerned in
a professional transaction with the
great head OF the United Bankers
Protective association, He took us
10 the paying teller, saying nothing,
but looking the part of an humble
instrument OF justice who had coop
Grated In Capturing Il crook" The
teller. looking wise and keen and in a
suppressed way eXuitant, beckoned to
,s,s, and We went beyond the railing
and around into All antcroom. whore
he Joined us.
There IL one OF the hundred you
tagged for us. MIR. Marvel" he said,
and handed Il 500 bill to my friend.
Resilius Marvel nodded, gave the
bill a close scrutiny. and returned 1t
TO the teller with the words: Cancel
it and preserve 1t for evidence.
Where Is the man."
The teller slipped the note into his
coat pocket and took out a key.
This way" he directed. and We
followed him down a narrow corridor.
AS he started to open a s%teel.studded
door Marvel halted him.
One moment he said-~"tell me
the circumstances OF the matter"
Why, your warning had prepared
ais all, Of course" explained the bank
"a When the fellow with his note
presented 1t. ! pretended to be called
by my assistant In the next cage.
quietly pressed the call button, sig.
mailing what wanted to the chief
clerks desk. He and the floor officer
up quietly. Tho man at the
window looked amazed and indignant
~ the officer seized his arm. He dc.
znanded TO know what his arrest I
meant. When I told him that the bill I
was counterfeit. II seemed 20 me a. :
II all Of y sudden some frightfuI sug.
gesti0u drove hts face colorless. Hc ,
nearly fell 70 the floor. Now? Yes. {
Mr.. Marvel" and the speaker un.
locked the door. lie started back az I
no opened II. and stared blankiy At q 1
man standing in the center Of the I
plnce before a high desk with a table !
top. !
Too bad!" spoke Marvel quickly, |
AZ be crowded past our guide and his I
eye swept tho room In his rapid, com. {
prchensive way. "A
DID not make out what Marvel {
had taken IN with that Dractised eve I