The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-04
hand was placed abruptly upon my

Out Of the gloom of doorway be hind me stepped Marvel. He was dis guised in part, but I knew him in { flash. If I doubted-so many strangt events were transpiring-I was reas sured as he spoke.
 | Capable man." were his applaud ing words. Tell me about it." I briefly detailed the course oi events that had brought me up to the present point in my rather blind prog ress.
 Never that, though commented my frierd rather sharply. as 1 spoke of calling in local police aid. "Remem. l Der, my province is rather to suppress than punish. The man so confdiDgly placed in the bank wonder is Rex Ma ginn''
 "The Human Spool?"
 There is only one. He has done well. l nearly missed the trail, and 1t was 8 7eritable needle in a haystack for while. The president of the bank nere and the man with the white beard are one and the same. Why he | thought best to visit the city under an assumed guise have not yet fath- omed. but judge it was that he l wished no inkling of his absence or mission to reach friends. He entered his city hotel. gray hair and all. He left it secretly by side entrance de- nuded of all disguise. He was gone and l was at sea Then I went straight to the state prison. The first thing I found out was that he had real ly visited a prisoner there. It was Ickes. The next thing I discovered was that Ickes was serving a term for embedding from this same City Ma tional Bank of Springfield. l learned more there, and I came on here to watch, wait and have an interview with this Daniel Morgan. We will finish that end of the proposition now"
 The bank president looked up from his writing as Marvel and myself were ushered into the library of his residence. He started slightly as Marvel placed his hand over his face and those strong features of his un- dervent subtle change. Then as my friend placed one of his cards before the banker. a deep frown crossed his brow. For only an instant be seemed swiftly to reflect He gave the bit of pasteboard contemptuous toss into the waste basket at his side He spoke one word, looking Marvel squarely in the face.
 ''Nonsense!" he said. simply. but forcibly.
 You doubt the authenticity of my credentials, see," submitted Marvel.
 Let me warn you, will suffer no travesty or scheme to intrude upon mel" warned Morgan in a strident tone.
 Resilius Marvel leisurely turned away. His swift eyes swept over the well-filled book shelves. He cool ly walked to the nearest case, swung open its (A)or, took out an ele- gantly bound volume and brought it to the desk. The banker had no op- portunity to resent or resist the ac- ton before my friend had opened the book, tkumbed over few pages and turned to the view of his unwilling host full page portrait with accom- panying biographical matter on the opposite page.
 knew the book at glance. It was volume devoted to Who's Who" in banking. It contained the leading fnanciers of the country, and a fac simile of the signature of every cash fer in the United States and Canada.
 You wish to have me believe that is your picture" observed the banker in a sneering tone. Allowing for some resemblance-''
 Resilius Marvel boldly seized a pen and tab of paper. He placed it be side the steel plate one in the book.
 Compare. if you please,2 he said. You are thinking of another Resilius Marvel whom you met. If you chance to have any specimen of his hand. writing. submit it to the test"
 "Hah!"-it was a strange sound that clicked in the throat of the bank president. His hand went to an in- side pocket. He brought out an en- yelope and scanned its enclosure. some memoranda furnished by the Du- piicate, or the like. He was on his feet, shaking with dismay as a light seemed to flash across his mind.
 'What-what does this meant" he asked, hoarsely.
 That clever criminal has induced you to give him full swing inside of your institution" replied Marvel de- cisively. "The loose ends of the ex- planation you had best wait to explore after you have made sure that he has not already carried out his designs"
 It was half an hour later that the banker let us into the bank. just as he had introduced the Duplicate. He led us rather neryonsly and hastily Into his private office. then to g wait ing room. thence across the counting room and before the great steel vault He had told us on the way that