Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-09-21

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He penciled rapidly on his shirt Gun
as the replies came.
Verify" we're his final words: "'E-
296.701, Series of 1905 Very we'll"
and hung up the receiver and arose
to his feet Come with me-" he add
ed simply, and I knew that the great
head of the United Bankers Protec-
tive association was started on an
other cease"
&c. 1906" I observed with a sud
den shock of memory as we reached
the street-"if that applies to one
hundred dollar treasury note"
ct does" vouchsafed Marvel terse-
ly.
Then you probably have the man."
IF instructions have been followed.
yes" replied my friend.
Who is it,"
THE Central National"
That makes ten"
You keep &c tab" complimented
exactly ten. What an opti-
mist this original shower of the queer
must bel"
felt 800 notes had been passed upon
the city banks. On certain Monday
morning a spruce, sprightly young
man OF about twenty-five had come
into our institution and had presented |
himself a. the paying teller's window |
with FIVE 800 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 were
consecutive. An expert glance salts
fed him, however, that they were all |
right. They were placed with other
hundreds to make up package OF
twenty, or $1,000, and nothing more
was thought of it.
Four mornings later Resilius Mar
vel came into the bank with No. 296,
sos of the same series. Across its
face was stamped the word Counter
felt" in broad red letters taking in
the full front surface Of the note.
Have you any of those?" he in
quired, placing the bill before me.
81 will find out" I replied, and then
rather wonderingly scanned the note
1t would have passed muster with me,
and counted myself something OF
specialist in my line.
1t took half an hour to go the
rounds of the cages. 1t is almost sec
ond nature for teller to remember
any bill he has handled, especially
those of large denomination. The
man who had changed the treasury
notes for a stranger soon had the five ;
In question In evidence.
Two more of the 800 notes turned
up twenty-four hours later at another I
institution. Then two other banks I
each contributed like bills. In each {
case a smiling, easy-mannered young s
fellow had passed the notes. Marvel '
had named progress to me as it cul-
Now a tenth note had I
turned up. l accompanied him to the j
Central National. I
The floor officer was waiting for s
Marvel, and knew him. There was t
cutter of Importance and excitement v
N his manner at being concerned in {
1 professional transaction with the
great head of the United Bankers Il
Protective association. He took US
o the paying teller, saying nothing, V
out looking the part of an humble
instrument Of justice who had coop D
grated In capturing a crook The D
elIer, looking wise and keen and in n
Impressed way exultant, beckoned to n
is, and we went beyond the railing Y
md around into an anteroom, where D,
lie Joined US. h
There Is one of the hundred you iy
Jagged for US, Mr.. Marvel" he said, pl
nd handed 800 bill to my friend.
Resilius Marvel nodded, gave the v,
Ill a close scrutiny, and returned it fe
D the teller with the words: Cancel th
and preserve it for evidence. te
Where is the man?' W
The teller slipped the note into his al
oat pocket and took out key. tn
This way" he directed, and we no
,llowed him down a narrow corridor. liz
s he started TO open steel-studded
DOR Marvel halted him. oh
"One moment" he said-"tell me 20
le circumstances Of the matter" du
why, your warning had prepared
5 all, of course" explained the bank en-
an. when the fellow with his note ID
1t. l pretended to be called
= my assistant in the next cage. l ca
lietly pressed the call button. sig III
aling what l wanted to the chief tol
erk's desk He and the floor officer Sl'
me up quietly. The man at the tel
indow looked amazed and indignant so.
the officer seized his arm. He de-
anded to know what his arrest fou
cant. When / told him that the bill rig
as counterfeit. 1t seemed to me as du,
all of sudden some frightful sug- wa
stion drove his face coloriess. He AM
arIy fell to the floor. Now! Yes. pas
r Marvel" and the speaker I'M sur
~kad tho door He started back as