Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-23

regular. he's the one that will 20 with
out time to resign. AID If you your
self try to slide in such an explanatiC n
Ill-lll discipline you. Whether in.
visible ink or an unpenetrable mystery
We may never be able TO solve. you
Will go right back to you post or DUTY
and-look out for blank checks"
Il have provided COR that. an
nounced Agnew. his face clearing con
siderably. Every check that comes
Ia today will be listed | leave these
others in your hands There -uch
thing as sensitive ink that de
yelops under heat. as We all know
An ink that fades out within a brief
space OF time may also re a pos
sibility AS firmly as | believe that
! am here, SO surely do | know that
some depositor having a liberal de-
post selected a busy time or when.
was substituted at noon to put over
those three checks. When you recall
sr. that the last day of a month and
the first day of a new one comprise
the fever heat rush in the tellers
cages, and over $500 different checks
paid in six hours. you cannot wonder
that man may not retain in his
memory name. amounts. circum
stances"
Look out for more OF the checks,
Agnew." directed the president with
hand wave of dismissal, and report
to me tonight"
The paying teller left the private
office. | ventured to lean over and
speak two words into the presidents
ear.
And them" | said ST ply.
Allowing that the disappearing ink
game has been played" observed the
Official. the operator may put in al.
other appearance today
And if not!" | pressed.
The president shrugged his shout
ders and glanced helpIessly at the
three bits OF paper before MIN.
Forget it. and don't let IL set out"
he remarked sententiously
Il might suggest better alterna-
tive. / submitted modesIly.
What is that?" questioned the pres
ident, wearied of the subject and nerv.
ously taking up a bundle of docu-
ments
Send for Resilius Marvel"
Fine" projected my companion.
and the utterance was the vast ex.
preston OF unutterable relief and sat.
tlfl fnly A.
checks. That's a positive inspira.
tion-Resilius Marvel, by all means.
Now then, let US resume-as to the
Chinese loan"
l went twice to the off ce of the
United Bankers Protective associa-
ton that day, but did not lind its
active head. Resilius Marvel, in evil
dence | was the last one to leave
the bank that evening. AS | started
to cross the street homeward bound he
stood at my side, as magically ap-
peared as if he had come up from
the earth or landed from an airship
Something on your mInd. | under
stand" he remarked
ON the bank mind. rather" | ex-
planned, and sketch!ly outlined the cir
cumstances of the blank checks
"Clever-but DID, he commented.
Then you believe the tellers theory
will hold water?"
Decidedly, yes. Come over To the
club. Wen have dinner. room to
ourselves, and so over the details al
our leis-re.'
That program was carried out.
produced the three blank checks after
We had discussed an appetizing meal
Marvel closed his eyes and felt over
their surface. lie took them close up
to the one hundred candle power
electric Lulb in the reception ante
room. with the aid OF a magnifying
ulsc he always carried with him he
inspected the front and back OF -ach
C. the three checks in turn.
An expert has done the work." he
declared. There is not a trace OF any
tamperIng with the checks. We wliI
submit a test, though. 10 the one man
who ought 10 know"
There was brief taxicab whirI.
knew where We were headed for when
We reached a structure located JUS.
at the edge of the Office building dis.
trict given over TO studios md music
rooms. We approached a door bear.
ing the words: "Aeschuylus Barrin.
ger | recalled him as an analytical
chemist of international renown.
had been to the place twice before
with my friend, once on a raised check
case. again where the element OF
poison had entered into one. OF the
propositions he was exploring.
We were fortunate in finding the
professor at home. for he was great
demand as a lecturer before local
scientific societies He greeted US
with AIS usual pleasant smile. 1 mask
to those deepset eyes OF his-the
eyes of a man always immersed in
thought. Professor Barringer took in
the bri"i details spoken by Marvel
He nodded intelligently and definitely
and led us into his laboratory.
All that he did was what any person
might do with an X-ray outfit. but in
his expert hands it was a mere play
thing He set screen and power and
beckoned Marvel TO the plate.
Not a fiber of the paper broken"
he reported-"do you see?'
Yes. see" rejoined my friend
Just hluf. like the tracec OF
trusn wash
That is it. The ink employed did
not penetrate the surface There was
a super-surface. glaze. over the
NORTON of the check whern writing