San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-23

| thousand dollars in cash rs bail"
Il don't see anything in that TO
puzzle you. Casualty insurance isn't
anything new," Pelham asserted.
The lawyer grinned. That's what
| thought, until, quite by accident, l
learned that the Chauffeurs' Interstate
Casualty Company has no existence. :"
Pelham uttered an exclamation of
dismay. He left the lawyers office
and raced uptown in a taxi, inwardly
moaning because he had not got to
work ON this case-if it really proved
10 be case-days earlier.
That there had been clues he was
certain after an interview with the
Eousekeeper at the home of Mrs.
CORVALLIS. The financiers wife WAS
unable 10 receive him, but the elderly
maid VINO attended TO the domestic
management informed him that Gatf
ney, CORVALLIS chauffeur, had not
Deen around The premises since tie
accident. 4 visit TO the roOmlns
Eouse, where Gaffney had been living
revealed the TACT that the chauffeur
nad not been seen there since the
morning of his employers last ride.
Another visit to the police station
gave Pelham the numbers OF the taxi
cab and truck which had figured in
the collision. He telephoneG Jerry
fryon and suggested that Jerry put
men 10 work running down the OWN
er3 of those cars, and also finding, ii
possible, their chauffcurs. Then ne
went to the bank where Simmons x
Leidy kept their account.
Bankers are very reluctant to di-
yulge information concerning their
patrons, but in these days the name of
Iolham had magical effect. He
told what he wanted, addressing him
self to no less person than the
president of the bank.
Simmons 4 Leidy? a week ago
Saturday they deposited three hun
dred thousand dollars
Was that unusual:" asked Pelham
well, even the amount would be Il
bit unusual for them; they had been
carrying small balance SIM their
difficulties with the exchange authori-
ties last winter. But deposit of
three hundred thousand dollars in
cash is rather unusual at any time. "
Pelham pursed his lips. THAT is
funny" he conceded.
1.-The rest is funnier STILL" declared
the banker. AS you know. they have
been doing all the selling of Federated
Motors. They've made n profit of
close to ten millions. And most of
that amount has been withdrawn
Pelham leaned eagerly forward.
"That's exactly what [ want TO hear.
10 whom have their checks been pay
able"
ITO cash" replied the barker.
But that's incrcdiablc," cried Pei
ham.
"Neyertheless. its true. They've
deposited, in one afternoon, checks
from fifty brokerage houses. On the
next day they have come to the bank,
one or tie other of the partners. az
companied by bodyguards, and have
withdrawn as much as n million dol
| lars IN cash.
Pelham stared at him. Why" he
demanded.
The banker smiled. You're the
one 20 answer that. not l."
Pelham sat up late that night. go
| ing over the matter with Jerry
! Trycn.
The only thing" said Jerry. to-
ward the end of their talk, that
seems 10 shed any light on the situa-
ton is the mention by Carey, TT,
| banker OF the Gray Ghost
II don't see where he comes in, "
| objected Pelham.
That's exactly the point" retorted
Tryon. "When you don't see his hand,
you can sort of figure that it's there,
somewhere"
Pelham chuckled. "Jerry. you're
an old woman"
maybe So" Jerry was stubborn.
You and | certainly do differ on the
Gray Ghost. One day YOU see him
everywhere. and he don't even creep
into n corner of my eye. Next day
\ spot him in something. and you're col
crblind so far rs he's concerned"
Pelham laughed again. But long
after Jerry had left the apartment,
Pelham sat staring into the flames in
his fireplace. He admitted to himself
that he had suspicious that something
rocked lay behind III? bear raids on
Federated Motors. The speculation
of the GRAY Ghost would be such only
III name: in reality it would be an
operation conducted with the GER
tainty of an engineer repeating 4
proved problem
The Gray Ghost would pick his
stock: he would make its fluctuatiOn.
its rise or fall, absolutely certain. lie
would pick a stock of which great
things were expected along n certain
line and cause opposite things to hap
rem.
But why not be specific in his
rcamy theorizing: The Gray Ghost
picked Federated Motors: he arranged
tor an accident, be planned TO capt
talize that accident.
Pelham rose from his chair. laugh
ing at his own absurdity; this was a
little too far-fetched.
! Next morning he ordered Slim Dick
cnsou, the Maine 4 idle whom he had
| brought from the woods as his per
sonal attendant-and friend, to 90
TO the offices of Simmons X Leidy AMI
open an account.
IL want to find out who is the client
that is aiding Federated Motors" h.
ted Slim. land why Simmons x Leidy
make such tremendous cash with
drawals from their bank"
He himself sought the scene Of the
accident and made himself known 10
tie policeman ON dsty in the neigh
hprhood. who was properly impressed
1t meeting the Gray Ghosts great OPP
| Tonent.
a private matter. officer Pelham
explained. We've been trying "a
trace the drivers of the truck ami
taxi. 1t seems that they either had
false numbers or you didn't read them