The Mystery of Monastery Farm

nd indicating, surely, something of great importance. Promptly at the hour appointed fifteen directors occupied their usual places in the council chamber. There were also present two paying

who knew the cause of this meeting-the presid

cations that a robbery of the bank had been perpetrated; that a large amount of currency had been abstracted from the paying teller's room. Hence this sudden call for consultation; th

and placed it with other moneys on a side table conveniently situate for ready use. And that when, about two o'clock, he had occasion for its us

quested permission to ask Mr. Roe a few questions simp

as the general appearance of this m

wrapped in brown paper, with its character

alue distinctly marked on the wrapper.' Plea

ne hundred and fifty one-thousand-pound notes, and by 'value' t

custom of your department to have so large

d today, and this package came nearest to the amount spoken of; consequently, I selected and

tified that a large draf

o notifi

ing when we were getting ready

did you last

ter nine, when it was placed upo

oard the name of the party who was expec

slight hesitation he replied: "Major, I cannot d

at this in some other way. Mr. Roe, will you tell us if you did c

t for one hundred and thir

ne in your room du

visited my room; it is their custom a

u first miss

aft was presented

id you

'phone to Mr. Bone, a

ter come to your

into the room af

ther cler

ion. The door fasten

out you

t half-past twelve throug

the case, what is your conviction co

hat I have not the faintest sus

the major looked at th

usiness in the teller

vening, to tally the cash taken from t

e you there t

teen or twen

ou there the

d I again opened the vault, that the teller might get some money to c

men-several of whom had had large and successful banking experience, among them a cashier than whom there was no brighter financier in the great city of London, and the chief of a peerless detective force, with two of h

city newspapers h

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nk of England notes April 11, 18-, from said bank. This currency can be of no value to the thieves, as the bank holds a list

item. Besides this, a list of the numbers of the lost notes