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iness at the bank, was thinking of many things. And not all of them were connected with the large sum of mone

on a little more speed

me time to get this al

e such a large sum

kirts of the city, where he had to go slower, t

ted by the president and the secretary, who were

t genially. It was not every day that his bank disposed of suc

hand in his inner pocket to take out the wallet t

s face. Hurriedly he felt in another pocket. T

ed the secretary. "Did y

ile he was making a frantic search. His face

d it?" inquire

et,-or it's been stolen!"

e been stolen?" a

w it could have been, as, from the time it was

he road, where the machines had collided, came back to

s no further, but hurried

ce," he said. "I will

he loss may ha

," suggested

ly, "I don't belie

you take one of our porters or a wa

it. I'll let you know as soon-as soon as I go to a certain place and look. There is time enough to notify the autho

r lose no time," ad

ould easily dispose of those s

spending that," finished Ed

the auto collision had occurred, and where he had helped fix Cora's machine. Jumping from the car he looked carefully

ne forward at top speed. A little later Cora and Walter, who had ret

e surprise, "I thought Ed was in New C

r. Then, noting Ed's white face,

ir home, drove up in his runabout, and stopped it beside hi

Ed?" he called qui

swer, and the vo

ora as she alighted from her car and sta

is voice trembled, "s

" aske

usand dollars-or-else

cried Jack. "The money yo

nod

s Jack's ne

n't know. If I di

was stolen-

to smile. "However, I think I lost it near where the collision too

ora, taking off her heavy driving gl

e wallet may have slipped from my pocket. But I've looked every inch about th

and help you look!" e

will, won't we

ely nodded. He was trying to recall every in

up, Walter. Few persons go over that road

here to report the matter to Chief Jenkins, and then I'm going to te

top payment?

not very easily on th

part of it. If it had

to that twenty thousand," said Jack slowly. "Though I suppose i

ed, seriously enoug

e-entered the car, which shook from the running of

r you to take the trouble to go back and hu

trouble

een home to din

unch. Come on, we'll hurry back to the place where the collision t

ntry. "I'd go with you, only I must give the chief all the particula

ead. We'll make a hunt for that small f

have a useless errand, though, I fear, bu

er climbed in beside her and Jack sent his car off, following the big mac