"My grandmother gave it to me for my birthday," explained Cora. "I
haven't had time to spend it since getting my auto. No one ever
questioned a bill of hers before."

"Neither have I questioned it," declared the teller. "I was merely
making a note of the number. We have instructions to take a
memorandum of all bills of large denomination. I was merely doing
that."

"Since when was that rule in effect?" asked Jack.

"Since the Foster robbery."

Jack started. Then he remembered that in Ed's wallet were bills of
large denomination.

"Suspicion even here," he muttered to Cora as they went out.

"Hush, Jack, dear," she said softly. "Some folks will hear you."

"Well, I don't care if they do. It's fierce--the way people believe
that you--and I--had a hand in that robbery."

"Never mind," replied his sister. "Oh," she added quickly, "there
are the Robinson girls outside," and she hurried down the bank
steps. The two sisters were walking slowly along, and from a certain
air about Bess it was evident that she had something important to
tell Cora.

"Any news of the--robbery?" Bess asked Jack.