CHAPTER XXII.
GEORGE GRAYSON COMES TO GRIEF.
Ben quickly informed the paying teller of the new arrival, and he and Snodgrass took a position on the left hand side of the main entrance, where there was a chance of their escaping observation.
Grayson entered the bank with a jaunty step and walked up to the window of the paying teller. He did not stop to write a check for the sum he wished to withdraw, the check being already drawn and inclosed in the book.
According to custom he passed in the book and waited for the money.
The teller eyed him attentively, but did not do so in a manner to excite suspicion.
Opening the book he said, “You drew forty dollars yesterday.”
“Yes,” answered Grayson composedly, “I thought that would be all I should need, but I am making a little investment, and have drawn fifteen dollars more.”
The paying teller took the book and went to the ledger, ostensibly to compare the signature with that on the check. At the same time he whispered to a young employee, who immediately left the bank to summon a policeman.