rd that they were appearing
again in St. Louis. I made a quick jump to that city. Counterfeit
five-dollar bills are comparatively easy to pass. A larger bill may
attract attention, but five dollars is a commonly used unit. For
that reason few people could remember and describe the person who
had tendered the bill. But to make a long story short, I finally
brought their source close to a man named Atwood, by finding out
that his daughter Jane occasionally paid for things with this
particular series of counterfeit five-dollar notes."

"I located this man's home, where he lived with his wife and
daughter. Neighbors believed him to be a traveling man as he was
away a great deal. I never got a look at the man, because in some
way he evidently got wind that we were watching him and stayed away
from the house. From neighbors, however, I learned that he was tall,
well built, dark haired and wore a small mustache. Not exactly a
definite description, but one which might help in connection with
other things. Finally, I got a new clue from Detroit, which seemed
to indicate that I would find the man there. It came to nothing,
however, and when I returned to St. Louis I found that Atwood's wife
had died in the meantime--that he had stored his furniture, and his
daughter was living in an hotel. I figured that there was nothing to
do but keep a close watch on her from that time on, and eventually
get in touch with Atwood; then, through him, locate the other
members of the gang. While there was no direct evidence that such
was the case, we know from experience that in a counterfeiting case
there are almost always two or more persons engaged in the work."

"One night this girl gave me the slip, and it took me nearly two
weeks to trace her to Chicago. Keeping watch on places where these
bills occasionally appeared, I recognized her one day, and then
located her in this apartment building. Now experience had shown
that this case was really a game of patience. So far, little had
been accomplished by hanging around the streets and watching the
girl. A vacant apartment in this very building gave me an unusual
opportunity."

"You know, Morgan, there are few crimes that the Government looks on
with such severity as counterfeiting. To apprehend a counterfeiter
they will go to any lengths and spend any amount of money. So I
received permission to rent this apartment. It gave me the advantage
of not only being right in the building constantly,