"Tell them, Albert," Bryan Smith ordered.
The cashier's fingers ceased to tap the desk. "At 11:13--I happened to
glance at the clock--a man pushed a check through the window. It was a
five thousand dollar check, made out to Fred Hesset and signed by Mr.
Pelle. The man couldn't identify himself, so I called Mr. Pelle and was
told he had given the check a few minutes before. I cashed it. Ten
minutes later another Hesset check for five thousand dollars came through
the window. It looked queer. I called Mr. Pelle again." Albert Wall made
a gesture with his hands. "Then I telephoned for Captain Tucker."