noon
Anybody could have done the same thing . Why , it was a picnic , you know . Good-bye , Ferd , '' and jerking loose he ran off , leaving the other looking after him , and shaking his head , as if unable to understand why any fellow could resist the chance to play the part of a hero when the chance came to him as it had to Dick . When he got back to the bank Dick was just settling down to some work he wished to get through with before noon when he saw the bookkeeper staring at the door as if he had seen a ghost ; and looking up the boy discovered a familiar figure crossing over in the direction of Mr. Gibbs ' private room . It was the supposed bank examiner ! And he carried a little bundle under his arm at which he glanced significantly , and followed this with a smile and a nod as he passed Mr. Winslow 's window . Dick was thrilled with the belief that he had found the missing securities !