02255cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000360011324500100014926400510015930000470021033600260025733700260028333800360030949000730034550000310041850800300044952011340047953400720161365300180168565300280170365300360173170000220176783000730178985600430186277172UtSlPG20260610134804.0mcr n260607r20251924utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aLowdermilk, Romaine,d1890-197010aCodes 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2025  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from the February 25, 1924 issue of Short Stories Magazine.  aRelease date is 2025-11-02  aRoger Frank and Sue Clark  aCodes by Romaine Lowdermilk and Arch E. Giddings is a crime fiction short story written in the early 20th century. Set inside the bustling world of telegraph operators, it explores money-transfer codes, workplace deception, and an undercover effort to thwart fraud.

The plot follows dapper operator Hugo DeMars and his alluring partner Mignonne, who ensnare young op Ralph Harmon to steal code words from the money desk, while newcomer Clyde Winship quietly investigates them from within. After DeMars briefly takes Ralph’s seat at the key, he slips through two fraudulent money orders that Mignonne tries to cash at Hollywood and Pasadena. Winship and company officials spring the trap, arresting her and exposing the pair’s scheme. When confronted, Ralph tries to take the blame to shield Mignonne, but the superintendent reveals the truth, dismisses Ralph for his lapse, and then offers a second chance under Winship at the Pasadena branch. The story closes with Ralph’s resolve to reform and a hinted romance between Winship and June Harmon, Ralph’s level-headed sister. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cGarden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1924  aShort stories  aTelegraphers -- Fiction  aLos Angeles (Calif.) -- Fiction1 aGiddings, Arch E. 0aProduced from the February 25, 1924 issue of Short Stories Magazine.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77172