02433cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000220011324500810013526400510021630000470026733600260031433700260034033800360036650000310040250801210043352013190055453400450187365300170191865300300193565300220196565300160198765300200200385600430202399900170206625799UtSlPG20260610133607.0mcr n260607r2008||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aMerwin, Bannister14aThe Girl and the Bill :bAn American Story of Mystery, Romance and Adventure 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2008  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2008-06-15  aE-text prepared by Roger Frank and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net)  a"The Girl and the Bill" by Bannister Merwin is a novel written in the early 20th century. Set against the bustling backdrop of early 1900s Chicago, the story revolves around Robert Orme, a practical lawyer whose life takes an unexpected turn following a chance encounter with a mysterious girl in a black touring car. The plot intertwines elements of romance and mystery as Orme becomes embroiled in a complex web of intrigue involving a marked five-dollar bill with cryptic instructions, leading him into a world of adventure.  At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to Robert Orme as he navigates the crowded streets of Chicago, where he watches a captivating girl struggle with a traffic violation. Their brief interaction sparks a fascination in Orme, who, upon acquiring a five-dollar bill inscribed with a peculiar message, finds himself drawn into an adventure that includes mysterious South Americans and a pair of Japanese assailants. With the girl reappearing and revealing the high stakes surrounding the bill, Orme learns that it may be the key to recovering crucial papers for her ailing father. Determined to assist her, Orme finds himself deep in a chase, setting the stage for a riveting exploration of loyalty, danger, and potential romance. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aLove stories  aChicago (Ill.) -- Fiction  aAdventure stories  aSpy stories  aMystery fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25799  c66800d66800