The Guv'nor and Other Stories (J.G. Reeder) [first edition]

When Larry O'Ryan decides to become a burglar, he attends night school to study ballistics, and then secures a job at a safe-maker's. After three successful robberies, Larry is caught by Mr. J. G. Reeder. An unlikely friendship develops, and on Saturdays they can be seen together at the British Museum or the Tower. One day Larry rescues Miss Lane Leonard, daughter of a millionaire. The disappearance of one and a half million pounds in gold bullion and a series of bank frauds baffles Scotland Yard—but not Mr. J. G. Reeder.