The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-07
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How an Amateur Telegraph OPERA
Discovered . Bank 1obber.

Ada King began TO Ie0cA Nh VoSoIoA
and continued to do 30 for four years,
when she resigned her lucrative position
in order to live with her recently widow
ed and lonesome mother.
Then, as a means Of support, she began
to "write for publication" at whicl she
was unusually uccessful-sufficiently 80
as to lead her to feel assured that she
would In a comparatively short time be
able to remove a mortgage that incum-
bered her home.
As she sat one August evening in what
she was pleased to denominate her sane
tum, plotting a story, her mother looked
into the room and said:
"Mr. poore wishes to see you. Ada"
The only person bearing that name
with whom she was at all acquainted
was a young man who for q few months
had been the station agent In the village
where she resided, and she had not met
him many times. Therefore it is not at
all strange that she inqufred:
"What in the world can he want of
me?"
II have no idea," the mother replied,
"but he is in the sitting room waiting for
you"
Going to the designated apartment, she
saw the agent, who rising from his seat,
said:
"Good evening, Miss King. am sorry
to disturb you, and hope you will ex-
cuse me for SO doing when you know my
reason for calling upon you"
II have no doubt that shall" she
smilingly responded.
II have understood that you are an ex-
ceIlent telegrapher."
II hardly think that I deserve to be
thus denominated; but when was teach
ing l devoted my spare moments to the
art, became greatly interested in 1t and
fair operator"
"This evening received a letter from
my mother informing me that my young
est. sister is dangerously Ill and wishes me
to come home, if only for day or two.
There is young man in the village
who can do my work save the telegraph
ing, and called to see if''-
He hesitatcd, and she appended:
"If I will attend to that while you are
away%
Eyes"
II shall be more than willing to accom-
modate you"
"You are very kind, and I will salts
factorily compensate you for yonr serv-
ices"
1.-THE pleasure that it will afford me to
| listen to the click of the sounder and to
manipulate the key will be an ample COM
pensation."
"You must deem me somewhat pre-
| sumptious, so limited is my acquaintance
with you, but did not know of any one
save yourself in this vicinity who has
any knowledge Of the Morse"
"You seem to me to have pursued the
only course that you could under the cir
cumstances."
"You probably know nothing about
railroad telegraphy?" he interrogatively
observed.
"Such is tie case"
II shall go away on the 1925 train,
and if you can be at the station by III
| l shall have plenty Of time to acquaint
you with all that it is necessary for you
to know with reference thereto"
~ will"
again thanking you for your kind
ness, will bid you good evening"
"Good evening"" she responded, and d.
rcctly was alone.
For two days and evenings she substi-
tuted rs a telegrapher for the station
agent, and upon his return refused to ac-
ccpt any compensation for what she had
done with that determination known
only to the gentler sex.
|
Miss King next appears before the
reader as she Is seated in conversation
with an uncle, resident in thriving vii
lage some 80 miles from her own home,
whom she is visiting for few days.
"As you are a director Of the local bank
which was burglarized night before last, y
she observed, ''you probably know all
that has been learned with reference to
the affair, and l wish you would tell me
about it."
"Really nothing that tends to the iden-
titication of the malefactor or malefac-
tors has been discovered" was the reply.
A skilled detective has been at work up
on the case since yesterday afternoon
and pronounces it the bindest case that
he has ever dealt with, because the safe
gave no indications, externally, Of hay
ing been tempered with, and the combi-
nation used in opening it is very slngu-
lar one-the French for safe, 's-a-u:f."
"To whom is the combination usually
known" she inquired SO TREMENDOUSLY as
to surprise her uncle.
"To the cashier, and the young man
who is the bookkeeper. and the teller. In
the present instance, however, it was
known only to the former, as last week
the bookkeeper went away on two
weeks vacation. and the combination has
been changed since his departure"
where has the young man goneT
Probably his home in Warren, as he
deems it the grandest spot on earth,
though he took his wheel with him and
doubtless is here, there and everywhere
GLOW long has he been in the banks
employ"
"Nearly four years, If am not mis-
taken"
$40 hold the position so long he must
have IN excellent character" she OBJ
served inquiringly.
He has conducted himself in a COM
mendable manner during this PERIOD
"Do you know whether or not he was
ever telegraph operator?"
II should think you were-or were play
ing the part OLA detective" laughingly
rejoined her uncle, 80 like those which
heard the detective ask are your ques.
tons"
"Plcase answer my last one, and
promise to ask you no more"
"Well, have understood that he was"
~ now have a favor to ask Of you
which hope you will grant me without
the slightest hesitation. l wish to see
the cashier without delay; to be con.
Quoted into his presence or have him
conducted into nine"
presumably he is at home this even
ing, and it will take lis but few mo
ments to go there"
A few minutes later she had been intro
duced to the cashier, was seated neal
him and said:
"Mr. Barton, II the detective in you
employ has failed to discover any clev
to the person or persons who burglarizet
your bank, strange ms it may seem t.
you, / think that without the least ex