The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-09-09
PROBLEM IN SUBTRACTION
ar , WOMAN ~ CLEARING UP
VA W HiNK ROBBERi.
.,,. the $50. 600 PackaEef-rhe Men
No 800, 10 Bank yauit and the One
u.a ont A. T%hief-rhe wo"An's way OF
P'cScu ,,, u,,tsTy and the Detectives.

saving the hNt'H M" w"
u,,c.uus returned che very next day
'"". r,r, manufacturing town or Anxlhe
HH' NV ,.r.,,, state, 10 which he had been
n " t, ,pIegrpph. looking unusually
ahU''' .u,, ne called Ahc Cronkite into
srols n ""'' ."
Al. pnyatr o'''r b.. sotd
80, detective. which will require
" Wv .,r,,s' ..uI and circumspccuon. You
"" W., .,u-... dom Won, that Nathan Ian
W., - cu.ri. ms his extensive WORKS there
'.|' h.f. rNr whole place y would DC dehder
W." rJl.wf,n'. d"-"rlcd village Wer" u hot
'', Iln only residents not In the mus
'' ',L,,.I rr the cooperative store, Tho
~ !. ,,, -.l,J and the hank which he main
"'' g.. g., .fS months Igp ! don't suppose
h"'' w,r, corteutcd community in the
WV, a..,b.r... With every one hard at WORK
W. " nv something from liberal wages
u" "a v,,h,n ul-t ~ popular IA when twenty
'",e, h. ,v,, frst elected TO the scat IN
tn ,rcr ho hus hold %unopposrd ever
sUcr - ,,o,,o, with
.,,,. ,ani south last year and cS-
..,9.bed r plant near III" iron mines WIN
.,,o and .fuudlu, labor. fuel ana Transport
.,.c n, fha.r very door. OF cour~" TIE lhcvi
,s. noppenct they unicr~old LanhaI IN
-. u,,ser, he hns m~ouopoliIod Tor a ha'
.,.,-y Hence there have been hard times
', I,,ipe md some disr"ntent. which has
-, ,,s,lf In a candidates being nominated
..,,,, Mr. Iannam for Congress. 10 make
It.. worse. On examining the securities o'
VA ,,,t,s state Rank of which Ne i PreSt-
W. w., no found hat a sealed package. which
~ ,,..,J far Al boast hire" months aS con
,'.,,, Vnopl ,n bills OF 20 hirh denomination
49,. n,,r,ry mora NJ less than strips OF blank
,.,sr ol similar quantity and shape.
~ .g,no., Ee notified the police NJ once.
rsse,loi Cror"i'".
N, DID nothing of the aort h" sent ior me-
Co., .os the IA man l. a tighter, n r"solute and
s.rc as n viking opposition ONLY serves 10
t-rs NH, his ndnnltahlc qualities, He realized
..,rc, that such "a loss IN an institution, whch
s,,,c.i,,Ly a family unalr. ifi' became known
.,b,. time would he a stunning, II not fatal.
tou negotiating a run on the bank and fur
,.ti,r ammunition TO his political foes. So.
,.,b,p, .,,inr a word to any one, he made
,,d tho amour, from his own pocket. Now.
,1sn all danger oi scandal has been averted'
- il. bound and determined to discover tho
,sl and | am To send YOU there ut once.
3D. sresusp oy0he
II he does. repli,d the Judge, he keeps
n. suspicious To himself He will explain the
PARTICULARS u the matter TO YOU on the ground
,td rbsn YOU must do your best TO work out
The problem
-In what character had | better appear, sir?-
asked Cronkite
We have arranged all that, subject TO your
,pproyal II j. essential that you should be
received 50 naturally and cordially as to be
able to 90 in and out Of the mills. the bank
and Mi. Lanhan's house, where YOU will stay.
without arousing comment. Now. the AnXine
paper has already referred to the expected
visit Of a special commissioner OF the British
Associated Trades, eIpatiating on the posi-
bic advantages no might bring to AnXine
through stimulating the export trade. II
seemed TO US that YOU could readily represent
this man. who has been prevented from sailing
through illness. Don't you think so7 Why
RI course Won do m you've got to do is y" no
quiet, observant, gcntlemanly and yet not quite
a gentleman. you know. Very well. then,
I'll fix Il ~ I'M moment.
The judge scratched n and despatched the
blowing message. John Stearns, special
commissioner. will arrive in AnNine this even
lng and after giving to his faithful agent
such information regarding the Lanham family
and it- dependents az seemed pertinent dis
Missed him on his quest with best wishes for
success
In three days Cronkite returned 10 make his
report to his patron.
An unexpected and sad affair. said the
Judge sit down and tell me all about It"
! had a little time for reflection, going down
on the train, sir, began the former detective.
and the more | thought the moro plainly II
apTeared TO ne that | had a problem in sub
'faction before me. II was evident from the
d4'alls you furnished that the job must nave
been done by one having Legitimate access to
No inner safe. There had been no attempt at
burglary, YOU know, and il was not reasonable
msuppoSe that a sneak thief could have evaded
ne precautions used whenever the securities
we're examined, even had he known Just what
Package to take. Who. then. were the persons
who could have opened the inner compart-
h"n'' The President. Mr.. Lanham, first 81
al The cashier, Thomas Lane, and the teller,
Robert Dmce.
Applying what YOU had told me Of these
ufe' men ! NJ once eliminated the President.
vas not tenahle hat he should have made
AhI' Trouble FOR himself. fle was the prin-
''aL The only sufferer. not only directly In
'' money he had refunded, but also con-
|s'h'F IN reputation and political fortunes
'''Id 10" los become known. Next took
" NV "d cashier, only 10 drop him again for
WV 'h' being was unable 10 figure out
~ HEeiy motive strong enough 10 in
0'"aIncal, steady old bachelor. with a hand
''a' salary Of which he laid by fully one-half
''n year, with no bad habits. and with all the
,'"'h"d Interests aud purposes which ioin
.-"A"S a 'aI'hIul and devoted servant. to
y" sway from tho principles Of a lifetime.
., subject 10 future verifying. also
',,CA hs maine from the list
"uA' Then, remained? Why tho name
""oe' DrIce OF course, and | must confess
~. ire serious position In which he seemed
N~d' through the simple process " elm
.''n' conceded with the impression | had
4 rom your account Of him. kindly and
| """DF '0oush 1t was. What did YOU tell
j maine aud Mr. Ianham's only daughter
n - nad been brought up together from
. ,'.",'0u ana naturally We're deeply attached.
. '"INR man IN his "Nllege course proved
i 'H1 and oNtrayarani that her father for.
any further Intimacy until he had re-
49,. ""'~''i. mat after three years Of close
i 49, 'ni ''rHt"" IN tho city hrhad returned.
Il ~ '''ao"'a'"d. To marry the girl, and that
/ o.. i've together IN a happy household in
amman nom" Now all this might very
"' hrlit"Hcc and reformation do not
u - VITA 10" evils Of the past largo
II "0' iaN" been needed To cover no some