New-York tribune., 1906-11-18


two directors went out, Tuning IInpOtently.
"What did Dolan do with the money!
Hutchinson Hatch was asking OF Professor
Augustus S. F. y. Van Dusen, The Thinking
Machine. The distinguished scientist and
logician was sitting with his head Pillowed on
cushion and with squInt ewes turned upws-.l-
1t isn't IN the fiat Everything indicate
that Il was hidden somewhere else"
And DOlan's WIFE" inquired The Thinking
Machine IN his peTpetuallv ITTItated voice. T.
seems conclusive that she has no idea where
1t IS"
she has been put through the third degree
explained the reporter, and # she had known
she would probably not have told"
" IS She living IN the fiat now
No; she IS stopping with her sister The
fiat IS under lock and KEY Mallory has the
key. He has shown the utmost care IN every
thing he has done. DoIan has not been per-
mItted % write or see his wife, to- fear he
would let her know s0roevav where the money
Is, he has not been permitted 20 C0Tuu-uul-ate
with anybody at all not even a lawyer He
did see President AShe and two directors q the
bank, but naturally he wouldn't give them =
message for his WIFE .
The Thinking Machine was silent For 1ve,
ten, twenty, minutes he sat, with long, slender
fingers pressed tip % tip, squirting unb.l1S-
IngIy at the ceiling. Hatch waited patiently.
"Of course, said the scientist at last, " one
hundred and nine thousand dollars, even II
large bills, would make considerable bundle
and would be extremely difficult 20 hide n 4
place that has been gone over so often We
may suppose, therefore, that II isn't IN the fat
What have the detectives learned as 20 Dol-n IS
whereabouts after the robbery and before he
was takelc'
Nothing" replied Hatct-''r rothing-ahs0-
lutely. He seemed 10 disappear on the earth
for a time. That time, l suppose, was when
he was disposiHg OF the money. His plans
were evidently well laid
" II would be possible, OF course, b. t-e sim
rlfaa f.~- = frrt- --s.y
locate the money!" remarked The Thinking
Machine r1usinglv; but Il would take long
time We might begin, for instance. with the
idea that he contemplated flight. " hen: By
rail or steamer: The answers TO those qres-
tons would, II q way, enllghten Us as % the
probable location OF the money because, re
member, It would have 70 be placed where =
Was readily accessible IN case or tlE--- bu-
the process would be g long one Perhaps 70
w adj be best 10 make D1-ar tel Us w-e-r he
hid It,"
1T would : re would tell agreed The re-
porter; " l-r he Is Te--ce-- -7 q degree ---- IS
rIlace-enlng when the money IS rneat-9--7
Nat-----v, remarked the scientist l--
really coeS-- matter. have IT, DOUBT he
VIII inform me-
So Hatch ana The Tains:rs Machine called
upon Detective Mallory. They found li-- IT.
deep abstraction. He glanced up ~ -r- IN
trr@:oo WITH an appearance almost -- r-.~,. =
He knew l--lu-Ive.v wla- -C wa5.
If YOU can ind OUT where that -----
2. .ess1-.' he declared e--El--------.r --
III Vel, v1C can't
The Thinking Machine S-----e- --e
O--ciaI ewes -h-uEl-t--.v, and --e
his straight mouth we-e drawn down
pr0vugiy. i think perhaps there -
a little too much caution here. l--.
he sand e" have no doubt D1--- W
me where the money =. AS ! u--s-
his VIE IS practically yyl----- ~ means
NeS, she i living with her s.=-e-
'ACi he has asked severl- ----ee -- ---
rri--ei 70 v-l-e 20 cr see herr
es, dozens o1 times.
Well. now suppose y5, d. ,e- h----,-
suggested The Thinking Machine.
L1rli that's Just what he wants.
the detective. II he ever sees her,
he VIII, IN Souewav, by something --
q gesture, OF q look, mi a-- her -1e
money Is. As I Is now, l know Size -c
know where II Is.
Wen, II he informs her. w---'C he 1
US,' demanded The Th.-H--- N4---
II Do-a- wants 70 convey S-.H.- ne
whereabouts 1- the money q. his WEE ~
talk 70 her-let HIM give her the I'M
l daTe~av r She Is clever e-. ugh O. ---.
spoken WORD IS = clue % where the r---
am too"
The ietec,ive Thought that over