The daily Alaskan., 1907-06-22
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An Amateur Thief.
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ton Palmer were discussing the blum ders made by criminals in covering their tracks. Nost was speaking.
 "I tell you the criminal from the mo- ment he becomes a criminal has not a normal control of his faculties"
 "Ue should have a far kccuer control of them than before. Had 1 committed crime my faculties would be sharp as a razor"
 "I should like to have that statement tested"
 "It is possible. Make 1t worth my while. and ! will commit a crtme.'
 "What do you waau."
 Palmer though, awhile before reply ing. "I will bet you $Looo to $l00oo that can steal Slou00 and uol be de tectcl for say. a year, will take the money from .un saGe or my employer to which and others have ucnass. The money raa he returned anonymously at the end of lHc year with interest"
 "Tho conditions will mol De criminal If you are arrested. can come for
 ward md claim .nat lt Is merely a wa-ar"
 -Tlut would urt ur evidence. Any
 thief could get ~nme friend to put In
 such a cla.m for lm."
 .l believe nun. G.-at So far as be. ing considered a .r.m.uaI Is concerned, there would hr u1 hope r.r ygu'
 Tn. bet wa~ wurn |uI naJucr the nrAu day dur.ng business hours, while the office WIS crowueI walked deI.h-
 rratrlv into tue safe. which stood open, put a package of hills ia h,s side coat
 Dorket. went and sat d1wa at his desk,
 remained there uu t1n hour ot closing then went out in roupUg with a mem bar of tne firm. Going lJ h's room, he zat down lu think over what he should
 do with the money. His brain was clear. and be was pleased 10 discover that he had perfect caarroi of his fac gIttrs There had nnoG so many peo-
 Dla In the office at Jhu time tle money
 was taken. tho safe standing open tue
 while. that there was 20 reason why
 he should bn suspected any more than
 others Nevertheless all the office force
 would hn placed under surveillance. A detective would .be employed. whose
 ,va wo@I Un open tr tua slightest aav. paugrs room wiEht he search
 .r wlaa la vas au-eIt 80 hn couldn't r.ava tho money there IJn dared not s..r it uu his person. He olred mol n.t ]. In bank. He must @e. rid ot tl
 Iarr WAS a risk that hn was forced
 .r HEr. !. nn were snnn h.a."E fine
 money. fr lu warn discovered In any nr..p that would mar'utu1n him, tH' -.ua would tr un. However. he .r. n.r.I that Our risk vsUG hn ..dn.tr~ .aI anI nn su.u. sCyerJI hours m"E. .s rran- r.r the disposition ol to. funds. The theft uat uN. hran di-r"N .r.r before tua closing nnms "f bus.
 ..s+ and could uar possibly .e o.. covered ..u tHa beginning ul bushes hours rng next day. Io u.ud nnr,a.- rr mot la watched Ii. thnn i, at 0.- After dinner le went to his grand mu.r.r- who lived raw miles 0ur ln
 rn. country. and vron ltwas dark and ur unp noticed him nr s.ru.Icd back ". -r. naus. TaElua spade from .h. .u.u. ho we.. 8 CaE. hundred yards Co
 wrud. wnavn under a t.ae he hnn" u.I na nar ur..r ..tua.i .r wlnn d
 rus ne buried .la hills m cigar boN-
 IT.. felt now tn.t tho us. would be pa.v. He vuu.d gr ln .na office, as
 ..val iu tun morning rnn,.wg sure that tla theft could uat hr traced Go hlu All rn had to Go was {" u.t naturally. Il. slept r.tUr well and aU 9 o'clock in tne morning entered tno oU .n I'm employees wore coming in. wuu on' u.
 tue partners. Nr. kuus, was a.rcalS there. Palmer cast d ou..k glance
 about him and saw that all was as usual He sat down 8. his dn.E and
 tried to lose himself in his work Eut ho couldn't He dreaded JHc moment w..1 lnc moncg would hc missed Then he began Go wish Che discovery
 would be mudc and his suspense ond- eL About II o'clock the cashier went into the sufe and soon returned with
 serious look on his face. Going Co l Che head Of the firm, Mr. De,Ltu. he whlsDarrd something m his "ar The ! gentleman a-ose and went to the safe with the cashier. Beth entered, and ! both came out together. the head Of l the firm taxing In with a searching | glance every man In the office PaIwcra heart was boat.uE like R ] EauleGrum. aud ho felt the hlooI leay- 1 Ing bis face. Should he look at his um. nloycr or keep his eyes on his work: He had wit enough left to choose the latter course. but he felt that the eye | of his employer was on him. and to ! look unconcerucd was out of the ques.
 t.ou
 Mir Palmer, wln you step into my private o1lcpG'
 ! Palmer knew that the first part 5f l his game had gone against him. but he was p'ucky. IndeeI Inc had to be l plurky and uorved himself for a struE gle as go thc remaining part He de- ! uied any knowledge of the theft and avrr4fraT his r.r.rar. nr frn ground lngt