The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-10

, teller had Just said The discoveries
about Howard Heath and Vanderdam
had started his mind In certain channels
Of thought that were extremely unpleas-
ant.
Anything that seemed to throw doubt
upon the theories which had been work
/ ing themselves out in his brain, almost
against his Will. was a comfort
And the paying teller had told him
that. for an examiner or his assistant
to rob a bank collision on the part or
the teller was practically necessary.
It had been a dark suspicion that had
gathered in his brain when he pieced
. together the bits OF informauon that
! told him young Heath had been inside
the two successfully robbed banks
shortly before the supposed robberieS.
This, together with the evidence that
the bankers son was in most evil com
pany, and spending large sums OF mon
ey. had seemed almost PROOF OF MS
guilty connection with the explosions
Now, Il was certain at least that
Heath could not have rObebd the banks
alone. II ne had done 50 at all, IL had
been known by the teliers Of the ruined
banks.
And Heath was not quite the sort Of
man to whom a dishonest teller would
care to intTust a share In his guilt
Even a dishonest teller is apt TO pre-
serve some dignity of his position. II q
would hardly be mixed up with scape-
grace weaKlinc hardly out Of college
Wherefore Jarvis felt inclined TO drop
the whole idea Of the examiner having
anything to do with the Tobberies. Comp
troIIer Walker had explained that the
examiner in question was the most
trustworthy OF all his men,
More tAan this could hardly DE salo
for anyone The COmptrOlleTS corps
was about as carefully selected a body
Of men as could be found in the United
States.
He tried 10 go about his Baltimore ex-
plorations without allowing his mind 70
. fTrrr. he adj
ON which to build. He sought out INC
lanx building which had been wrecked
last Already IL was being repaired. and
ne could tell little Of the manner OF eN-
plosion that had occurred there.
He then turned his efforts TO securing
photographs OF the explosion, taken rs
soon as possible after 1t had happened
or these there were plenty. AND Dy
going again to the scene OF the disaster,
he was able TO Nform more definite
idea Of the manner in which IL had
been wrought.
lie had already secured copies Of all
the papers printed during the Two or
three days Immediately following the
last explosion. One and all commented
on the freakish action OF the nItro-glY-
It seemed that it had simply shot out
I'm a comparatively concentrated dtrec-
ton from the vault. Thence Il had
spread its forces in such Ar unaccount-
able manner as to wreck the half of the
rear wall ard the floors adjoining this
wall.
1T seemed to seek the outer air with
something akin to a living instinct" one
PAPER put IT, AT the start II might
have been expected to drive pieces OF
the vaults roofing straight upward In
stead the fearful force bent its energies
20 escape at the side.
"Oh. Lord Jarvis grunted disgust
cGlv. What a lot Of fool things one
viii CO. jure mp 10 back g theory. It's
rs plain as day that there were two
charges of explosives. The one inside
was sent Off by the concussiOn Of one
thrown from the outside"
And then he smiled in amusement at
himself He, too, was fixing things no
20 suit a theory.
But he fattcred himself that his
theory came a little nearer to account
ing for the facts than that " the 20
lice and the newspapers
From various sources he fOUnd out
as much as he could OF The history Of
the hank Immediately preceding the
explosion. Itpwas with a feeling Of
great relief that he learned that the
examination had taken place twelve
davs before the explosion.
His theory involving young Howard
Heath was rapidly falling apart, and