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

: "A TALK WITH THE COMPTROLLER
: JARVIS did not sleep when he went
TO his room I'm his own hotel His
brain seemed 90 De whirling with
a lot OF intangible things which
he was thousand times anxious 20
: Keep as intangible as possible.
: : For once iu his life be regretted the
The last teg hours. lie wished heart
I ily that he had never been taken into
3 the employ Of Ar Robert Heath
lie wished thtt something might turn
up very quickly that WOULD remove the
4 last VestiEe or ms doubt as 10 the con-
Z LESSONS OF the silly anarchists. lie
{ would have hugged himself for JOY at
hearing The NEVIS thar The missing two
million and "A half dollars had been
/ found buried under some secret meet
, ing place OF these men OF distorted
z views.
= He thought Of yourg Heath and
cursed the folly Of the misguided youth.
-a4ie thought of Nanderdam and was ST.
Z lent because such curses as ne would
Z not have allowed 20 ass his lips seem
j cd Inadequate TO the occasion.
lie thought Of Alice Heath and his
. heart ached.
{ IL ached only a Dtue less poignant
/ " fer the old man Nho was the father
!, IF the wcaA-minde0 youth and the i'll
lated girl.
After a while he got ID. took a hot
! lath with cold shower at the end.
dressed himself carefully and went
& down TO breakfast.
lie sat for a long while over his
+. breakfast. A comparatively minor prob
. lem was confronting him. lie was
3 trying TO decide whether it would be
better 10 ask certain question Of the
comptroller himself or scre one in tie
:. dearest bank.
= In view OF the fact .lat the latter
course would afford him an the llnowl-
edge he really had expected to seek in
Washing on he had TO admit 10 himself
il.at II was Alice Heath's mission rather
than her fathers which had brought
sifr. l4e could have asked his uues-
fiOns in a Philadelphia bank as well.
p. Email he decided that, seeing he was
tn washington. ne might as ven go TO
The Comptroller's Office in the Treas
.Nry Building
.Ss The fact that he was In Mr. Robert
s akleath's employ brought INN an inter-
r view with the Comptroller himself He
~ al asked only for one Of The minor
officials.
$50 you are a detective for Mr..
HeathY' the shrewd man In the inner
Eanctum asked when Jarvis was seated
beside the end of the desk.
Mr. Walker was "A little man with a
smile that was decidedly agreeable.
quite unexpected in one who had the
reputation OF getting results. and get
ting them quickly.
What can 1 do for you?'' he asked
again. without waiting for a reply 10
his first question.
ITO be real quick" Jarvis said. 81
want 10 know what is your opinion as
90 the thorOughuess OF am ordinary Fed
0al examination Of a bank"
Im-in-ln-I guess you'll have 20
make that "a little more explicit Mr.
Walker said.
We'll, ] want 10 know IL a. would be
possible for pretty big thefts TO get
Ihrough one unnoticed."
How bigT'
Say a million dollars from "a bank
ordinarily carrying six or eight mil
Hons"
Il see wat you're driving at now. %
Mr.. Walker smiled. "I will give Won
3 double answer-One theoretical. the
other practical and applying % the
particular case YOU have in mind. name
IF, the banks which We're recently blown
. up IN Boston and Baltimore
- Theoretically n is possible. but high
~ improbable Ofcourse, a bank ex-
animation isn't Ike having tIs auditors
= 70 tnrOUIh things. IL rs done by one