The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-15


do is that of watching AT individ- /
uaL other things may be more 4
dangerous. nut nothing can cN-
coed that Ga dulldness
After going intO the bank on the pre-
text Of changing a ten dollar bill. ana /
assistant were there, Jarvis took his I
station across the stree He hung /
around the various buildings that were 4
there, wandered I'D and down, sat oc- /
CasiCnally on the step.
Ard the business dav passed without !
a thing Of interest happening Young I
Heath did not 60 out carrying Suspi- !
CiOus packsg es. He did not attempt 70 /
do any telephouing so far as JARVIS {
could discover.
Neither did N8nderdam enter The
bank. The detective half hoped 20 be
able 10 connect fhe big. ugly man with /
the rcbbeuss iio would have felt no
scrupleS aloat sending him 20 prison
Tor long term, no matter how much
he might have avoided reporting IA.
mans character 10 Miss Heath
After business hours, Jarvis saw the
examiner denart Tor his own home. as
Howard Heath boarded a car FOR the
railroad station. Jarvis followed his
quarry TO Philadelphia
lie saw yoUng Heath sit down at
the dinner table with his family. lie
made sure of this by watching the
dining room window.
Then ne hurried away and ate
hasty supper al a Quicb-lunCh counter
and got back as the family were MS
house He fe't then moderately cer-
tain that the Bankers son had retired
for the night he had located the
youths room and seen the light cut
fOr thTee-quaTters Of an hour.
Next morning be was again on the
sssis, ant examiner trail Heath car
ried his suitcase with him Jarvis
stood on the back platform OF the
same car.
And then things began to grow
more interesting. From the fact that
had expected the young man TO board
train Tor Baltimore. Instead he
went 10 a high-priced hotel and regis
tered In his home city
Jarvis followed him in AMI looked Al
t'e register Heath had written his
name as Richard Holborne, os At
BY the time the detective had ascer-
tanned the number OF Heath's room,
tie young man came downstairs with
out the suitcase. He walked ont Of
the hotel and Jarvis followed him TO
the doors OF the state House National
Bank.
Again Jarvis changed q oiIl for small
coin. and made sure that Mr.. Randolph
was already at WORK on the books OF
the bank Again ne spent a day IN
useless watching for some signs %
lie followed Heath to the hotel. .Ir.
Randolph had turned in the opposite
direction at the banks door.
SHORTLY after Heath reached the hotel,
tam come Sauuteriug In The stout
figure waddled 10 the desk the jele-
phone was used Tor "a moment. rheu
Faaderdam took The elevator
IL was long while hefp-a they came
DOWN Other men, very much % YAH
drrdam's ~ort, had entered an6 gone
nervous.
He wondered whether IL could he pos
Ebic that the men were even now in
Heath.s room. arrauEiuE FOR another
To- gr
sent
The fatal kilograms woulG boo fatal 10
no one now tUt The person. who sent
them. His only Srcaa in this respect
was that the police would come and
arrest Heath with the rest
Once Jarvis even went 90 the tele-
1houo booth and called $50 the central
office fo find out Wheeler they had
I.arued OF such kilograms set. The re-
ply treasured him only for the time
PAST Eacn moment that he waited
might prove the evil ono for tho repu-
fauon OF the bankers sOH- the moment
that would stain the name 0f the
bankers family.
With "a SIGH of relief. Jarvis saw the
man Do was following come ~ last
fVCm one OF tho elevators With him
sfcrc FanlsrlaW and t,.V others.
They were al' in eveniu- clothes now.
but they ".d NOT 30 20 .He hotel dining
room. Instead they GOT aboard au au-
fmoBle- which seemed f0 have been
Jarvis followed i0 n tazicab which no
ruEarrd f1- The ri2rt THE rarity made
f.- way 10 restaurant rafrpuIzcd bg
fr. Sporting element.
TI. detective had certain inner Tca-
FlrS fsr NOT being aErrst 20 dining. sal
fe ate 90 p Table from Which be could
ch NaudCrdam7 party.
Eevo7d urirkuE enough 20 MAKE
y-e Heath "a t.ifc .iIari"Es they Gid
r..hfl- - rotc at tho restaurant The
...ty rcar-cG tnCiT rac.iino again and
ff-rtcd for the theatrical district
TO Jarvis surprise. the SNOW apFef
f-sI ON tao outside 0f the Drphelu
Drrr4 House was none other than tn'
"T.1Ntr LgGics." which he had seen DO
washington few nights before. An'
g. vas 10 this place that the big touring
a. u.l071o1 its party.
Eu philadelphia is larrer toWl
O. ON Blltimore. The Orpheum Oper
B.. r.tsc is no bigger than that al tl
g. Ditai CITY Jarvis could get Onil
F.-ldinc room in the gallery.
T1rov-h tho long duh. disgusting
piece Jarvis stood ana watched his men
following them TO nearby bar be
tween the acts. and then TO the stag
C-rTance a the end
Tic had 10 difficulty now in track
frc them IT, a dive OF as unsavOrl
route as thai thev had entered fl
washington As a Philadelphia detec
Tive. he knew where such places wer
g. his city and could steer his cours
fiom tho moment the party had turne
Trio first corner.
There was not enough difference be
tween the philadelphia resort and IN
. Washington place. nor yet between tn
two scenes enacted 10 make the secOn
worth another description. But Jarvi