Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-07-28

vault overnight without opening it!
Gee! Why don't you consult that man
Rand, Lawrence Rand, the fellow who
has been untying some OF those hard
knots out West. Don't you remember
the tombstone mirror poisoning case
and the Rebstock mines AFFAIR."
eyes, do. Is Rand his name?
Where is he to be found?"
Here, look him up in the telephone
book"
I found him entered there. Law
renee Rand, Special Agent. 32088
Plaza" And calling him up made an
engagement for an hour later.
was ushered into the reception
room of his apartment by a dark
skinned young giant, whom I at first
thought negro, but as / saw him in
the full light and noted his straight
hair and heavy coppery features, /
was surprised to find he was a full
blooded Indian. He was dressed in
clothes that did not seem compatible
with the rank of a servant.
Rand entered with a brisk step, a
We sat down in the inner room and
I told him the story of Rhodes and
the bonds. When / had finished he
frowned ever so slightly and said, "Is
that all?"
I thought / had been rather ex-
plicit. So I replied with a little
rigor: "That seems to cover the
case"
do you know whether there is one
night Waterman or two? What is the
make of the safe? Have there ever
been any attempts at robbery Of the
bank? Are all of the members of the
bank staff present this morning? Has
the president been on the right side
Of the market for the past year?"
The questions came like shots from
a rapid-fire gun. He did not wait for
me to answer.
II see you do not know. We will
waste no time. You are to meet
young Rhodes at lunch. / want you
to invite me, too, for want to see
him.
We took Sixth Avenue train to
Rector street, and at 12:1 Is chose our
seats in a corner compartment in
Hams. We had been at the table
moment when Rhodes, still very pale,
entered and looked around for me.
AS I introduced him to Rand, I no.
ttced that the latter after looking the
bank clerk full in the eyes a second,
let his gaze play like lightning over
Rhodes head and features, and be-
fore we sat down he even sought
pretext to step behind Rhodes and
look at the back Of his head.
Rhodes was subjected to severe
questioning at once, and some of the
queries seemed to be anything but
relevant, and in sum were meant to
make sure that it was impossible for
any one but Rhodes to take the bonds
at any time the safe was open.
"Who made the vault, when and
where?" asked Rand.
"Mahler in 1890 in Cincinnati"
'sHm, is that so-a Mailer vault,
Ell? Did understand you to say the
Waterman is an old Irfshman named
Raaahan, has been at the bank
twenty years and has considerable
property? How do you know about
his property"
"When / was on accounts he always
had fifteen or twenty thousand on
time deposits, and drew some large
checks or made heavy deposits when
Mr.. Anderson bought or sold property
for him"
'Whom did you say, Mr.. Anderson?
The real estate agent who sent Mr..
Duncan to see your"
eyes, Mr.. Martin Anderson. He is
Hanahan's agent. They were old vol
unteer firemen together in Williams
burg shortly after they came to this
country"
Indeed! How do you know that?"
"Well, one evening shortly after
met Marie, went to call on her and
she said her father was not at home;
that he was down at our bank chat
ting with Hanahan and having
smoke. After the old man had threat
ened to shoot me If I came to the
house again, I used to watch for Han
ahan's check, for every time he drew,
1 knew he was expecting to see Mr.
Anderson and I would go up to the
house. never missed it."
Rand smiled as if he enjoyed the
humor in the instance. He thought
moment and then said:
"Well, now, If you will go back to
the bank I will be over presently &C
companied by man from the Broad
way office of Mahler's, and you will
be asked to show us the vault. Please
do not indicate that you know me-"
When Rhodes was gone, Rand turn
ed to me quickly and said: "Mr. Dun
can, kindly go over to Mr.. Robert
Steele in Hargan's Office in Wall
Street and tell him I sent you. Ask
him whether any government tours OF
80 have been in evidence in the mar
ket recently. Meet me in half an
hour at the telephone booth in the
Park Row drug store"
I hurried to the Office of the great
firm of Hargan & Company and sent
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