Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-07-28

was ushered into the reception
room Of his apartment by a dark
skinned young giant, whom / at first
thought a negro, but as l saw him in
the full light and noted his straight
hair and heavy coppery features, I
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
frank smile on his keen face. AS he
gripped my hand I realized that far
more physical power was in his pos
session than one would think by his
frame, of medium height and slender
almost to thinness. 1t was afterward
that I found every inch Of him vas
whipcord and steel.
We sat down in the inner 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 I had been rather ex-
plicit. So I replied with a little
rigor: THAT seems t o cover the
case"
bO you huo" "hSlhCi 10 ohS
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 beer or the right side
of the market for the past year,"
The questions came like shots from
a rapid-fre gun. He did not wait for
me to answer.
81 see you do not know. We will
waste no time. You are to meet
young Rhodes at lunch. I want you
to invite me. too. for I want to see
him"
We took a Sixth Avenue train to
Rector street, and at 1915 chose our
seats in a corner compartment in
Hams. We had been at the table a
moment when Rhodes, still very pale.
entered and looked around for me
AS I introduced him to Rand. I no.
ticed 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 a
pretext to step behind Rhodes and
look at the back of his head.
Rhodes was subjected to a evere
questioning at once, and some of the
queries seemed to be anything but
relevant, n 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.
Then either you took the bonds or
&L>x ,-.-o ~ro1o%~l fc~,o %lo rofn
after the time-lock was set. and the
time-lock being all right up to the
present minute, you are facing toward
Sing Sing" summarized Rand, fitting
his cigar.
Rhodes looked down and swallowed
hard at something in his throat, but
could not answer.
"Who made the vault, when and
where?" asked Rand.
MAILER in 1890, in Cincinnati"
Him, is that so-a Mailer vault,
Ell? Did I understand you to say the
Waterman is an old Irishman named
Hanahan, has been at the bank
twenty years and has considerable
property? How do you know about
his property"
" 1 was jill dSSouhSo uO
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 you?"
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"
"Indeedi How do you know that?"
well, one evening shortly after 7
met Marie, l 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 a
smoke. After the old man had threat
ened to shoot me If l came to the
house again, I used to watch for Han
ahan's check, for every time he drew,
l 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
a moment and then said:
well, now. if you will go back to
the bank l will be over presently ac-
companied by a 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 n said: "Mr. Dun
can, kindly go owe to Mr.. Robert
Steele in Hargan's office in Wall
Street Inc tell him 1 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"
l hurried to the Office of the great
firm of Hargan & Company and sent
in my card to Mr.. Steele with
through Mr.. Rand" on the corner. /
was ushered in Immediately.
"Mr. Steele, l was sent here by Mr..
Rand to inquire whether there have
been any 80 government fours on the
market in more than the usual guam
tity recently?"
Since Mr.. Rand sent you. it must
be all right, for we trust Mr.. Rand
thoroughly here. Tell him that a pile