Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-06
A Robbery
Bv EDUARDO PARDlE

the Second National bank of East Der
wick &;aUDD In currency ara nfseS
Sary to make US good at The Peoples
savings baak OF Aiiruria ! wish you
to take il to them By irain. Ny opin-
on Ii that the safest way TO carry !! Is
n an, ordinary suit case rs bulk
doesn't show as in the pocket. and II
Tuu proceed as any ordinary Traveller
would not appearing wa;chful Of your
baggage though watching ii evcrg in.
slant you should get 1t through safely.
Il have n great regard for your oph
ions. Mr.. Cleverly. and If am not
guided by them | shall at least endeav,
or to use them to my advantage"
Mr.. Murdoch took the bills. varying
from 500 to $1,000 in denomination.
and left the bank for his home. where
be made package Of them in brown
paper and. throwing some clothes in
his suit case. called carriage and left
FOR the station. He bad noticed a man
standing on the street corner as he left
The bank In a checkerboard suit and
his beard cut goatee style. The person
had not noticed him. but he had no
iced the person. Murdoch had little
ear Of any one knowing that he car
led large amount of money unless he
discovered the fact Of it before be left
he bank. Many robberies occur from
ione rogue seeing a man draw money.
rhe latter is followed and when a con-
enient opportunity occurs is robbed.
lurdock remembered the nan in the
heekerboard suit. and when he saw.
lin at the station buying ticket be
anne profoundly interested in him, His
eeng the fellow when he left the
lank Iounging on a street corner and
Don after as a traveller night be a CO.
incidence. but he didn't believe it was.
It any rate the gentleman would need
Watching.
When the bank messenger boarded
ne train he sat waiting for the man
gith the goatee. He was not disap-
Dated. A few minutes before the
rain left he sauntered into the car.
, ossed satchel on to seat. sat down.
,ulled a newspaper out of his pocket
nd seemingly became deeply interest
d in the news. Murdoch glanced up
him as he passed to his seat and
made up his mind that before his jour
ey's end he would hear from him.
AT the first stop a man with a red
ecktie got into the same car with
lurdoek and. taking a seat by himself.
ulled his hat down over his eyes and
pparsntly went to sleep. Something
old Murdoch that this man was bent
IN the same errand as the other What
vas that something? The same facul-
" that enables us to discriminate be-
ween faces. to recognize one we have
Tot seen in thirty years with his back
urned to US. Besides. Murdock's fac
lilies were concentrated on the sub
ect Of being robbed. Convinced that
me man was aboard the train with
hat intent, his faculties were acute in
detecting others. He reasoned that the
Dbbery would likely be committed by
everal rather than one. and he was
eady TO pick out those involved
Murdoch began to fidget in his seat
lie turned and looked about him. and
suspicious glance at the last conner
scaped him. He took his suit case
n his knees. opened it and felt of a
;rown paper parcel. Then he put the
atchel down again. The man with |
he red necktie yawned. stretched him |
elf and caught the eye of the one with !
he goatee Murdock's back was to- |
ward them at the time. and he did not !
see this glance between them. Pres !
,ntly he got up. went to the water
ooler and took drink. While doing !
30 he left his suit case on his seat. !
but kept his eye on his baggage. The
nan In the checkerboard suit stole a
glance at the man with the red neck
tie.
Then Murdoch took up the suit case,
again. opened it and took out q cigar. /
setting the case down beside him as
carefully as though it contained glass.
6rst on the outside Of the seat, then. |
as If that position were not safe I
enough to suit him. he moved it to the
inside. The man with the goatee and
the one with the red necktie looked at
each other with two pairs of cunning
eyes, and a look Of satisfaction ap-
peared in the faces Of both.
When the trainman called Water
fordr' the two observant men sat up
in their seats. The next station was
West Waterford, half a mile distant.
There was look Of intensity in both
the men, as IL they were about to do
When West Waterford
was called they fidgeted in their seats.
As the train moved of after the stop
the man with the goatee dashed by /
Murdoch, snatched his suit case and,
by the red necktie man.
jumped of the train, and both men,
into an automobile. were
away more rapidly than the
railway cars.
stop THEIR yelled Murdoch.
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