Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06

sought some way which to make my resemblance
to the cashier pay.
"By way of investigation visited the downtown dis
trict where the Forteth National Bank situated,
and simply overwhelmed by what | there.
They say that American business do business with
checks but the amount of gold and bills that were
passed the counters in that gorgeous building
would have done the Bank of England credit
"But the most astonishing thing about my stroll
through that district for peep into the bank itself
the fact that less than three occasions was hailed
in the street, by solid looking BarrInger. And
one of them policeman, standing within twenty
feet of the bank bulin,
IL my lodgings and began to think. How
should work this matter out? For it seemed plain to
that luck had put opportunity i'll my way that
mustn't neglect; though couldn't quite Just how
to grab it. But in the next few days, after dlgent
thought and investigation thought had hit on the
right scheme.
at was simply this: to rob the Fortieth National
Bank of huge in banknotes, through my
blance to it's cashier, Robert Barringer.
RLAKELY paused to let the effect of this statement
- strike me- and he smiled as turned to him with
exclamation of establishment at such reckless state
ment. knew the Foreth National of course, every
body else in New York knows it-one of the big Wall
Street banks identified with the affairs of the Aogans
and Rockefeers and other financial Titans Rob it!
For the first time the insanity of narrator began to
strike probable But he nterprete my expression
as of surprise only, and went
ITO do this there many things to study and
come. In the first place it all depended on Barrnger
himself If he merely figurehcad cashier, leaving
his work to underngs, my task would be impossible the
way had worked it out. If not, should see. in
vestigated. From now on whenever approached Wall
Street and the Fortieth National went disguise 1t
ridiculous that detective, matter how sharp
his eyes, detect false hair man. face if is
properly put | bought the very best Grape hair,
such actors use and applied it to face with spirit
gum in we'll arranged masses Then | trimmed it
fully with the shears, until heavy beard and
mustache that would have passed muster anywhere
cept in BARRIERS chair.
Il opened account, depositing the few thousand
dollars had realized from the sale of the diamonds OBJ
tanned on the Channel boat and thus able appear
at the bank often without attracting too much attention
And thus | had opportunity to study Barngcr
with the satisfaction of finding that he of
such business habits to simplify my scheme For in
stance observed that around closing time the
tellers and assistants in the custom of taking their
tallies for the day him person. where he the
door of his office within few feet of large safe vault
into which he himself placed packages of money brought
there by lesser employees in quite the odfashioned
manner of banking, where the cashier kept personal
eve the funds
again, on another occasion, saw Barrngcr, with
large bag filled with coin and bills carry ii down the
stairs that led to the vaults from the very
his office almost. And he seemed, from what could
see OF him. to be fussy person in this respect.
overheard one teller say to another:
"'You'd think Barrnger afraid were going to
lift the deposits, the way he watches them. To which
York ways; though he's been here for twenty years,
ever since the Thompson bunch imported him from
Cincinnati to watch out for their interests He's
hawk
"Hawk or not Mr.. Robert Barringcrs methods thus