New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-06

far were exactly to my liking. But must know great
deal more before my plans would be anywhere
ready must know his habits so well that | could be
Robert Baringcr in every possible way, when the time
should come So started TO study him-and 1t was no
,lipshod course that put in, either.
TRACED Robert Barringcr, from the moment he rose
in the morning at his fine house of Fth-ave., up to
the time he went TO bed at night studied his walk his
way Of eating his every little manncrsm, and rchearscd
them before a mirror in my room at night, till could
initiate them to perfection. went INTO his history past
and present. learned who his associates were, how he
addressed them, where he went for amusement, how he
played golf and where and when how he spoke to his
,hau'i,urs and servants everything. He was not
hard man 20 line up this way, beng tacl'urn and little
given TO running about But OF course when it to
his home life had To- have help.
This | secured through his vact-nCvcr mind how.
found, though that money talks even IN this country.
And the valet was moreover, an knglShman, Ike my
sell Through him discovered all needed TO know in
case Of any p-up; even thing that hadn't thought
Of before namely, that Barrngcr assumed a slight
English accent for which the valet dcspiScd him, but
which was very fortunate in my case, rs have, perhaps
youv noticed, q considerable touch OF that myself,
naturally.
ITO make long story short then, by the end of a
month | knew SO much about Robert Barringcr that
when wished To assume the character, as | did for
hours every night in my lodgings, ! WAS the man;
Of course, to his clothes, for had copied by good tailor
I'll BarringcrS clothes in which | had ever seen him,
down the details OF his CATERS and up to his cravaS.
When the great day should come and | expected it
soon now should be able appear as he that
day, with nothing lacking
"Oi course | watched the bank and BarringcrS bust
ness methods more closely than anything else. The
outer lie of the man was more or less Of side issue and
had perfected myself in such details only to make
that nothing left uudonc. rs to the bank, then,
spent hours and hours learning, watching spying such
% way that they would not suspect ne. had watched
Barriugcr in his Office out of the corner OF my eye.
knew Just how he took up pen, Just how he put 1t
down and where lust how he arranged his papers, how
me- opened letter how he swung round in his chair and
held his head as he dictated letter. | learned the
names OF all the employees from the president Of the
bank down the humhlcS lanitorS assistant, for
getting u singlc one OF the tccrs and bookkCcpcrS.
knew, dare say, about the Forticth National at
least DIc surface, than any other individual
ncctci with it, for WAS connected with it intimately
bv This time.
in the meantime | had not failed to communicate
with my wife, having found safe method of doing this
through old pal met by chance at the thcltcr one
night | had found that she was well, and that the
police after visit to house in Park Lane had been
entirely satisfied with the explanations concerning me
and my absence given them 10y the clever little
In my reply directed her TO close up the house store
the pictures in some safe place, and sail for Bucnos
| had completed my business in New York.
THE day for my coup selected it for several
reasons the principal one being that a steamer for
South America sailed that night,-thc Ata, a small
boat an obscure line. Otherwise, the day would be
good and no better than any other in the Forteth
National Bank
81 was what actors call letter perfect in my part
The only person was afraid Of was Barringer for UNI
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