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

far, exactly my liking. But know great
deal more before my plans would be anywhere near
ready. | must know his habits well that could be
Robert Barrnger in every possible way, when the time
should SO started to study him-and it no
slipshod that l put in, either!
TRACED Robert Barringer, from the moment he rose
in the morning at his fine house off Ffth-ave, up to
the time he to bed at night. studied his walk his
way OF eating his every little mannersm and rehearsed
them before mirror in my at mig ht, 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
chauffeurs and servants everything. He not
hard man to line up this way, being taciturn and little
given to running about. But of when it
his home life had to have help.
This | secured through his valet-never mind how.
found, though that money talks even in this country
And the valet was, moreover, Engllshman, like my
self. Through him discovered all l needed to know in
of any sp-up; thing that hadn't thought
of before, namely, that Barringer assumed a slight
English accent for which the valet despised him, but
which very fortunate in my case, have perhaps
you've noticed considerable touch of that myself,
naturally.
"To make long story short, then, by the end of a
month L knew much about Robert Barr1nger that
when wished to assume the character, did for
hours every night in my lodgings, was the even,
of course to his clothes, for had copied by good tailor
all Barringcrs clothes in which | had ever seen him,
down to the details of his CATERS, and up to his cravats.
When the great day should me,-and l expected it
nOw,l should be able to appear he that
day, with nothing lacking
"Of | watched the bank and BarringerS bust
ness methods more closely than anything else. The
outer life OF the or less of side issue, and
had perfected myself in such details only make
that nothing left undone. AS to the bank, then
spent hours and hours learning watching spying in such
way that they would not suspect ne. | had watched
Barrlnger in his office out of the corner of my |
knew Just how he took up pen, just how he put it
down and where, just how he arranged his papers, how
he opened letter how he swing round in his chair and
held his head he dictated a letter | learned the
of all the employees, from the president of the
bank down to the hunblest jantors assistant. for
getting a single of the tclcrS and boOkkeeperS |
knew, dare say, about the Fortieth National at
least the surface, than any other Individual
ncccd with it; for | connected with it intimately
by this time.
an the meantime | had not failed to communicate
with my wife, having found safe method of doing this
through old pal met by chance the theater 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
and my absence given them by the clever little
In reply directed her close up the house.
the pictures in safe place, and sail for Buenos
Avrcs for 1t there that expected meet her after
had completed my business in New York.
THE day for my coup l selected it for several
reasons. the principal being that a steamer for
South America sailed that night the Attila a small
boat obscure line. Otherwise the day would be
good and better than any other in the Fortieth
National Bank.
IL what actors call letter perfect in nv part.
The only person afraid of Barringer; for I'M
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