The Yale expositor., 1916-11-02

for your" the broker was saying. you
are not in the market for linens at all?
l see. There must have been some
mistake"
Berliner turned to his caller.
Young Mr.. Detective" he said, ur-
banely, your work is bit amateur
ish. May l present you with your
hat? l trust there will be no occasion
for our acquaintance to develop fur
Their"
The case against Berliner did not
come to a crisis Immediately. 1t was
two months later that the customs
agents reported that he was gone and
that they had evidence that he had
long resorted TO undertaking the i'm
ports of his clients. By getting an
article through the customhouse at
less than its value, he would defraud
the government of just the difference
between the amount paid and the
amount that should have been paid.
But this money was not saved for his
customer. That individual was
charged the full amount due and the
broker pocketed the difference. There
was evidence that the government had
lost 100000 through these opera
tions.
Because Gard had seen the customs
broker he was assigned to the capture
of the fugitive. He set about the task
methodically.
The special agent diligently searched
out every one of Berliner's intimates.
There was wife and brother to begin
with. 1t is the A, B, G of fugitive
catching that every man will commu-
nicate with some one of his relatives
! or intimates. 1t is not human nature
to break off every tie. Against the
possibility Of this fugitive writing
/ Gard established a close watch over
/ the mail OF each Of the fugitive's rela-
tives and close friends. The postman
who delivered mail to each was given
samples of Berliner's handwriting
was instructed to report the arrival OF
any letter that might be suspected oil
coming from him, to have tracings
made of it's envelope, to note its post
mark, before it was delivered.
But a month passed and no suspi
cious letter arrived.
In the meantime every possibility OF
getting directly on the trail was ex
hausted. Even in a great city like
New York it is difficult for anybody
to take a train without having hxeC
the attention of somebody else. An eX
pressman must be called TO get
trunk to the station. A taxicab may
be used. Servants are aware OF de
parturc. Tickets must be bought
} Conductors on trains must take VI
those tickets.
1t is tedious task to interview IN
Vulnerable expressmen and ask eacl
/ if he had had a summons from Ger
tain apartment. The taxicab record
of calls are equally confusing, blu
each may be traced to a driver AM
that individual may be questioned
, Every ticket seller in a city may b
seen in a day or two, the photcgrap!
/ Of the man wanted may be shown an
a recollection of him developed.
: the fugitive is Of striking appearance
: as was Berliner, the chances OF his be
! ing remembered are increased. II tn
trail is once crossed the going /
2 easier.
3 Yet all these and many other device
4 failed in this case, and chance firs
pointed the way. The goddess OF CT
i incidence made her appearance In
e modest motion picture theater wher
Gard and a friend were killing b
/ of time. Among the reels shown wa
:" one which portrayed a visit OF tn
|, president to New York. 1t began wit
the arrival at the station, anon
j thrcngs of people.
|. "By the Lord Harry" suddenly e:
2 claimed the special agent. "Woul
l. you pipe that gray-haired gent in tn
d foreground. / have been looking Il
s. him fer a month"
s It was Berliner. He had chose
y the moment when the station Wa
D most crowded to make his getawa
Is Obvious to the presence of the m
&c ton picture operator, he had stoppe
d for a moment to say good-by to a
Ie other man, his brother, as Gal
n. thought. Tho two had spoken fe
r words and parted.
Of 81 wonder" soliloquized Gar
N "what those two men said to eat
ls other"
IL Then he thought of Jane Gates, Il
IL Lily Maid, the deaf copyist at her
le quarters, the cameo-faced girl be
e. loved of the special agents.
s. "The Lily Maid might read the y
O. of those unconscious motion pictr
actors" he thought. They are rit
u out in front"
* So it happened that the dear typ
to got a halfholiday and she and Ga
spent it at the picture show, whe
IN her lack Of the sense OF hearing In
s way detracted from her enjoyment
Ia The scene at the station came
ly Gard pointed out the two men in :
II foreground, who, fortunately, we
lie. facing the machine. The deaf s
is. picked their words from their lips D