Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-11-04

you nave authorized no one to buy
for you?" the broker was saying You
are not in the market for linens at all ?
! see. There must have been some
mistake
Berliuer turned to his caller
Young Mr.. Detective" he said, ur-
banely, your work is bit amateur
ish. May / 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
less than its value, be would defraud
the government Of just the difference
between the amount paid and the
amount that should have been paid.
Bat this money was Mt saved for his
customer That individual was
charged TIE suI amount due and the
nr ker pccbctyd the difference There
Vas evidence that the government had
t.-t 5lGuovg through these opera
lions
Because Gard had seen the customs
broker ne was assigned tc the capture
Of the fugitive. He set about the task
metuodlcdiiy.
The special agent diligently searched
out every one Of BCriner's intimatcs.
There was d wife and brother to begin
with. u is the a. 3 { of fugitive
catching that every man will cCmmu-
niCate with some one of his relatives
y intimates. 1t is not human nature
to break off every tie. Against the
possibility OF this fugitive writing
CARO- established a close watch ever
the mail OF each Of the fugitives reia-
tiyes and close friends. The pOstman
who delivered m2il 10 each was given
samples CT GCrlincr's handwriting
was instructed to report the arrival of
any letter hat might be suspected Of
coming from bin. to have tracings
made Of its envelope. to note its post
mark, before it was delivered.
But q 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 FUIk ft is dfficuit fer any buGsy
10 take train without having fixed 1
the attention of somebody else. An ex-
pressman must be called to get a
trunk to the station. A taxicab may
be used. Servants are aware of de-
parture. Tickets must be bought.
Conductors en- trains must take up
these tickets.
IL is a tedious task to interview in
Vulnerable expressmen and ask each
il he had had a summons from GER
tain apartment The taxicab records
of calls are equally confusing. but
each may be traced to a driver and
that individual may be questioned.
Every ticket seller in a city may be
seen in a day or two, the photograph
of the man wanted may be shown and
a recollection of him developed. If
the fugitive is Of striking appearance.
as was Berliner, the chances Of his be-
ing remembered are increased. IF the
trail is once crossed the going is
easier.
Yet all these and many other devices
failed in this case, and chance first
pointed the way. The goddess of CO.
hn- M in
m Jdest motion picture theater where
Gard and friend were killing a bit
Of time. Amcng the reels shown YVES
enc which portrayed visit of the
president TO New York. 1t began with
the arrival at the station, among
thrcngs of people.
BY the Lord Harry" suddenly ex-
claimed the special agent. Would !
you pipe that gray-haired gent in the /
foreground. | have been looking for /
him for month"
1t was Berliner He had chosen
the moment when the station was
most crowded to make his getaway. !
O5livious to the presence Of the mo
ton picture operator. he had stopped
for a moment to say goJd-by to an
other man, his brother. as Gard
thought. The two had spoken a few
words and parted.
Il wonder" solloquized Gard.
what those two men said to each
other"
Then he thought of Jane Gates, the
Lily Maid the deaf copyist at head
quarters, the cameo-faced girl, best
loved of the special agents.
The Lily Maid might read the lips
of those unconscious motion picture
actors" he thought. They are right
uut in front"
So it happened that the deaf typist
got halfhOliday and she and Gard
spent it at the picture show, where /
her lack of the sense OF hearing in no
way detracted from her enjoyment,
The scene at the station came on.
Gard pointed out the two men in the
foreground. who, fortunately, were
facing the machine. The deaf girl
picked their words from their lips and
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