From that time forward every hour that Heberdon could call his own, as well as a good many stolen from the firm that employed him, was devoted to his fascinating new game of “robbing the money car.” He soon had its daily schedule by heart, and contriving to be at various stations up and down the line when it was due, watched it without appearing to, and added bit by bit to his knowledge of its arrangements and the habits of the crew.
It made its rounds every afternoon just before the evening rush began to set in. Shortly before it was due, auditors called at the ticket offices to check up the ticket sellers’ accounts and to wrap up the money in convenient packages. When the money car stopped at the busy stations downtown a clerk always came off for the cash, the conductor remaining on the
