from previous--

nik  must  drive  to  and  fro  , starting  at  eight  in the  evening  and  within half  hour   be  able  to  get  the  box  and  drive  back  , reaching  new  york  by  eleven thirty and  keep  the  parcel  with him till  a  certain  time  when at  another  place  he  must  deliver  the  box , he  was  not  allowed  to  ask  questions , and  the residents  of  the  house  would  return the  next  morning  so  only  that  half  hour  was  proper  time  for  him to  make  an  attempt, the  fees  was  high  -twenty  five  thousand , ten thousand  dollars  were handed  him advance  in a  fat  envelope