When ordinary safes were being carried bodily away with impunity or ingeniously fused open by the scientifically equipped cracksman, nervous bond-holders turned with relief to the attractions of an establishment whose modest claim was summed up in its telegraphic address: "Impregnable."
"Max Carrados"
Ernest Bramah
Astonished at her insight and more than astonished at her self-control, the experienced cracksman paused, and then in tones he rarely used, remarked quietly: You are playing with your life, Miss Lee.
"Three Thousand Dollars"
Anna Katharine Green
I'm Beau Johnson, miss, a detective if you please, but also a tolerably experienced cracksman, and I want a taste of those bonds.
"Three Thousand Dollars"
Anna Katharine Green