This is a science fiction novel published by Randall Gerrit in 1919.
Randall Garrett is an American science fiction and fantasy author, active primarily in the mid-20th century. He wrote works in a variety of genres, including science fiction, fantasy, and mystery. Among his works, works such as the "Lord Darcy" series are known.
Gerrett also wrote under other pen names, including Mark Phillips, Darrel T. Langart, John Gordon, and Robert Randall. In addition to being a science fiction writer, he also wrote music-related books and articles.

Summary
Leland Hale was undoubtedly the cleverest crook in the universe. But how could even he crack that closely-guarded time capsule?

Tracing the path of a human being over a million parsecs of space and a half century of time isn't easy, even when the subject makes no effort to conceal his route or confuse his contemporaries. The difficulty increases by a factor of at least ten when the subject is a wily, clever, and thoroughly ruthless scoundrel like Leland Hale.