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THE OMAHA. DAILY J1BHI TTUBSDAY , APRIL 20 , . 1808. - The Lafayette Platter. BY REBECCA BARRETT. I. "Johnnies la goln' to bo awful d'eapp.olnteil ' when ho gets thla letter , tcllln' him I can't como to hla wcddln' . I don't know exactly how to word It , " and Mra. Eaterbrook left fcer pen reposing In the bottle of purple lak while fthc ( stopped a moment to reflect. Writ. Ing a letter was an unusual task to her and the thoughts came haltingly. Then the- pen hook In her feeble band and the lines were uncertain. Hut at last the letter was finished. She pealed It on the. very tip cud of the flap of the cnevclope , where there W > IH a little pray of red and blue bell-shaped flowers. Then ahe carefully put the stamp In the left- I ind corner and laid the letter on tbo wlndowslM. Hardly had she done BO when a neighbor drove by en lilb ) way to the village end she gave It to him to peat , "If there had only been some way that I could manage to go to the wcddln' , " she flald regretfully as eho put the paper and envelopes back In the worsted-worked card board portfolio. "Uut tliere Isn't , for It 'Would Mkc all of $10. There Is tiio fare to IVovldcnco and back of ? 7 , and I'd want $3 for extras certain , FO aa not to go pinched. If It hndn't been .for that late freeze thu currents uould have como on well and there . would have been something from them , but en It In there Is nothing naw < till I pick the gtccn gage plums. Duti It seems to me that 1 can't bear the thought no way In the world that JcCinnle's to bo married , and I can't bo ttiere. " She went Into an adjoining room and opened one of the glaes-knobbed drawers o [ a cherry bureau. The ( jullt was securely pinned In a pillow case. She took It out nml spread It upon the bed In the recces to give It a final examination. "There's not many an old lady of 80 could pie"o a better lookln' log cabin than that. I'm not ashamed to have the scwln' go any where , " he nalil , with pardonable pt'ldc. " 1 hope Jthnnle'tt wlfe'll be one that'll prize It. fUicre's some choice pieces here , " she con tinued , smoothing out the blocks with her wrlnklcdi anil thickly veined band , "There's a plcco of Johnnie's onn grandmother's wcddln' drees , end she looked like a picture In It. Folks all around eald that she and Orrln Hutchlnson were the handcomcst couple ever went into old Slmebury mcetln' Clause , and I guess they was right about It , too , That there green In the corner block is some or Ma Aunt Eunice's drees. The very flret time she wore It was down to ei ball at the Holler. My there was no wear- out to that dress ! Then there are ncraps of three or four of my dresses In here. That ono In the mlddlu Rlssoll allus called my gaudy-flcury , and I suspect It waa awful gay fcr me. " She looked at the quilt long and affec tionately before she did It up. Tears glis tened In the klijdly , faded eyes , and two rni down the soft , wrinkled cheeks and dropped on the 'bundle. ' II. Just now out In front of the house was * platter of sour cherries preserving In the sun aflor the oU code of "pound for pound. " " 'My ' , I must go and stir up them cherries or they'll be gettln' sugary , " said Mrs. Ester- brook , suddenly recollecting herself , and drying her tear-stained eyes on her folded handkerchief. Shn went out through the little lattice- covered front Joorway , where , a few steps off , ' on a flat limestone bowlder , was an old blue and white platter of the reddest nnd richest of preserves. ho lifted the mos quito netting and gave them a good stirring up. 'Somehow ' J allus think of Johnnie raor'n ever when I do up the sour cherries. " she ohsorveJ. 'IHow ho used to allus bo on hand fcr a lick when I stirred 'em up. I used to think I bad a pretty scant measure sometimes when I come to put 'em In the Jars. iHo allus said he knew the cherrleo would never frasto the same , If they wan ma'Jo on. any other platter than this old blue and white ono with the landtag of Glneral ILafayctte on It. Queer notion of his. I de clare If I'd bosn goln' to his wcddln' I'd have jest taken along a Jar of these for him. You needn't tell me he's lost his sweet tooth If ho Is a grown man ; there's too much of the Olosmer blood In him for that. " "An apotheosis pitcher ! What a find ! ( And to think they were keeping BO ft soap in It ! Bvc-n. if the nose was broken , the very Idea of using a piece of crockery that dates hack to Washington's time for such a pur pose ! Who minds driving nlno miles through the country a hot July day , it ono can run across such a treasuits znd rescue it from so cruel a fate ? " And Mrs. nidge- Avay stopped her horst ? underneath the shade of a big beech tree that spread Itself over the rca.l and undid ; the pitcher she had pur chased , to admire it anew. She was a victim of the old china craze , or , to soften it a little , the manlo a poterle. Ncuo but the china dunter could have found any beauty in the noseless apotheosis pitcher , over which Mra. Rldgeway was exulting as a bibliomaniac might have done at the finding of somu rare first edition. On tbo pitcher AVCS a hideous representa tion of Washington clothed In a eheoud. while Time was lifting him from a tomb and a cadaverous-looking fingel pointed up- ward. I can smell the soft soap now , " Mr . Kldgcway exclaimed , ae ebo rcwrappe'l tier treasure. "It reminds me of that lovely old delft bowl I rescued from that family who were using It to mix up the chicken feed In. It makes me shudder to think o uch desecratlona ! " And Mrs. Kldgcway's face wore an expression of righteous in dlgnatlon. "How I wish I could run across eomo old historical pleco for Laura for a wedding present , " ctio added , an she coti tlnued her drive. "Sho would think mori of It than the 'handsomest bit of modern cblna I could afford to buy her. It's queei we began" our collection at tbe came time , and she's hardly got a historical piece , ex ccptlng a Puritan plate and a tcmb-of-Frank lln teapot. But then she has picked up some beautiful pieces of lowestoft , and th English luster ette has found goes \va : ahead of mine. How lovely they'll all look In the corner cupboard she Is to have bull in 'her ' pretty colonial dining room. T < think that I've got to be ! a Chicago , an can't bo at her wedding , and when It It t bo In her own house , too. " Mrs. Rldgeway had not gone far vhcr ehe ipted the old big chimney of Mrs , Eater brook's bouse and halted In her drive , Mrs. Estcrbrook bad just como out t take another look at her cherries. She war. an old-fashioned wrapper of a big palm- leaf pattern and a quaint black lace cap , trimmed with purple bows. She fitted Itito her surroundings and completed tbo picture ; o Mrs. Rldgeway thought as she came up the path. She was about to make her usual inquiry regarding old dishes , when she caught sight of tbe platter on which the cherries were preserving. * For nil there was pnly the border of laurel leaves and blctsoma visible , Mra. nidgoway's practiced eye told her that this was a Lafayette landing platter. In Imagina tion she could BCD tbe whole picture ; the two steamers and numerous small boats la the water ; the row of six smoking cannon In tbe foreground and the marshals and sentinels riding about , while underneath it all , In dark blue letters , .were the words ; "Landing of Lafayette at Castle Garden , New Ycrk , Augutt 24 , 1824. " All of this was as plain to It ) la student of ceramics as if the platter lay at that moment before her. "My dear lady , would you be willing to part with .thla old platter for a consider ation ? " Mn. Kldgeway 'eagerly Inquired. "O , dearie , no. " Mm. Eaterbrook answered , looking up. "Why , that old blue platter belonged to my iettln < out. and it's every piece I've got left of the set. I never brokt ' m myself to ppeak of , but In my younger dan I was alck goad deal , and hired help do raise the mischief with dUbei. " "yet. Indeed they do ! " and Mn. Rldgeway poke feelingly , thinking of how many more ireaiurci she might have gleaned , If It had net Ixen lot tbcie came vandals tbe hired fctlu. "I was looking about to get a piece of old crockery ( o five to a friend for a wedding | /r * ot. " laid Mn. Kldgeway , sitting down M tk bowlder and looking at the platter with longing eyes. "Why , I can't see a nick In it. " she continued , as she examined It. "Yes , there's one queer-shaped cne right on the under side of the rim , " Mrs. Estcr brook explained , holding up the platter. "If you'd been willing to part with the dish I'd have paid you 10 for It , " Mrs. Rldgoway added , regretfully. "Ten dollars ! " and Mra. Esterhrook gave a llttlo "tart. Queer that It should have been Jim the amount that she had calculated only an hour or two before that she needed to enable her to go to Johnnie's wedding. Here was a chance to'eurprlje him. It was a temptation. She laid down her Iron spoon , and , absently picking off a peony leaf , fright ened some bees that r < crc gathering about the Hwcctmeats. Connected with the old blue platter were a thousand pleasant memories of family gatherings , of Thanksgiving dinners , of wed ding festivities. They all came crowding Into her mind now , and seemed to forbid her partIng - Ing with this memorial of those times. But on the other hand waa Johnnie's wedding , and she did so long to go. She pictured his surprlre at seeing her when she had written [ that she- could not come. i "Er what did you say you wanted the old platter for ? " she asked falterlngly. "To give to a friend whci Is getting a col lection of old pieces of crockery , " spake up Mrs. Rldgeway eagerly. "This would bo put In a pretty cupboard with glass doors , where It would be very ornamental besides belna so well cared for. " Thl.i put It In a new light to Mrs. Estcr brook. All of her things wcro to go to I- Johnnie after eho was gone. But It wan no wayo likely that Johnnie's wife would be one who would care at all for such an old relic ai this. Certainly It would be better to take up with this offer , when the money would be so acceptable , and be as- ho pick * up. Why , nicks and crack * add to the value of a dish. " "No , no ; but this particular nlckl Johnnie , that's rny old blue platter , and there's no mistaking It. Er er , Johnnie , I sold It 'so ' as to come here today. The lady raid'sho ' wanted It for a weddln' present , and thla Is where she's sent , It. It doc * seem as .If the hand of Providence was In It all , " Hero was truly a most Interesting coin * cldcnce. The story was lolil to' Laura , and nlie knew nt once , from the description given of the one who had bought the platter , that It wee Indeed her friend , Mrs. Rldgeway her colleague In china hunting. "Seeing you are so fond of old-faehtoncd dishes , Laury , " Mrs. Estcrbrook now ven tured to add , "maybe , after all , you'd llko the log cabin quilt I brought along for you. I was ' going to take It back .home with me , for I , 'thought it would set/nu so little among all these fine presents. " "So little ! Why , you couldn't have given mo anything that I would have liked better. My grandmother willed mo her old tester bedstead and I have been trying to find something that would , bo appropriate to put on It , and now you have brought mo Just what I want. " And so the quilt was cent for , and Mrs. Estcrbrook found hereelf the center of an admiring group aa she pointed out the pieces with a history. Then they all praised her sewing , and , 0 , what a proud mctnent It was for her , and how she blessed the Falo of the old blue platter that had brought her so much pleasure ! "And now. Aunt Hlzpah , " the bride cald , no , In her traveling drees , she was bidding goodby to her guests , "you must promise to como and spend the winter with us. " "Yea , and If you will , Aunt Rlzpah , " the nephew added , "we'll come to visit you next summer. We'll come In sour cherry time , and , It f bring along the old blue platter , will you make US some sun cherries ? " And Mra Euterbrook promised , while some kcrncto from Ibc shower of rice landed' In the best lace cap and fell In tbo ample folds of the bMck brocade dress. HIS SItJXS Ulll.VT WOltlC. An Innocent Yontli Attempts Fra ternal ItoIiillniiM ttltli 11 Coiiiluutur. "How Is It you don't have to pay any fare ? " asked an unsophisticated youth of a prominent employe li the Michigan Central T.nn.n\TUM nim/n sured that the platter would be sent where | It would be 0 prized. Yes , she would let It go. I "Tho cherries are about sunned now , " she I observed , as she started to take the platter 1 Into the house. "It'o the last I'll ever do up. I But preserves kind a go a-beggln' nowadays , { so few drop In to help cat 'cm , " she added , as If to pacify herself. She felt guilty as she took the $10-bill. And as she put It away In the little rhell t'nuff box for safe keeping , It.scemed to ter some way as If the money did mot belong to her. Nor * had the feeling disappeared when the following week she set out for the wed ding. HI. The hackman left'her In front of one of the pretty new colonial houses on ono of the fashionable streets of Providence. Ehe presented a very old-fashioned appearance us r.'he came up the walk , dressed la a very largo figured black brocade , which was worn over boors. The dress had been made for her niece's wedding twenty-five years before. On her shoulders was a thin gauze shawl somewhat brown with age. She carried in her band a long-handled , black , traveling basket , containing the log cabin quilt , a jar of sun cherries , her best cap and a fowl other articles. She could hardly wait to see Johanle. She half expected him to be at the door to meet her. Instead there was only a servant , who directed bar to the room above , where the was to take off her things. She stole In quietly and' took a seat In a se cluded corner. Thus she remained almost un noticed , for after the ceremony everybody naturally gathered about the brldo and groom for congratulations. She , too , would have gone up at once , only an awful thought had como to her as she sat there and made her delay her grejtkjg What If .Johnnie ttiould be ashamed to claim her as hl > 7 aunt , among all these rich and fashionable people ple ? It was beat to wait a while and to eee him and his bride after the other guests had dispersed somewhat. 0 , why had ebe come ? Why had she 'been so foolish as to part with tbo old blue platter ? Then this was not all that made her cup a bitter one. She could eeo Into tbe room where the presents were. There was such an array of bright silver and sparkling glass , how poor and out of keeping her gift to the bride would seem among them. No , she would carry the log cabin back homo with her. To think-of all the pride she had taken In piecing it. and now it was all lost. She could not bear It. Just then a bright-faced young girl touched her on the arm and said : "Have you had a chance to speak to nly sister yet ? " "I I don't even know who your sister Is , " Mrs. Esterbrook stammered. "Why , she's the bride t Come , I'll take you to her. " As they came near to the daisy-trimmed bower John Hosmer caugli ( sight of his aunt and sprang forward. "Why. Aunt Rlzpah ; where did you come from ? I'm delighted to ese you ! But you wrote you could not be here. " lie gave her such a greeting that the best cap was sadly disarranged , and both the hair bracelets and the bead bag landed on to the floor , "And this Is my Laura , " he continued , In troducing the pretty brldo at hta side. "I'm so glad to know Aunt Rlzpah , " she said , kissing her affectionately , and holding the black-lnitted hand tenderly , "for John has told mo so much about you. " "If you had only let us know you were coming , " he continued , "you would have been the guest of honor and the 11 rat to con gratulate us Instead of the last. " This wcs balm to the old"7atly's ( roubled Iroul. and the wounds began to heal like magic. But she simply answered : "I I thought It wculd be nice to surprise you. " "It seems no time since I used to ppend my summers with you. Aunt Rlzpah , " her nrhew continued. This Is about the time of the year you put"up the sour cherries , Isn't it ? And that makes me think come with me. I want to show you a platter Laura bad among her wedding presents that's precisely like the one you used to sun your cherries on. " * Regardless of the fact that he was breakIng - Ing over a formality in leaving bis post , he took his aunt Into the dining room adjoin- In L' . where , in a corner cupboard , was dis played with numerous other old dlahes , a Lafayette-landing platter. "Nothing ever tasted BO good as those preserves you used to put up , Aunt Rtzpaa. Will you make mo somesome time ? " John Hosmer inquired aa bo opened tbe door of the cupboard. "Hush , Johnnie , don't let any ono hear , but I've got you a jar upstairs la my basket. " UNCO } your heart , Aunt Rlzpah ; you are the only one who has thought to bring me a present , and I esaure you I appreciate it. " Ho took out tbo platter to enow ber. "Why , why , Johnnie ! " she exclulmed , ex citedly , "just look at this nick ! " "Nick ! Why Itafe nothing , " catd her nephew , laughing heartily. "Laura is get ting a collection of old-fashioned crockery and r u ought to e Mine of the things offices In Detroit as the two came In from Dearborn 1 on ono of the company's trains the ! other morning. The. boy from the farm , relates the Detroit Journal , had sevexal tlmea ' notlccJ tbo railroad man on tbe train an' ' ] always cibscrved that the conductor nodded pleasantly , but never asked him for a ticket. His r&'tcul curiosity was .aroused and ho dccUed to learn why such apparent favors were * shown. "Why , I'm a 'Mason ' , " answereJ the man who held < a iiafes , In a confidential manner , "Gosh ! It's a. good thing to be a. 'Maacn ' , Isn't It ? Saves lots of fare , eh ? Wish. 1 was cn . " "Well , you seem to bo a pretty decent sort of a fellow and I don't mind putting you on so that you will be" able to ride free , lay , " said the railroad man. "Of course , " ho added In an undertone , "It's against the rules of Masonry to divulge the secrets , but I guesa you won't give mo away. " The youth pledged , his honor that he would keep It a secret till death. "All right , then , the next time you come In " "I'm coming to Detroit tomorrow mornIng - Ing , " broke in the gulllbk ) Individual , his face .radiant with Joy. * That so ? Well , when the conductor asks you for your ticket just raise your .right arm to the shoulder , point your thumb straight bes hln'i you and wink the right- eye slyly. He will pars on. " The "tip" was illustrated by the joker and the victim practiced1 It''All the way Into the city and Innumerably times - - - after ho arrived. The following mornlnp the newly.mado " .Mason" was one of the first to board 'tho Incoming train at Dearborn. 'The rrian'wlthf the pass caw him. The conductor was called to side " " " " " ' * - ono and put "next. "Here's the fare for .that chap..sali.the perpetrator of the Joke ; "so you .will not get Irjto trouble over It. " When the train started the young man oc cupied a seat in the forward 'coach and the railroad man sat In the rear of the same car. 'Presently the door opeifeTSnd the "con ductor shouted "Tickets ! " . , -J * The youth straightened up and prepared himself. The man in charge of the- train was saon at the side of the "Mason. " He held out his hand for the fcllow's'tlcket'and up went the lattcr's right arm like a. leyer. and bo winked.The conductor " turned abruptly to a passenger across the aisle to hldo the smile that wreathed bis features. The "Mason's" bosom swelled with satisfac tion. The man with the pass drew his mornIng - Ing paper before his face and vainly cnJeav- ored to repress a burst of laughter. In the evening the two took the train at the Michigan Central depot. This tlmo the youth took a scat near the door and his "Instructor" was at tbe other end of the car. There was a different conductor on and the rallroau man knew there would be fun. The ticket puncher asked the young man for his transportation as soon as he entered the cach. Again the arm shot over hie shoulder and ho winked as before. "I want your ticket1 ! rather petulantly eald the conductor. The same tactics on the part ot the "Mason" were gone through again , he be lieving that the man of the punch did not detect the "sign. " "What's the matter with you ; are you crazy ? " angrily asked the trainman. "I'm a Mason , " answered the youth , and the parsengers nearby smiled audibly. "I don't give a d n what you are ; you'll par your fare or get off this train. " The office man was in a paroxysm of laughter at the other end , but the conduc tor's face was flushed with anger. The youth had not a cent , and he so In formed the man with the colored lantern. There was a violent jerking of the bell cord , and the train came to a sudden stop four miles from Dearborn. The "Mason" was as- slsted , none too gently , to the ties below , and walked the remainder of the distance to bis home , taking a short cut through the fields. The next evening ho and the railroad man met on the street at Dearborn. "That was a nice Job you put up a on me , " sbceplshly said tbo youth. "Why. what was the matter ? " asked the man who had witnessed the very amusing Incident cf the night before. "The conductor put me off the train and I bad to walk four miles , " be answered , "That's funny ; what did you do ? " "I did as you tcld me and it went al right going in , but it wouldn't work coming back ; there was a new man on. " "Are you cure you made n : > mistake ? ' * "I did just the same both times ; my right arm end wink. " "Ah. now I see. You should have used your left arm and left eye coming back. . Then , again , be might not have been i Mason. " Arnold' * Uromo Celery cures headaches. lOc. 25c and BOc. All drugglsti. Part eeven of Tbe Dee's travel aeries li on Cuba and tbe wreck ot the Maine. Six teen pictures , including actual picture of the wreck , diver * at work on the wreck , the officer * of the board of Inquiry , Morro csatle andHavana. . Ready at Tbe Bee of fice , Omaha , South. Omtha and Councl Bluff * . Ten cent * each. SOCCESS' AS < ] Ai DHECriVE 'Ex-Ohief Byrnes of liir Tdrk Tells How it is > 9aiiedt APTITUDE , BRAINS AND PERSEVcRANCE Wlthont TliPHe 'Sol Yontiftainn Need Tr > tli Win iPntne n * n Sleuth Homo doort Srnrlrn of' IIIn Own Kaperlencc. I "To become d'successful ' detective a young man must have , first of all , natural aptitude ; then , plenty of brains , and last , but far from least , an almost 'inexhaustible funii ot perseverance. Without all 'of these qualifi cations he may grow to bo a satisfactory , or even an excellent policeman , but he can never hope to be a successful detector of crime. " Such wan the dictum of Thomas Byrnes , cx-chlcf of the New York pollcef himself , per haps , the most renowned detective ot the generation. The famous ex-chief , although retired from public life , has never aban doned his lifelong pursuit , and from his new offices at Breadwav and Johu direct , New York , he looks out today on the Identical spot whereon , eighteen years ago , ho drew bis famous "dead line , " and raid to the criminals ot America : "Beyond this corner you shall cot pass. " "If a man is cut out for detective work , " continued Mr. Byrnes , reflectively , "the fact will manifest Itself at an early agef I don't mean that every young fellow who soaks his mind In eo-callcd 'detective' literature is a pre-crdalncd detective. Quito the reverse. Nothing Is so harmful to a good career In my chosen profession as an acquaintance with trashy works of this character. "I remember that when I was a lad my mental tendencies ran toward Investigation. AHJiJtifd I didn't know It at the time , that wcs a good olgn for my future success. Kor Instance , the eggs of a neighbor of ours were found smashed and destroyed at Irregular but frequent Intervals. The good people of the district were divided as to whether eplte- ful acquaintances or the hena themselves were In the habit of doing the smashing. Now , I knew very well that the owners of those eggs were simple , hcncnt folk , without any cnemlers , and I alsa felt euro that , al though one cr even two of the hens might be unnatural parents , the entire feathered Dooulatlon of that hen house would not he likely to develop a mania for egg destruction. SEEKING A SOLUTION. "The puzzle bothered me and for two nights I slept In the loft , overlooking the hen house , on the lookout for a solution. The solution came , too. Lute on the second night a red Irish setter of our oua jumped In through the open window and proceeded to amuae himself by chasing the bens hither and thither , at the samb time crushing all the now laid eggo which happened to bo beneath his paws. I collared tbo culprit In sheet order and cVer afterward , the hen house win dow was boarded up. That was my first piece of detective work' "As to a practical , way by which to start upon a dcctective career I am somewhat In doubt. Perhaps the real truth Is that there Is no royal road. I myself began as an ordinary police patrolman on December 10 , 1863 , but It Is a raootqd question whether routine patrol work- has its advantages. Irene one sense , it Is a detriment , in another t benefit. The man in uniform has little chance of getting to know criminals a par tlcularly useful possession for the electee- tlve. His brass buttons are a warning sign ; and all the thieves , bunco men and the like give" him a wide berth. On the other hand , tbo patrolman's life gives a young man habits of discipline nml obed'- ' ence. Then , too , a lucky chance may give a patrolman the opportunity-of showing cer tain talents which wll win him a place on the regular detective force. During my In cumbency of the detective force chlefshlp It was my habit to ekep a sharp lookout for promising young patrolmen Jf I learned of any such. I sent for them and gave them a month's trial. During the month they bad the power and the tlmo to show the sort of stuff they were made of. I believe the same custom is In vogue In the police BX-CHIEF THOMAS BYRNES. bodies of all big American and European cities. ( DETEOTIVB. LITERATURE. I "But let mo caution the Intending detec-'j ' tlve to keep aawy from all fiction praters- ing to describe the pursuit. Even the bet-1 ter class of literature of this kind is harm-'j ' ful , because it is untrue. Take Co.-.an Doyle's 'Sherlock Holmes. ' To a practical J detective It Is absurd from start to finish , i The young man wjio fancies ho could make himself a detective by diligent studof (4 works such as those of Doyle , Gaborlau org Du Bolsgoby , is grievously mistaken. 'Tho proper study of mankind Is man. ' The proper studies of tbe dctectelve are crlm-l- Inals and crime. "Amateur 'sleuthing ! Is somewhat dangerous - gerous , but if the amateur be a brainy and discreet youngster , ibo may pick up many h points In this way , and eventually work' ' himself into a auccttiful position. I would' ' not advise a beginning in the offices of minor private 'detective agencies. ' Such 'agencies' are frequently ot a most shady character , and ; before be knows it , the young aspirant may find himself claused by the po-i lice as tbo asioclate ot criminals , Instead of being regarded as a criminal catcher. "An Instance of this bus just occurred to me. Not long ago there was an 'off- color * private detective agency doing busi ness in Now York. A youth from tbe coun try joined it , confident that he was going to make bis reputation thereby. A few days afterward be was aent out on a mleslon wbicb was nothing less than a scheme of blackmailing. He was not a stupid youth , and be paused awhile. That pause was bis salvation. In the meantime the chiefs of that precious 'private detective agency' were arrested , aad two of them are now serv ing fourteen-year Bcntencea for felony. Tbo lucky young man from tbe country blessed bis atari and ha * since joined the police force. His waa a narrow escape. "Do not understand me as condemning the bona Ode detective agencies. Some of them are no doubt good cbooli tor tbe young detective , although , aa a rule , they prefer old and experienced men In their ranks. "Supposing the young man to have got ten hta first start , olthtr In the police or In , first-clawi private agency , he must then fnako up his mind that bard work and plenty of It lies before him , That Is where the requisite of patience comes In. 'It's dogged as does It * with the detective. No matter how bright the young man Is , no matter what sort of genius ho. has for pickIng - Ing up clews anil doing the fine work of the profession , If hU nature la one of those easily daunted by temporary setbacks , then ho had belter get out of the detective work at once. The "easy things" don't count the Jobs which any merely clever man may accomplish wlthciit excessive labor. It Is aHhard case which wlra the lasting reward , and shows the sterling quality of the Joung detective "You must excuse mo for brlnglog up my own career , but you see , I know It best , and can readily select proofs and ovl- dencea .of what I am striving to tell you from events ! n which I took a personal part. On dozens of dlfTere > lt occasions when balked In a given direction , I have forced myself to go back over the ground again and yet again , until fruity , after many such endeavors , I reached the goal I was In search of. Professional criminals ate resourceful beings. They have to be , In deed , or else they could not thrive even for a brief space of time. .Naturally they manage to throw plenty ot obstacles In the ivay of the pursuing detective. Ho must expect these obstacles ; and If he cannot surmount them , he must finds a meajs of citing around them. SOLVING A PUZZLE IN MURDER. "Ae on example , let me give you ono of the many embarrassing murder cases which I have successfully coped with. On November 2 , 1SS5 , Antonio Soloa , a Chinaman , whoso real name was Chlng Ong , waa brutally murdered and mutilated In his little restau rant at the corner of Woostcr and Spring streets , New York. The murder had been done with the restaurant keeper's own knife , and tbo most protracted search of the place revealed no clews to the murderer's Identity. "Solca , or Chlng Ong , had lived many years la Cuba , where ho exchanged his Chinese patronymic for a Spanlch one , and learned to speak not only Spanish , but also a llttlo French and Italian. In New York he set up a tiny basement restaurant and throve In a modest way. "It wcs an exceptionally puzzling case. At first I fancied Kiat the push cart peddler , Daly , who flrst discovered the dead body , might have been the murderer. But one Coupilln , a-resldent'-of Wooster street , hid seen Daly from the time ho entered the otrcet to" the' tlmo ho ran wildly up the Cdinatnan'e.fitalrs with the news that Antonio " ' Soloa had" been 'killed. "Coughlin's evidence cleared Daly. I as disappointed , but 1 started off on a new tack. The mutilations which had been Inflicted upon the body were suggestive of the barbarous east. At once the Idea occurred to me that the ugly work had been done by highbinders. The peculiar quiet with which the crime had been carried out also pointed toward a concerted plot of the dead man's trcacherouo fellow Mongols. I went around "hmong the "different Chinese liaunto a.nd h.ad all the traltis leaving town watched for suspicious Cnlnamtn. But try as I would I could not fasten the guilt upon any of Solca's countrjnien. Many of Idem came to "his restaurant ; but not a single Chinamen had been seen In the neighbor hood on the day or" llics'killing. "Next I sought zealously amng Solca's Cuban customers , but here , for a time at leaet , my efforts were equally fruitless. I did not despair. Once more I began at the beginning ma'dc a thorough research of the llttlo underground restaurant and luntitutc'.l minute Inquiries es to the Identity of every person who had passed along Woostcr and Spring streets en the day of the murder.- . , . "At Isst I made a discovery. " Some children playing at the next corner had seen a boy pae.3 by the rep tail rant door at about the time , according to medical evidence , of the killing. I went aftcc1 that boy with all my energies. All the ehoo In the neighborhood , all the factories and moot of the private huses were Inquired at , until , In the long run , I located the much-desired lad. Ho turned out to be a nervous , timorous child , George Mainz by name , office boy to William Schlmper , a nickel plater. " For some time neither Mr. Schlmper nor myself could get much out of George. But finally he broke down and confessed all ho knew. Sure enough , as he bad passed the corner of Wooster and Spring streets that day , ho had seen a little man answering the description of Soloa quarrelling with a tall , Rtrnni ? miilnitn. The vnnlaHn hnd o Irnlfn In his 1 band , and George had seen him utick. the knife } Into the other's breast. Then both dis appeared down the stairs , and the boy , ter ribly frlghetncd , ran away. He did not tell his employer , because ho w.as afraid that the mulatto would pursue and kill him. "Asked If there was anything remarkable about the mulatto besides his color , the office boy j replied that ho had 'a terrible scar on his j le.'t cheek. ' "With thlo Information I once more turned my , attention to the Cuban patrons of Saloa. After weeks of seeking , I found out the Iden tity | of the man with the scar. He was a Cuban < negro named Augusto Rebclla , and a member , of the secret society known as the . 'NIazzas. ' A photograph ot the 'Rlazzas' flad been ] taken , and of this I secured a copy. George ( Mainz went over the faces one by one , and at last discovered and Identified that of Rettella. "Rebella's comrades In the secret society did , all they could to shield him ; but event ually , tbe murder wai brought home to him. At Los Dos Amlgas cigar factory , in Wash \ ington street , where bo worked , I found that ou , November 2 bo bad only made 100 cigars , , whereas his average dally output had always been ; -00. _ Moreover , he was known as a regular patron of Antonio Soloa ; and George Mainz Identified him on the stand as the man bo bad seen stabbing the Chinaman , A DETECTIVE MUST BE FEARLESS. "A detective must not know fear. 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O'.Mara sent to the bank , and a closer Investigation developed the fact that the check presented by the two men was a clever forgery. This news waa com municated to McTlghe , who at once crossed the street to arrest the criminals.- "He met them coming out of the saloon. They were both big , powerful men , but Mc- Tlgbe was undaunted. Without a , word he tripped up the foremost fellow , so' that ho tumbled face forward across the floor. Then he leaped at the next man's throat , and by sheer force of surprise bore him over. Mean while criminal No. 1 had drawn a revolver. McTlgho dexterously kicked It out of his band , and planted a stunning uppcrcut at the base of his chin. Criminal No. 2 was by this tlmo on his feet , und he went for McTlgho tooth and nail. Dut the gal lant little detective held on to the fellow's collar , despite the blows which were show ered upon him , while ho planted himself ( Irmly astride of the prostrate member of the partnership. Ho had no means of bo.\l-ng ! hi ] police whistle but , fortunately for him , the crowd which had collected attracted a passing policeman , who hastened to the spot. At flrst the ofllecr did not recocnlz < ) Me- TIghc , so bruised and battered was he , but a few words put him In possession of the facts , and he lent a hand In arresting the criminals. McTigho had to go to a lioipl- tal , but ho had the comfort of knowing that he bad done his duty like a llttlo man. To the young detective I would say : 'Ho ready to do as McTlgbo did when called upon , and don't wait until you have to bo told your course of action , either. ' "Tho young detective , to be really sue- ccfsfnl , must be an all-round man. Spe cialists are useful , Indeed ; but once a spe cialist always a specialist In the detective business. It ls tbe all-round man that rises. MUST HAVE A MEMORY FOR FACES. "It Is a nine qua non that the aspirant ] must have a retentive memory for facea. As soon as possible he ought to begin study ing the criminals ho comes across and the portraits In the rogues' gallery. ly that means ho will soon bo able to spot u sus picious customer on eight. When he sees such a person he ought to keep an eye on him. I don't mean by this that a gcnulnolj reformed criminal should be dogged wher ever ho goes ; but simply that a suspected person , acting auspiciously , ought to be watchod. That 'prevention Is better than cure' has over been a pet maxim of mine , and by following doubtful characters detec tives may prevent crime. 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