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The Omaha Sunday Bee Magazine Page THE N6W ADVVRes OF Presented Bjf This .111X1 WAf j ?( 'I'M 1 ItfPM i" OTBHk. W LA K M K l m jIJ -Ta?. aa. Jwl A BTSBXBaSa. fev BBk . a. A A I lit i Itn I till?! wp'tya 7Q3 lOUVQV READ IT HEREThen See It In Motion Pictures WRITTEN BY GEORGE RANDOLPH CHESTER Author of "Oet-Rich-Qulck-Walliniflord" DRAMATIZED BY CHARLES W, GODDAH D Builder of th World's Ortes 8eri.lt , INTRODUCING BURR McINTOSH - - -:- J. Rufus Wallingford MAX FIQMAN ----- - Blackie Daw LOLITA ROBERTSON - - - - - ,' . . . Violet Copyright Nw Tork and you go to Chicago r rattled Blsckle. "Well. I'll be " Cloeby began with Hid den burnt of anger, wMrh he a quickly checked. "I'v done the worst possible to tn town, I guess," he declared. "I've mads money In spit or them, and without their knowledge." and hie With The fewous Paths' Players eyes rested on a padlocked tin box standing on th mayor. his safe. "I've Just aoid my store, and I'm . "Hint!" returned tha purpl detective. uavru t iwKta, . "There a an 'E" and an N" after the IT I" huskily reported . City , Councilman Kerr, going away." Presently he overcame a certain rtimdent herniation, unlocked the bo, and drew from it a grotesque terra-cotta cast. "Maybe you're aeen those thing?" he remarked. "The I-ot lHg!" exclaimed both Blackl and Wallingford with delight. It waa a weird little caricature, which at first made on want to laugh, but gradually It em anated, In nomi suhtle way, all tha pathetle willfulness of mislaid, half-frightened, alto tether hopeless, soft-eyed friend of the family, and adopt a stray cur. It had awept tha country In It various forma of clay, plaster, ana Drome, ana it was tor sale in every snop- Blackl tied hardly mora than adjusted tha secret process of art manufacture. Thla letter curling purpla whiskers than there was a knock shows Jut how valuable " "' Snd -i.hhim LbA ppr'.tor wa" .cwk Th new " from a New Tork hank, and with him were the mayor and. three city and the mayor opened It with finger which counc lmen; Mr. Boyler. Mr. Kerr, and Mr. trembled from Indignation. " 'cn Bcorplne. "Mr dear Mr Closby." ha rand "Aa Any more letters down?" excitedly demanded your request, we enclose herewith an Itemised irjumeni or tne amount nionite with u to your credit by your afrent, Mr. Tuttle. We trun that, by comrtarinr thin wtth vnnr H unl io t deposit ellps, you will be able to locate the elfght I "Henry. I bet vou A mad scramble ensued In front of the len. and mad excitement ensued as an "R" dropped down. "Henry Oosby,' I bet you 1" guesseC tha Mayor. "Walt, gentlemen." counselled the solemn de tective 'Mt may not be true," and he held the "y of -HENRV" for fully five minutes, while ha listened Intently at tha hall door. i wa a rustle and a suppressed discrepancy between your estimated balance and ours." Within, on a long folded slip, and compiled by an adding machine, was a statement of steadily' growing monthly deposits, extending back over three yea re, and totalling to over forty thousand dollars, mostly Invested In bonds. To aay that Mr. Bawberry was horrified ' Is putting It- mldly. "And wa trusted that man!" he declared tn sorrowful anger. "What does ha manufactura?" jmprnsni veiy, vvaiiinaiora proaucea rrom ne- 1111 by THa Star Co. All For. thousand, and our ..... we'll e.11 it S."ST' JS thV ''iSLiTl' P".?" c5iV.?n,0,? ' ?'"d ?. !.. L'iunlnAtd DETECTIVE BLACKIE Sgr-.Wff 'S.k faSHS JSSS! k,pt M eI" to thrtr fonWW'SS? ',.0 .ih2 lLT. ,n elaborU QulnM RtrNK-CHECKa." demanded a muscular- 'Ho- could ?h.?2''Kat xr. "Are you Interested In the marketing of ltr i. i,T. ,nto .Bla,ckL tlan?- nd . The mayor's sorrowful Indignation Increnaed. 1 fur.g'of,h-,wo,,tr'atv2uVh.'.J'?hd; ffS - 8 S1& iVSSSl , h -Tom" " faded blue bus. ... ' xam 'a.!2 -J. . . .f,.h aS' .eJ?r"'i.J ,C?5f!2l It. .1" wa suspected.' ha announced, and "Never once." agreed Wallincford. "Whr. J'e careful of that Mack ..rv. , a .""V wnl,P .macaia, and Jerked w.-Y.T-.--.. 7,i ' . ' I' vr' just inen tnera clattered down the lettera "O" thesa things could have h..n mn3. th. cltv in. WalUn.ford. "i ,h.nk"tb.. a hing. hn, nTtZ. k. kJEHT this Mnd of thin lie Tnode.d nX. ,'"V ' ..k., .k. 5.!?: - attrnctio.t your siturdaV ---- a-" 0 m.-.mi.A v hia Ail " VUI UllClliaJllJ'CU Wiaf VUUIU repeated the three ladle n " ,""--tr wxS"T - , 1 .m..... . . - -- k J , r-. J. Rufus y.ilJi W,'.'!-"m.,Vl".h .T"" .rT?n hnd on "Detect ni. stuff." grlpned niaeVIe "Oet on orm arm nreo an elei'trlo light bulb. "Come on .Jim Yt inin K .idi..n -TT.""a illtlctl lob TOnS,h.-,,n"J"i.u'w: ITTT.' ?''? u h". " rour Unci. Ho?- ?T L 1?" p"n n"",r,lrl-ownership towna, Walllrgf wii-, (Ttii-i ne mi limit. !ldl. There go the glrla. waa about to enter a further voice at hla ear obeerved, In "That mMf.na thr Im'l m IUa MmII.m . h . turc;,"regrettel V. i.lluitr'ord, and, with soma lls Xavor, he red the anprouch of the orUclel bus- river, who wore a blue band on hla Cap. and u-rled a grin full of holes. 'I'm afraid the g.'rls are a..'iii t a 'dead one this time.'' . . e Mood evening, gents,", hailed, the tool h -shy efllt-r. "I gut two good seat left In the grtnd stand.'- ant ije prmluced a pair of farleI blue pastcboanls fiom which tha printing had long aiuce worn a-.vay. ' "I reckon most of the coi'n eilmen sold their regular seati by thla time, but theae I good ( front row, right next to the oincial box." HU.'.'.. I. T I M m 1 A v, .., a. - in- 11:1 J 1 111. ufcinrea niacin, in- , . . ,v .1. . . . : . " pecting the oenoi.ed nUmbara on th. tick.ta ""jr. .bof.' olkg than any "iin,! In this town. and alipping them Into hla pocket, "I wae .""it ,h mai1' fPd ! cn,n rrt frald we vouldnt get seats at alL By th "If. J'ly !- " ?lt..thi'g any re way Bergeant. what are they for?" mW ... .,, .u . .. gford protest when hn If whltner "I've got a little Information for you !" Wal lingford turned, and found, stooping to alt beside him. s, fat-faced, thin old man. with a big sllkbew at hla collar, lla put his hairy forefinger on VValllngrorda knee for 1m--bresHtvenesa. ''Henry c'lnsby goes to Chicago, but ha gets his letters from New Torav, I reckon tliat s queer!" " 'I don t know Mr. Closby," returned Walling ford uncomfortably. "Certainly not!" agreed the native. Now. I m Milliard Boyler. the postn.antar and a mem ter of the city council, and 1 reckon I know -.I,, don't you knowr Inquired th. driver plained mJeM-T -Now a. coZXZiA' to an! Jti eurprlaj Jfs the regular Bami-day night other, what did he aay V" t thAal7,aSmV....2 Y?f-.-S"S testimony rom all the au miner reaorte and health-rurea, ' to i rewora. in city council makes a lienp of l.ionev off of 'em. The whole court bouse steps I covered with a grandstand, that' .ft there whiter and summer. "Don't people ever have buatn in th court ItOiiseT' Miked Wallingford. " ha driver J nosed to help th luggage-carrier lift a trunk nt top of the bus. "They go by the back doorT b brleflj' xrlaineil. 'Im w get Ice-cream eonesr demanded Vlnrkl "Atiyihlne; you want." asserted the officer largely. '"Hie city council ain't overlooking any gS-inces." ."They must be th leading Industry," sur mlaed Wallingford. "They're a right pert ot." aented th oi fcial driver, as th muscular boy approached with the lust trunk. "Some of 'em . I In tli council t'fieen years. I've held oltlce twelv years myself." "Must be a lot of money In the waning aralnet Henry Closby." grinned Wallingford. "Iienry..lt seem, goes to Chlcae-o!" Can you blame hlmT" Inquired Blackie. "Hsnry must be a live member. Com on: Ist'sjoln tha mad. msrrv throng." "Walt till I get soma cigars." pleaded Walling ford, and went up t hie room. When ha returned, he found Blsckle In earn et converse with a lean and so lie w gentleman who cricked the Joints of tils knuckles oease isssly when he talked. Mr. Wallingford shook h.tnds with the gentle man, whose elbow creaked ; and ha listened. "Now, what you make of this," whispered Blackie Impressively. "Mr. Kerr, the rirugffiat, eays that Heery Cloeby frequently buy pow tiered orris root !" "More than aH th rest 'of my customer put together!" supplemented Mr. Kerr, In ft WhlSpef which cracked Into a shrill falsetto at all the emphatio words. "Buys more than pound week, and always a frerh pound when ha goes to Chicago Beer' eagerly triumphed Blackie. "Isn t that dtv tieisury." and both Blackie and ford wailea eagerly lor the answer to Blaokie about in line with what we inMit. Yardf jueMton. ....... .... Wglllngrnrd. udenly aware that Ulackl wa 'lVgh onto a hundred thousand dollars!- addressing him, grunted. ' proud! tatel the cltlian. . , "I beg your pardon, Mr. Wallingford." cor- Ths llk-liitted stranger xchangd plae4 rected Alackle, cavered with confuelon. 'The TriJ . - . .' : . ' aeoret ajlpped. 'Mr. Kerr, this Is Mr. Scotland Th lsst trunk wi lammd tn th bus, th Yard, th great English detective; but, of court., rlicial drvr mounte his seat and cracked hi he doesn't ' Ilk hla nam used her. Hist I -up, mi 111. uiiiii.1 iivTwmm, ew ppiij trial ISSVS us; ' t iint.-Hie vroTiitrrrn now toeir sains stwa in "1 nop yOU irhin. rattiea away. . ... pike- your nam "And whnt might your business bT" askeC Wnlllncfort. aa the omoeholdtr. looking back with cordial In- "Carumle not." artnned niarkla "T onl Ur..',t-',. . ' a ... . w v. gave him my Initial B !" "lluah!" watned RUckle In a hoar whisper, The mayor, a pompous old patriarch with a and. leaning . forward, . he confided 1 "We are beard to his third vest button, a heard wide and detectives!" . ... . . . long enough to make a collar and cravat un- "You dont aay oV" responded the ahocked necessary, and clean shirt a. a matter of whim. driver, in me name Dnsmimeae lunum.. rv no matte a apeern.- glowing witn prats or eominun ".f i. ' . im, simai rignts, neignoorty love, ana pun .ii.tij, , 'i. kii nvin . .mi .in niacins nsn.van n irrup wmn Mint. . ,.Mini .... eolemnlr. "Anj Information leading to th threw a 1ed cat Into th arena, and th n stork liegan, under th supervision of a gorgeous oinoiai in a rea rap-uana ana .rea erunery tripe. ' A councilman with a three-haired mol en hi chin, who crept down next to Blackl tn th grandstand, nudged hla arm. "There goes your man," h whispered, point ing lo jienry losny. 'Mr nnme I the tipanglervt ably t fl K V " 7 '! ' - 1,SJ.-- JMj V . iV", i' ''9rt-i' ' r ' ; -A mm i. niiSiiMa-iiirsia ni... im i miltw 3L.xfc , L ft- -i . k J 41 VON -r,- ' U Th CrfriciaKConuniM takes peek Into th Sleuthophene. , a didn't hv th nerv to tell that 5" .f th ,'f' trom r hack yard, but thl "Henry Closby I 4 said o l me was Mienock itoimes, enucklsd "" " " oeen iargiT .natea tne at as Kerr creaked away. - . aucesf. . "Ah!" Dt pi'tehrnelon of th proper party will t suit ably rewari.ed." : u 'n ai thing 'I can for you. ' affered tn driver, so hastily that he forgot to h leper. "I don't reckon there's anybody ,h town better posted than ni " "tieing an official auspector. I suTeTted a much," retvrned Black!, keenly Interested. "There I a man In this town who goal away very little while, and no on know where b goes or why." "Hnry Clotrhy I" affirmed the driver, with Closby I ' Mayor. HalMlv. fl Ttnlfw... ,.wa Harore they want out to dinner, walllna'foril srl.n. . ,h. n..i. w,.- -.V2 V a rL 'V.rr. i. """"- ---' iisnua. , it we snow tna gunty man, tne rest hefted it In surprise.- , , ' A ,A. Is easy. Now let us see what Henry Closby "1 thought that waa glass moaalo. but Ifg Is doing at thla moment." and he gave "hi a "il!." ojclalmed. . ... crank of th aleuthograph a vigorous turning, in Aolhmr , "ttU ?,ld.f f "lnr aald which cog-wheels clanked anf ratchets rattled! Cloehv oare'easlv. "If a transparent mixture. . Oaalna into that marvaiou. n..iun. i Jtr.-iT! suncil colors, arreat quality of refraction, which apparently bring and whirled in vast xctement th lines to th aurfao, I hav a patent on the "Henry Closby." he declared, "Is at thla mo. . merit digging a hole In ills back varil il.mi.. iiay you done much with Itr" Inquired Wal- m,n. will aomaona ni.... ir W i.-" 1,0 IT. t ' T t",,u,"'"- "UK w.ii-i-fniui, nrt- ing, crowding turns, tn Mayor and th ci kT w I """--i" ,". - " e im iniij, men saw a aaieiaoscoplo mas of twirling r- though ; the design la an ordinary prljited affair, and aa they strooed bank, stunaflad in. unaornKiin. nut ins material' naa a ourtoua AmtrnMim u vtmn... tn. j i llngford.. quickly, and be examined the checker- Dvera again witn Keen interest. J 4 . ,1.1.. H . W ... evtdeutiy wen to go right out tana (or your patent Th dim Is fioorplne. I'm th proprietor of '"J,,' rafle I'ne. evident glervlll Advi.er." h oonOded. "I prob- !Low .n?ucri; wlu vou. w more about our eltliens than any Oh thla thing r 4 ' "Will you give th Warden estate everything- through the brick yard to Hi "l-Fn !Xl VStf" ti?"n4 ""Sr , fence. , K?v wm.M face! rtrihl '.'J10 nyboly ou returned f.noe. and Ave pair of eyaa w lM.n. mn in town. Henry Cloehv a-oes to Chlcsaro ...iV. m " oirer." promilnes which shocked Blackie: for ha had on 'he first and third M'lnday of every month, only talked at whimsical random, forgetting and flie ataye till Tueiday morning every time, thet In every tomn there la at le-ist one mai. H oarrtea a hand-bag and a big lull-case." . . . V a 1 1 Aeai eses aa n mMl -Aula mwmI. .!! wnos nnexpiaine gmnars atm comings ara an nmZ , .iiiij. .,. I lie .uit-mis -i - - - Ik you hear that?" demanded Blackl of ometning on. in tiiy oi spang room waa vanateii ir. an instant wMni for 8. Holme and Scotland Yard, and th thru Warden ladles; and they laughed until th teare streamed, down their cheeks. In the meantime, the Mayor and the Official Innkeeper and the three councllmen were tearing aoroa the street and down the -alley, and enrv Closby's back faces peered over the eyaa widened with aston- erirravatton and an Insult. Neighbor have v rint to know' If not, why not 7 '15r,', pussaled. ... lahmant. iHanrv rinh. ... . v.i. i s a bargain. Closby, you wouldn't mind . . - - l-e?rlbe thet meet"' demanded Blackl with w1"",ord: but J. Hufue bad turned hla back. . i . . . r ITk. k.nil.lk. I. r,lrfk ferofeaalonal peremptorln, " "Wsll," obeyed the driver carefully and ac curately. "Henry Closbv i a bachelor, about fl v foot nine, fair to mUMI.n' heavy eet, dreaeea !ik a dud, has a pink faoe, wears fancy eye glnaae with a llttl rlmtus Ilk a spring tap lueaiure to wind up tk string, has blui eyes, ?rd ehlny biaek hair and beard and mustache. I keeps the general ator " . . : ''Not th party." declured Blsckle dejectedly, no with an honest Itnpule to clear tna un known C'!by from unjust ausplclon. Than hi -Z. Jo,' whimsical nature ram upperuio-tt again, "d 'a woodaa The hand-baa- la black.' "No : brown." asserted th beet posted man In town. "Brown" repeated Mackla In diet res. "That throw ni off my calculation. What does he carry In themt" The be-it posted man shook his head sadly. "Nobody knows," he confessed. " can 111 yoq something la about him, though. One every month or six weeks b expreiae ft heavy beg tq New Tork !- cutcsie caugnt ni Dreatn loumy iNOt a, S&jssrii assf-? cbVe:whboard- 2r& har?r ! ' bfor o, I d die Mt ,.r, poking through a hole In hla mask, . o . absolutely motionless otherwise, for a solid , i 'a .e puuuiace quivenngiy waicnea. tllaekle s actions war so openly mysterious Vc . , 5 -w. : d VT'" V It g II Hill ! I u J f --J r sfi iv -innnirir' 'f - "-'-TltA'ij-Y"a-i""j irr i i - f ,. ' ..." -v- v ; -K i ' sr-V'-"-' III "- i r f : '".I IndignanUyMn J , -f jltl U .'.alii i.iilinei'ia -s"'Si am. ! II II M n mm mm The flat-eytd proprietor himself brought th s?r T Vnou.h" h. Wth.rTamW;.d Ti"? ihJ Mor Sawberry himself c-mi to V11 ni' fKIi.?0Jiv!li-hLn..Jtb lhmJJrI5L1 " ford In protest on Wednesday morning. a eWSira irli" Sfirni.S . 'Tour man Holme. Is mighty ca raises about Vha they so, according to Blackl. In Siiit of himself, h adJed. "L'nlea h die- gulaaa." ' "It Isn't th man. hastily Insisted Blackl; angry with himself for having persisted In hsrra- tugs, total stranger - "Is it. Jim?" ' N," mapped Walllnsfoed. etrugrVng . be- tween amusement and annoyanc. . 'Th Dag We're after is entail and skinny!" The driver was silently thought fut for three run- Mock padded VP." "Well.- Henry CWiby b aagely concluded. . might b ' ! f.. I "a t Blackl registered at th official hotel tinder the-ltat ey of the official Inn-keeper, h A woodea bos reoeatad tha ether trlumnh- ant). "It I alway addressed to It. V. Tut tie, l fifth Avenue and Forty ecutid 8treet ; pre paid!" "Tuttt." mused Blackie. If to- himself v"S ver dreamed that be would be In thla I" 1 "I think we'll Inveatlgnt thlg SVspiolouS .thar aeter," decided Wallingford. re e a .'.. - Henry Cloeby waa alone In hi ator on Kun Ciy morning, taking an Invoice of hla goods. when1 thev called on him. and hcoam forward to meet them wtth the enraging air of naagt who la quite sur of himself "We don t want a thing in ths world." aald rr rrontrand. .i- , i L , . r . . . ,., a mala of .h..l. ..Xl..r. nn., k. i. I"" iuiea, ne cwinniainea, erier naving auiy tnht sSs The r.snVt'eTorr? wafer ln bind' jn1odod himself. ''Henry Closby'. bound to tha IviM St It unit! hW.,rJ,.dWUr t'. k"0W rho h--wbftt-gghBlii around '? dingus?" he asked or the. talU "Exaetlv. declare Vfalllnrfosdi aaieieiiii ft sxLariiiisf nun iv in ina ni l ax rim wn Kifgn . who stood st th window sf.th t.leeoope U fiS.!,0;;","; "JfJ his hajid. looking out through the email end. wVu to till v k' in ru'nol".- rauortad r3.tc,tlv Paw. ; -.,yXl0, i hav occome artists, and the city council grown rl.'li from their well-paid labor on thla beautiful dazed Inlay," ulaaed Inlay?" repeated ihe mayor. -"la t what ha called It?" and he once mora In. DC ted curiously the box and tha chack.rhna.t That man haa hald back tha nmrrvm r9 kij "My assist- town.'? he concluded, with woeful grief that such seem strange to you and to tmngsgoould be. "I reckon the city council will doubt." .' . rlxldjfi! They're tn aemlon now. I ll tiki these ou th truth," admitted the finna ngnv over to them! Ky th wsy, you're wny. not above twenty mln- going to cnarg anywing ror th loan Of the middle of th ar your- Vnuvr m - wli 1.1 M-w wyww , UUII . wall. IIIIH. 1 g,aru-e-i across ai ina opposite page waica ae- mackle, genalneir rsgtetrul. "I- w you aa rieu past f ri the . i. ernes at th arrivals ,of four day fcpology for eiartlng rum gossip, about you." There they were, three names in a neat. .... .. - rm hand -Mistress fatty Warden. Mlaa Violet v.i1 """-"ir..tV-jr "..mucB-.I? Warden, Miae Fanny Warden. Room twenty- rl" ''ZZTT Tk" .k.JT.A .m. r. ..?5 . iloe water etlll l, k.'ih. nMnrUine lnnk.il o. n stopped out In tne middle or th a- your- Into th .'e.Xsrr.K and befSPh td.mi "-' "d give something wrapped up In red lfTiinX.noV: Wallingford assured him. ga " l'vr dSl!? sliVout from a hole in S lo th "hUdrwi In town, and '"Vou see, Mr. Mayor." he resignedly explained, tuck velvet backVrou id ani al?d tio out o? h'Perl to them to run bom and hid it I X " " empt to tax Mr. tTpaby, he can mov. gnt In the ton off tl boxl P uppos you know whst It was." way front Spanglervill. Th, only thin th HJosh!" muttered the nrrinrtator and forked lioncesllng hie ooncem and chagrin aa much C'X can d la to force Mr. Closby to sell his back Tas h found hl.iwT.aS , tiTlnt aotVmnli " poeaibl. Wallingford aald pompously: "I do Pstent, secret processes and rood-will, at a fair I.? at thV leniS otIr h ldl "Wi Vf Mayor. I leave thraV details entirely Blur and he looked at hlaVratch. ' . doe that rnean" ehoulder. What r.0 mfVsairtant." , w If there are seven men In a room, and on ot l-etectlva 8 Holmae rjlaned a long lean flnrai- J'lt WM a aqua r of tlmburger cheese, aboct h,rn,'k" " T"0 mi oihr lmmdlatly to his rtght nio! Ina utotht H aJTi th ls. of. a marbUI" .xploded tb mayor. Oo llkeVlee. Mr. Sawberry axtracted his own Ion lean finger t. hfs lft telnW ;a iht ho, hst had been uncomfortably expanded timepiec front isotneahers beneath his whiskers. It mean, fhlt y the weight of thl. Information. '"Now Juet haat ly. and waa etartled. svsfv twenty-eight, and twenty-nine. ' Ai soon aa th men were straightened In their n spartments, they tip-toed along th ball t tbe dwr of twenty-seven, and knocked. "H t ''" aald blackie. aa ihe door opnd. and th blu eyes of Violet, th brown eyes ot Vannv. at.it ths rrsy eve of Aunt 1'attv. wldined with aatoniihmerit aa they saw be 'ore ng money In secret" . msyoe tnere is some sens behind that, but ts. . ,mu "u rry.' "tlosh .., Ik. t.wi..- im. a us It looks crasy !" Ing. he observed. pnoa?" " ' ' "It Is." assented Wallingford. There Is no A receipt for gut- thew a luan and lauik gentleman -with whit . Cloeby. town waen t o bad, though, till a long-hslred fellow converted tn piac to'puhlle ownership . "A llttl eoft music andtl'lt tell yon th g'ory." offered Waillngrord with a chuckl. how,' "First th.v njnflM-atad the alactrl. 1IK. ..I. n. Ih. a .us vraroen prnsw.y, .ne pruoeeoerry induetry, ail toe aecrets or the Seventh Moo Of Moaea, ewv wmm i. nut vwanai iv eventh i O! 1,,- 4t (hi. latter." t.ad Walllnard imij. "I must hurry right over to the council meet- my Nw Tork client, pleas," Th BleuthocraDh Is working on that rlrht "n n OUr 'ore who can play crasy so wsll a ,ns'"td Wallingford, qnd pushed It toward him, w." replied I Detectlv! fiT Holme? "t reidi ray aelstant. That', why thy Mnt him with The mayor receipted for the objecta of art . un. themoVn. ,d ,hi stare Tnd 8B"'" ... . Hi' um'"nr vld.o. and burrlMl an tn ax-nnai rectory ; tnen they bought the and all tb wtedom of the men gage on. your tamer s noiet ana foreclosed" aeventn aon. Hist I Look! "T)u s.uat b dtclv. after all," wondered ' Iown across the velvet ' background of tne n lauthograph slipped a wait letter and reeled handed yimyorHawftrrr a letter bearing a -aay. e e a e A nervoua Httle dark-skinned man wa In, th ator with Henry Cloeby, and concentrated, wit h penny-pursuing intensely, on book. Invoices, nuts. iu.ir, ones Dunscu, yuow siueourns ana "t eoura. tnejrv PI en otrertng you all tsort at the bottom of tha box 1 and that letter was ,n ousineim era pi n r. puttie, ana aanressea uuu. anu receipts, wnen a cnrnmiiiee or rour ted son in Of Information." , " ths letter "H "' ' to Henry Cloeby. Th Mayor opened that letter, membera of the city council. Including tha "blackl f gasped Violet, regaining her breath. "You go to Chicago every two week I" whls- "Ooah I Whsrs's th rest of ItT - with no more compunction than If It had been nayor. ntrd with much pomp and oeremony. and hekmg l.ar.il d:ighlrdly with htm whll pared Blackl Woa.-e.ly. I . "Coming." replied th blue-whiskered detec n d vertlsmnt addrid to hlnvstlf. H read la deference to hi official capacity, Mr. Boy- lig.Jim Wallingford tyrned $0 ''"' Wurdec, lo.hy threw back hla heed and laugh, tv xcltedlr. The next Utter hould be her Mt,,,low,: . . . . , ier and Mr Kerr and Mr. fijorpfna allowed wiin th warm friendliness which had bean baartily. tlwugh Aa looked much concerned.' In ten or fifteen mlnutia. Maybe a!l of the ..Mjr r Mr- osby: I take pleauur .n Mayor Sawbeny to take up a poeitlon about f rowing between them ante the) men had vol aa- ' teierthcles. bam" ; : . ealllng your attention to th fact that your roy- two feet In front of them, and. in aolvmn array, aerad to roovr th lost fortune f th bauU "Naturally, they'd tell you that th first tw only an Instant th proprietor' Hat eve '' r steadily Increasing, being ll.llJ 0 for hts held formsllv acroea their Uft wrlata. they tut W a rden orphans. '....' .. thing." but b did not explain rt. "What elaef-- atared. then . suddenly he slammed down the this month an Increaae of nearly 1S over last awaited th attention cf th proprietor.. lf.ire w leave thl town, llttl Tl, well "Ton buy a pound of orris root st a Urn. pltchsr of Ice water, and dhed out of the ""nth. and of over Ir5 above the month pre- Mr. Closby cam forward with acant gradous- n Vfu.m vioua. l our iiui intiunani nn.i T.rv nrnm .. n.ss ana ppana-'ervilie stole from your estate." and to Ohio- with you I Listen I i pou (now your VloUt blue aottened a looked la at gecret 17'h water I hard In Bpanglervlll their "Uood sleuthing I" a p proved Cloeby. Blackl nw hurried to th connecting door h,- B y,: ,'nlrk. you.,a ,,e, 1 1" Bind threw It Of -en. net" annrova i'l,.-v,- rt.a ITAr tha Im-. U'l.. aiM t. ...L. H. v. . . W wer out aad looked at th property city council would probably call tne alsey It culmed. rhokjlng with taughler. "Thee hick which f?yai.glervill eonnacuted for Mr. Valla they knew 1 took a bath every morning. Whtl. will swallow anything. fend th girls ove', end bis clliue. right after th death of Mr. I'm at It. I don't mind answering to th revs "lck, lo post Cloeby " Warden." olrved Aunt fatty Indignantly. . "Jt f ny grime. What ar theyr' a. "I can't bellev It cheekled Wallingford. "I must ke w-jrlh a hundred laouaJid dullarg t fliu burn light In your window tin after - guess the girls had better eome back and 00 r- Um raliroed ' rnldnlghl I .Tour ault-caae Is yellow, and your ; rvborat. ao there won't be aay hitch." It v get tb original valuatloa) of forty hand-bag Is brown I Yvtt ahlp wooden boaea t ''Uio," agreed blackie. I sfia.ll wear purpla" m a sample of tha Bpanglervlll city water for ... Iw.l. Tli mayor laid down that letter on th table pefwre him, and viewed It with bulging eyes, "He' been using th city water!" he puffed "Exactly." agreed Walllnrford. lnipectlng th absorbed mayor with acant liking. "Your water poaaeaeee fume delicate chemical pmnertr which wsjiae U Vehly valuabl to Mr. . Cloeby. in g '"Well?" he demanded peremptorily. The mayor cleared his throat. "W rep.-eaetit Fpans'erville. the ivople, and tha city council " he !exan aonnnnisly, ard W kt-d back at bis follower to e if they wer prorl? s'jpiMirtlng him His yv was attracted im-neil ately lo one of the how wln-iows. Iinwewr. as vn jl the pan of which was -Inly isresed the noe of a fae otherwise entirely cone led by a radiating piuk beard ot the most inflammatory anaxchiailc typ.B Needle to aay, that fao wag Blackie "Very well," responded Mr. Closby. hi rats ;! r?vlnf , ? " th wirVdowf l?ch winked ahutC moment, successively thl'J' .? Zom V ih? ?r" of th lty council that you hv found th city water of une. necessity, and profit In an art manufacture known as O ased" Inlay. Is thla alligation truS? w.n. .,w com9 ."Vth r" "t tms body.' went on the mayor, "that you have made over forty thousand rloUar. froni this patent in less than three years, and that youe taking in yea? Ul?hT.r 7"ir-" thousand d5il J. 'a' ST- 1" th" allegation true?" I refuse to answer." 7t'vSf3 ?r km p-yn tha7 ahn-ST. .lmPO"'ble ,not to look again at tnat show-window, but Mavor fia.h.rV, .V MooV aVth 5S S over the manufacture of your Glaied Inl. thfn fn,a.n"Un,C,P"i cha", you SJl thing for the us of our valuable resource .h 3y you a fair and reaaonabl royaTty on thl output Th ouestlon before us, fo? dlsSalon! ate and friendly argument. Is? "What 1? the least royalty that will aatisfy ytra" ' th A fond light kindled In Henry Closby's eves he yryrmedt'nem th"P " -Sieis a sir FkZ" n ,nd ,or y"r kind I MtenUon 1 Bid you a pleasant good morning." H bowed dark ?.X. iTm.V0rmalUy' and 8trod ""' o"nJ rT ,JiUl" ervu man. who waa now Inspect- .7onMhtyfntentS f 'ach ""wth P?Sfv- i.hIiIU,yor n1 ,n cotnmltte wer speech less with rage, surprise, and many other emol lions too conipllcated to assort Bom, vigoroi0. e?1!!nC,,'on. mlKht- nevertheless, have ml 'ne of thtm lf ther hl ppred"t thnt moment above tha board fence a faca wesrlng yellow Dundreary's a foot lonr and I Ihi. fLhur, WgZil Needlisto v ?Um Be,onf1 to T31ackla Daw ; and th mavor was so disconcerted by the sight tha Slit. part 5f p"n ot nl- cheeks; he turned and em!5J:dcorSe.U.t f lh "t0re' M, & dstectlve now wearing a flawless Vandyki , m.t them with three pparate hints. ""et on h'" trail!" -he- declared. "H ha .''.ow'trfonr. 'Sfipj&sgsz !3 They had Intended tiv "dicker" with Mr byt,f?r 7 m.?'!y reka s mlB" be necesl enry, but Hlackle's latest news rather unset them. If Closhy had sold his store and wm going away that very night, never to return, they were quite likely to lose forever a mtinN e'Pol .enterprise based on Bpanglervllle only Tln," "Jtur, '"""co. wKlclf al?lad" p2 d a profit of nearly twenty-five thousand dollurs ?.vemf.:. n hhlH ' ,rnurt, ddd the lmmenw revenues to be derived from applying the won derful Clased Inlay to furniture 1 as tha result of their deliberation the city clerk wits sent to Mr. Closby with an offer of ten thousand dollars and a royalty for hi. T..r.Slt.:!Zc'erki!am"vba'c,t w-th counter-offr of sixty thousand cash. royaJty0"7 counc11 offere twenty thouamnd. an Th answer wa th same.' They offered thirty thoussnd. and no royalty Same answer! ' ' Blackl Daw. wearing a Francis Josef mske-up.' dashed in upon th worried city council with another stolen telegram. It waa from Chicago. and aald : " . "6hall yon pleas -come to on hundred and twenty-flv South CUrk Street. Antonio Scerlattl." That telegram settled tha business; th my, teryof It waa what did th work I Just thirty minutes before the bnk closed, the city council accepted Henry Closby's offer offer of sixty thousand dollar cash, for hla patent on the proces of making Glased Inlay, and for hla written agreement never to angag In that or a similar enterprise, aa long a he lived, nor to sanction such an enterprise. Also, st their dictation, he wrote a letter to Mr. Tuttle, aa vising that art agent of the sal, and that th Glased Inlay, henceforth and forever, waa the property of the Bpanglervtlle city council. Before the saven-thirty pulled out that night. Wallingford, Blackie and Henry Closby sat In the drawing-room of the Warden ladles, count ing money ! "Blxty thousand dollars." announced Walling ford. beaming at the pile of bills, and turning a triumphant glance at Fanny. "Here's Mr. Cloeby' flv thousand, and here's fifteen thou, sand to th expense fund, and hare' 8 pan pi er ville'a forty thousand contribution to th Resti tution Fund," and he handed th thick packet to Aunt fatty with a pleasant "bow. Blackie aaid nothing. H wa grinning aerenely into the blue eye of Violet Warden : and she wa gaxlng Into th black ya of Blpckie. "The committee!" suddenly cried Fanny. There they came, pounding down from the official bus, the Mayor and hi three closest councllmen. "We want Henry Closby to sign thlg tele gram !" .puffed the Mayor breathlessly. "The city council' 11 pay for It !" 1 "Gentlemen, you have made a hideous mis take.'' he told them, aa he handed th Mayor tha telegram. "Mr. Closby ha never made a fenny from th Glased Inlay, and he jurt re used to sell th patent to a furnitur factory, because the best offer he could get wa fly hun dred dollars. I hav my information front th slauthograph." "If a II 1" gulped the' mayor. "You oan't fool us I W seen Ills bank statement 1" "Those receipt consisted entirely of royalties from the sale or plaster dogs,1' Wallingford suavely explained. "From what t" gasped the mayor. "Plaster dogs." repeated Wallingford calmly, and frem his pocket he produced a copy of the ctnine whose forlornneaa had started Henry Cloiby on the road to a comfortable fortune. The consternation on the faoea ot the four member of th committee was a th balm of Gllead to the soul of Henry Cloeby. and Blsekl. ttttng opposite him. and studying in friendly admiration tha whlsksred face or the artist, msds a suddsn discovery. "You're about a week late In your trip t Chicago, aren't you?" h Inquired. "How do you know?" sharply asked Closby, turning on him a scared countenance. "By the streaks of rust In your chinchillas,' laughed Blackie. tickled immeasurably with hi discovery. "Am I eome detective?" I am!" and he jumped up from th table, while Violet gigrled, and Fanny Uughed, and Aunt PaUy blushed. ' "Wher ar you golngf demanded Closby, lumping up also, hts usually ruddy fee now turning scarlet as he glanced at tha ladle 'To explain th fatal mystery !" repl'ed Blackie "It'll. t!rg them worse than any thing !" "No, you don't f cried Closby, starting after htm; but Blaeki had. already passed Walllnr ford at ths door, and waa leaning out over tha platform whll th conductor wa (winging hi lantern. "Antonio Boerlattl !" ha called In clarion tone. "Robber !" yelled the committee. Henry CJoshv laid hold of Blsckle' coat-tail. "Hist!" shouted fclacki. "I know Henry Closby' secret 1" Closby reached farther and grabbed him by th shoulders. "Antonio Scerlittl P shrieked Blackl. a th) train moved away. "Yeer- ncouraged th mayor, quivering wit MjrtniM. "He is in Italian r el'ed Blsckle. and laugh. Ing nlmaelf limp, allowed Hsnry Cloeby to mill him inside. " - ,Tv'h"t'1h fuss?" sked Wallingford, as h followed them back to the Ubl7 """ " " Closhy grinned sheepishly Mi'."?!,!.,0' V.1 '" ,Y4 t"r-M confessed, blushing, and he revealed ths dark secret of his lln .h?!Le5?.. di" hlni hat he was going to liln "lal irosslp of Bpanglervlll. that Tv rT .hrr5.0.rh'a, v,rT 0 weeks, for th laVVhl !,." ra" to Antonio Bcerlattt dy tAaetker Adveatsur Neat Week.) t V