The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-05-29

The two young men presented
striking contrast in appearance. Frank
Hoyt. the clerk, was plain-featured
and somewhat stupid fellow, punctillous
in his manner and habits, and the sole
support of a widowed mother Ii Macy
cherished respect for any law without
the pale of his favOrite science, II was
the law of precedent 1t would De en-
tirely unprecedented in the annals OF
real life or romance for the homely. I'M
calmly, steady-going emPioye 10 .urn
with his handsome face, pleasant piue
eve, and careless ways. was really ma,
terial from which to construct the typicai
rogue. As if to confirm his Judgment,
an old recollection arose. The lac.
father. old Major Markham. a man VINO
had all his life commanded universal
trust and respect, had been found one
day making off with bundle OF bonds
snatched from a compartment In
friends safe. The shock of detection
had been too much for the Major.
stroke of paralysis had checked MS
rambling explanations, and he never
spoke again. +,
The missing quantity was found. In
his mind Macy promptly formulated a
neat little algebraic equation. conai-
toned upon certain primary equahties
of values, which ran as follows:
Good looks plus the knowledge thereon eqia'
Hereditary frs' influence plus temptation equal
craft
Following a rule of universal expert
ence and reasoning back from the
premises, on the automatic principle
| that things that are equal to the same
thing are equal to each other. his confl-
dental secretary was a villain and a
rascal. He watched the young men
closely all that day. Hoyt plodded
through his duties rs usual. and greeted
his employer with the stolid repose OF q
man whose mind and conscience are al
rest. On the other hand, Singular
hesitation was perceptible in Markham
manner. He looked up apprehenslvely
whenever he was addressed, and seemed
several times on the point of max n
some important communication. bu
shrank back with an unaccu stoned
reticence when Macy, with a grave ant
serious air, endeavored to encourage hi
confidence.
A bright thought occurred to Macy
as he turned his latch-key in the doc
that night In the solution of diificul
problem he always held thai two head
were better than one, as the very differ
ence in their structure led them to adop
different tactics. 1t had been the dear
est wish of his heart to make hi
daughter a proselyte to his science, bu
she had hitherto displayed a lamenta5i
Indifference to the subject. In thl
case. he reflected that she could not IA
to take a personal interest, as both
the Young men were frequent visitor
to his house.
"Tlssa," he had dropped the frs
, SYLLABLE of her name in Difference t
her girlish prejudices against logs
r rithms.
Eyes, fatherP" She was doing tn
!, honors of the table very..prettily. as sh
sat opposite him in dark blue gown
W tn a bunch of tea roses at her throa
!, II have made painful discovery tt
day; have thief in my office"
:sThiefr' The girl came near droT
, ping the little Japanese teapot in ne
agitation, but he failed to observe tn
: sudden pallor that oyerspread her fac
{ sit lies between the two boys, N
4 dear" he said. calmly.
. but of course your suspicious c:
= point to only one," the girl cried, ma
g inc a desperate effort to initiate b
- placidity OF manner, and ignominiou
d ly failing.
, Mr.. Macy paused with an olive
Al tween his fingers. and eyed his daug
a ter with open admiration. Really q
IS was encouraging. He had not expect
ii such sagacity from one so young. A
ID how coolly she uttered the words.
n. had half suspected her OF a preditectl
re for Markham. With such quick r.
ts soning powers at eighteen, what mig
or she not prove at forty. But he q
o. swered her with gravity and cautie
r. She should form an unbiased judgme
o. al own, my dear, that my suspicIc
Of have turned in one direction; bu
w shall place the case in your hands
No. the present l want the help OF yo
wv opinion. You are frequently thro
to into the Young mems society. Obsel
adj them carefully, note their habits
he thought, weigh their characteristic
n. Remember that there is not the slight
lly atom of proof against either As
his Tissa." He had risen and passed arou
in behind her chair, upturning her +;
of between his hands. ELISA, l sho
regard it as great triumph ii yor
ice mere girl, by the sheer force Of I'M
m lec.ual analysis, should succeed in
' a covering what the sharpest detecti
os- might find it difficult to fathom."
in spoke with depressed enthusiasm,
nth the Young girl shivered as she listen
eds Macy himself was not inactive As
ne. weeks went by, but he found almost
md surmountable obstacles in the wa,
inc bringing the guilty man to book. In
les blind confidence in the honor OF his
ich ployes, he had placed scarcely
ed. check on their actions. Despairin
in last in his efforts to determine the gu
ale party by any process of mental lnsl
,ot. he resorted to more prosaic meth,
ion endeavorIng to ascertain if either OF
INF. men had incurred any unusual eNpe
,ck' lures, or been specializing in stock
and the sly. Failing in these lines of in
had tigat.on, he tried to decoy the rol
ire. with tempting bait of gold notes;
the it was evident that alarm had
a taken and the thief was on his GU
,ose Macy's suspicious oscillated from OIL
avs the other. but always returned
Won added conviction to the handsome
res, low who came and went in these
RES with a singular tiightiness of ac
ma. Macy became convinced that Mark
tric meditated flight. aud resolved to
,oor a sharp LOOKOUT lor Hill VI s'o'