The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-10-03
MR.. BUSTON'S EYE.
Amazing Detective Work Per-
formed by That Organ.


Amazing Detective Work Per-
formed by That Organ.
MIR. Buston, wholesale wine and
spirit merchant, had won success in
many lines. Active and energetic in
lis ways. he had established prosper
Jus business, and acquired consider
lble fortune. A liberable subscriber
ind rousing speaker, he had gained
position of some influence among the
'ank and file of the conservative party.
An infatuated primrose Lacquer, he
aad attracted the notice of some of the
smart people who patronize that home
or lost snobs, and was actually on nod
ling terms with several persons of
title. OF all this he was very proud,
IS he might reasonably be; but there
Eas something else of which he was far
9rouder. With him success in business,
politics and in the world Of fashion
vas not half SO delightful as success as
physiognomista and amateur detective
As he himself said, if there was any
hing upon which he prided himself it
vas his eye.
''Ah, I've a wonderful eye!' he used
% say. II can see through and through
man. The human face is an open
book to me, and I'm never mistaken in
What read there. And it's not the
ace alone that read; see through Il
mans behavior. The rogue who tries
10 look honest; the criminal who tries
20 look innocent-none of them ever
escapes my eye. Yes. sir, I'm a born
detective; never suspect Il man with
>ut cause. If there were q few men in
he police like me there wouldn't be so
many undiscovered murders, and if
here were a few men in the world like
ne there wouldn't be SO many political
1umbugs about. Yes, sir, l can see
through impostors and rascals of all
descriptions, and it's all my eye."
Mr.. Buston's attention was first at
racted to his remarkable visual organ
oy a very sensational adventure. Many
fears before, a bank cashier, after COM
hitting extensive embellishments. alb
aonded. The police made great efforts
% trace him. but his flight was SO skill
'ully conducted that they could follow
.Ie trail no further than Liverpool. 1t
VAS believed that he had sailed thence
% America, and careful inquiries were
made there, but without result. Mr..
BustOn had mover seen the man him
;elf the only idea he had of his ap-
oearance was derived from the portrait
ind description OF him issued by the
police. One evening the wine mer-
chant was dining at rather a fast West
End restaurant, when his attention was
attracted to gentleman who was
lining with a lady at q neighboring
able. TO Mr.. Buston's eye the man
aad 4 sinister and yet familiar look.
lie watched him closely, and soon came
10 the conclusion that he was disguised,
The mustache being false and the blue
glasses being worn not to protect, but
20 hide, the eyes. Before Mr.. Buston
aad watched him long the stranger OBJ
served him, and became obviously
most uneasy under the examination.
Soon, although he and his lady ac-
1uaintance had not finished their din
ner, the stranger rose to so. AS he
lid so, the truth flashed upon Mr..
Bustons mind. The person was mono
other than the absconding cashier.
Following him to the street. Mr.. Buston
gave him in charge to the first police
nan he met.
Naturally, Mr. Buston's extraordin-
Ary acuteness in detecting the criminal
IN so complete disguise and in so un-
expected d quarter created consider
able excitement and attracted much
attention. At the trial he was compli-
nented by the grand jury, the prose-
cutting counsel. and the presiding Judge,
and laudatory notices of him appeared
in several newspapers. The wine mer-
chant. in fact, was a seven days hero.
This adventure, as has been said,
attracted Mr.. Buston's attention to his
possession of wonderful eye. Once
aware of this valuable possession, he
became filled with violent and in
satiable desire to use it. His business
took up too much of his time to allow
him to Investigate every mysterious
crime which occurred in the metropo-
lis; still, in spite of its claims. he
found opportunities to dip into any
one of more than usual interest. Toe
frequently in such cases he had tc
abandon his inquiries, not because
they were proving fruitless, but be.
cause he could not spare the time nee.
sssary to make them fruitful. But on
several occasions, when he happened
to have leisure for a thorough investi'
cation, he contributed greatly to put.
ting the police on the right track.
And not only did Mr.. Buston from
time to time assist in investigating
crimes-he was always on the lookout
for criminals. Everywhere he wen
he kept his eye open for suspicious
looking individuals. If he happened
upon any body answering that de
scription he would 60 much out of hi!
way to follow him up, and discover
where he lived and who he was. Some
times this led to nothing, but occa
sionally the results were absolutely
J amazing.
That was the case once when Mr.
Buston went to spend day or two a
,Folkestone, where his friend and fellow
wine merchant, Mr.. Ginner, was staying
It was Mr.. Buston's custom when abou
to enter q train to walk along tn
platform and keenly scrutinize the pas
sengers, to see If among them he coult
o.A one whose appearance Of bearing