The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-10
WHY DO MEN sNORES
a Mystery ExPertiy EiucidsteA ~ fslis
Inspector Steers.

AnsRcctof btoerps
Just before the big clock on the Thirtieth
street station house struck on election morn
ing peculiar melody echoed through the
building and awoke Capt Reilly with . start
and brought Sergeant Paddy Lane to his feet
behind the desk In the assembly room. No.
body had ever heard anything like Il before.
ut began with soft cadence like the soughing
OF the night breeze In the trees in June Then
!! 1t swelled with rich tremolo like the vox hu-
mana tone OF church organ in some grand
hymn. Anon It died away gradually into q
plaintlve sigh something like the comfortable
gutteral that man who has dined we'll some
times emits as he leans back at peace with the
whole world and prepares to tackle his after
dinner concha Then It broke forth afresh at
a high pitch. very like the boiler Of ferryboat
as 1t is preparing to get up steam. and scared
for while In q prolonged. even volume Of
@ For tsas sy nass
was repeated with great regularity.
90. Then he no OF sudden door opened and Ser
.,sSf Y; f%ess he cried e. Ae osqsh.
Brought that caiiiope into IKE statienp rs
ard sPbt sisre ta IKE that with
The Sergeant looked haggard and worn.
IS s sIr
d6s EFF Gle Il Sss
Thought twas big Westinghouse air brake"
seaNt shsdsn shSsqsf .n Ser
E.s tSSsisssSs and = liz
sias ai sa ss sIsea Lane
Sns c' TRs asd
s sheGtea him 1n ou dazed way The adjective
Sergeant sterniy. It's the only s term can can
recall that even family expresses the stu
"Wake him up and stop It." cried tho
Ssa.t allow any fhaiisuoas ssnass around
Sergeant Sheldon acted with alscrity upon
the order OF his chief. He bounced upon Ser
eans INNS sa apd shook hin ygarously The
while before tired out. and had fallen len SOUND
asleep the moment he struck the bed He had
tseed e9aons q
s%ss sAs sS ssst nsss
bsy nns b Ghsss ere the Captains orders
ss sydfii SEsyi!Is who's a,sn0,'ns never
sented Sergeant Sheldon quickly. "Hobody In
creation, ever emitted any .halituous uproar
ss t oato sns EFT &
The complex and .variegated respiration
melody began anew the moment Tins closed
despair and gave up hope Of Reformation that
night They tossed about. uneasiIy till sheer
made then tSaN to the
:. Convinced BY their combined assurance in
Sergeant Tins promised to discover the rss:
son and secure remedy. He first got hold OF
SSse sf ths sna n th
flung at his performance and when Inspector
Steers came in at night jumped at him with
NpS: here's something .. to answer. Inspeo-
mouth open instead Of through the nose lose The The
the sa that Is IN
skin. and hence thesn It is very common
The, learned Sergeant heaved sigh. Then
." :. Ar the remedy Whats the remedy"
mouth shut"
Suppose it opens Of Its own accord2"
undes your ehn oose hs viii e cut amy amy
eaesps has so ant nss {
The nose hasn't anything at all to do with the
sothsspiIn there 8oq might Sits ths end Of
On election night the Captain called to
Sergeant Tins. as the latter was going to bed.
with surprise in his tone:
o, "What are you doing with that nightcap.
That ant niREhtsep; oapsaIn :; the Scr
e obey that
I've g got on 70 the mystery" exclaimed Ser
tentiyely to Inspector steers's scientific analy-
Smiths North Ame erica Iad h, and Marx Az
too weary to hold itself in place when. he went
to sleep. Hence this here halituous slamit or
that sheldon talked
about"
his associate, He had discovered In the In
ypector's exclamation ANOTHER great truth for
Sergeant Albertfon on what Knew and
Have Found Out"
On New Years Day Inspector Steers is to de-
eide whether Sergeant Tins knows more than