Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-12-06

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about Is EUStdcc."
Early the next morning, even before
he had breakiaSted, DOrison sought the
old detective at his room. -,
,'Have you found your glovemaker?
asked Cathcart as he entered.
~ have something much better, re-
piled DoriSon. The man Win tue
thumb" ,, IA
..You are expeditions said the old
man, so coOlly as to dampen the ardor oil
the Younger enc, who rather sntlci-
pated an Outburst Of surprise ana eN-
element.
lit was purely BY accident" he said.
'.Well, tell me the story, and begin at
the beginning"
Thus adjured, his enthusiasm re-
pressed by the total lack Of it IN the
other. DorisOn began with his entrance
into the theater, emitting no detail.
When he had finished, Cathcart SHOOK
his head obviously.
"What is wrong?' anxiouslY querleo
Dorison. DO you think l erred In per
hitting the young fellow 10 get away
without learning his name?
.,No; that can be easily obtained. But
I distrust the conclusions OF your intor-
nation.
Dorison was puzzled and said so.
Il mean this. said the old detective.
Not only did you lind hand which
answers perfectly to the one want, but
Won found an exact mate 70 the glove
which YOU examined yesterday morning.
You have found too much. If YOU had
found the hand without the glove, or the
glove without the hand, ] would feel
better satisfied You have found so
much at the frst blush, which being eS-
tablished would almost justify immedl-
ate arrest, il shakes my confidence. /
avn afraid your Imagination ran away
with you"
mot in this instance" said Dorison,
highly displeased and disposed TO resent
meut. There could possibly De no mis-
take.
INV sensation is one Of disappoint-
ment, and l give great heed TO my SEN
sations. Perhaps you may be entirely
right. But let me present a considera-
ton to you. You do not doubt that the
man who lost the glove failed TO dis
cover mis- loss, DO yOu?'
"NO."
"Then having done so, recOllecting
where he removed it, and having COM
mitted the murders, don't you think he
would be worried over the loss and
would fear that by it he had given
clew TO q search for himselt2'
Every probably"
'Do you think a man so worried
would don an identically similar pair
and 60 into so conspicuous place as
tkeatre?"
"WeH, what do you argue then?"
EITHER that you have been grossly
mistaken, or that the man with the
thumb is not the man wanted
"You are discouraging.
~ do not mean 10 be so; we must be
cautious in so important matter as an
arrest
.sYou must see the man yourself
then" replied DorisOn, much nettled.
~ can do 10 more than tell you ] have
found a man whose right hand CORE
spends precisely in every particular,
even to the peculiar prominence Of the
second knuckle, TO the hand you want,
and who wears q glove precisely similar
10 the one / saw yesterday morning.
Now" continued DOriSon, growing
more earnest, when l examined thai
glove I paid less attention TO the form
of the hand Il indicated than to tho
make, Kind and color OF the glOve-par-
ticularly the color. accepted your de-
scriptiou of the hand as true. On see
ing 10 I saw 10 was one Of the kind a
man Of fashion would wear in the even
ing"
"Ahw cried Cathcart. interested.
Follow up thatpoint. Tell me what
you mean?"
The man who wore il was in full
dress. Fashions laws are memorable
AT present il prescr,beS Just that kind
Of 4 glove for evening wear, Just that
color. Probably 10000 men wore Just
such q glove last night In the cities OF
the east. Now, that Young man, put
ting on full dress, would naturally draw
on one of that kind. You said the man
who wore the glove vas a biz Of a dandy.
This man is"
you have made a point" said the
having a large thumb and prominent
Joints, was tall and slim, with brown
hair"
Dorison's face fell. lie had forgotten
this requirement. He heSitated TO reply.
"Well," said Cathcart, does your
man answer 10 thGt?'
"No, replied DOriSon SUHenly. He
was short and plump, his hair was light,
golden color"
Then he is either not the man we
want, or We have come upon variation
in our theory. However" added Cath
cart, ''that is not 70 say your infOrma-
ton is not important. Upon the con-
trary, il is highly so. You must follow
him up;make his acquaintance, gain his
regard, and il possible get on terms Of
intimacy with him. When YOU have
found out his hauntS must get a look
at him"
"YOu would DO all this. believing he
Is not our man?" asked DcriSon, with
something OF sheer.
u believe nothing replied the old
man testify, "but disbelieve nothing.
You jump at conclusions. 1t is bad
fault, especially in an inquiry like the
one we are engaged in. You came here
certain you had found the marderer.
Now, upon the expression of q possible
doubt, you are certain be is not. Yet
you have shown me flaw In my reason
ing. neither believe nor disbelieve at