Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-11-22
SETTING UP A MAN OF FASHION

CdthcGrt took Il, and, moUtng the glass,
handed 1t 10 DortSOn.
Within a week after this conversation
Dorison was in occupation OF comfort
able suite Of apartments in Twenty
ninth street.
Through the agency Of old Mr.. Nettle-
man he had gathered a stock Of such
fashionable clothing as he had not had
since the days prior to his fathers death.
He was in enjoyment Of an income over
and above his salary OF two hundred
dollars a month with which to support
his pretensions, supplied by Mr.. Nettle-
man. Also he was connected nominally
with a mercantile house in the lower
part Of the city, and this also through
Mr.. Nettleman, who had taken friend
in his confidence, and given Dorson
thereby n standing other than that Of a
mere idler of the town. And in addition
he had brought the yonng man into
pleasant relations with several young
men, sons of his friends.
Ali this was in pursuance Of the sug-
gestons of Cathcart, and though he did
not inform DoriSon as to his reasons, he
did his cousin. The reasons were not so
much that Dorison could aid in the cap
ture OF the murderer as that he saw
that any explanation OF Reuben Dori-
sons strange letter was TO be obtained
in the circle In which he had moved.
And he hoped to edge the younger Dori-
son into it without his identity being
known.
Cathcart had theory as to Reuben
Dorisons connection with the Parishes
which he kept closely to himself. In
what direction it tended may be i'm
agined from this brief exchange with
his Cousin Nettleman one evening when
they were together.
"What was Reuben Dorson's private
life, Cousin Nettleman?" he asked sud-
denly. "Was he given to intrigues
with women?"
Mr.. Nettleman was indignant and in
arms at once.
mo, SIR" he replied, emphatically.
"No purer man In his private life ever
lived. OF that l am certain. His home
life was perfectly happy"
"Are you saying that because you
think you must be loyal TO the memory
of your dead friend, or because you be-
lieve it,"
81 say it because it is true. From
the moment he married his wife he was
a devoted husband and pure man."
Ibis wife died how many years ago?"
"She died the first year he moved into
Twenty-third street-in eighteen hun
dred and fifty-one."
"Ah, twenty-eight years ago."
Whatever he thought, he was exceed
ingly busy in these days, leaving Dori-
son much to himself. About two weeks
after the young man had entered upon
his second career as man OF fashion,
as Cathcart called it, the old detective
made his appearance at Dorison's
rooms. 1t was early in the morning be-
fore the young man was out Of bed. He
pushed himself into the sleeping room
and sat upon the bed as he talked.
Il have found out who transferred
by deed that house in Sixteenth street
to Mrs. Parish" he said without pre-
face. After a search which carried
me to Buffalo, / found that the man had
been dead year. / have made diligent
search for Mr.. Parish, and have not
found a person who ever heard OF him.
| have, however, picked up great
many triles which will in time, 10
doubt, be OF value. / haye been hop
ing TO find starting place for YOU"
81 thought you had abandoned me to
nv fate as fashionable rounder," said
the young man lightly.
NO" replied Cathcart seriously.
"But l want you to make systematic
study OF hands"
"Of'what?" said Dorison, perplexed
by the seeming irrelevancy of the re-
mark.
"a study OF the hands of the young
men OF your acquaintance. You must,
as l have indicated before, look high
and low for such hand as l have de-
scribed to you"
"And finding such hand arrest the
body to which it is attached, sup
pose?"
"No; inform me. Find his name, oc-
cupation and surroundings.
"Ah! an easy matter. surely when
you've caught the bird"
Here" continued the detective, TAX
ing out well filled wallet and extract
ing a paper from it, lis complete list
of all places where they make gloves TO
order. You must visit each place and
order gloves for yourself, and while do
ing so get up a talk on the popularity
Of hands that glovemakers meet with,
and perhaps you may stumble upon the
maker of the glove l have told you
about"
THAT ought to be easy"
Now, don't go too fast" said Cath
cart warningly. at is by no means as
easy as you think-that is, to DO IL with
out arousing suspicion. People do not
like detectives except in books, and IL
you give them reason TO suspect you to
be one, you will lind the bars up against
you. Again you are liable to direct the
attention Of the police to yourself, and ]
particularly desire TO avoid that Now,
one word more. and I'm OF. Iwant you
to meet me at police headquarters at
IL precisely this morning. Not before
that hour, because l don't want those