Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-11-11
The Man With Thumb.
BY w. c. HUDSON.
(Barclay North.

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 Dorison's private life, Cousin NettlemanY' he asked sud- denly. "Was he given to intrigues with women?"
 MT. Nettleman was indignant and in Irms at once
 "No, sir" he replied emphatically. No purer man in his private life ever lived. Of that 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?"
 "I say it because it is true. From'the moment he married his wife he was'a devoted husband and a pure man."
 "His 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 a man of fashion, as Cathcart called it, the old detective made his appearance at Dorison's rooms. It was early in the morning before the young man was out of bed. He pushed himself into the sleeping room and sat himself upon the bed as he talked.
 "l have found out who transferred by s,, ,x-4o Fl, ct ffN Mrs. Parish" he said without preface. "After a search which carried me to Buffalo, found that the man had been dead year. l have made diligent search for MT. Parish, and have not found person who ever heard of him. I have, however, picked up great many trifes which will in time, no doubt, be of value. have been hoping to find 8 starting place for you"
 "I thought you had abandoned me to my fate as fashionable rounder," said the young man lightly.
 "No," replied Cathcart seriously. But want you to make systematic study of hands"
 "Of what" said Dorison, perplexed by the seeming irrelevancy of the remark. "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 have de- scribed to you"
 "And finding such hand arrest the body to which it is attached, supposeT' ''No; inform me. Find his name, oc- cupation and surroundings" ? "Ah, an easy matter surely when you've caught your bird" "Here," continued the detective, talk , ing out we'll filled wallet and extract ing paper from it, lis a 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 talk on the peculiarity of hands that glovemakers meet with, anG perhaps you may stumble upon the mak , CT of the glove have told you about"
 "That ought to be easy"
 "Now, don't go too fast" said Cath = cart warningly. ''It is by no means a' easy as you think-that is, to do it with out arousing suspicion. People do no l. like detectives except in books, and i you give them reason to suspect you t be one, you will find the bars up agains you. Again, you are liable to direct tn attention of the police to yourself, and = particularly desire to avoid that. Nov one word more and I'm off. 1 wan 'S you to meet me at police head quarters at eleven precisely this morn
 ing. Not before that hour, because
 don't want those fellows to get at yo
 as they will be sure to do; not after tha
 hour, for l don't want to wait a mo
 ment."
 he With this he was gone Dorison COT s1 sn suited his watch and found he woul es have barely time to dress and breakfas eT es So he hurried into his bath. ut At eleven, as he turned into Mulberr he street from Bleecker, he saw Cathcal
 approaching from Houston. They mt
 at the foot of the steps of the polio
 headquarters.
 "One moment before we enter" sai
 Cathcart. Answer no leading questio nd except by evasion. l want you here {
 make study of that glove. If you haI - the slightest aptitude for this bushes
 from @ close examination of the gloJ
 you can gain an intelligent knowledg
 of the character of the hand you are II seek. And let me tell you there is much character in hand as in fac
 Impress it on your memory, burn it i
 and when you have fastened it on yo1 - mind, turn to me and say, No, nev
 saw this glove. l do not recognize i
 Do you understand"
 Assuring the old man he did, Doris' followed him into the building and in VI the office of the detective we have twi Vo met before in the course of our narr
 tive The detective himself was seat |, in his office chair, his feet stretched oU E. his hands in his pockets, his chin on . breast and his face wearing a gloom
 perplexed expression.
 As he perceived his visitor he brigl GSI ened up and rose to greet Cathcart
 "Ah," he said," am glad you ha
 come. l was this moment desiring see you. Have you anything new" ,OI "I have something to say to you,"
 piled Cathcart gravely. "But first
 want my friend Dudley to see that gle ?, we found"