Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-12-24


clew to IL search for HIMSELF
Every probably"
"Do YOU think man so worried
would don an identically similar pair
and 20 into so conspicuous place as "A
theater:'
well, what do you argue them"
Either that you have been grossly
mistaken, or that the man with the
thumb is not the man wanted"
"You are dscouragiug.
81 do not mean to be SO; we must be
cautious in SO important a matter as an
arrest.
you must see the man yourself then"
replied Dorison, much nettled. 81 can
do no more than tell you have found
man whose right hand corresponds pre-
cisely in every particular, even to the
peculiar prominence OF the second
knuckle, to the hand you want, and
who wears a glove precisely similar to
the one ! saw yesterday morning. Now"
continued Dorison growing more ear
nest, when examined that glove paid
less attention to the form of the hand 1t
indicated than to the make, kind and
color of the glove-particularly the
color. accepted your description of
the hand as true On seeing it saw it
was one of the kind Il man Of fashion
would wear in the evening"
"Ah!" cried Cathcart, interested.
Follow up that point. Tell me what
you mean
The man who wore it was in full
dress. Fashions laws are memorable.
At present it prescribes just that kind
of a glove for evening wear, just that
color. Probably ten thousand men wore
Just such a 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 was a Bit of dandy
This man Is.
You have made a point" said the
old man The man we want, besides
having big thumb and prominent
| FONTS was tall and slim, with brown
! hair
Dorisons face fell He had forgotten
this requirement He hesltated to reply.
well" said Cathcart, docs your
man answer to that
NO" replied Dorison sullenlv. "1c
was short and plump, his hair was light,
"a golden color
Then ue is either not the man we
want, on we have come upona variation in
our theory. However, added Catncart
that is not to say your information Is
not important. Upon the contrary, it
IS highly so You must follow him up
make his acquaintance, gain his regard
and if possible get on terms of intimacy
with MIN When Won have found out
mis- haunts must get Il look at him.
You would do all this believing he is
uOt our man, asked Dorison, with some
thlns of Il sheer.
i believe nothing" replied the old
man testify, but diabelieve nothing
iou Jump at conclusions. 1t is bal
fault, especially in an inquiry like the
one we are engaged IN. You came here
certain you had found the murderer
Now, upon the expression Of possib
ioubt, you are certain he is not. Vel
on have shown me flaw in my rea
,uning. neither believe nor GisbelievC
this stage Of the game. am oper
% conviction on all sides. This MAJ
] With the thumb must be followed up
| Dbrain his uame-all about him.
-! had two chances at him last night
saw Alm afterwari AT the hoffman,
"lu9eed Was he aIone;'
Yes, at the Hoffman Though man
vino had crossed my path twice befor,
,iuring the day accosted him"
"A friend
"Evidrutly not. My man was cole
and naughty toward hiln-came as nea
giving him dead cut as he could with
out doing So"
"WhO and what was the other:"
To answer that question involved
statement Of the episode of rescuing Mis-
Eustace, the call Of the father, and tn
strange incident upon the corner 0
Third avenue and Twenty-ninth street
When Dorison finished, the old man
who had been an attentive listener, said
THE meeting Of these two men wa
mysterious Something wrong there
So this man spoke to your man, eh?"
, YES, attempted to, but was repellet
by the other"
wa I-ASldtt ulSCONC lti SOAl SlIOllI
4 resemblance to your father. You mus
4 follow that mp, You mast cultivate hi
acquaintance
40 what end?"
: 'lIc wac intimate with your father
= and You may find him valuable in soly
ing the mystery Of that unfinished lei
ter
Oh" exclaimed Dorison, with pecu
v lar emphasis, II had supposed that il
= quiry was lost sight Of in the superb
a importance Of the other"
r The old man keenly regarded the otht
Is he gave expression to the slight sa
uaSm,
-, DO you not know" said Cathcart in
, pressiyely, that in the revelation of IL
a mystery of one the mystery of the otht
will be revealed