The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-01-16

i nflmedlareIy IN 'front.' OF him sat gen
tle,nan with whom he had slight ac-
qnaintance. Beside this acquaintance,
evidently his companion, sat a young
man whose countenance he noted was
the most attractive he "','l ever seen in
q man. Somewhat plul.. p and fair, good
humor, intelligence and refinement
reigned in it. lie further noted that
the young man WIS endowed with Il
head of hair which should by right have
been bestowed upon one of the other
sex. for it was pure golden. fine, soft.
silky and curly. From time to time. as
interest in the play tagged, Dorison
turned to look at that kindly. winsoine
! face. remarhing how artless and re-
sponsive it was without losing particle
OF lnanliness
Yet" he commented, "such face, l
take it. would win more with men than
with women"
Dy and by the young man who had
thus attracted his attention threw his
arm over the back of the seat, permit
ting it TO hang Imply behind him.
Corison started violently He turned
pale and Il feeling of sicbening faintness
swept over him. Had not I'LL faces been
intent upon the stage his marked ayita-
ton must have attracted the attention
of all about him. He trembled in every
limb.
There was the hand he had been bid
den to seek.
Not only was it the hand with promi-
nent Joints and anuc.7les and with dis
prOportionataly long thumb, but it was
incaSel H. TIE mate of the very glove he
had that morning examined.
1t was the same in color, in quality. in
form and in the popularity of its make
Like that one. it fitted i'll every part Of
the hand THAT Wore it perfectly.
Fora moment or two everything swan
before his eyes. He seized the arms Of
his seat to prevent himself from falling
Ihe sensation. as powerful as it was,
passed away and he got himself under
better control. He studied the hand
and glove. There could be no mistake
The opportunity for close examination
was ample before the young man with
drew his hand
From this moment the drama on the
stage lost all interest for HIM. He now
WAS concerned in a tragedy before whose
dread events the puny happenings of the
comedy paled into insigni!icance He
studied the face of the young man with
new interest and from another point of
view.
1T is the hand and the glove" he said
to himself, but it is difficult to believe
that that face could have been concerned
in such awful work.
Yet, while he expressed this thought,
he did not falter in his belief that the
murderer Of Mrs. Parish and her daugh-
ter sat before him. For brief moment
he contemplated the wild idea of de-
nouncing the man there and then. This
was due to the strength of Cathcart's
theorizing. Though the old detective
would have laughed at Dorisons certain
ty. he could not have failed to have been
coinplilnented by this sincere testimony
to the power of his reasoning.
w hat DnriSon did determine to do was
to whit until the play WIS done and fol-
low the young ,aau. with view of dis
covering who he was. He grew SO i'm
patient for the curtain to fall, and so
nervous over the slow progress the
comedy made. that. unable to sit still
longer, he left his seat and went into the
rear OF the theater, from whence he
could command view of the house and
not lose sight of his prey. After what
seemed to him an inter,ninable time the
curtain fell and the large audience slow
~ made its way out. AS the two upon
whom his eyes were fixed approached the
spot where he stood. the companion of
the man with IL thumb recognized Dori-
son with courteous bow and passed on.
Dorlson followed. At the outer door the
twain stopped and conversed earnestly.
And suddenly. before Dorison could an
tlcipate the act, the man with the thumb
flung laughing negative to some per-
suasion Of his friend darted across the
pavements. leaped into a waiting car
riage and was rapidly driven away.
The other turned to watch the people
pass out. Dorison stepped up, and salut-
ing him. said:
II have been strangely attracted by
the face OF your companion of the even
ing have rarely seen one more win
ming. May ask his name:"
The gentleman, who was one intro
duced to Dorison through the maneuyer-
ing of Nettlelnan, laughed as he replied:
The common experience. Every one
is attracted by it. tell him that. like
the traditional girl, he carries his for
tune in his face. He is as good fellow !
as it indicates. His name is
At tina. moment a gentleman with a
lady on eith>rarm addressed the speaker,
and the sentence was stopped short of