The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-01-02

Within week after this conversation
Dorison was in occupation of Il comfort
able suite Of apartments in Twenty
ninth street
Through the agency Of old Mr.. Nettle-
man he had gathered stock of such
fashionable clothing as he had not had
since the days prior to his fathers death.
BE was in enjoyment Of an income over
and above his salary of two hundred
dollars 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
into his confidence. and given Dorison
thereby standing other than that of
mere idler of the town. And in addition
he had brought the young man into
pleasant relations with several young
men, sons OF his friends.
All this WAS III pursuance Of the sug-
gestions of Cathcart, and though he did
not inform Dorison rs to his reasons. he
did his cousin The reasons were not SO
ouch that Dorison could aid in the cap
ture of the murderer as that he saw That
any explanation of Reuben Dorson's
strange letter was to be obtained in the
circle in which be had moved And be
hoped to edge the younger Dorison into
it without his identity being known.
Cathcart had Il theory us to Reuben
Dorson's correction with the Parishes
which he kc:t closely to himself Ia
what direction it tended may be I'M
agined from this brief exchange with his
Cousin NettleMan one evening when they
We're together
what was Reuben Dorison's private
life, Cousin Nettle:nan?" he asked sud
denly. WAS he given to intrigues with
women
Mr. Ne.tleman WAS indignant and IL
arms ut once,
mo. sir" he replied emphatically
mo purer man in his private life ever
lived Of that | am certain His home
life was perfectly happy"
Are yon saying that because you
think You must be loyal to the memory
of your dead friend. or because you be-
lieve it,"
Il say it because it is true From the
moment he married his wife he was u
devoted husband aad 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-eisht 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 upo,
his second career as Il Glun of fashion. rs
Cathcart called it, the old detective made
his appearance ut Dorisons rooms l.
was early in the morning before tht
young man was ont of bed. He pushed
himself into the sleeping room and 81.
himself upon the bed rs he talked
IL have found ont who transferred h
deed that house in Sixteenth street /,
Mrs. Parish, he said without preface
after Il search which carried me t,
Buffalo. found that the man had bee.
dead Il year. have made di!igen
search for Mr.. Parish, and have no
found II person who ever heard Of him
have, however, picked ~ a great mH:,'
trititS which will in time, no Guuht, b
Of value. have been hoping 10 find
starting place for YOU.
Il thought yoG had abandoned me t
my fate as : fashionable rounder." sat
the Young man lightly.
NO" replied Cathcart seriously
Dat want you to make Il sy>t2mutl
study Of hands,"
"Os what, said Dorison. perplexed b
the seeming irre.eyaHcy Of the remark.
"A study of the haHAs of the yuun
men-oI your acquaintance YoU mus
as have Indicated before. look hsy
and low for such IL hand as have IL
scribed to You"
And finding such hand arrest tn
body to which it Is attached. | suppose: