The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-07-12

nd1ure can't he done, sir. NV idea
IS, sir that this man. this fraud. |
Will call him, sir, is in collision with
tnese Fellows and pays 'enl. That's
my impression. sir. A criminal. sir.
can't be detected except by detect.
ives, ana they make an awful bOtch
of it, sir"
so you don't believe in it," The
gentleman was now drinking his sec.
ond cup OF coffee.
That l don't, SIR"
"Well, now, suppose that | give
you a little practical demonstration"
Smiler started.
You, sir?:"
'les, Fve studied a little in that
ilne as an amateur. Suppose for ex-
ample, l were to read your mind,
Smiler."
"iOu couldn't do it. sir"
II should say you were a faithful,
honest fellow, who always served his
masters interests"
Smiler gave a deprecating gesture.
ut wouldn't take no mind reader
to tell that, sir"
but wouldn't it take a mind
reader to tell Smiler what you've GOT
in your pOcketbook:"
Siniler turned pale.
''As an amateur, Smiler. mind |
don't pretend to be accurate: l should
say that ii anyone should look in that
pOcketbOOk he would find my ruby
scarf-pin and my emerald and dia.
mond ring"
Smiler nearly went into a tit.
'Of course | have SO many rings
and pins that unless / was a mind
reader 1 would never have missed
these. And, let me see, Smiler, in
your trunk you nave three pair of
my trousers. Those would not be
easily missed, either. Also about
fifty neckties and collars and cuffs
innumcrable."
by this time Smilcr was as pale as
a ghost.
eff l were to read your Elind a
further as an amateur / would tell
you that on the 10th day of Septem-
Der you went to a pawnshOp on the
Rue iii Rivoli and there disposed of
two seal rings and a watch. for which
you received 500 franc. They
cheated YOU Smiler You should
have got double that amount. From
there you went to Il bank. like the
thrifty, honest, frugal fellow that
you are, and opened up an account.
On the 23d OF SeLtember with com
mendable industry you added to your
little horde by d~isposing of my gold
mounted stick, the n presented to
me by the Baron ROthschild. You
carefully oblIterated the names. |
commend your caution. -Four days
afterward you sold. or rather pawned.
sundry articles in four different
places which | won't take the time
to cnumerate. In all you have 100
francs in the bank and twenty francs
in your pOcketbOok, together with
other articles Of mine which you
we're about to get rid of this morning.
You have been quite thrifty. and in
side of a month it was your inten-
tiol to draw out your money and emf
CRATE to America. where you are de-
SirouS Of setting up in trade. IhlS
has been your dream, Smiler, the life
of a prosperous and honest trades
man. Am l right, SIN Ter? Ii have
made any mistakes attribute 1T to
the fact that | am but an amateur
But Smiler was speeches..
ITO continue, or rather to go back
into the past, | read that you robbed
all your masters before me, only they
were not mind readers in an amateur
way and attributed the loss of differ
ent things to natural Shrlnkage.
When you first entered my apart
ments in Kings Road your thoughts
were regarding nv worldly posses
sions. You saw much that made you
sure that l was a man OF means. Al
ter | entered the l was SEEM
ingly busy reading the newspaper.
Really, Smilcr, l was reading you. l
did not want to sec your references,
They were superiluous. The man
himself stood before me. There was
the reference. | determined to make
a little study of you. You inter
ested me at once, for l recognized in
YOU a thief of many years training,
a thief who had pilfered for all his
life and never been detected. Here,
l thought, was a subject worthy OF
nv attention. here is Il case that will
defy and amuse me. - l LOOK you
TO nv bosom. Smiler, and employed
YOU on the spot. AS you stocd there
waiting for me to address you the
thoughts that flashed through your
mind we're: Il car easily get away
with one of those Dresdenware vases.
He has so many of them that he will
never miss it. Then he must he a