Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-07-27
gentleman was now drinking his Aao

'Hou couldn't lido it, sir"
I'll should say you were faithful,
honest fellow, who always seSvcd his
master'sinterests." @
Smiler gave a deprecating gesture.
st wouldn't take no mind reader to
tell that, sir"
''But wouldntit take mind reader
to tell, Smiler, what you've got in your
poclletbookY
Smiler turned pale.
AS an amateur, Smiler, mind
don't pretend to be accurate I should
say thatif anyone should look in that
poclletbool1 he would find my ruby
scarf-pin and my emerald and diamond
ring.". 4
Smiler nearly went into fit.
of course have so many rings and
pins that unless was mind-reader
would never have missed these. And,
let me see, Smiler, in your trunk you
have three pairs of my trousers. Those
would not be easily missed, either
Also about fifty neckties and collars
and cuffs innumerable."
By this time Smiler was as pale as
ghost.
"If / were to read your mind little
further as an amateur l would tell you
that on the goth day of September you
went to pawnshop on the Rue di
Rivoli and there disposed of two seal
rings and watch, for which you re-
ceived five hundred francs. They
cheated you, Smiler You should have
got double that amount, From there
you went to bank, like the thrifty,
honest, frugal fellow tn you are, and
opened up an account IN the 23d of
September with commendable industry
you added to your little hoard by dis
posing of my gold-mounted stick, the
one presented me by Baron Roths-
child. You carefully obliterated
the names. l commend your eau
ton. -Four days. afterward you sold,
or rather pawned, sundry articles in
four different places which | won't
take the time to enumerate. In ali
you have one thousand five hundred
francs in the bank and twenty francs
in your pocketbook, together with
other articles of mine which you were
about to get rid of this morning. You
have been quite thrifty, and in
side of month it was your intention
to draw out your money and emigratc
to America, where you are DESTROYS OF
setting up in trade. This has been
your dream, Smiler, the life of pros
, porous and honest tradesman. Am
right, Smiler? If l have made any
mistakes attribute it to the fact that
am but an amateur"
But Smiler was speechless.
ITO continue, or rather to go back
into the past, l 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 shrinkage. Wher
you first entered my apartments il
Kings Road your thoughts were re
garding my worldly possessions. You
saw much that made you sure l was I
man of means. After I entered tn,
room was seemingly busy reading tn,
newspaper, Really, Smiler, | wa
reading you. | did not want to Sc,
your references, They were super
fuous. The man himself stood befor
me. There was the reference. | de
termined to make little study of you
You interested me at once, for
recognized in you a thief of man,
years training, thief who had pill
fered for all his life and never beef
detected. Here, | thought, is subjec
worthy of my attention, here is cas-
which will edify and amuse me, So
took you TO my bosom, Smiler, and EN-
ployed you on the spot AS you stoo
there waiting for me to address yo
the thoughts that flashed through YOU
mind were: L can easily get ava
with one of those Dresdenware vase
He has so many of them that he wi
never miss it. Then he must be a care
thrifts. He will come home inebria
ted every night. If pin, ring,
watch or some other article disappear
he will think he lost it somewhere tn
night before. Here's swell that pay
no attention to his personal effect
All he thinks of is having jolly goo
time. Am right, Smiler?"
But Smiler never relapsed from h
co1loOca5 condition
you began to pilfer when you pu
chased the tickets to France. "
made ten shillings on this tickets, Yo
put aside for yourself five shilling
from the purchases from the trunl
maker Do not deny it, for it is wri
ten indelibly on your mind. | took
you right away. Here is a preciol
: rascal thought Here's a serYal
worth having You will rememb,
that commended you for your fait
, fulness. And now, Smiler do you b
, lieve in mind-reading? BY the wa
, where are those pawn tickets, al
? kindly hand me your handbook.
, Smiler obeyed without a word
And now it wouldn't take a MN
l reader to tell what is going to happen
: The languid gentleman went to Il
: door and ushered in two officers
/ Smiler fell upon his knees.
t Mercy, mercy" he said,
l You corroborate all | have said
s remarked the gentleman, with mi
| ! interest
l Yes, yes, l confess. Don't put me
: Jail"
] II am sorry, Smiler, but | have fl
1 ished with my subject. | now turn hi
= over to the law. Officers, do your duty
t Very well, Mr.. Markham repli
. one of the officers.
t Markham" groaned Smiler,
= THE same, " replied the languid e,
e tleman.
o The great English mind-reader?"
f II am he. | advertised not for
L valet. but for subject | wanted