The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-05-23
THE NANELESS MAN.
By RoDRIGUEs 0TT0LENGUI.
copyright 1896, by the Authorl
Continued.

As Mr. Barnes spoke he gazed from
one to the other Of his companions with
u half qui2zicql and wholly pleased ex.
preston ON his face. Mr.. Mitchell ap.
reared much interested, but the new.
conner was evidently very much aston
ished. He looked blankly at Mr.. Barnes
a moment, then dropped into a chair
with the query, low in the namo of
conscience did you find that out:'
THAT much was not very difficult, y
replied the detective. 81 can tell you
mure--indeed, I can supply your whole
past history, provided your memory has
been sufficiently restored for you to rec
ognize my facts as true. y
Mr.. Barnes looked at Mr.. Mitchell and
winlied one eye in u most suggestive
manner. mt which that gentleman burst
into hearty laughter finally saying:
eve may as well admit that we are
beaten, Goldie. Mr.. Barnes has been
too much for us. ~
But | want To know how he has
done it, " persisted MIR Goldie.
Il have no doubt that Mr.. Barnes
will crafty You. Indeed, | am rs curl
Gus as You are to know by what means
he has arrived at his quick solution Of
the problem which we set him.
Il will enlighten you rs to detective
methods with pleasure, Mr.. Barnes
/ said LET me begin with the visit made
/ to me by this gentleman two days ago.
At the very outset his statement arous'
ed my suspicion, though | did my best
not to let him think so. He announced
to me that he had lost his identity. and
promptly told him that his case wa
not uncommon. | said that in order
that he might feel assured that | did
not doubt his tale. But truly his case
if he were telling the truth, was absO
lutely unique. Men have lost rcCollec
ton of their past and even forgotten
their names, but | have never hefor,
heard of man who had forgotten hi
name and at the same time knew tina
he had done so. F"
"A capital point, Mr.. Barnes" sal,
Mr.. Mitchell. "Nou were certainl.
shrewd to suspect fraud so early"
"Well, | cannot say that | suspected
fraud so soon, but the story was $
unlikely that l could not believe it i'm
mediately therefore was what nigh
: call analytically attentive during tn
rest of the interview. The next pOii
worth noting which came out was that
although he had forgotten himself, h
had not forgotten New York, for he az
mitted having come to me without sp,
Cial guidance.
Il remember that, - interrupted NJ
e. Goldie. and think | even said to yo
at the time that it was significant.
"And 1 told you that it at lea
; showed that you had been familiar wit
New York. This was better prove
when you said that YOU would sper
the day at Central park, and when aft'
leaving here you had no difficulty
find your way thither.
do you mean to say that You ha
me followed? | made sure that no OF
was after me.
}. well, yes, you were followed, sal
Mr.. Barnes, with smile. II had a 81
after you, and followed you as far
the park myself. But let me come
\ the other points in your interview an
my deductions. You told me that yC
had registered as NJ. j. G. Remington
This helped me considerably, as v
shall see presently. A few minutes la
er you took ont your watch, and in
p little mirror over my desk, which | u
occasionally when turn my back upC
visitor, | noted that there was an il