The Portland daily press., 1895-05-27
SIT was all asinine slip,, said NJ.

Was ali t1olhliO SLID, said NJ.
Goldie, laughing also
"Now, then," continued Mr.. Rar,os
"you readily see that had good reason
for believing that you had not forgotten
your name. On the contrary, was nos
tive that your name was part of the
inscription on the watch. What then
could be your purpose in pretending 9th
erwise? did not discover that for some
time. However, 1 decided to go ahead
and find out if could. Next | noted two
things. Your coat opened once, so that
I saw pinned to your vest a bicvole
badge, which l recognized as the en-
blem Of the League of American Wheel
men"
"Oh, ohl' cried Mr.. Mitchell. ''Shane
on YOU, Goldie, for blunderer %
II had entirely forgotten the badge"
said Mr. Goldie.
ST also observed" the detective went
on, ''little indentations on the sole of
your shoe, as you had your legs crossed,
which satisfied me that you were 8
rider. even before I observed the badge.
Now, then, we come to the name and
the significance thereof. Had you really
lost your memory the choosing of a
name when you registered at the hotel
would have been haphazard, a matter Of
no Importance to me. But as soon as
decided that you were imposing upon
me I knew that your choice of a name
had been deliberate act Of the mind
one from which deductions could be
drawn. -
''Ah, now we come to the interest
ing part said Mr. Mitchell 81 love to
follow detective when he uses brains. :"
''The name as registered-and I ex-
amined the registry myself to make
sure-was odd. Three initials are un-
usual. A man without memory, and
therefore not quite sound mentally,
would hardly have chosen SO many.
Then why had it been done in this in
stance? What more natural than that
these initials represented the true name?
1t is the most, in assuming an alias,
common method to transpose the real
name in some way. At least it was
working hypothesis. Then the last
name might be very significant. Now,
this man was a bicycle rider, I was
sure If he chose his own initials as
part Of an alias, it was possible that
he selected Remington because it was
familiar to him. I even imagined he
might be an agent for some kind of
bicycles, and had arrived at that point
during our interview when advised
him not to buy anything until his iden-
tity was restored. But was sure of my
quarry when I stole handkerchief
from him at the park and found the in
itials M. J. G. upon the same. +"
marked linen on your person!" ex-
claimed Mr.. Mitchell. 'fWorse and worse.
Well never make successful criminal
of you, Goldie. -
perhaps not. shan't cry over it. -
81 felt sure of my success by this
time" continued Mr.. Barnes, 'tyet at
the very next step I was baked. I
looked over list of L. A. W. members
and could not find name to fit my mi
tials, which shows, as you will see pres
emily, that, as may say, too many
clews spoil the BROTH. Without the
handkerchief would have done better.
Next I secured catalogue of bicycle
makers, which gave me list Of their
authorized agents, and again / failed.
Returning to my Office, received in,
formation from my spy, sent in by
messenger, which promised to open a
way for me. He had followed you
about, Mr.. Goldie, and 7 must say you
played your part very we'll, SO far as
avoiding acquaintance is concerned.
But at last you went to a public telephone
and called up some one My man saw
the Importance of discovering to whom
you had spoken and bribed the telephone
attendant to give him the information
All that he discovered, however, was
that you had spoken to the public sta
ton at the Fifth Avenue hotel My spy
thought that this was inconsequent, but
it proved to me at once that there was
collision, and that your man must have
been at the other station by previous
appointment AS that was at noon few
minutes before the same hour on the
following day-that is to say, yester-
day. went to the Fifth Avenue hotel
telephone and secreted myself in the
middle compartment, hoping to hear
what your partner might say to you. 1
failed in this, as the boxes are too we'll
made to permit sound to pass from one
to the other, but imagine my gratifica-
ton to see Mr.. Mitchell himself go into
the box. :"
"And why?" asked Mr.. Mitchell.
"Why, as soon as saw you l COM
pretended the whole scheme. It was
you who had concocted the little diver,
sion to test my ability. Thus at last /
understood the reason for the pretended
loss Of identity. With the knowledge
that you were in it, I was more than
ever determined to get at the facts.
Knowing that you were out, I FASTENED
to your house, hoping for a chat with
little Miss Rose as the most likely
member of your family to get informal
ton FROM"
"Oh, tie, Mr.. Barnes!'' said Mr..
Mitchell, "to play upon the innocence
Of childhood. I am ashamed of youi''