Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-02-11
A BORN DETECTIVE.

"Ah, DR.. Dotsonl You nre just IN
lime. ! may need your assistance
Forclook Tones put away his mouth
harp and lighted = ohoroot ne I entered
ME second floor front hall bedroom which
No occupied.
"Another mysteryf' asked Tor I had
become accustomed 10 tho lightning
shangcs In his moods.
Precisely, and n / am not mistaken
and never amt IA going ~ be- an lutor.
istiuR one before we reach tho end.
Forolock Tones puifod away at his
bheroot for several seconds while he stud.
led tho movements Of ny crawling across
the ceiling leaned against tho folding
bod and waited for him to proceed
There was a caller 10 see me this
morning during my absence. This much
learned from tho servant. Here I have
81 Index 10 the character Of tho man and
sprotty oicnr history Of his trouble.
As Tones spoke he picked up an UNI
brclla.
"a fow minor links In the chain u oyi.
dence arc missing but tho man will no
doubt be able 10 supply those when DO ro'
turns ut Bifb o'clock, and with your rs
slstanco expect to be- able 10 olcar up tho
whole matter Ia n couple Of hours. You
SEQ, tho fellow was somewhat nervous and
embarrassed. That, added 10 n natural
uarolessno.a and observation-disclosures, caused
him 70 bring bis umbrella up stair Instead
VI leaving IL In the rack below. His nery-
business Increased As ho reached my door
and ho put II down In the hall. OF course
be forgot II when ho went away. Picked
II up, and ~ a result u my examination
" the article I expect 30 be able 10 sur.
prise him whsn he reiurns"
But what can you find out about a
man by looking nj his umbrollA" asked.
"Kverything" replied Tones with om-
phasls "Ilo bought H. which IL some
Thing In his favor. know that, because
there il no name inside. Whom n man Dor
rows an umbrella, he always takes a good
DDe, which Is sure TO have tho former own.
IRIS nnme stamped on tho lining or handle
My oailor purchased this at bargain sale
for ti.ae, marked down from tel That
I loarn from tho fragment Of tho tag
which found onuRht In one of tho ribs.
ut Il m expensive ono foi him, rs he IL
. clork In dry goods store NJ 81 week,
with tho promise Of on increase next year,
but no Il something Of n Top, with a fancy
tor costly articles. That no IL clerk In
. dry goods store IL clear 10 y nuylro like
YuuNMilia CIV tlN NIN NhENAhNAN NNa
justed and smoothsd down on tho outside
and tho loop Ia buttoned Tho owner IA
accustomed IN fobding cloth, smoothing
down tho orunsss and securing tho cords
that hold TIM balis Of goods In shape.
"Tho man IL young, about ", | should
any. lilo IL slender and ought 10 weigh
about las pounds. with my glass have
traced the faint marks left by his fingers
A.. A. - -.
full measurement have hsuertAlned that no
wears n No. OA glove With a hand u
TINT slzo hs ought 70 measure about S foot
~ In his stockings. Ho IL IA lows with
n woman who works In candy store and
paints hor fAno. Last night be- met her by
appointment. lilo klsscd hur once on tho
lips aud once on tho check. Then they
were interrupted, and ho loft IN hurry.
The woman IA blond and has encouraged
hls advances.
"Tho man Ia In trouble on aocount Of
this woman, and that Il why he came Co
consult me. Tho nature Of his trouble Is
not cIsotly clear, but my impression Il
that tho young man has rival who IA
jealous"
"Grcat heavens, Tomcsi" exclaimed.
You do not mean 10 tell me you have
learned all this about n man you never
saw, simply by looking nj his UMBRELLA"
Precisely. IL Ia very simple TO ono
who observes. To n person Of n low order
Of intelligence this would bo clos um-
brclla, slightly ahopworn and used u short
time, nothing morp. hut when wo come 10
examine II with caro- we ind certain, we'll
defined marks ON the cloth, traces of two
distinct foreign substances adhorlng To tho
handle, which, combined with my infalli.
bio theories, lead directly 10 certain facts,
and then you have all tho really essential
points In n drama Of real lifo, which. Let
vs. hope, win not end In a tragedy"
WONDERFUL" l exclaimed. "But tell
mo how you nsocrtainod the owner " this
umbrella kissed woman who works IN u
candy store aud paints hor face, and then
left her In q hurry"
THAT WINS tho least puEzling feature
Of tho oAso. Take my glass and look At tho
handle, You will 500 outlined there In two
oolors tho imprint OF mans lips, After
parting with tho woman this fellow was
nervous ana excited, and unable 10 borrow
a cigarette no bit the handle Of his um.
brnlla. Tho lighter color d paint. II Is n
yory light Ahndo Of rcd, used only by blond
women. The darker color you will oh
hofNth ~ Hhuo py tIlNhtly huhohlNo SUD
stance. That IL candy caramels, mako
itout. Tho presence OF thoso two sub,
stances proves beyond the possibility Of u
mistake that no had kissed tho woman
first on tho cheek. She did not resent
that thon no kissed her lips, which left
traces Of paint and caramels on his mouth.
II know that they were interrupted
and that tho young man departed In "a
hurry because the imprint Of his lips on
the handle was made within u few mo.
mcnta Of the time Of tho kissing. Hut
further evidence OF his haste and excite,
mont IL found here WHORE he crumprd
One Of tho folds In the cover by ollnohing
hts hand oser II.
TONES arose, walked over 20 tho win.
dow and looked out. l stood watching
him In silent admiration, whom suddenly a
smile u EAtlniaotlon broke over his face.
Hero comes my man. half an hour
earlier than l expected him. His ease
must DO serious"
went 10 the window, and looking out
sAH q slender young man walking rapidly