The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-26
SHERLOCK HOLMES II.
The Barber Reads His Customers,
Habits.
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The man sank back in the BARRIERS
cnalr with sigh of relief and closed
MS eyes contentedly while the lather
was put on his face. For several min
uteS the barber shaved on in silence
and then, after the manner of his kind
ne Ventured a remark:
Fine day. he said.
Inc man in the chair made no an
sMer: Ihere was silence for a moment,
and then the barber tried again.
Fine day." he said.
me man in the chair merely grunted.
Inc barber was nonplusSed for a mo-
ment, and piled his razor timidly.
every now and then glancing furtively
at ms customer. The strained reIa-
tions did not please him. He was a
barber and he wanted 10 talk. Once
more he made an attempt.
Fine weather." he said.
The man in the chair opened his eyes
lazily.
Think so?" he asked, and then
closed his eyes again.
Inc barber felt encouraged.
On, yes" he said, Springs coming
on fast. Summer'H soon be here"
Il can't help that" said the man in
the chair. I'm not in the weather BUSH
ness What? Yes. very good soap.
The barber stopped shaving.
Beg pardon. sir he said; did I get
some in your mouth?"
There was another painful silence,
and then he begun again.
Usually shave yourself, don't you"
Yes, said the man. How did
you know?"
L can tell by the cut of the hair over
your ears" answered the barber. "Out
DrortV CT nj
The man smiled and nodded
Thought So continued the barber
~ our lips are dry and you're sleepy.
Drank good deal, too, didn't you?"
The man opened his eyes.
Yes" he said. How did you know -
Your face is flushed and you're nerv-
Gus. Your mouth is dry. 1 can tell
that because you moisten your lips so
often and swallow every minute or So"
Sherlock Holiness" muttered the
man.
"Oh, no." said the barber. and then
he added: You smoke a good many
cigarettes. too. don't you?"
The man nodded again.
Il thought So" said the wielder of
razors, your breath comes in regular
gasps, like a smokers That might
be from cigars or a pipe. but your
fingers are stained from nicotine. On
ly cigarettes do it in that way"
There was silence again and the man
kept his eyes fixed upon a huge bunch
of wild viOletS in the window.
You are fond of the country. aren't
you?" asked the barber suddenly. 1t
was more a statement than a question,
and the man looked up in surprise.
Yes. l am he said. What made
you think SOP
Il could tell by the way you look at
those ViOletS" the barber eXulaiuefi
People that like the city best pay
more attention to those dollhouse
flowers in the corner. They're pretty
but they amt natural The vioIets
were picked right out of the fields
The man sat up to have his hair
combed, and the barber continued:
You haven't been eating your meals
regularly lately, have you?"
Say" said the man. first thing l
know you'll be telling me all about my
private life and my family affairs. No.
1 haven't been regular with my meals
lately. How did you know that
"Color's bad" said the barber; col
or's bad and pimples beginning to show
under the skin. Bad stomach. lrregu-
lar meals-and too much drink"
And then, as his customer put on his
collar, he added:
You ought to send your linen to a
regular laundry. sir. See that blue spot?
Cinnamon always Go that
Say said the man, turning on him
suddenly. you seem to know most
everything. Maybe you can tell me
how much money 1 can make next
year. oh. say-I'm going up to the
bank now with a check. Maybe you can
tell me whether they'll cash it for me-"
mo, sir" answered the barber; they
won't. It's after o'clock"