The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-10

the fourth seat from the aisle on the
right hand side is the only vacant one
in the car
Wonderful declared Wablins, and he
| waited for more, but the great detective
appeared buried in thought.
The girl with the Mother Hubbard
ulster and Kangaroo walk took the
fourth seat from the front on the right
hand side, and, as she seated herself, the
human sleuth hound elutched Wablins.
THAT girl has a past he Kissed into
the ear of the faithful Wablins. She will
furnish me a field for work" And the
great man smiled.
why has she a past?" asked Wablins,
knowing that it was up to him to act as
foil for the remarkable Sherlock.
3.Look,' ordered Sherlock Holmes as he
reached for the hypo injector. Do you
know that this car is going to st. Paul?
Yes. And you also know that we are go
ing to St. Paul from Minneapolis, do you
not?"
Wablins admitted that little simple
deduction would confirm the great de-
teetive.
well" continued Sherlock Holmes,
3sYou look up ahead and you will see
that the woman in this case has bundle
of letters. She got them at the Mime
apolis postof1ce, for saw her come out
of the postoffiee. She belongs in st. Paul
because she is now on the car going TO
st. Paul and paid her first fare with the
last ten-cent piece she has in her purse
'.She has a past because she comes over
to Minneapolis to get her mail Anyone
having mail sent to Minneapolis has a
past You notice that she read the first
letter and then saved it. She read all me
others and then tore them up She tore
them up because they were bills and she
wants to forget about them at once.
After she had rid herself of the bills she
returned to the first letter
eff you were a shrewd boy like the
great detective sitting beside you, you
would have noticed at once that this
first letter was written on a piece Of hotel
paper. If the young woman would permit
you to give look you would see that it
is signed by the writer's first, or pet
name.
.Now, what does all this show? 1t
shows that this woman is receiving let
ters first from travelling man. How do
l know? Because the letter is mailed to
Minneapolis from a country town. Sec
ond, the writer is a married man, for he
does not sign his full name Being a
married man he knows better than to
take chances in the alimony circuit
You would also have noticed, If you
were clever, that the girl is helping the
travelling man In avoiding chances, for
after she read the letter she carefully
tore off the letter head. That woman
will break up home some day, and I
know it, for simple deduction tells me all
this
The great detective paused to fill his
injector with hypo and Wablins, while
waiting for more, turned to make study
of the girl with the Mother Hubbard ul-
ster and Kangaroo walk. He turned in
time to see another fair maid dash up the
aisle and join the woman discovered by
his great friend.
"oh, Madge, how are your chirped the
newcomer, care you going over to st.
Paul."
For few minutes, yes" returned the
girl in the M. II. ulster. IT will meet
mother over there, and after matching a
piece of silk we will hurry home. I just
got letter from Harry and he will be
home next week. I can't show you the
letter, but I will show you something
else. You know I am collecting mono
grams and Harry always writes me on
new monogram paper. Here it is" and
the girl of the Kangaroo walk dug out of
her purse the letter head torn from the
letter Sherlock Holmes had picked as COM
ing from naughty married travelling
man."
Wablins felt hurt, but as Sherlock
Holmes was busy with the hypo injector
the great man heaved happy sigh.