The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-13

to wait his cue from the clerk.
For three days they watched in vain
for the suspect, but on the fourth he
turned up, as the clerk thought he
would, in order to keep suspicion from
falling on him, and took his accus-
toned seat in the writing-room. Pret-
ty soon, the Ioafer having been cour-
teously treated as usual by the pass
ing hotel employees, got up and start
ed easily for the door. Then it was
that a man who had been seated with
in vision of the clerk, approached the
loafer and tapped him on the shoulder.
Il want you to come with me-" he
said.
Yes" added the clerk, as he joined
them, 1--WE want you to come up to
police headquarters and tell us what
you've done with that $4,000 worth
of negotiable paper you took from the
writing table in this hotel last Thurs
day"
The man stoutly protested his inno-
| cence, and even when he was taken
| before the chief of the detectives he
still tenaciously held that he was
| guiltless.
| At last the chief turned to the clerk:
II believe you got the wrong man
this time" he said.
But the clerk was unconVinced.
Chief" he said quietly, i've help
| ed you out several times when you've
| come to the hotel in search of clues
| and now / want one more chance" He
| turned to the suspect. Look here he
said, you've got a queer pocket just
inside your coat; and it's mouth is big
| enough to let you slip things that lay
| on tables into it quickly; and it's deep
enough to hold big objects like long
! pocketbooks."
For the first time the man blanched
just a trifle.
Search him." said the chief to two
assistants.
They did, and just inside the coat
| they found just such a pocket as the
clerk had described. Also, in a pocket
on the inside of the mans waistcoat
they found the pocketbook with not a
single paper missing
''Well' said the chief, turning to the
proprietor of the hotel and the West
erner who had entered the room on be-
ing notified of the discovery, what
shall we do with him?"
| The Westerner was oVerjoyed at re-
ceiving back his papers.
do with him." he repeated. Lord,
I've already spent four more days in
this town than l meant to- I'm due
home now. Don't keep me here to tes-
tify against him, for heavens sake"
''Well?" said the chief turning to
the proprietor.
1 don't care to make any complaint, -
the hotel man answered, for it is part
of the business not to let the public get
hold of such things, even though they
are unavoidable in the best of houses
The chief turned to the culprit.
THE next train leaves for the East
at 4" he said, land it's now. You
go home. bid your family goodbye and
be sure to meet me at the station in
time to catch the train. l want you
to go East-and stay there. If you
don't meet me- and the chief finish
ed with significant click of his Jaws.
That night he pleasantly shook hands
with a companion who got aboard an
eastbound train. Then the chief called
on his friend, the clerk.
How in thunder did you know he
had queer pocket in his coat ?" he
asked.
The clerk was modest
Il don't" he replied. Il Just thought
he ought to have one. to be able to sir
a big pocketbook of a table in broad
daylight without anybody's noticing
him"
A Case of Remarkable Memory.
This clerk is known 10 many a de-
tective for his remarkable memory OF
faces as well as for his ability to rec
ognize a man the first time he has seen
! MN W iNhAlio VI 2" 4NrAi lpAluHt OF even
a feeting glimpse OF "A photograph.
A detective IN another city once wrote
10 the clerk
II enclose "A pretty poor photograph
81 Slim Pete the safe blower who n
coming your way. He wouldn't keep
still when we took n lie tries 20 APP
pear the gentleman when travelling. and
be may therefore. try 90 put up with
you N be does. do me the favor ~
ne bling him
The clerk got "a local detective aa-
signed 70 80 ~ = bofa plaged o. tha