The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-09

come to see me about this Mitchell casc?'
The rising infection with which tn,
last word was spoken seemed almos
unnecessary to Mr. Randolph. For il
tho man could ask such question he
might as well have made ii a positive
statement This assumption Of knowl
edge made him more than ever confident
ct the skill of detectives, and especially
Of the one before him.
You know lhatf" said ha would
you mind telling me how
7 We detectives arc supposed to know
everything, are we nut:" This was said
with an aifable smile, but tho answer
panty Indicated that Mr. Barnes pre-
ferred not to he Intercepted. Mr.. Ran
dolph therefore concluded to hurry
through with his unpleasant business.
Mr. Barnes, | have a confession TO
make, and -
must interrupt you, to remind You
mat whatever you say is unsolicited,
ana mat II you incrimnato yourself the
evidence will be used against Won "
Thank You for your warning, but !
have rome here that | may not be in
rumlnated The facts, in brief, are sim
ply these. Then he narrated as aeon.
fa'eiy rs he could recall them all the
circumstances IN connection with the
wager Mr. Bmnes listened as though
1t was all new story to him He even
lotted down few notes on hit of pa.
Ter rs though for reference. AT the con.
cluSion he said
inns Is most astounding tale Mr..
Randolph. 1t is very difficult 10 bcleye
that man like Mr.. Mitchell. who Ger.
tanly seems to be a gentleman would
undertake To become u criminal simply |
70 WIN sum of money, Now you must |
nave been thinking this over, and. if
So you have some explanation TO offer
would yon mind telling it to me|
II should be glad To dose " Mr. Ram.
dolph spoke eagerly In his heart hc
was fond Of his friend, and therefore
us theory was one which in measure
would excuse him He was delighted to
nave the chance Of confding his views
to the detective. You see, he contin.
ued, lit is ono If the most dificult
things in the world 10 say who is and
who is not perfectly sane Some experts
couend that ninc-tonths Of the pooplo
~ the world are affected by mania in
somo form or other | hold that any
man who makes collection Of any
kind Of things using them for other
than their legitimate uses, Is III a meas. {
ure insane " )
bayou mean legally nsancf That e
is to say, irresponIblc;' J
AS 70 responsibility cannot say y
But | think such mania might tempt q
a man to an Illegal act must explain :
my idea further Postage stamps un, h
doubiedly have a very important yaluo. Il
One who collects them after they have I
been cancelled, paying many times their s
face value for them, is IN my opinion &
somewhat crazy since he pays d ficti. Il
uous price for what has no intrinsic g
value "
"fon might say the same thing Of c
paintings, Tho intrinsic value repre-
scented in canvas and oil is lttle. yet h
thousands OF dollars are paid for pic g
lures - ,,
That, too, is an insanity, one, Of ,.
course, which cannot DO INDUCED in by al
any save the rich But it is not the n
same as with the old stamp craze. Pic i
ufeS remind us Of nature and appeal to o.
he senses Of all mankind bv recalling II
rccollections brought into being bv the e'
ccuo presented There is therefore a
legitimate use for paintings, and Il rca. al
onablo price as compensation for the W
work and genius Of the artist is perhaps nj
But should man Day IA
ortune for a single canvas and then hi
lang 1t in n room in his own house
where It viii be seen by few save him
Ell, that man should consider dc on
nentcd So with icwcls'-- 70
All What Of them" di
Jewels have market value, and st;
lace IN the world. But when man
ocs about buying up every magnificent
pecmon that can be- found, and then pe
jckS his treasures up in d safe, ho il bu
IMPLY crazy man puro and simple " eli
What has all this to do with tho tie
lsc in hand?" III
Everything My friend is a crank on We
le subject Of jewels Sensible and en- sti
on any other topic. if you his
Iontion the name Of any kind Of jewel Of
Is OIL IN minute, giving long his. pa
'ry Of this or that celebrated Stunn. tie
Is especial craze in this connection is tho
relate the crimes that have surround M
every stone Of any great price. lie car
as mado my blood curdlc at his ghast lne
tales Of cruel murder, committed, to
IN possession Of diamonds and rubies "
Ihcn your conclusion is that bvfll
Z bis mind with such thoughts he
ny have accustomed himself to the
"a Of crime in connection with Jew
Y"
Exactly. The worst Of it is that we
~ become habituated TO ANYTHING
II instance, all ordinary men are -
ashed in tho presence If the dead. No
liter how strong minded man may
or how much he NAV acuff at tho
"a Of ghosts and the like, be will PIE
company if he must sit up with
.pse. Mare than that, the slightest
md in the room, as the moving Of the
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