The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-01

lmpulslve girl, 40 you may have noticed,
and she is not easily controlled when
81 course, I did not Of mind md you 50 much,
as you are not connected with the official
police, but it is not pleasant to have I,
q, family misfortune like this noised
abroad. Besides, it is useless expense,
H ffp meow ssqld you possibly find this
son the contrary said Holmes,
quietly; II have every reason to be.
lieve that will succeed in discovering
Mr.. Hosmer Angel Il
an a ar Mnabf ba g gave: violent s sta
It is a ECU curious tSin ag, remarked
Holmes, 'that q typewriter has really
quite as much individuality as man g
handwriting. Unless they are quite new,
no two of them write exactly alike. Some
letters get more worn than others, and
remark in this note of yours, Mr.. Windi.
bank, that in every case there Is some
little slurring over Of the 81 and
slight defect in the tail Of the sr.'3
There are fourteen other characteristics,
but those are the more obvious.'
this machine at the office, and no doubt
it is a little worm our visitor an.
swered, glancing keenly at Holmes with
his bright little eyes. !
".;And now I will show you what: is
really rG very interesting study, MI
think Of writing another little mono
graph some of these days on the type
writer and it's relation to crime. It Is
subject to which I have devoted some
little attention. I have here four letters
which purport to come from the missing
man. They are all typewritten; In
and the RS tailless. but you will OBJ
serve, if you care to use my magnifying
lens, that the fourteen other charae-
there as well" =. \
M ". Win 5aad spF2ag out q his
not waste time ey "R this ns sort Of fsa
tastic talk, Mr.. Holmes" he said. "ff
you can catch the man, catch him, and
let me know when you have done it.
\ "Certainly.' said Holmes, stepping
oyer and turning the, key in the door.
caught him.
. "What! whereq'' shouted Mr.. windi,
bank. turning white to his lips, and
: glancing about him like rat in a
H:zoh; it won y do-reall]y T. it won y, ;"
said Holmes suavely g: mr her il n no
:. bank. It IS cutie TOO TOO Transparent Tsp and It
| was a very bad compliment when you
T said that it was impossible for me to
Tight,,, sit down, and let US talk it
over"
, with CHASTITY face, and :, glitter Of
9 moisture, on his brow. "It-it's not
!, actionable,' he stammered.
3 g lam very much afraid that it is
not. But between CURSE Ives, Windi,
|. bank, it was as cruel and selfish and
q Y. AK AZ NJ
e came before me. Now, let me just run
9 over the course of events, and you will
i contradict me if I 60 wrong.'
8 The man sat huddled up in his chair,
. with his head sunk upon his breast, like
!, one who is utterly crushed. Holmes
stuck his feet up on the corner Of the
mantelpiece, and, leaning, back with his
i hands in his pockets, began talking,
4 rather to himself, as it seemed, than to
t "The man married a woman very
Y much older than himself for her
f money! said he, "and he enjoyed the
s9a q. tRs S Hndfy IF the tbs e"En1 Hs a
h considerable. sum, for people in their
q position, and the loss Of it would have
9 made a serious difference. It was worth
! an effort to preserve it. The daughter
t was Of a, good, amiable disposition, but
Q ways, so that it was evident that with
q her. fair personal advantages, and he1
il little income, she would not be allowed
0 to remain single long. Now her mar
9 riage would mean, Of course, the loss, OF
year. SO Wias g. {,h ne,
i. the Obvious course Of Keeping her al
l, home, and .forbidding her to seek the
g company Of people Of her own age. But
Y soon he found that that would not an
g swer forever: She became, restiye, in
n sisted upon her rights, and finally an
le to certain ball. What does her clevei
" step.father do thene He conceiyes al
X idea more creditable to his head thar
# to his heart. With the connivance anc
4 assistance Of his wife he disguised him
n self, covered those keen eyes with tintet
70 glasses, masked the face with q mus
sunk that clear voice into an insinuat
ia ing whisper, and doubly secure on &C
n count Of the girls short sight, he ap
Il pears as Mr.. Hosmer Angel, and keep
is of other lovers by making love him
"a SELF IT,. I 81
our 1ssr only JOKE s. at f ttsugEs tRs
le EVERY likely not. However that ma,
as be, the young lady was very decidedl'
It carried away, and having quite made u
* her mind that her step-father was il
10 IGuco, Guc ouSp1C1ou OLt ClCaShoAy AoNc
to for an instant entered her mind. sh
ht was fattered by the gentlsman's at
at tentions, and the effect was increase
TX by the loudly expressed admiration 0
tn her mother. Then Mr.. Angel began t
he call, for it was obvious that the matte
lie should be pushed as far as it would e
tn if a real effect were to be produced
o. There were meetings, and an engage
Mt ment, which would finally. secure tn
az girl 8 affections from turning. toward
any one else But the deception coul
ID. not be kept up forever. These pretend
Journeys to France were rather cum
Of brous. The thing to do was clearly
bring the business to an end in such
dramatic manner that it would leave
as lady mind, and prevent her from lool
10. ing upon any other sutton for some tim
lis to come. Hence those vows Of fdelit
is exacted upon a Testament, and henc
an also the illusions to possibility .
as ing Of the wedding. James Windiban
to Hosmer Angel, and SO uncertain as
ed at any rate, she would not. listen
w another man. Az far as the churc
ct door he brought her, and then, as b
could 90 no farther, he convenient
II. vanished away by the old trick Of STE
IA ping in at one door Of a four-wheele
lld and out at the other. I think that thu
was tho chain OF events, Mr.. Wind
", banklo
III Our visitor had recovered somethir
AL. Iof his assurance while Holmes had bee
= ko1Lin0 and ha rose from his chair No