The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-09-01
4 slAluE's
8 2 .. DETECTIVES.
Urder Gui.e 81 nPalmist" They
Effect an important
Capture.
CAUGHT WITH THE o
Postmaster Who Was Considered
Above Suspicion, Found to
Be systematically
Differing.
From the Kansas city Star.

From the Kansas City Star.
The mail carrying remittances for
several firms in x 7 q, Kan. had gone
astray; at least the contents. amount
ing to $4,000. had never reached their
destination. Such an amount is en-
Titled TO create something Of a sensa-
tion In small town, and the urgent
appeals and threats thai went to the
po1tof1ce department in Washington
resulted in of the best men in the
service being given the case. The peo-
pie OF thestown did not know this, how
ever, for nearly a month, and when
they found 1t out they received the
shook Of their lives.
Inspector Crafty was an artistic look
tngAschaps with a Van DyAe beard of
light color and a pretty pink skin. Els
appearance and denneanor We're so I'M
that his profession vas never sus-
pected except when it was revealed at
! trial. He went quietly into x w
with q young assistant, and soon was
Installed in two rooms directly over
the p%ostofice as professor Teller,
palmist." Heshastened to nave his sign
painted on the door, and his assistant
busily distributed his cards. Crafty's
whiAkers were something of a sensation
@in the town, and they drew him cons
siderable trade, but Crafty was not
there TO tell fortunes In generai-he
was interested IN the past, present ana
future OF only n person, and he
! meant to learn his fortune before he
told IT to anyone.
For this reason it CHANGED that
those who called on Professor Teller
were politely asked by the assistant,
b professor today as he was busily
Engaged at the present. All OF which
Wa very true, for the Professor"
spent all the hours of the day lying
his stomach with his eyes peer
41ng through gimlet holes he had made
g1n@the floor. He had a full view OF
svsry corner of the small postof1ice
and his later report proved that every
transaction during his stay in x Y z
came under his observation.
n the meantime Professor" Crafty
had learned the history OF the town
narrowed down to three people, Post
master Hanks, Miss Scott, his assist
ant, and Tim Blake, the man who car-
rted the mail bags to and from the
trains. The town people thought Blake
might possibly be guilty, the post
master and Miss Scott never. But
Binke had shown no particular signs
OF Increased wealth: he was the same
1oytaI mar OF old. Miss Scott
vas preparing to be married. but her
simple trousseau showed no signs of
having come from a flooded bank ae-
40 the poobah Of the village. He was
the pillar of his own church, and a
contributor to the opposition lust to
b public spirited. He was superin-
tendent Of the Sunday school, the best,
most genial. charitable and thoroughly
rood man In the town. He had the
sweetest, best loved little wife in the
place and happiness beamed in his ev-
cry glance. He was a hard worker.
too. n,he p~ostoffce door swung open.
every morning In answer to his key,
and he was the person who locked 1t
again every night. Crafty Investigate
ed them all and found the rumored
good reports to be true. He was "up
stump" and had decided that the
people who thought. they had lost
money In that p%cstofice must have
dreamed 1t. There was no more model
branch Of the government in the Unit
ed States. He had decided to give it
up a. 4 bad Job and told the assistant
they would pack that night for Wash
1ngton.
About 5 o'clock that afternoon the
assistant rushed in from the outer Of
nce@and exclaimed:
There's q customer to see you!"
you know the answer, I'm
busy. I don't see why you-''
asBut It's Mrs. Tanks" the assistant
Interrupted.
SssThe ~postnaster,s Wife,"
Yes
Crafty paused only a moment. Then
he SAID r%esoiutely:
shaswaEf1e IN. Til take a last chance
atst hi game before leaving this town.
Mrs. Hanks was timid about having
her fortune told, even though she
wanted 1t done very much. 1t was a
new experience for her, but Crafty put
her at ease in a moment as he spun
on a great many things he had learned
about her past during his investigation,
70 sail OF which she eagerly added:
How wonderful!"
f!n gave her the most magnificent
rea..lilg ever deavered from q palmist
andgat end ne eyed her keeniy as
ne safh:
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WnTI3ies YOU. some secret oub Is
4 eaI,ngs as YOU Ihls trouble
.neludes some one very close 70 you.
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