The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-12-14
WORK OF
GIRL SLEUTH.
A FASCINATION ABOUT
LIFE OF 1.-THE FE-
MALE DETECTING,
SHE MUST KEEP SECRETS
cSpe of the Work ESpec.
tally Adapted to Her Sex.

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SO much mystery and real danger Is
generally attributed TO the work OF
detective that for woman to attempt
II seems 70 most people the height OF
folly.
Many Of my friends can scarcely un-
derstand why I gave up q career in
vaudeville to do UNITS" as detec-
live. hardly know myself, but ! know
am here and am the only licensed wo-
man detective n Pennsylvania. In the
business Of hunting criminals or fer
reting out secrets there is always some
thing new. You can never get the
same results in two cases by working
lies charm that IL, TO say the .east,
attractive.
There is some knacz fov learning se-
crets that, believe especially fts
some women for detective work. OF
course II woman can't keep secret
there's no use Of her ever trying to be
detective She has no use for after
noon sewing circles. teas and women's
gatherings, unless she trains herself to
be listener AID not purveyor OF
gossip.
There is great field Tor young, ad-
veaturous, bright women in the detec-
tive service. bun / can assure them that
II they are not naturally adapted for
tho work they win never achieve sue
cess.
woman cannot do an kinds OF de-
tective work. On the other hand, there
are plenty Of cases q. which one wom-
an can be SUCCESSFUL where an army
OF mea detectives WI faa You have
TO secure yout Snowlodge from persons
who least suspect you and in nine
chances out Of ten, people are less sus-
piclous Of a woman than they are Of a
man. Then, too, woman, II she is
at all slxillfnl, can GfrcTT.. snsniciou In
thousand different ways that are not
nj the command Of a man. True, she
has to assume, at times. every man.
ner and condition OF womankind, and
in my own work ] have found that ny
stage training has been dee.deG ad-
vintage in this direction.
Certainly, there are periis and dan
gers. You are in danger every minute
Of your Identity becoming known in
some way OF other, and you don't Xnov
what might happen then. But the mosi
successful detective Is ordinarily the ons
most remotely removed from dangers Of
this sort
When it comes 10 mawng arrests.
have always found it best TO have m,
men assistants do that. / don't carr,
handouts and don't usually carry re-
volver although I pride myself in be
ing a good shot and at ovaa odd
wouldn't hesitate taking chances witt
the mos, desperate criminal
In about seven cases out of ten tina
. reach deteci ives notice. there is
woman in the case" and no one
! better fitted 60 draw deductions froI
: the facts submitted than one OF he
|. own kind, who knows a woman'a ma
; ture better than al the men in the uni
. verse.
: But woman when she enters N
; Sherlock Holmes profession must leay
Z all sentiment behind. She mustn't foi
) get how 10 employ sentiment. but st
2 mustn't be carried away by It. 81
: must often laugh while others are bel
; ging or crying for mercy. Then, 10
{ she must often throw herself almost il
: to ~ Of mental anguish in order
I elicit sympathy and hnall5 ney,. the wa
: into the avenues OF the heart OF al
= other II is, indeed. often simply
5 game OF being what you are not W
z win have all SORTS OF men making lol
Z 10 you. just as YOU wEat them to {
= FOR your purpose, but you must be su
/. your heart Is OF adamant