The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-07-03
THE REPORTERS
STORY
Clever Detective Work
That Proved rFoitlO00.

II think l must have been born on
Friday" said the disconsolate report
or. IS he dropped into a chair near
Gently.
"A blue envelope in the mail box.
I supposs2" said his brother scribe.
mo. was not fred-at least, was
on the pay roll when left the once"
said the first speaker.
For two days." he continued. Il
have been turning every angle to dig
UP 4 story. To-day got the first line
on II, and I worked IKE . trojan.
Ten minutes ago 1 met the fellow who
knows the whole story. He laughed
and showed me some newspaper clip
pings-the yarn was published three
weeks ago."
How long have you been In the
newspaper gamer" asked the other
man, as he slid little further down
in the comfortable chair.
Three years." was the reply. but
this IL the nrst time ever got on
such a sidetrack IS this"
Cheer up. old fellow. Let me tell
you q story true ons-that hap
psned to me I'VE years before you be-
came q cub
"One afternoon" he continued. an
anonymous letter came to the city
editor. 1t told of q woman held pris-
oner in Chinatown. Beyond stating
that the writer had seen her n q
third-story window. and, further. that
the writer shrank from publicity. there
was no clew to the writer. Parrish.
who has loag since quit the newspa-
per game, was assigned to the story
with me-
what do you make Of this letter?'
Clark streets.
Past me- said I, ready to get rid
Of the assignment.
LOOK again. said he. Can't you
see that 1t was written by q woman
It Is written with a stub pen. 1t 10
written on business stationery. and
the woman who wrote It IL not aocus-
toned to writing with . stub pen. It
was written from an once building.
from An once that is on . door lower
down than the tenth floor"
41oW w yOu AoAo SASS Wv
said /.
"'Weil, the stationery you will al
low. The finger print shows the girl
got ink on her fingers, then left it,
imprint when she folded the letter.
At the top here is about one-third Of
the last line on the letter head. Note
the left end Of that line-three figures
or three letters are partly left on the
margin. Ninety to one those are fig
ures denotinE the room number. Do
you follow meT
II replied that did.
Now, three figures being the con-
lecture. the room must be between the
first and the tenth floors Of the build
ing from which this letter came. The
rest of that line shows seven type
faces. Naturally, let US conclude that
is the remnant Of the buildings name
"a seven-letter name
"'Go ahead. said l.
'Chinatown's back windows can be
seen from Dearborn street only. The
writer of this letter is employed in an
ONCE in building the name of which
contains seven letters-that building
10 Oh thc WcSt Slut Vi 1cdIDOTu btTett
and also north of Harrison street
"'True enough. but how are you
going to find the building and the
room and tie girl who wrote the
note?
I've are going to make a canvass
of Dearborn street for q building with
seven letters In its name. A very
easy job, inasmuch as we have only
one block to cover. This paper is a
peculiar blue. Janitors sell waste pa
per, you know, and when we locate the
building we locate the janitor. Ask
him from what Office paper similar to
this has come
"'Clever idea,' said l.
ITO locate the building was IN easy
matter. half dollar got the infor-
nation from the janitor. There were
four rooms in the building from which
paper Of such a tinge had come. One
Of these rooms had a window with
vest view and was ON the eighth floor.
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