The Citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1903-1912, 1907-01-19

ness. He was also student of other
things and a very well-read man.
Naturally, he was detective; he had
. peculiarly strong iptuitive power
and a keen sense of deduction.
mean by this, natural deduction. He
was not Sherlock Holmes--could not
tell your wife was away because a
button was off your waistcoat, or that
you had lately moved your dressing
glass because your face was more
smoothly shaver on one side than on
the other. These things he left for
the realms of literature and romance
He studied crime as a theologian stud
ied theology and the Holy Writ First
he would find the motive of q Grim
inal act-there was always motive;
then he would find the person that had
this motive.
Cheney was esthetic In his taste.
. lover of art, literature and music,
and always a gentleman. His bachelor
apartments In St Louis were beauti.
fully furnished and became a rendez-
vous for coterie Of choice spirits.
While he saw great deal Of the
seamy side of life, that ~great under
world so close to our very doors and
yet always covered his nature never
became hardened. He was ever ready
to help, and many man. and woman.
too, for that matter, are walking the
streets to-day, free and honored by
their fellow beings, because at cru
cial point in their career Col. Jack
Cheney had turned them up the hill
when their footsteps we're carrying
them down. His fame as a detective
spread over the country and many
fiattering offers we're made him TO
take charge of special work for large
corporations, but he was more con-
tent to work for the government UNI
til the time was ripe for him to
branch out for himself He enjoyed
the acquaintance. confidence and hos.
pitality OF many persons Of promi-
hence from one end OF the country
to the other. Women he admired, but
that IL all. His many and varied ex.
periences had taught him that women
were not to be trusted with great Sc
crets. A good woman was an angel
for; a bad one. the reverse. Dan
Cupid had as yet never made him
captive, but there was always pres
ent with Jack Cheney mental pho
tograph Of happy home presided
over by n woman he could love and
who would love and respect him.
But that was in the indefinite future
not now.
Cheney never allowed his close con-
tact with crime to contaminate him
When he was on case he was ali
detective, veritable sleuth. every
nerve strained to accomplish the de.
sired end; but when the chase was
over and the quarry run 10 earth
Cheney forgot IL.
He was sitting In his Office one
morning smoking his usual cigar aud
allowing his mind TO run back tc
some Of the stirring days OF the civil
war in which he played no small part
when a knock interrupted his reyerle
Come in" he sharply said
o., A young man about 30 years old
well dressed and OF good appearance
came In and stood before him. IL,
was visibly perturbed and shifted
from one foot to the other while h,
neryously twirled his hat in his hands
"Are you Col. Cheney, sirG"
II am"
"Well, sir. my name is Stanton
Fred c. Stanton" Cheney recognized
the name as one Of prominent fam
lily living In St Louis.
well. Mr.. Stanton, what can dc
for you, sir? Sit down." replied
Cheney, waving his hand towards 9
chair. Have smoker"
THANK you, no, Col. Cheney. Yor
see I am in great trouble and Judge
Treat, who IL an intimate friend Of
mine, told me you might help me
out n you would. He gave me thii
card TO you" Cheney read the care
and when he had finished said;
"Any friend OF Judge Treats is {
friend Of mine and II ! can be OF serv
ice l shall only be too glad TO do 80
You are In trouble; what Is 1T"
Eyes. am In trouble, and serious
trouble at that. Last year ! married
Judge Anderson's daughter and WI
have a beautiful home out on Lacled'
avenue. We are very happy. Their
never has been a cloud to mar on
domestic happiness. About tw'
months ago anonymous letters begaI
coming 20 Mrs, Stanton Four so IA
have been received, and similar let
tiers have reached several friends o
mine saying they will get 10 Mrs
Stanton sooner or later. These let
tiers all contain references to me, hin
at an unsavory past and cominl
revelation which will destroy me so
cially and otherwise in St. Louis
Mrs. Stanton is not well and In
very nervous state and the receipt o
any such letters would, am afraid
cause serious consequences" Mr.. Stan
ton paused for moment to regail
his composure and then proceeded,
Fortunately, the first letter cam
10 my hands. u was addressed 3
Mrs. Stanton. I do not open any o
her mail. but the popularity OF IN
address OF this letter attracted m
attention. The address was not Il