The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-05-04
Tuning tic Scale.


corner on q certain day twenty years
ago, B would not now be AS son-in-
law. II G had not seen certain i'd
vertisement for a partner with tliop
sand dollars be would not now be
the multimilliouaire owner Of a gold
producing patent. IL b had been a
fine penman, he would now doubtless
have been a bookkeerer Instead OF
managing partner OF his firm. SO it
goes. We think we know what shapes
our end. but we don't. In not one OF
the cases referred to would the person
affected for moment consider the
cause given the correct one.
One day Jim Beverly, a countryman
who had been long hunting for a Job
in the city. becoming discouraged.
made up his mind to go home before
his funds were completely exhausted.
Jim had come TO town with a trunk
that had to be held together by a rope.
He had got rid of the country. clothes
in 1t and thought he would like to take
back one of those suit cases which he
saw so much used. Going to stop.
he bought secondhand one at a re-
duced price. Besides being second
hand, 1t had the letters ~. T." painted
on the end. lie was told that a red
headed man wearing glasses and
striped waistcoat had turned it in as
part payment for new one. That was
a lie. The man bought new one and
left his old one to be put In the cellar.
Beverly got it cheap, took 1t to his
room, put his belongings in 1t and
went to the train, A man took q seat
beside him who kept CHANGING out OF
the corner Of his eye at him.
How are y, Torbertr he said pres.
emily in low voice.
How did you know my name was
Torbert ?'rasked Jim. suspecting con-
fidence game.
by several things initials on suit
case, red head"
We'll, suppose am Torbert what
then?"
Got the STUFF In the casefo
suppose nave"
I'm be on hand at N. to takc 1t or
your hands. Three days. Better not
hurry. Say Friday. II at night.n
"WhereY
Why, at the Mortified House. you
know, as arranged"
Tbe man got up and left the car at
the first stop. While the train was roll
Ing through the city limits couple OF
men came down the aisle, looking
here and there at passengers Beyer-
ly's suit case was on end before him.
One of the men looked at the letters
on the suit case. then at him suspi
ciously.
"I'll trouble you to open thnt case"
said one Of the men.
Beverly demurre,l at first, then open
ed the case. There was nothing In It
but the remnants of few under.
clothes The man looked disappointed
You've got red head" he said, "and
the letters on your case are v. T.. but
you're not the man"
"of course he isn't the lnan," said hls
companion. Il know the man we
want. That's not him"
Now, 1t was on the tip Of Jfm's
tongue TO tell the whole story so far us
It has been told here. but Il may be
judged from his dialogue with the man
who had sat beside him that he was
better adapted to receive than to give
information, so he held his peace. The
men went on, and Jim got out when
the train reached his station.
Jim took into his confidence couple
Of detectives, and they all went to n
three days. later. Jim entered the
Mortified House half an hour before
II o'clock, but he was not Jim Bever
"; he was a man with white hair and
beard. He sat down in one of the of
fee chairs. 1t was not long before he
saw the man who had sat beside him
on the train come in. he, too, SAT
down and, taking up q newspaper.
read It till man with red head.
glasses and striped waistcoat enter
ed, carrying a brand new suit case.
The latter went to the desk and called
for rooni.
A little later the other man arose.
yawned and. going to the desk. looked
at the register and went upstairs.
Beverly went to the door, called in his
men, and, noting the number OF the
room assigned the newcomer. the
three went upstairs. Five minutes
later they knocked at his door and. re-
ceiving no response, kicked It open
They found him taking $15oOo0 out Of
his suit case. They arrested him, and
he turned out to be Vincent Torbert.
Ascending cashier OF the -tli Ma
tional bank.
Jim Beverly pocketed $4,000 reward
by the transaction and, going back to
the city. thought he would see If It
would be easier to get on there with
money. in his pocket than without. He
got position in the bank to which he
had restored It's lost funds. the presi-
dent promising to advance him. Jim
proved capable ana became cashier.
He married the daughter OF one Of the