Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-10-26

Just shade of annoyance In his tone
Certainly. OF course l dow
"Well, then, obllge me going straight
to your office and waiting there till
come to you or send for you. You really
put me out"
Mr.. Cheeseman was 80 amazed that,
for the first time this morning, his
muscles had a rest. Murmuring some
thing indlstinguishable, he turned and
left the room.
Now, sir" said Tarrant to the con-
iidential clerk, who proceeded to make
another search under the keen eye Of
the detective, who meanwhile engaged
him in conversation
Cautiously excitable man, this Mr.
Cheeseman," he said.
YES; even more 80 this morning
than usual"
Naturally nervous and impulsive
though, l should say"
Very; he always comes In and goes
out like a whirlwind when he calls
here"
You were not present, suppose,
when he saw Mr. Brinstair on Fri
day."
mo, sir; they were in Mr.. Brin-
stairs private room"
did you speak to him when he
came out?"
only to say Good afternoon TO
him. He passed through with hi. u.s.
ual rush, murmuring something about
being late for an appointment"
do you remember handling Mr..
Cheeseman's box that day."
Yes. took 1t into the private room
and afterwards replaced It,"
WAS that after Mr.. Cheeseman had
gomez?
After he had gone out; yes, SIR"
"How old Is Mr.. Brlnstalr?"
About slxty-five l think sir"
'In good health?"
Fairly good. Work has been press
Ing rather heavily on him of late. He
had an unusually large number of
briefs for this circuit"
Accustomed to work late hereY
"Often"
"a temperate manW
strictly"
Smoker
Rather excessively, should say
ten or dozen cigars a day"
where does he keep his cigars
here2"
I'm box in the drawer of his
desk"
"Obllge me by bringing the box
here"
The clerk went into the inner room,
and presently returned with a cigar
box In his hand. This" he said, 'is
the only one l find, and 1t Is empty"
Tarrant glanced at 1t, thanked him,
and added that he had no further use
for 1t.
We'll, inspector" said Tarrant,
few moments later; that document isn't
here l didn't suppose it was, but the
time hasn't been wasted. Have you
telegraphed to the Mansfield police
YETI"
NO" answered the inspector, sur
prised. "Why|
well, l should If l were you. Ask
If a man answering Brinstairs descrip-
ton has turned up, wandering in the
streets Of that town. | will come back
in about an hour to see II you have an
answer"
They left the Offices together, the In
spector to act on Tarrant's hint and
the latter visited the nearest cigar
shops Finally, at one Of them, he
learned that gentleman who, from
the shopkeeper's account, bore some re-
semblance to the missing man, came in
few evenings before at about ten
o'clock and bought a dozen cigars of a
special brand not often called for.
Asked If he had any conversation
with this customer, the shopkeeper re-
piled, We'll, now, l most forget. | re-
member he remarked it was a hot
night, and-oh yes; he said he won
dered If 1t would be cooler down on
the water front He lit one OF the
cigars and went out, and l haven't
seen him since
Tarrant wandered down to the
water front, also lit a cigar, and
leaned on the rail, with his eyes on
the traffic on the river. He changed
his LEGALITY three or four times, al
ways, apparently, selc ting a spot near
seat where one or more of the home
less frequenters Of these outdoor lodg-
ings were sitting. Presently, an Idea
or n recollection struggled into the
mind Of one Of the tattered and I'M
shaver ones, and he frightened up a
bit and called out to Tarrant, "Yern