Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-04
THE MAN WITH THE EYES.

One day as Scotland Yard detective
 was lounging in the corridor of q Liver
 pool hotel he noticed the individual
 who afterward became known ill police
 records as the man with the eyes. He
 was medium sized man, slim in
 build and had the look of college professor. There was nothing to dis tinguish him from other gentlemen ex- cept his eyes. They were large and black in color. and as he accidentally brushed against the detective and stop ped to apologize and looked him in the face for q moment the officer felt Il peculiar thrill. He felt that the stran- ger had seen clear through him, 50 to say. He had sufficient curiosity to as- certain that the gentleman had register ed as coming from York and that his name was Burton.
 Three days later curious case was recorded at the Yard. Richard White, hard headed country squire. told d l story that the officers were inclined to believe was pipe dream. Had it been an ordinary man they would have smiled in his face He set out from London for Liverpool and occupied a compartment with one other person. ! This person bore the description of the l man with the eyes. The squire busted himself looking over some letters for half an hour after boarding the train and then looked up to find the other staring at him. He said that he felt an influence" at once. The feeling was that he had lost his identity and was some one else.
 Your name is Sudley," said the man after a moment.
 Yes; it is Sudley.'
 You are not feeling well today"
 No, I'm not
 You are going to sleep, and you will wake up feeling better, but first give me your watch and money"
 The squire stood up and handed over everything. He knew what he was doing, but it seemed to him to be the thing to do.
 "Now lie on the seat; go to sleep"
 The squire stretched out and the next thing he knew guard was try ing to arouse him, and it was an hour later. The man with the eyes was no longer in the compartment. That was the story, and it puzzled the officers. They had to take it in earnest, coming from such source, and yet they had to smile at the idea. It may be that nothing would have been done in the case but for another story from an- other person. In London the wife of a baker acted as cashier. During an interval. when only two people were in the store. a stranger entered and asked for change for a sovereign. As it was handed out the woman met his eyes. In single second she seemed to lose herself. It was as if she was un- der the influence of an anaesthetic. and yet in a way she was conscious of her surroundings.
 You owe me f25,'' she heard the man say.
 "Yes''
 You said you would pay it today"
 ''Yes; said so.''
 Then I will take the money.'
 She had about f30 in the drawer, and she counted out the sum named and passed it over. By counting up afterward she found that she had giv- en him the exact amount. He took the money and looked into her eyes and said:
 You are tired. You may sleep for ten minutes
 At that she lost all consciousness and did not open her eyes again until her husband shook her arm fifteen minutes later. Then she awoke. with scream. The husband wouldn't be- lleye her story, although q customer corroborated part of it. He contcnG- ed, and so did the police after him. that the woman had fallen asleep and a sneak thief had robbed the till |. was pointed out that thief would have taken all, but this made no diff ference. An inspector was put on the case and did some work, but he got no further clew to the man with the eyes A man was instructed to watch the trains and functions on the road where the first robbery occurred, and he put in two months without meeting with his man or without hearing of another cdSe OI eyes. 1ucu ue IOllONcu d man from a junction to a hotel. and being almost positive of his quarry. he called on the man in his room. He found him unstrappiAg his valise and made some inquiry to excuse his intru- sion. Come right in,' replied the man, land I wiz attend to you in a moment. Fine day. isn't it? But think we shall have rain by tomorrow. An, but I've broken the tongue of that buckle? Now. then And he rose up, turned around and looked the officer full in the eyes. The latter tried to reach out and grab his man and break the influence" but it was in vain He tried to turn his head away, but he could not You need sleep" said the man with the eyes.
 Yes "Undress and go to bed. Don't finger over it."