The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-12

.,-s,,or's nOte.-Ihis IS tne second or the
tEoi''res OF Carlton Clarke. the solver
,ivent-ulIb1,al mysteries by wonderful tele-
Of cliiisinI.5uctlve methods. This story
patho- I'm trusts, the methods OF high
deas confidential clerks treachery,
fnanSJIs natlently waiting for twenty-five
anu IN ayenge wrong. II is story
yta., With vital interest)
,,-,.r took up my residence with
-,,o, Clarke, telepathic detective, 1
90, q was with certain misgivings.
inc living with a man who, in
In@e Won we're out the night before,
CA tell you, without question,
eoulu Won had been and what you had
WEI doing. Surely l should have TO
pen L,sca both privacy and Individual
sac, few weeks, however, taught me
". nv fears were groundless. II
tAl, cmDloyed his wonderful powers
Cia-H case II was only in anticipating
ny ~ mad been house mates but a
W. time when / discovered that his
ElV.oIs already was a large one and
ele- from widely different circles.
"t their troubles were or in what
N1or clarke was able to aid them l
S. ma be to guess. Once, when l
va Vs. my mind was dwelling on the
slsP, with rather morbid interest,
Ic 5sstt turned to me and said:
..srbese cases are too commonplace
iatcrest YOU Wait until we have
paotbing big and / will take you into
~, confidence. BY the way, I ex-
~, a client this evening who ought
Re worth while. He is the head OF
~ n, the best known stock broker
va. bouses in the city. and in his note
i he. oh fN
IT, mystery affecting some of the
greatest corporate interests OF the
country -,
.ricsI storm broke over the city. AS
t,orte aid not expect his caller until
SaY after S. ! retired to my room TO
.ratch an extra hour for some work
: mad i'm hand. Soon my typewriter
"a. catering away to the accompani-
,.art Of the artillery of the heavens. /
..ni5 hear Clarke nervously pacing
,te library. Without. the lightning
Vent 10 one continuous flash. A bolt
Snslv struck so near that the fash
and the report seemed to come almost
a. the same instant. This was too
much for my nerves. and 1 decided
that work was out OF the question.
"Its a fierce night out. I'm afraid
vour man will not come" I suggested
10 Clarke. going to the door.
Clarke stopped his restless march.
T had begun TO think so myself" he
said. but If I am not mistaken, he is
Just now turning into Chestnut street
az Clark
As well as I knew Clarke. and with
All nv faith in his wonderful powers.
this was a trife beyond my compre-
tension In less than five minutes.
however. we heard a carriage drive
10 10 the entrance. / rushed to the
window and saw the coachman cover
ing a steaming pair OF handsome
black with their rubber blankets
Il suppose you scarcely expected me
such a night as this. Mr.. Clarke" said
our caller as he laid off his rain coat
and top hat Il assure you my coming
serves to show that the matter is of
great Importance. / am Henry A. Boil
ton OF the firm of Bolton & Co. You
doubtless had my note this afternoon.
was referred 20 you by a friend. who
tells me that you have had consider
able success In confidential cases"
took Mr.. Bottoms hat and coat, and
when returned from slowing them
away in the reception hall 1 had my
first opportunity to make a careful
survey of his person.
Our visitor was evidently a man of
affairs. He was rotund to the verge of
cOrpulence. A keen gray eye-a money
eye, If there is such a distinctive orb
looked straight at me. His cheeks
glowed under a healthy tan and his
white hair, mustache and neatly
trimmed imperial gave him something
OF military bearing. For the rest he
was a member of the Mystic Shrine
witness the handsome seal on his
heavy gold watch chain: he was a golf
enthusiast-witness the tan and the
callouses on his otherwise white
palms: and his tailor was the hest In
the city.
When my confrere had set out the
generally prescribed antidotes for a
wet night and our cigars were going
well Clare asked Mr.. Bolton for an
explanation Of his note and visit.
Let us have the story, Mr.. Boil
ton he said. and l will question you
as IS necessary"
Well" began Bolton, "as you per-
haps know, I am the senior member of
Ge stock brokerage firm of Bolton &
20. Possibly YOU do not know the po-
Suon my firm holds in the financial
world, for our work is confidential in
me extreme. To the world at large we
are members of the principal ex
changes both here and in the east
uoIng general stock brokerage bust
ness. with a branch house in New
iork and private telegraph service.
As matter of fact. though. and | tell
II 10 you in confidence. which / am
assured by my friend you will not be-
uay, our actual business is organizing
trusts"
will say by way of parenthesis
mat the business deals of Bolton &
20. nave since become so we'll known
10 the world through the investiga-
uonS of the department of commerce
ana labor that ] am not violating this
tive.
We are closely affiliated with the
well known firm of p. ]. Forgan & Co.
New York." continued Mr.. Bolton.
Most Of the combinations of capital
winch the house of Forgan has backed
openly have in reality had their incep-
uoh IN our office. I may say, without
esousm, that | am the father of the
modern trust idea, for | had il worked
euJ IN detail twenty-five years ago.
Recently our most fortunate VEN
lures have been in cornering the man
fracture Of minor articles which arc.
however. important necessaries IN
household economy. There was the
amp chimney trust, the potato masher
trust. the can-opener and corkscrew
trusts and rl,ant- otbarc which 7 might