Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-08-08

eddy, please tell me when you in
tend doing something. You have bare
ly looked at the man, and here we are
wasting time"
| You think SOP" replied Club.
What have you accomplished? Why
don't you-why, Mr.. Club. the waiter
is setting the table for three!"
Exactly. l am going to have our
eccentric friend to breakfast. Waiter,
please take this note to that chap
| outside"
FERROUS" cried the young woman. IF
you have found out anything. tell me
what it is"
my dear young lady," replied
Club, quietly this is not mystery,
but-but here is our man. Let him
speak for himself"
The stranger pulled his cap well
over his eyes and reluctantly ap-
preached the table.
What's wantedw he demanded.
BY way of an answer the detective
reached out and with quick jerk tore
off the mans cap. With it came Cog
giles and whiskers.
"Jim!" screamed the young woman,
scrambling to her feet.
A smooth-faced, boyish-looking young
man grinned at her sheepishly.
Hello, Laura" he replied, calmly.
The young woman, quite speechless,
sat down again.
You seem to know the gentleman"
observed the detective.
Know HIM" she cried, breathlessly
''he is my fiance."
"Just So" replied the detective,
smiling.
Calm yourself, Laura" said the
young man, pulling himself together.
II really haven't turned lunatic or any
thing of that sort, you know"
But what on earth have you-you
been trying to do?"
II will explain" replied the young
man. But first should like to ask
who this gentleman is"
"He is not my chauffeur" said Lau-
"a, smiling. mr. Club, this is James
Banks. Jim, shake hands with Amos
Club, the detective"
Good heavens!" exclaimed Jim.
you don't mean to say that you-that
he is here on my account"
Il do, indeed" replied Laura. How
was l to know you with those whis-
kers on? But go on, sir, and give an
account Of yourself"
well, l suppose have rather made
an ass of myself" began the young
man. 1T is like this: About ten days
ago l had a dream that seemed so real
that remembered it perfectly when l
awoke. and seldom recall dreams"
What was it?" inquired Laura.
Il dreamt that you had been robbed
of your Wilson golf trophy"
What! My lovely diamond watch?"
Eyes. Well, night or two later
had the same dream again-only more
realistic and vivid-and it was re-
peated third time, within the week."
why, Jim! l never knew you were
superstitious!"
We'll, / knew that you wore that
watch, Laura, and / made up my mind
that you were liable to a personal at
tack"
why didn't you go to the police?'
Il wanted to shield you from pub
LEFTY, as well as from the humiliation
of having detective camping on your
trail, and then, as you have so deli
cately hinted-there may be nothing
in dreams"
True" said the young woman.
go on"
well. that's ALL" replied the young
man. You know the rest. / simply
took the matter into my own hands.
But l never dreamed that 1 would
1sllarm YOU"
But the idea that I shouldn't have
known you,' said Laura.
"Oh, think my makeup was rath-
err clever. And now, sir" said Banks,
turning to the detective, II should
like to know how you were able to
penetrate my disguise when my sweet
when Miss Robinson was unable to
do So
Il will explain, with pleasure" re-
piled the detective. But first / should
like to know why you left the motor
cycle out of your story?"'
"How did you know l had motor
cycle?" cried the young man.
The detective chuckled. II had de-
duced the motorcycle before left my
Office this morning. Miss Robinson as
sured me that she had not seen you in
an automobile. AS a motor car Is not
very easily overlooked, made up my
mind that you had some other way OF
getting around. A motorcycle in
stantly suggested itself as admirably
suited to your purpose. Its small size
would enable it to navigate among the
vehicles and easily distance an auto
mobile on a crowded street. AS for
finding out Miss Robinson's destina-
ton, you used the absurdly simple
plan of listening to her directions to
her chauffeur. Well, / Immediately
,nbonad a friend in the civ hall who