The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-18

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missing bill. which were 'DS5673eo4" So
pending a decision on what should be
done with Fritz. notice to all banking
sent out over the ticker, and q reward Of
| $500 offered for return of the lost bank
note. The great danger lay In the note
| being sent out OF the country-supposing
| 1t TO have been dishonesty acquired
Then the two men above named went
at Fritz Krull and his parents again. but
without tangible result. AT last: Better
Seybel. which was no sooner suggested
than done.
Now, Inspector Finney Valentines
name was known and respected through
during his official career. who estab-
lished the famous "dead line south Of
Fulton street. below which no crook
cared to be found, Many, had been the
cases OF fraud or embezzlement OH she
part OF defaulting cashiers which Valen-
tine and his men had handled. Now that
ne was retired and working under he
aegis OF his own shingle II was perfectly
natural for Seybel & Lozer 10 enlist MS
aid In clearing UP the mystery Surround
Ing young Fritz Krull and the tsn-Zhou-
san6-dolar bill
To the eX-chief OF detectives, then, the
now thoroughly frightened messenger
told his strange story over again for the
third or fourth time: Perhaps the stran-
there was so little to tell. There were
three possible explanations: First. that
the note had been actually lost some
where on the street; second, that Fritz
had been robbed by a skillful piclepocItet.
third. that he was dishonest and had vol
UNFAIRLY handed the bill to some outside
confederate.
Against the latter supposition was to
be placed the uniform honesty OF the boy
thus far; frequently In the past two years
he had been entrusted with far larger
amounts In the aggregate and in more
available shape than a single bill Of large
y a & fNr slN.,nr nd
two, either was quite simple and easily
possible. Yet there was something in the
demeanor OF Fritz Krull which ultimately
inclined Valentine TO discard all three
hypotheses In favor OF a much deeper and
more cunning plot, OF which, perhaps
the boy was the victim
It should be mentioned that Fritz Kruli
was a typical German-American lad He
was tall and we'll developed for his years
with a pleasant. candid cast Of features
and sunny eyes OF Saxon blue crowned
with mop OF curly naxen hair. In re-
aliIy nc might have passed for 10 or 20
AS the dear old mutterchen averred.
Fritz was a gu; sohn. fo- he had none
of the petty vices often common to his
age and class.
Over and over again Valentine revert
ed TO that brief stoppage at the fruit
and candy stand OF Tony the Greek. but
could obtain nothing further than has
been already narrated. Nevertheless We
who are IN the secret may infer that the
Greek formed Valentines starting point
he was known TO all the boys Of that
particular district, his hutch being al
change Itself. as well as 20 the regular
policemen patrolling Broad street. But
they knew nothing TO his discredit,-he
was merely perpetually smiling and
cunning black haired and ear-rlnged ma
tive OF Selonika,
So convinced that Tony the Greek
might bear watching-perhaps because he
was the only person 10 wnom young
kruil had spoken on the fatefQ occasion
Valentine had him shadowcd. Almost
Immediately the great detectives presci-
ence bore fruit,
The KruIl family lived in one Of a
eighth street near the river. Farther
down the block a sign In parlcr win
dow OF the hrst dat ANNOUNCED that
and PalmIst," dweIt within. To Yalen-
tines surprise the trail Of Tony the
Greek led to the professor S door on the
wednesday night following the mo-
the fact that Professor Penpant--,a
slight; dapper. rather effemtnate little Iel-
i9Whsd quite t,, local reputation and Be
medical healer" and had been known
as public exhibitor Of hypnotic phes;
by some 10 be Pennants daughter, but
believed by many more 10 be really his
wife, was also more or less IN evidence
and helped the professor now and again.
Further, Tony the Greek was 4 frequent
visitor.
This was Thread Number One.
Thread Number Two was this; Falen-
tine, made an early call upon the krnl
and his parents in their home life. APP
parently they were all that they, seemed
folk. the father a skilled matchmaker or
repairer employed by a prominent firm
In Union Square.
But one important fact was learned
at this cali, resulting from closer ques-
tioning Of young Fritz as 10 what he
ID and where he went during bis spare
lime sgenInGg qhSn h igsnsRrSa P26e2a9 be H%
down the street. whom the boy spoke Of
quite familiarly as Connie ON being
the Pennant Fat. Fritz laughed rather
shame faccdly, squirmed, and showed the
aTst sign Of em6aFra Finally ne he
funny thIngs-trcl.s with cards, gazing
into a big crystal globe. and sometimes
gave him shocks from an electric or gal
venic battery.
When Comics name was mentioned
more particularly Fritz blushed painful
ly, but all be could be got to admit was
that she was awful good fun"
tine an idea. Keeping himself carefully
In the background. he sent trusty sub
ordinate TO call on Professor AoeI rem
nant with the pretense OF arranging for
some public hypnotic exhibitions In near.
by towns. The bait caught some bigger
GSh than the inspector had hoped Tor.
Not only was Pennant quite willing to
go into the thing-for considerdtion-
but he let out the fact that he had q
ca pital ''subjcct'-a young fellow. limo.
cent as a girl. who was one OF the best
he. the professor. had ever met Prom
ising to see hims later. Valentne's man
reported progress: the chief immediately
Jumped to the conclusion that the sub
jectf was none other than Fritz krull,
But even so. where was the connection
between Professor Pennant and tne
theft Of the ten thousand dollar pm
Was IL Tony the Creek? Was II possible
thai The suspicion suddenly born IN
the detectives mind was SO startling as
10 demand serious and careful consioeFa-
ton. -. 40,
! In all his talks with young Fritz the
Inspector had been unable to secure an
3 adnissinn on the lod's part 1hat ZEN
GUST |, 1899