Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-05-14
CHAPTER "
rhe Woman In the - -.

The woman In the Next Car.
With the departure OF the conduc-
tor and the doctor. the group around
lower ten broke up. 20 reform in
smaller knots through the car. The
porter remained on guard. with
something OF relief sank into a seat.
wanted 20 think. 10 try 20 remember
the details OF the previous night But
my inquisitive acquaintance had other
intentions He came Up and sat down
beside me. Like the conductor. he had
taken notes OF the dead mans be-
longings. HIS name. address. clothing
and the general circumstances OF the
crime. Now with his little notebook
open before him. he prepared 20 en-
Joy the minor sensation OF the rob
berry.
And now for The second victim"
he began cheerfully. what IS your
name and address. please?"
eyed him with suspicion.
Il have lost everything but my name
and address" parried. What do you
want them for? Publication"
"Oh. no: dear. no." he said. shocked
az my Misrepresentation Merely FOR
my own enlightenment. Ike 20
gather data OF this kind and draw my
own conclusions. Most interesting and
engrossing. once or twice have
forestalled the results OF police inves-
tigauon-but entirely for my own
amusement"
nodded tolerantly. Most OF US
have hobbies; I knew a man once who
~or-FoF hFs h,-al-o-.bF,F -. NJ d.
and had q mania for old colored prints
cut out OF COdey's Lady Book.
I use that inductive method orig
mated by Poe and followed since with
such success by Conan Doyle. Have
you ever read Gaboriau1 All. you have
missed n treat. indeed. And now, 20
get down 20 business. what is the
name OF our escaped thief and prob
able murderer"
How on earth do know" I de-
manded impatiently. "He didn't write
II IN blood anywhere. did he?"
The little man looked hurt and dis
appointed.
do you mean 60 say" he asked,
"that the pockets OF those clothes are
entirely empty"
The pockets! In the excitement
had forgotten entirely the sealshin
grip which the porter now sat at my
feet. and l had not investigated the
pockets at all. With the inquisitfVs
mans pencil taxing note OF every
thing that found. emptied them on
the opposite seat.
Upper left-hand waist-eoSt. two lead
pencils and a fountain pen: lower
right vAist-coat. matchbox and a small
stamp book; righthand pocket coat.
pair OF gray suede gloves. new. size
seven and a half; left-hand pocket,
gun-metal cigarette case studded with
pearls. half-fuli OF Egyptian cigarettes.
The trousers pockets contained a gold
penknife. small amount Of money ia
bills and change. and handkerchief
with the initial IS" on t.
Further search through the coat dis-
covered q card-case with cards bear
Ing the name Henry Pinckney Sulli-
van, and a leather flask with gold
moundngs. filled with what seemed to
be very fair whisky, and mono
grammed II. F. S.
His name evidently is Henry
Pinckney Sullivan" said the cheerful
follower OF Poe. as he wrote II down.
Address as yet unknown. Blonde.
probably. Have you noticed that Il is
almost always the blonde men who af-
feet very light gray. with a touch
of red in the scarf? Fact, ! assure you.
kept a record once of the summer
attire of men, and 80 per cent. fol-
lowed my rule. Dark men like you
| affect navy blue. or brown.
In spite OF myself I was amused at
the mans shrewdness
Yes; the suit he took was dark
' a blue" said.
He rubbed his hands and smiled at