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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-09
VITAL RECORD
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Louis B. Williams, "a. Spokane
and Clara l.. Cook, 10, Spokane.
Frank Oliver Koehler, legal
Scranton, Pa, and Mary Belle Full
ton, legal, Hartford City, Ind.
J. NJ. Reed, 2S, Elk, and Stella
Griffith, 20, Spirit Lake, Idaho.
Truman Allen, 10, Spokane, ant
Lola Brown, AZ, Spokane.
F. r. Dirstine, 55, Lind, Wash.
and Jennie NJ. Ruff, so, Spokane.
Everett l.. Davis, %, Almira
Wash, and Mary e. Mills, 20, Al
mira.
Charles Goodner, 25, Spokane
and Beatrice Bro, 10, Spokane.
Noll Beardsley, %, Deer Park
and Hazel Watson, II, Deer Park
Roy Johnston, %, Spokane, ant
Emma l.. Johnson, 20, Spokane.
James D. Malcolm, legal, Dallas
Ore. and Hazel Belshaw, legal
Spokane.
A. E. Jacobs, 5000 frame, Esq
Queen.
Reggy Andrus, "a, Fish Trap
Wash, and Gertrude Box, Is
Sprague.
BIRTHS.
Conkey-To Mr.. and Mrs. Waite
Lowrie Conkey, Jr., August .,
daughter. r.
Kelley-To Mr.. and Mrs. P. W
Kelley, 1912 Monroe street, Angus
6, daughter.
Olney-To Mr.. and Mrs. G. Il
Olney, E3413 Grace avenue, Aus
ust 3, daughter.
Hall-To Mr.. and Mrs. John +
Hail. 1920 Mission avenue, Angus
2, a daughter.
Fitzpatrick-To Mr.. and Mr.:
Stephen f. Fitzpatrick, 1909 Yor
avenue, August 4, daughter.
Whistle Mr.. and Mrs. Robel
S. Wills, 80 Thirtyfourth avenue
July q, daughter.
Brooks-To Mr.. and Mrs. Charle
w. Brooks, 2609 Gardner avenu
July 2S, a daughter.
Stromme-To Mr.. and Mrs. I'M
we'll Stromme, st. Luke's hosplta
August >, daughter. r.
Kerr-To Mr.. and Mrs. Ross
Kerr, O5O23 Crestline street, Jul
30, a daughter.
Lawrence-To Mr.. and Mrs. AIDE
bert J. Lawrence, S162 Pine stree
August Z, daughter. e
Shafer-To Mr.. and Mrs. Thorn;
Shafer, East Sprague avenue, Au
ust s, a daughter.
Babb-To Mr.. and Mrs. Tawlt
w. Babb, 1924 Broadway, July 2
a son.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-09
TWO GOOD "WHYS."

Editor The Press: Why all this
hubbub about where to put the new
city hall? The city owns enough
dumping ground around Main ave
nue. and Monroe street for two
city halls, and don't see why that
wouldn't be as good, and as cen
trail, as any of the places suggested,
OF course, it doesn't give as big a
chance for graft. The Inland sta
ton was built on a hole in the
ground" Why can't the city do as
well? Now another why. Why
such a fuss about oiled roads? |
lived in California for years; our
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-09
WHAT THE WEATHER
MAN SAYS TODAY

Normal to moderately low pres
sure prevails. High pressure eX'
tends from Nebraska to Saskatche-
wan and is off the coast OF New
England.
Rain has been scattered from the
middle Rockies to the Mississippi
valley and the lake regions and fell
on the Atlantic seaboard caused by
storm centers respectively over
Lake Superior and near Cape Hat
teras. over Arizona and from the
lower Mississippi valley to the
south Atlantic coast minimum TEN
peratures have been oppressive
but moderate elsewhere. Tempera
lures generally are becoming mod
crate.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-09
LEGRAPHED HIS PET DOG
TO MEET HIM AT THE DEPOT

PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. 9.-Tele-
graphing his dog to meet him at the
train upon his arrival home was the
stunt of Frank G.. Micelli of Rose
burg, Ore, who has spent the past
week in Portland. The owner
missed his faithful friend, who Is
named Dan, and go sent the follow
ing telegram:
Dan Micelli, Roseburg, Ore
Please meet me at the 9 o'clock
train tonight. Frank M. Micelli."
Everyone in Roseburg knows Dan
and the telegram was delivered
promptly. G. Worthington conveyed
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-09

oiled roads there are world-famous;
and how do they do it? Why, the
crude oil is shipped right from the
oil fields and sprinkled on the
roads at very nominal cost. No
odor, no dust. | never heard of
them letting out contracts to eX-
perimental gas corporations for
foul-smelling stuff that would
drive a starved dog off of gar
bage wagon, only to put the city
to the extra expense of sweeping it
up and carting it off like they did
on Havermail. Of course, I'm only
a woman, but having a wOman's
natural curiosity, l would like to
know why?
MRS. ]. L. DOTY, City.
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the message to the dog, who seem
ingly understood. Doubters are
cited to the fact that he dog was on
hand at the station when Mr.. Mi
cefli arrived, wagging his tail ex
pectantly, and he was overjoyed to
see his mastero nee more.
Mr.. Micelli has refused $500 for
Dan, and says he would not part
with him for any sum.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-09

opinion he had from the former
prosecuting attorney, R. NJ. Barn
hart, to the effect that these
charges are contrary to state law.
But we haven't been able to do
anything about it because the pros
ecutor we have now will not act,
said Martin.
Same trouble here came from
the audience again.
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10. ". Wise, a farmer of Long
mont, Col, does not despise The
pesky grasshopper, and in three
days garnered 125 bushels of them,
after killing them with oil.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-09

400 acres, including part of a
townsite, with plenty of water to
irrigate, $4,000 per acre; easy
terms.
McCREA G. MERRYWEATHER,
with
washington Safe Deposit 8 Trust Co.
Phone Main 1921. Corner Howard
and Spra2ue.
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per acre for the same grade OF
land.
We learned that the more
wealth the property owner had the
less his property was valued at.
Here the audience stopped him
with applause and the remark
Same herde."
Martin told about bills presented
to the county by commissioners fol
personal expenses while attending
commissioners sessions and of ar
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-09
SCREENS TO ORDER

Screen doors and windows made and
put up complete. Phone us, We
all for order Free delivery. Prompt
.ervice. Max 2002 Y Shop 2002
Indiana ave. w. A. Robinson. Prop.
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PRIVATE SANITARIUM

Human oven and electrical water
baths; electric massage and vibra-
ton; best cure known for rheumatism
and all chronic ailments. Burgund'a
Sanitarium, 420h Riverside. Green
Block M. 1913.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-09
THE PUBLIC SQUARE

Dedicated everything
quarreis family fights Otherwise what think In
about 800 words and sign your
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ASSESSMENT OF FIGURES.

We'll, that sounded fine to us
until we got to running down the
assessment rolls and comparing
valuations. We found that single
ranchers' properties were valued
at about $3.50 per acre, in one in
stance, and that a great irrigation
corporations holdings went at $40
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-09
WHATCOM FACES
SAmEC0ND|T|ON
AS SPOKANE
When r. B. Martin Tells
Tells Chautauua Assem-
blage of Graft at Home
They Shout, Same
Here"

BIRCH BAY, Aug. 9.-"Same con.
ditions prevail in Whatcom coun-
ty," came from the Chautauqua au'
dience here when r. b. Martin, ia.
nous farmer-granger from Spokane
asserted in his lecture on Town
ship Organization" that in Spokane
county officials had squandered
the peoples funds; that money was
stolen on county printing; that of
ficials had too many political
debts to pay to spend time and
money doing things for the people
and, to ap3all, that the Spokane
county prosecuting attorney stood
in the way of speedy and just in
quiry into affairs at the county
courthouse and in matters pertain
ing to county politicians.
Martin was retained as a Chau
tauqua speaker because of his fame
in digging up rottenness in Spo
kane county and forcing township
organization onto the Spokane
county political ring.
AS his speech progressed he wa:
stopped by ringing applause ant
calls of, Same conditions in thi
county," from the audience.
The county officials had exag
gerated pay rolls which we coul'
tell nothing about except that the,
were enormous and that we go
about one-third the results w
should have had in proportion t
the expenditures" said the speaker
1--WE went through the assessor
office and he told us that his pa
roll and expenditures were neces
sarily large because he had jus
completed a magnificent timbe
cruise.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-09
PAT ENTS

I can save you time and money on
your patents. ii. q. Smith. solicit
tor Of U. 8. or foreign patents.
caveats. trademarks. drawings. 61o
Jameson bldg. Phone. Main 112o
for appointments evenings.
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PERSONAL.
BUILDING CONTRACTOR

Al carpenter wants job as con-
StructiOn foreman or finisher In or
out of city Call Glenwood 1049-J.
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NATUROPATHY AND CHlRO-
PRACTIC

Female troubles. rheumatism. consti-
patton. nervousness and all other
chronic diseases cured without drugs
or knife. Consultation free. DR.. w.
T.. Grover. SEQ Mohawk Blk. NJ. 3S72,
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HIDES AND JUNK

Division Junk Co.-Dealers In all
kinds Of junk and tools. 10 Main.
Phone Main 2100.
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CLASSIFIED RATES
HELP WANTED-MALE

WANTED-Boys to carry good pay
ing Press routes in all parts of the
city. Apply Circulation Dept, The
Press, 116 Division st.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-01-13

Lucas Kells went to Minneapolis on
the noon train Friday and returned
on the Flyer Saturday evening. He
saw his new son-in-law III. F. Alden
and his bride, safely on their way to
California.
G. H. Child, who for nearly. year
past has been telegraph operator at
the Great Northern station here, has
been put on the list of employees Of
the company as relief agent. He re-
tains his residence in Sank Centre and
is at home daily. His official head
quarters are at Melrose.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-01-13
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS

T F..Ws Sprague was in the cities
Saturday ) as ,s,,::,c--;. ~
Mrs. j: L. Fraux spent Sunday with
friends at Westport. g. Z;
Ralph F. Palmer has moved with
his family to Anoka.
Miss Clara Johnson left on Saturday
for Bemidji.
Miss -Adelia Martin is visiting
friends in Akeley.
Alvin Vessey of Jamestown, N. d.
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Brown.
Mrs. P. w. Johnson is visiting
friends in Glenwood.
Miss Minna Hooten left on Tuesday
for Deleven, Wis.
Cyrus Madsen of Pingree, N. d.. is
here visiting his uncle F. M. Madsen.
Miss Theresa Kramer spent Sunday
at her home in Alexandria.
Miss Anna Laughnan left on Friday
for visit with friends in Freeport.
Miss Bertha Kerneghan returned to
her school in Fergus Falls Saturday.
Peter Goethe and Jas. Clements of
Padua were in the city Tuesday.
Misses Winifred Cooper and Harriet
Erwin returned Monday from visit
to Little Falls friends.
C. A. Cross has returned to Litch-
vile, N. d., after visit in the family
of Dan Buckley. .:...
Alfonso Barto of Minneapolis is
visiting his grandmother Mrs. A.
BartO.
G. H. Harder, who has been in
Grano N. d. the past summer, return
ed ON Friday.
John SchwartZbauer of DeGraff is
visiting his brother Steve Schwartz
bauer.
Charles Working ofWibaux, Mont,
is visiting his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
J. L. Working. ....
Will Richards, who has been visit
ing relatives, has returned to Berg
n. II.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-01-13

and upon vote by ayes and noes, the
following aldermen, namely Richards,
Irish, Pangburn, Boutell voted aye;
Miller and Borgmann voting no.
Whereupon the foregoing ordinance
was declared passed by the necessary
two thirds majority without the ap-
prevail of the mayor of the City of
Sank Centre.
E. A. RICHARDS,
President of the Common Council
Attest: J. +. COOPER,
City Clerk.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-01-13
Valuable Old Docume nts.

The chance discovery of a secret
drawer in an old writing desk which
has been In the family of Charles
Beckel of Bethlehem. Pa, for genera
lions as treasured heirloom, reveal.
ed that the drawer contained an In.
teresting and valuable collection OF
historical letters and documents. The
papers. a score or more. are war de.
partment letters. letters of Gen
Anthony Wayne and others, and proc
~lamations that date back to the rev
dictionary war and early days Of the
federal government Prof Allison OF
the historical department of Carnegie
institute states that taken together
the letters form valuable source Of
first-hand information of an important
period in the nations history.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-01-13
Germany's Potato Crop.

The potato crop of Germany is near.
ly nine times larger than that of the
United States. being over $4,000 900
tons. some four-tifths of which are
used as food 0r for industrial pur.
poses. Nearly one-fifth are required
for seeding In the manufacture of
starch and its by-products about four
per cent. of the total crop is used, and
for distillation about eight per cent.
In Germany there are hundreds Of
small concerns in the potato districts
manufacturing potato starch and dex
trine. These manufacturers obtain DO
tatoes at from 80 to l25 pfennfgs
(21.42 to 1918 cents) per unit of SO
kilos, or 10 pounds. -,..
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-01-13
Poor Handwriting.

Rufus Choate is said to have been
as bad writer as Horace Greeley A
new house of Mr.. Choate's being I'M
der construction. he had arranged to
obtain designs for an ornamental
chimneypiece from a certain quarter.
There was a long delay. but at last
there came letter from Choate.
which was really an intimation that
he had been unable sc far to obtain
those designs. But the workmen at
once began to construct the chimney.
piece. Choate's letter had been under
stood as sketch of it, Parallel with
this is the legend that one of Napole-
on's letters home from Poland was in
terpreted as sketch map of the field
of the campaign
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-01-13
Hot Planets.

Jupiter. Saturn. Uranus and Nep-
tune-the four outer planets-are hot
ter than the earth. Recent observa-
tions at the Lowell observatory, Sc
cured in the form Of photographs of
planetary spectra. show that there is
oxygen in the atmospheres of all four.
and that in the cases Of Uranus and
Neptune, hydrogen and perhaps he
lium are unexpectedly present. The
outer planets have water vapor as the
principal constituent of their atmos-
pheres. They probably consist of a
nucleus hot to its surface. yelled in
dense, unbroken clouds, floating in an
atmosphere largely composed of steam.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-01-13
The Grand Canyon.

1t is. OF course, possible that the
Grand Canyon of the Colorado may
have been crack" In the earth
caused by earthquake action, but in
the books of geology we are given
to understand that It is the result of
the wearing down of the strata BY the
action Of the waters Of the river. Il
1t impossible to get at anything like q
definite conclusion as to the age of
the Grand canyon. The figures of
the biologists diner. but all agree that
the mighty gorge has been many tens
Of thousands Of years "a the making. z
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-01-13
Noveiis4s and Love.

Charles Lever believed that novel
lists should retire or at al! events re-
frain from writing love stories in due
season. In his fifty-ninth year the
author of Charles O'Malley' writes
to his publisher: What you hint
about real love story is good. but
don't forget that Thackeray said that
No old man must pirate about love-
l remember the duke of Wellington
once saying to me, referring to War
ren's Ten Thousand a Year. IT ia not
that he never had ten thousand a
year. but he never knew a man who
had As to writing about love from
memory, 1t is like counting over the
banknotes Of bank long broken.
They remind you of money. it is true,
but they're only waste paper. after
all @
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AT THE .CAPlT:AI
Continued from page l,

oOhoAAoSN AAOAu puSC 1
Roosevelt had other policies as, for
instance, rate regulation, and when
the Macedonian cry went out from
the railroads Mr.. Moshier came to
their relief and in this state organized
a campaign to put Roosevelt and rate
regulation out of business. 1t is hop
ed that his efforts in behalf of state
conservation will be more successful.
Doubtless in his conservation cam
paign the fact that the promotion of
some lines of conservation, as, for in
stance, the attraction of settlers to
vacant lands yet undisposed of, will
accrue to the material advantage of
Moshier's former patrons, the rail-
roads, which are still intere sted. in a
great share of them. - T. ;.
nj,
/ learn that there are members of
the state central committee who are
not quite satisfied that the records of
the Republican, organization should
be placed exclusively at the governors
and that there has been some
talk of it's not being quite fair to
others who entertain ambitions. /
also learn that the records of local
have been made liberal
use of by the governor and that in
recent appointments the men
who in the various counties have
their hands on the levers of the
machine have been given a decided
preference. Which, of course, is as
it should be, although when the exc
cutive Office is divorced from politics
one doesn't look for that kind of a
thing.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-01-13

Mrs. Hattie Doyle returned to Vii
lard on Saturday to resume her school
duties. 81, srts
Mrs. J. Fl. Law returned Tuesday
evening from hsr SsYpssweeks visit
with friends in st. Paul.
T. D. Davidson went to Minneapo-
lis on the early train Saturday morn
ing and returned Sunday evening.
Leonard Schafer left Sunday for
Lake City where he has secured en-
ploynent.
w. M. Hogan of St. Paul visited
over Sunday with his sister Sarah A.
Hogan. 8a
NC. Nicholson, who has recently
secured railroad mail route, spent
Sunday here with his family.
Miss Matte Suckstorff returned to
Clarissa Saturday to resume her school
work.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Cleveland re-
turned Monday from a three weeks
visit to relatives in St. Paul and St.
St. Cloud.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. E. Carr spent three
days last week at Richmond, visiting
the latter's sister-in-law Mrs. Will
Moening.
John F. Nemeyer, Past State Chief
Ranger, came up from St, Paul on
Tuesday to attend the Forester's
meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. H. Gray Jr. who
have been visiting relatives and
friends, have gone to Asnabrock, N.
d.
| Mrs. Thos. Sullivan is in Chicago
this week making purchases of spring
stock for Hilsdale & Sullivan. She
will be home Saturday.
Harry E. Tobey on Tuesday assum.
ed the duties of bookkeeper of the
Tiletson Milling Company of ST.
Cloud, the former bookkeeper having
resigned.
j. A. Caughren returned Saturday
from the Battle Creek sanitarium
somewhat improved in health. He
will remain at his home here for q
time. -
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Gray Jr. ant
Mrs. Jas. Mcclure returned FRIDAY t(
their home,in North Dakota aftel
spending the holidays with friends il
Sank Centre and vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. III. Alden LEFT
Minneapolis at 9. a. m. last Saturda!
over the Rock Island for Los Angelo.
where they expect to spend the win
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. n. Kuhn of Bis
mark, N. D., arrived in Sank Centr,
Monday to remain few days. Mr.
Kuhn recently sold his business al
Bismark and is looking for another
location.
Chas. McWold, who for some tim,
past has been with Hanson & Emerson
goes to Minneapolis. in few days tt
to take course in pharmacy at TIT
gu" After completing that he viii
look for location. He is succeeded
at the ''Corner Drug Store" by Johl
Belanger Of Little Falls.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-01-13
Four Times in Pittsburo.

1t would take book to tell why
twice as many women as men go to
church. One reason is that women are
twice as good, and another that they
are more than twice as pretty.-Bos.
ton Herald.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-01-13

FOR SALE-Good dry popple $3.50
per cord delivered, liberal measure.
3O-4t w. A. MORSE.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-01-13

GIRL WANTED-City Steam
31-tf.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-01-13

There's a husky lad named Ben Du
Bots; ~
He wears clothes that don't make any
noise;
Dances we'll at a ball.
Though he is quite tall
And he always is the ladies' Choice"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-01-13

WANTED-G for general house
work. Inquire of A. j. Girard, $40
Birch St.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-01-13

One cent a word for each Insert
ion, no ad accepted for less than
Is cents.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-01-13

WANpED-Girl for general house
work. Gall at City Meat Market. ,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-01-13

; 60.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-01-13

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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-01-13

We placed our order for
Embroideries months ago
before the heavy advance
in price and therefore we
are able to give exception
al bargains in these lines.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-29

prepared, as I know now that you are unarmed because you left that pistol with Papa Tignol.''
 For a moment Coqueni1 was silent and then, Here's your money,'' he said, returning the envelope.
 Stubborn fellow! And unbelieving! You doubt our power against you. Come, l will give you a glimpse of it. Suppose you try to arrest me. You have been thinking of it, now act. Well, do your duty. I want to show you that even in so simple an effort against us as this you would inevitably fail"
 The mans impudence was passing all bounds. fYou mean that I cannot arrest you?'' Inenaced Coquenil.
 Precisely. I mean that with all your c1everness and with distinct 'advan tage in position here on the Champ Elysees, with policemen all about Us you cannot arrest me"
 wen see about that" answered N Paul grin1y.
 ''M. Coquenil, you will probably nev CT see me again, but you will hea from me- Now blow your whistie.''
 CoqueniI was puzzled. If this vvaS a bluff it was the maddest, most incom prehensible bluff that a criminal ever made. The detective paused to think.