The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-14

parchment. or course they We're al.
ways prepared 10 purchase new ideas
from clever journeymen. who were
fdos,ly foreigners Sometimes man
ager came along. especially a. Christ
nas time. and asked for something
flC sh
That's IT," Burles said eagerly
That 5 what I'm after Give ME thy
name OF some OF these people and III
ferret them out Tor myself
The mahager jotted down a few
addresses on slip of paper. AMI
Burles departed IL was nearly tea
time before he began 10 feel that he
was hot upon the track. one Mona
Gui. an Italian who lived in garnet
of Drury-lane. was accounted one OF
tie most ingenious workers in the pro
fession. But he was generally drunk.
SO Rurles gathered. but as II was near
the end az the week and money com
paratively scarce. IL was possible that
be might be sober
The little Italian was sober but mo-
rose. He had a bad headache, also.
having nothing 10 pawn and no to-
haCCo ne did not display the usual
poliysness of his nation. Burles light
Ell cigarette and filed the room with
Us fragrance lie passed his case
over 10 Gui, and asked him TO take 4
few The Italians dark eyes III up
gratefully.
Il want 10 put YOU in the way or
earning a sovereign II possible the
detective pushed his advantage. l
want To know if YOU recognize this. n
t. u superior kind OF confetti. Never
.f,,1 No. a. -. - tT
SO long as YOU can find out where "
comes from the sovereign is yours.
Aren't those boxes OF confetti on the
wirdow-ledge?
Ncaa Gui laughed softly The to-
baCco had soothed him. the prospect
OF the sovereign conjured up visions
Of unlimited Chant He reached TO
The windoW-ledge and pulled the lid
rem a little cardboard box and scat
tered some bright colored discs on
the table
Anything like that. sisnor?' he
asked Yes. il is a little idea OF my
own But for the wine and the gay
company would have been great
chemist As il is ! keeJ myself 10 the
iittEs things that please the little
minds They pay. YOU understand -
Burles eagerly compared the bril-
: liant discs with his own. They were
precisely the same He laid his own
few scraps OF confetti on the table.
DO these happen 10 be your mani
facture?' he asked
Assurediy. signor, the Italian re-
sponded Mix them up with those
ON the table and YOU will not know
the difference They are thick AM
what you call greasy They were made
fer country woman OF mine a LADY
on the stage She came To me- and
auted new idea a fresh effect
u is worth ten pounds if can get II
And | laugh 70 myself. fox it is so
easy. Something OF the toyshop
science about il. something that viii
De sentimental az the same time. And
invent that special confetti"
You have only disposed OF 1t to one
lady Burles asked
One most aSsuredly. signor" II Il
only since "Wednesday that the thin-
is complete 1t is so good that the
lady would NOT give II away She had
but one engagement in a small hall
south OF the Thames but before lonS
she will be- the rage all over London
She is beautiful and a lovely dancer,
DO not deny. but she owes much %
me
How did you happen to come in
contact with herr" Burles asked
A countryman of mine lie sent he
10 me- And she went away delighted
with the beautiful confetti But YOU
do not quite see the beauty OF it Look
here
Gui took up piece OF asbestos cloth
and affixed some scores OF confetti 70
II by means OF pressure Then he pro
ceeded 20 rub the little discs hard. and
almost Immediately the whole design
spurted out In a brilliant sheet OF
many-colored flames II was SO start
ling end so beautiful that Burles ex
claimed in admiration.
THAT is very fine" he said. Il
think 7 see what YOU mean. The lady
is covered in confetti and AT the
proper moment she ia enveloped in
those flames. Rather dangerous. is Il
not?"
Not in the least, signor Not more
dangerous than the man who walks
The tieht-rOpe cnvelopel In fireworks
The dancers dress Is freprOof and
there is very little heat. from my con
letti. This is scene an Italian wed
ding. when the bride in her full wed
ding robes dances for the pleasure OK
her husband. The onloOkers shower
confetti over her, confetti OF the usual
tyne. mine being already affixed 20
her clothes Then friction IS applied
and the bride bursts into those sheets
of flame finishing off with a mad
dance. Then she PUSHES from the
e+aoe before the fame dies aWay
Tell YOU it is great"
Burles could quite understand that
Il was. II the woman was pretty and
a really good dancer. she would have
all London at her feet before long
The detective felt pretty sure that he
was on the right TACK b. this time.
We'll. YOU have earned vour
rounds. which Won no doubt have
drawn in spirit" he said And what
IL more 10 the point. Won have carmel
the sovereign that ! promised you.
Tell me where the lady is 70 be found,
ap1 ,-ct, gta1i have IL