La Junta tribune., 1911-07-15
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DO you see that scholarly looking
man who is walking along there, alb
sorbed In thought"
Yes"
He Is an orchestra leader
Are you acquainted with hlmF"
NO. ! have never seen him be-
fore, to my knowledge"
Then what makes you think he is
an orchestra leader"
Because he is waving his right
hand grac' fully and dangerously In
the air, uncousciuusiy beating time
You are keen observer" ! eX.
claimed
Yes, have trained myself to see
more than most people. Like Effie.
Il can read mans character and tell
his occupation from signs that es.
cape the ordinary eye, though they
are plain as dag 10 any one who
gooks for them.
Perhaps you can guess what that
piece of music his imaginary orohes-
ira is playing"
From the glad soraphic look on
his face | should say that 1t was
something gentle and pleasant a
Strauss waltz. perhaps"
Wonderful" / cried. You do not
mind II verify your conclusion, do
your"
Not In the least. Go right ahead. "
stepped up to the scholarly look
Ing man and said
Sir. will you kindly come out OF
your trance for a moment and inform
ne what orchestra you lead
Orchestra, Me7" he answered
Bless your life. I'm a banker
don't lead an orchestra what put
that into your head
You were waving your hand ryth-
mically In air. as II beating time
with a baton" ! exclaimed.
Nothing Of the sort. sir | was
Just enjoying little day dream about
trout fishing In Gunnisou county. aud
! suppose ! went through the mo-
tions Of casting fly"
When returned to Detective Burns
hs had started In pursuit OF gloomy
faced man who was carrying a can
of uiToelyc'rin In one hand and an
alarm clock In the other
Hist" my famous companion
whispered. we are about TO fru-
trate sensational crime"
1t turned out. however. that the
gloomy faced man vas an cmployo OF
the railway mail service. who vas
so tired from oyerWork that he could
no longer waken himself by ordin.
AIRY means
4 do not intend to blow up
building" be explained AZ the po-
lice station My idea IL 20 at
ach the alarm clock 10 the eNplos.
i've. In the hop, that II the clock
doesn't rous. mr from my nightly
stupor of exhaustion the glyccriue
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Cousidoring how short of hands m"
postoffiye department is and takius
into account the unusually heavy rush
Of bookcases and other franked mat.
tiers la the mails the polio. released
the man from custody and ordered
him 20 return 20 work
Prom the above ID is very evident
that both Detective Burns and ths
editor ~ the great family Journal
have entertained a very mistaken no.
tiou regarding the on,ruus duties Of
members of th. leisure trust Ne
hope that nom. % The members OF
our local l,isur. trust have found 10
necessary 20 adopt m, heroic meas
urrs OF thr gloomy faced man whom
even Detective burns failed 10 id,n.
,g. The experiment might prove
dangerous not only TO themselves but
TO their families and near by nrish,
bors
Il appears that ~ have entertain.
30 mistaken notion In believing
that members ot the leisure trust
have hitrhcd themselves to soft
snap One of the chief push OF the
local trust Who has taken great um.
bragg At our frequent playful thrusts.
called at tho office recently and said
ne vas prepared TO show by clean
gu, figures that members Of the
trust we're on active and strenuous
duty an average OF ia and t~ot~cn.
~ yfuurths hours each day In the
ycar--not including sunda,s That
much continuous and sustained labor
10 even more than a banker OF a
county official is guilty OF. and Ne
can very readily Sc. that the local
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