Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-28

Enriquez he reflected was man who knew great
deal and was acquainted with everybody. Although
Leonard had not told him, he had congratulated the
young man his philanhropic aid toward inebri-
ates retreat and had commended DIR. Elias Solder as
a worthy worker in the vineyard OF temperance.
ONE morning Leonard called at the Office of private
- detective with whom he rather well acquainted
and laid the whole case before him.
do you want to put a shadow youo asked
Farson, who short, sharp eyed man.
"What for? retorted the visitor "NIy idea is to get
rid Of one, not to add another to my person.
"My hawk would get yours-fnd out who he is, said
Farson.
"Oh of course suppose we'll have do that, Far
The thing is getting my | can hardly
sleep. 1t is not the fact I'm shadowed but the
why of it, that worries Can't you give guesso"
Il might offer hundred guesSes and not hit it,
piled Farson. There are one hundred and ltty-nlne
reasons why man is Swallowed. Very likely in your
is something that has absolutely nothing to do
with YOU You're a decoy-they expect you to lead
them some game that may be linked up with Pc
king Petersburg.
Not having an expert Immediately available for the
delicate operation of shadowng shadow, Farson gave
his client suggestions trying out and euding
his pursuers within the next few days.
Each morning after this when the young left his
apartment he chose different route for going down
town. He preferred surface car which he boarded in
haste the only passenger getting on at the time 1t
happened twice that man ran for the just after he
had boarded it. Then Leonard jumped off at the next
and saw that the who followed did not per-
form the same maneuver
There something exhilarating. that he had
the technc of it. in the game of hide and seek with
unknown. Leonard devised ingenious schemes to out
wit the shadow. He entered Office building with half
dozen exits circulated in express elevators the soil
tary passenger, getting and off at different floors,
finally emerging by the exit distant from the door
he had entered Once after this exercise he walked
past the main entrance of the office building and
small. black mustached hungrily eying the out
going throng. The thought that the hungry little
shadow would stand there for hours, waiting in vain,
rather pleasing.
When he travelled by subway he selected local
station and waited until he the only passenger to
board train. He enjoyed the reluctant way in which
the probable shadow who had fingered while train
by, pretending to be absorbed his newspaper
advertisement finally took the second train and
left his quarry alone on the platform.
1--WE shaken EN- off, ' announced Leonard to Farson
at the end of week.
"Think so3' The detectives tone like that of
physician, sympathetic but noncommital to whom
optimistic patient reports the speedy OF chronic
disease.
Leonard described his maneuvers. "IIow could they
beat that subway game for example,
"My boy replied Farson, clipping and lighting a
cigar with delberation, you're clever; but you'd have
to be Internally clever to go up against professionals
Perhaps ought not to have told you what did. A
little learning dangerous, the prophet said. Maybe
you did dodge them twice; but they had you
pat all the other times. You talk about shadow
there might be twenty working you. had fifteen
hawks subject. We got him."