New-York tribune., 1913-05-18
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR MAY Is. 1913

tpping paid his losses and took his gains az cards wit"
IN cQuanimty of heart and countenancc truly oriental
The Old men liked him for his manlnc.s and indepen-
dcn,c. and cdowagcrs eagerly cuurci his tayor tor
Ike an artists hc was an exceedingly vel informed Ss-
,p He had the faculty ot leading them 20 the very p
II the prccpi0c and then swcrying them back before
they had time 20 look oycr-thc most anah!e kind oi
gossip always promising 20 disclose something ana
never doing D. and having good deal 81 quiet iun "u'
ot u without harming anyone.
A quarter 20 eight hc strapped On Herr Fnz muz
n zc. and the puppy ccpt delcctciy into his uaskc,
nu1ling He bore down upon the insulting thing with
DIS strong. broad torccct without avail 1t was hard
world
Nothing doing. Old top There won't be any rose ,
nadlcr in your ,ummy tonight See YOU later And
think well Of your chicken 1t may be dog biscuit To-
morrow You never can tell what these poker game
are going 20 DO 90 a fellow. Byby.
Every man who does thing well has a craving +"
do another mans work. badly. Forbes was always
hungering for detective work He longcd 70 PICK mp
the tangled skcn unrlycl It, the heroine march
the villain To- JAIL and all that Heaven IS wltnc7s 81
the plots for detective stories he mas offered me il'
has believe the best library Of detective fiction IN
town Well his longings went unsatisiicd. The only
thing Ike detective work ne did successfully Wa o
recover the new paint tubes before the dachcl poisoned
himself.
He walked uptown. wondering who the mysterious
burglar could be- He searched carefully among his
large acquaintance principally among the men b." dis
liked: but even then there Was nothing tangible LOIS
# buffers gambcd and didn't pay their bets ami never
went 10 lI for it. II only he had clue Ot sort -
start With He knew that he had the ability, and was
a shame he could find outlet. I'll give him credit Tor
possessing the chctest attribute OF all great d'lc'-
ycs,-hope
~Hanq about the police courts, once advised him;
study the lesser criminal Make friend OF the police
nan on your beat and 90 the rounds with him some
night. thousand petty crimes are happening every
day, right next door 10 you. But know. You re-
waiting for someone 10 stage GabOrau for you. Ken
banker daughter IN love with the cashier safe robbed
cashier goes 10 Jail shocstring is found behold the
criminal in the bankers private secretary
He laughed and told me 10 60 to Iophet. But le
kncv that | had his hide on the wall He hated the
sorlid and DO not blame him, for petty crir and
police courts are sorlid in this he lost the true
direction Of his gifts Out OF poverty and sorldncs tine
great inspirations rise: never out o pleasure ana pas
time things 10 which he devoted his labor and leisure
He continued on, whistlng an ar from one 81 the
popular operas His thoughts, ever volatile, shifted
from plots Of criminals TO the purblndncss oi the gen
cr run OF art editors and their more or less Sovcnly
mnions the hrcccoDr process printers 10 the pretty
Girl ne had met at Cannes last winter to the campaign
tonight at poker For once he was going to play em
close; he would keep out OF every pot that dealt HIM
no two-Spot; and when he got real hand he would
play it hard. With dcuccs wild, open player
like himself had chance in awhile. He turned
corner still whstng. The girl with the Copper-bccch
hair suppose she went 10y againI Could he pos
sibly do her from memory
Forward with swinging stride, twrlng his cane and
sometimes striking the tcrile against the Tagging,
pleased with the pangc Of answering sparks on toward
the big Drama For he was only an implement of Fate,
chosen haphazard 10 accomplish destiny not his oWn.
THE Dryden a new apartment house, built es.
pecialy for persons who had plenty of money and
too small family for the upkeep OF large house. They
were given all the comforts of home,-yalctS, maids,
cooks walters and bcllboys more like a private hotel
There were ten apartments, five on each side Of the
ornate marble entrance. Forbes ran eagerly up the
steps: the doorboy swung open the door
"Mr. IIsons apartment, please.
Third floor left, Sir.
"Ahl'
Forbes made for the stairs The elevator ,caled
lift here was up. and he was too impatient 10 wait
Besides he wanted surprise the boys mcodramatlc
ally. He scarcely paused at the first landing. He had
rather play poker than eat. And in his cxuherancc he