The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-10

Clement has always ben a sort OF
study to me. There a kittenisl
childishness, a twinkleknd sparkle o
the eyes, a series of manerisms which
give her many times lie appearance
more Of a child than ca woman WHIT
has tracked thieves nd other evi
doors for years. Shthas a way o
presenting things in re most girlisf
Of ways; there is soetimes a littl<
air of irresponsibilitlhat is fetching
to the degree that " forget entirely
that this woman evecould have had
adventures, that shever could have
been in places whe the slightest
false move would he meant death
She perked her hes coquettishly to
one side and lookedt me out OF the
corner of her eyes.
WELL" she askedwhat's so funny
about that!"
"Just the way yoput the remark"
I answered. "Wh were you won
dering about?"
"A certain telep1e call Of about
two years ago. Ist happened to
think about 1t WI came out Of
the booth and thepf course. l start
ed wondering wheit had happened.
After all, I believe was here. And
by the way. 1t wa telephone call
Of some importanc 1t solved a mys
terry for me-"
We stopped convation for a min
ute that we might e our orders and
then Miss Clemen,ok a little note
book from her hang.
Its marked doMere as the Case
of the Crossed VIII 4" she said. "and
that's about what 'as. I don't care
what you say. lucEtainly does play
into a detectives nd if that detec-
tive knows enough take advantage
of the opportunitNen it is present
ed. And TO tell truth, the drown
ing man who CRED at the tabled
straw was not more desperate
than l was the NJ pair of crossed
wires started no the way to a big
arrest. But t hrt comes later"
she added.
Three weeJefore. one OF the big
mercantile canies of the city had
discovered a.OOO loss. The police
department wed that James Whit
ney. by whicme we shall know the
embezzler. will in the city. 1t was
my duty to him.
did you seek man who was
hiding from in a city of two and
a half millpeople? For 81 days
sought, | Invaded every possible
place where man might be. | had
Swallowed friends. l had watched
the house which he lived, l had
men statioat every depot. I had
followed oery bit of a clue-and |
all had red in failure. There was
not a Thrift to work on. There
was not ability on which to rest
q hope II might find the man l
sought. i knew that every day
brought finances of making the
arrest to ller and smaller proper
tons.
And sias one night that I came
into thei here. was tired;
was disced. And so I determined
TO do thing which I have done
many tirefore when I have been
blue ann out and tired-tele-
phone ITO my little kiddie, and
have he me, over the phone, all
the thipat have been happening
In her life since left her in
the mo When the world of
crime dark and forbidding, IT is
GOOD tt the voice of a little child ,
In you,. detailing to you all the
adventof her dollies. all the |
things has been doing, all the ,
playir has been INDUCING In. ,
And salked to the operator and ,
askedny number" I
Th~as, as there came an in a
terruin the form of a waiter, S
that the reason that Alice Gle z
menS always young, always hap
py. % Of the morbid, gruesome
half, world in which she makes
her She has her foil in her lit a
flo Id the reaction takes away o
the Of the world OF darkness. X
Misment glanced around the b
roo continued. v
hardly gotten my number "
vhre came a great buzzing and "
cr on the line. I jerked the
re away from my ear, held it II
o,oment until the noise would
end then called hello again. 81
rwering voice was thai of a II
Il. what became OF your came Ell
ftion. Il
arted to tell him that he was In
to the wrong person. Then
ing, ! don't know why on earth, A,
me to answer differently. n;
wasn't sure Of who this was,' tn
led. The reply caused me to D,
lore interest In life. There was III
hing about the remark-well. do cl
,lieve in intuitioni l do.
las anybody called up? Have pl
cot on to me YETI &c
'ot YET ! answered. But good
bnly knows what is going to hap
They're hot after you VI
know it, came the answer. A be
thrill shot through me. That so
of the man on the other end he
wire had been described to me. ha
" 1t was only a chance In a mil- bu
,ut / determined to take It. Luck be
ned, was playing into my hands.
ut, jim IN