Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-17

Fish, as to make it read that the police
have absolutely no news and no trace
Great Fish is, in fact, to be kept en-
tirely quiet and persuaded to play the
patience and trust game"
Card can do all that"
Can you instigate a strike at Great
Fishs breweries to tlkc his attention
should crucial moment arise?"
Things like that are elementary"
You are right" said Mr.. Captain,
they are elementary. The strike agi-
tation-1 suppose we have members OF
our army in the breweries7 Yesl-
should be worked up now. Card also
should lose no opportunities. Has my
plan of classification, by the way, been
carried out throughout the army in Eng
land?"
ut has. All our men are now CLASH
fed according to personal appearance. ="
so that we could supply Great
Fish or Card at need1"
The commander consulted new reg
lister, freshly filled in.
"A Great Fish from Glass A. Card
from Glass G."
THE method promises well in Eng
land" said Captain 1--WE ought to make
it worldwide. 1t will work quite easily
in this case, no doubt. The tailoring. of
course, must be absolutely identical; the
figures padded or nonpa lded as the case
may be; the hair cut and parted in the
Great Fish or Card manner with neces-
sary dye or not as the case may be; any
mannersms initiated. We must spare
no pains to turn out most finished dupl-
Gates"
Il take you," said Bourbon, with his
queer smile.
Inc young man produced notebook.
ran over little memorandum. smiled
apologized whimsically for the trouble
he caused, and proceeded:
I should like to collect a few odd
facts for my own consideration. What
sort Of character has Great Fish per-
sonally?"
Hard as nails, clever as SIM" an
swered the commander, who could an
preciate cleverness as we'll as any man,
and very close listed"
You spoke of Scotland Yard Which
of their men is on this job?"
Enfield Bourbon replied, adding
with humor: I'VE can supply Enfelds
from Class d. He scrutinized Mr.,
Captain: Your class"
1 am in Class D, am II" said the
young man, laughing. But l do not
think we need Enfield in the case at
present. We must instruct Card and
then prepare our two duplicates. All
news and business may be carried on
from here'' Not waiting for the for
mula OF permission, he added: II shall
call TOR news every morning"
With that ne took himself out to lunch.
in an extremely good humor. He sat ,
long over lunch, and wrote many cryp
tic things in his notebook concerning
Great Fish, the outlines of past pres
ent, and future OF the case, and last
carelessly, since they appeared irrele
vant--the names of three famous firms. |
florists, wine merchants and a
Any news" he asked, calling in
aconlcally at the Tottenham Court road
Hat next morning.
Yes"
Charles Captain looked, and beheld
some excitement replacing Bourbon's
;alm abstraction.
Gard has just phoned US. Great
FISH heard from the police this morning
hat piece of the gold plate had been
recovered, and would he call round some
lime today to identify it?"
Mr. Captains interest was apparent.
Gard, of course, detained the letter
wrote back that Great Fish would
come at 4 o'clock this afternoon. and
stamped his reply with Fish's signature
all right"
welfare the duplicates to hand?"
The commander smiled a smile of
'eli-congratulation, and pressed a but
ton. There walked in two men.
Great Fish and Card to the life"
said he exultantly.
Mr.. Captain studied them, then he
asked for photographs Of the originals.
hen compared them, then professed him
self struck with admiration.
Any mannerisms7 ,"
One or two" replied the commander.
but they are easily acquired Great
Fish drags his left foot little, is short
sighted, and has a deformed forefinger.
rhat'll show all right with a clever
,love. Card is very usual, and anyhow,
les not a marked man"
Great Fish's xel.-lnown short
ightedness and our own interests" said
Mr. Captain, require an expert to ex-
mine that plate, | should say We keep
IN expert|
81 should say we do" said the COM