The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-07-31

@l've Got TO Find That Young Woman
III Chase Her Round the Globe"
Gated by the addresses given in the
Belle jules register. In this arrange
ment Miss Charlotte Farnham's name
stood as No. 1.
Landing in Wahaska the next eve
ming. Broffins first request at the ho- I.
tel counter was for the directory. Run
ming an eager finger down the "Fs,'
he came TO the name. II was the only
Fanham in the list. and after IL he
read: "Dr. Herbert c., Office s TO 10.
2 to 4, POI Main ST.. res. 16 Lake
boulevard"
Then he registered for room and
prepared to draw the net which he
hoped would entangle the lost iden-
tity of~the bank robber. After a good
nights sleep In real bed. he awoke
refreshed and alert. breakfasted with
an open mind and presently went
about the net drawing methodically
and with every contingency carefully
provided for.
The first step was TO assure him
self beyond question that Miss Farn-
ham was the writer OF the unsigned
letter. This step he was able. by q
piece OF great good fortune. to take
almost Immediately. A bit OF morn
Ing gossip with the obliging clerk OF
the Winnebago house developed the
fact that Doctor Farnham's daughter
had once taught In the free kinder
garten which was one OF the chari-
table outreachings OF the wahaska
public library. Two blocks east and
one south; Brofin walked them
promptly, made himself known TO the
librarian as visitor interested In kin
dergarten work. and was cheerfully
shown the records. When he turned
to the pages signed Charlotte Farm
ham" the last doubt vanished and
assurance was made sure. The anony-
nous letter writer was found.
IL was Just here that Matthew Brof-
fin fell under the limitations of his
trade. Though the detective I'm real life
Is as little as may be like the Inspector
Buckets and the Javerts OF fiction. GER
tain characteristics persist. When he
found himself face TO face with the
straightforward expedient. the craft
limitations bound him, lie thought OF
a dozen good reasons why he should
make haste slowly; and he recognized
In none OF them the craftsman's slant
toward indirection-the tradition OF
the trade which discounts the straight
forward attack and puts a premium
upon the methods OF the deer-stalker
Sooner or later OF course, the at
tack must be made. But only an APP
prentice. he told himself. would be
foolish enough to make II without
mapping out all the hazards OF the
ground over which II must be made
In word. he must place" Miss Farm
ham precisely: make a careful study
or the young woman and her environ
ment. TO the end that every thread OF
advantage should be In his hands when
he should finally force her to n CON
fession. For by now the assumption
that she knew the mysterious bank
robber was no longer hypothetical in
Brofiin's mind; II had grown to the}cI-
mansions OF conviction.
With the patient curiosity OF his
tribe he suffered no detail, however.
trivial. 10 escape It's jotting down. To
familiarize himself with the goings
and cominss OF one young woman, he
made the acquaintance OF an entire
town. He knew Jasper Grierson's am.
billion, and FITS fruitage in the practical
ownership OF Wahaska. He knew tfst
Edward Ra>'mer had borrowed money
from Crier4pn's bank--and was likely
to be unabh to pay Il when his notaa
fell due had heard II whispered
that there had once been love affair
between yoQhg Rayrfer and Miss Farm
ham, and ht Il had been broken on
by Raymer1 infatuation for Margary~
Grierson. lso. last and least impor-
tant OF all {he gossiping details. as Il
seemed nj the time. he learned that
the Detwitcuing Miss Grierson was q
creature OF Dds; that within the past
month or she had returned frcu2n
rioriua trip bringing with her q sfck
man 10. stranger who had been
picked up the train. taken to the
great nous Pn the lake shore and
nurseo oao life az Miss Grierson's
ia.es, uena OF the conventions.
snouid hve been n memorable
uay lot M ew Broffin when he had