The Washington times., 1915-11-28

bic. low.down trick on this town before
! go. I'd die happy"
The fat-eyed proprietor himself
Drought the ice water to Biack'e DAVIS
room. There II was. sure enough, the
thing the chambermaid and the beilboy
had reported: a big, black box and a
camera tripod. with a twin lens IN
'front.'. and mass of wheels and levers
and pulley belts on the side. The pro-
prictor, Ice water in hand. looked at II
until his eyes bulged.
What is that dingus2" he asked, OF
tho tall, solemn gentleman with the
pale blue whiskers. who stood at tho
window with a telescope In his hand.
looking out through the small end.
tective Daw. Look In"
Ice water still In hand. tho proprietor
looked into the sleuthograph. and be-
fore hts widening gaze a silver dollar
slid out from hole In IA black velvet
background. and slid up out OF sight In
the ton OF the box
GOSH" muttcr.d the proprietor. ana
jerked back as he found Blackie Daw
looking solcmnly In AT the lenses over
his shoulders. "What does that mcany'
Detective s. Holmes placed a long.
, thought. He added a long. lean finger
to his left temple. and thought.
"It means that some one In this town
Is making money in secret.
Gosh" gasped the proprietor. Who
do you supposep
right now" replied Detective s. Holmes.
1T reads the sun. the moon. the stars.
and possesses all the secrets OF the
Seventh Book of Moses. and all the
wisdom OF the seventh son of n seventh
son. Hist! Iooki''
IA.x lao at hu %
OF the s,epthograph slipped white let
ter and rested at the bottom OF the
box: and that letter was the letter
III"
Gosh, Where's the rest OF ~"
Coming" replied the blue -whiskcred
should be here in ten or twenty min
utes. Mavbe all of the name"
For only an instant the proprietor's
flat eyes stared. then suddenly he slam
med down the pitcher of ice water. and
dashed out OF the room.
Blackie Daw hurried to the connecting
door and threw II open.
For the love OF Mike. jim It works"
he exclaimed. choking with laughter.
These hicks will swallow anything.
Send the girls over, quick. to post
Closby."
~ can't believe It," chuckled walllng-
ford. 81 guess the girls had better
come back and corroborate, so there
won't be any hitch"
Fine" agreed Blackie. Il shall wear
purple"
Blackie had, hardy more than adjust
ed the curling purple whiskers than
there was n knock on his door. The pro-
prietor was back again. and with him
were the mayor and three city council
men-Mr. Bowler. Mr. Kerr. and Mr..
ScorDlno.
ANY more letters down." excitedly
demanded the mayor.
Hist! returned the purple detective.
II haven't looked"
There's an 'E:' and an NJ after the
.H'!" huskily reported City Councilman
Kerr Henry. bet you
A mad scramble ensued In front OF the
lens. and mad excitement ensued as an
"R" dropDed down.
Henry Closby, | bet you" guessed
the mavor
wait. gentlemen counseled the
solemn detective. "It may not be true
and he held the "Y" OF "HENRY" for
fully Ave minutes, while he listene
intently at the hall door.
Al last there was rustic and a
suppressed giggle. and Blackic touch
chair. anl the letter "Y" fell down.
Then n &C" and an IL"
Wallingford tip-toed into the room
during the tension OF that great mo
ment. and slipped a little white note
into Blackie's hand. and elbowed his
way In front OF the lens for peep
at the sleuthograph.
"It is as we suspected" he announc-