The Detroit times., 1916-02-21

Boneheads, the lot OF you. We"
--ouite right" assentee MAI, re-
slrNininx . dual impulse Of the pc-
iicemen 10 msnhsndle the prisoner
stili further. quite right my sue.
cesssui cell-cAndidate. We are q lot
Of bcneheads. Most human beings
are. But when see where your
cevtru.ss has landed you--and
where tbs goiny TO land you-vhy,
I'm content to keep on beins a bone
head. Boneheads stay on the right
side Of the bars longer tran young
fellows tho are too clever for their
own good. Take him alors, omcer.
you others search the house.
A minute later Lamar was hack In
the wrecked cobbIer shop. He had
remembered the shoe that had rat
tied when ne 60 idly played with IL
On his visit to Sam the previous day.
And he set TO work looking for IT.
One disreputab bic piecs o. footsear
after another. he picked up from the
heap In the corner OF the room Ana
at last he found the shoe be sought.
He recognised Il by the fact that
one Of its laces had three times been
brohen and that the breaks had been
msuAea By queer granny knots
He had carsiessfy noted this when
he had s~ung IL TO anc fro oy the
snd q iis knotted lace.
VIII On awl he pried loose the
rundown heel II was hollow. Emp
u thoush the hollow nov was, II
eossssponded N every way with that
In the shos Alma Ia Sale had
beon cssYying under her arm when
she wss arrested.
TO slgu of EAsan. either in this
bulIdSns Or the next reported po-
iSoe0an. eomioG In 10 Max stood ex-
arainins the hollow heel.
~rssniy Of signs Of him here.
tbossh," answered Lamar. holding
% the shoe. -rve found what ! was
iooking for"
Were you just looking for q worn
cot sAoe.' asked the eficer, sus-
pecting . joke. Why, that thing
sin't Worth Eve cents ~ Junk"
Nor querscd Max. perhaps not
--as jusk. But. n q level casket. II
has held Q good many thousand dol
lays'. worth Of gems: or miss nay
gusos. Anyhow, ms the link ! need
Cd u eoan~et Sailing Sam EaSsn
ulth he sesies Of Jewel thefts that
hsvs been bothertng you people.
mn .osA 'nve-cent bit Of Junk win
ssAA San over the road for q hve-
ysay stretch, wren We get our hands
On him. I'm going hack to head
ouAsters. Come along. There's no
use wsstins any more time IN this
ease. The birds Aown. IT'S up to
N 70 ret the net spread for him"
Ten winutes latsr Chief Allen WAS
| iisteaing sttentively to MAI LAmArs
STORY. Fifteen minutes later the fol-
loVipg message was on It's way TO
eSesy town In the state:
WasteA for Burglary and for
~pNce Work: Samuel Eakan,
AiiAs Smiling sam"
'.weqi have the city tcraped for
lin, too, OF eoursc.- added the chief.
turning beck TO Lamar, but there's
NOT nsuch use in that Hes too
sllck TO hang around here. He'll
bc6e n Tor the nearest out-os-town
hoAsng psaoe and he low there till
n's safe 10 travel farther. l know
1sms Ways. Our only hope is 10
sead tbesA 'dodsers' around. on the
eh1nce come Jsyburs constable may
recognise him"
rhe ehtef vas as much a special
mt. N his own way. 40 Max Lamar
himself; a much . specialist IN
CRIME a. II q doctor In anatomy. he
vas as familiar with the. criminal
mind a. 10 q surgeon with the vernf
form sppendix.
I He knew efactiy what each type
OF crook. under given circumstances
"a psaet,eaily certain TO do. For. III
spsts se Sherlock Holmes and otnei
Actional Aetet uves. the workings oil
the criminal mentality are very sim
me iudeed--once q man has learned
them frvm careful study.
And. IN. Smiling Sans case, the
chief hsd diagnosed the procedure
rish y skill Of q mind reader.
| eau fastening through the yare
a, Tom Dunn. heels, had prudenti'
silowsd his lookout" TO pas
through the gate into the alley IL
front Of him. He himself had lin