Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1917-09-29
An Amateur
Detective
He Found No Clew, but
Had Good Luck.
By AMBROSE HAIL

iu- directed '' The ch"f Of the de-
Sc mfrau WITH VIII was ron
"d 70 tegor ~ oliver Au>worth To
'-utr i ,a,r Tor him / did So
THIS Wa VS. Au~worih state
liv" i suburban town My fam
ou>i~t,ol mr wife ms son Nlhcri
iwcu'' Two VARS I'D AMI my daugh
"r. Edith. d..rd tvrufs other persons
,m" Ia FROM 'mr To- time remaining
- rpnrnrly There are ais" the serS
Auts. consisting ~ q cook hpuscmaid
nud BUTLER
"l some time pas, W. have been
mrss'ue small articles. principally jew
els Ouiy yesterday brooch set with
Diamond. and worth >lOn disappeared
j I'll, parse j an $3.50 worth ~ proper
~ Aa bee taken wish You To come
into r.N htas" for long enough stay
70. dis. over t.' thief Your chief has
recommended gu A. Il person who
would lE he ely - hc taken for u
irtccfite son ia ns been well brought
lp Uie mas fo.d g also that You are
VIZ mu.jaa 1aa ny on several in
ST. ul,ft Nt ,auc or wishes {" learn
To ,IH. ra l, aud YOU can
give tor -,l Introduce yoa
as III Hd tld very dear
friend ~ at that You
have m aud that |
have tab, ''l" ruiil N"a
@nn g"t ~
Their VIZ part 81
this =, riH come"
from Eli me in
America IL men
who nrc r,ar "y
would be- to-
tried music. for
crahl" tnNtr. hut n.ir
In that field fell in '4sfs
who secured N" pos. i'"
rcnu with which he Was t'
think my chief rTVmncn @
that, being a gcuilcnnn cn.'' lta
pnrt- that would hc impossible " a#
unpublished man
This assignment with Mr. Ainswo p
was my first in my new business. an
| knew nothing about how t" trap
thief Persons who nr" ignorant OF
an important work they nr" cNp"e ted
Ia do are prone 10 look very wise ati
appear 10 he thinking very hnri ! nut
on the scmhnncc Of the wisdom 81
solomon. AMI when Mr. Ainsworth was
about TO toll me- ~ any suspicious that
were entertained | stopped him, say
ing that | always worked hy methm.
pursuing my Investigations step by
step and wished Ia avoid any pr"con
cciycd notions that might lead me
astrny This iuSpir'-l the gentleman
with great faith in me- must trust
10 luck or my wits Ia bear ont MS con
iidencr
The story NJ my supposed Empower.
ishmrnt. which. ns I have said, was In
the main true. brought II very Sympn
thctic reception from Miss Edith Aims
worth. and the fact that was To teach
her music forrshalow~l that would
pnSs n season In clover Under the IN
flncncc Of her beautiful eyes felt that
| could he n thief hunter for the rest
Of NV dnys. commenced the, music
lessons n, once AMI was supposed to
enter upon m, Investigations at the
same time Alas. | knew not where to
becin, That pnrt Of my work which
consisted in leading the family to think
that was tho unfortunate son Of a
dcor fri,nd nf in hcad performed
with rreat ease since II was natural
to m. w,s first co,ls,n to an earl.
ard my f,,ber having been horn tn
,ho c,urtnSv ,ule Of honorable had
royo, done . s,rnl, ~ work I'm his life
a,o.,n, ,,orri.on york for nc Ind hccn
oo,ono, ., rc,,mrn, In IN. British
go.
s,,,, ,o,,ni,.h, NJ ncmb.r Of
n. I;nswor,l,s family and since /
~, ~, .,..nr.a -, s,i,.ht.st Glow I,
~ ,h,o, nj, Il ncccssnr, Ia nut on
III ,,'' a,,ooronc, -, rur.uInr , deem
,.,ta ,i,n - ,hi,h vas rnnahlc Mr.
,,n.n',r,h ,n,raiu,1 frnm questioning
.',a ,hi,h ,.as IrcLv Inared "a on.
$3.50 - i,