The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-05-30

So" he asserted.
II do not refer to your petty market
speculatlOns." said Carlock severely.
II refer to your weight. You have
lost about a hundred pounds. Had
| you lost this weight in a legitimate
manner II would not have been neces-
sary for me to summon you, but since
you have usurped the loss which
should have been another's, 1t Is my
duty to secure from you statement
of the facts"
81 do not know what you mean," as
serted Judson.
"YOu know that on your last run
there was a case of Fat-Reducio con-
signed to o. B. G. Osofat Of this city.
You also know that when you reached
here the case had disappeared"
"But why accuse me OF knowing
what became Of It? If the case was
lost, do not see how / am to blame
for It," protested Judson.
"Judson," said Carlock, "a crime
has been committed, and 1t Is neces-
sary that the criminal be found. You
were In that car alone with the case
Of Fat-Reducio. You are known to
have often expressed dissatisfaction
with your excessive weight.
I'm the solitude of your car, you
succumbed to the temptation, and
when no eye was on you, you ate up
that case. Come, man, you may as
well admit 1t. know what 1 am talk
ing about"
81 did not eat It," said JudsOn. 81
was not In the car alone. There was
a goat on board. 1t was consigned to
a cattle show in Kentucky. l tell
you / know nothing about it."
"Watchem," said CarlOck, turning
to me, 'this is the toughest case I've
ever tackled. I've got to get an adj
mission out of him at any cost. The
directors have ordered me to make
report as quickly as possible"
He turned, and, opening his safe, he
took handful of gold pieces from his
cash-box. Placing the gold on the
table, he addressed JudsOn:
''Did you ever see this before?"
NO" replied Judson.
at is yours" insinuated Carlock.
mo, no." moaned Judson. II wish
1t was"
1T Is yours" repeated Carlock.
"Come now, like good fellow, admit
that you ate the Fat-Reducio."
~ do not understand" walled Jud-
nuf hn q
mine, perhaps l am mistaken. Per
haps / did eat the Fat-Reducio."
"The money is yours" Carlock as
sured him. "COme, now, admit that
you ate the case of Fat-Reducio."
"Mine-all miner exclaimed Judson
joyfully. Eyes, l think l did eat It,"
He picked up the gold-pieces and let
them flow from one hand to the other.
Then he put them into his pocket.
"You did It," persisted Carlock. you
know you did It,"
Eyes; did It," said JudsOn YEARLY.
"Whewr exclaimed Carlock. THAT
was tough Job. Twenty minutes, by
the clock. Did you photograph 1t,
Watchem?"
"Yes." / replied; at Is all on rec
ord"
Carlock dismissed Judson, and pro-
ceeded to transcribe a full report Of
the confession. He was a lightning
operator on the typewriter, and I
watched the sparks flying from the
machine as he wrote.
"Are you not efraid of setting fire
to the paper?" I asked.
"No danger" he replied. 81 use as
bestos safety-paper."
AS he finished his labors, the post
man entered and handed him large,
legallooking letter.
Carlock passed 1t to me and asked
me to read it to him.
l broke the seal and opened 1t.
Clearing my throat, l read
HOOP, HORN & HIDE,
Goat Breeders,
Venezuela, S. A.
Mr.. Carlock Bjones, New York, q. 8. A.
Dear Mr.. Bjones-We are address
ing you as the head of the detective
staff of the Pole to-Pole railway, and
beg to report to you that some time
since we shipped one Of our prize
fat goats over your road to the Ken
lucky Agricultural Fair. The goat was
a beautiful specimen, weighing 900
pounds.
Shortly after It's delivery to the
Agricultural show people IL COM
menced to lose weight, and In the
short space of one week 1t lost the
amazing sum of 100 pounds. 1t Is
needless to note that the goat was
unfit for show purposes, and we were
compelled to withdraw 1t.
We determined to investigate the
cause of this loss in weight, and our
Mr.. Arsenic Loo Ping was assigned to
the Job. With the greatest ease he
located the man who had charge of
the baggage-car in which the goat
had made the trip to Kentucky.
He found him In New York suffer
ing from a mysterious malady,, and,
Disgusting himself as trained nurse,
he gained admission into the sick.
room. He was rewarded by learning
from the dellrious rawlings OF Pud
Judson that case of Fat Reducio In