The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-05-03
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Goat Degree
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(Copyright)
Bv AUGUSTUS WHITFIELD

found him swinging in hammock
He gave me quick glance ant
heaved a deep sigh.
why so melancholy2' | inquired.
MY dear Watchem." he answered
81 had hopes that your Afternoon
would be at my disposal, but, ol
| course, since you are going To the bal
game with Emmons, | cannot look foi
you to assist me in the mysterious
| case of O. +. c. OsOfat.'
who told You ! a!a going to the
/ ball game:" | asked.
why, Watchem," he answered, the
truth is seIf-evident. You are wear
ing Your sOmber garments on Week
day. You can have put them on only
for the purpose of lending color to
the yarn you told your chief that your
grandmother is to be buried this aft
efn00n.
CAS- she has died at least a dozen
times TO my knowledge, l can Geduce
but one thing, and that is that the
interment will be at the usual place"
"Carlock," l commented, you are
right. But what gets me is that you
know l am going with Emmons.'
Easiest thing out" replied Car
lock- "Emmons came in and tried to
borrow dollar from me. Said he
was going to the ball game. Ergo.
he must be going with you or he
wouldn't have to borrow the money"
"CarlOck," I said in Amusement,
you're a wonder But tell me. why
are you swinging in a hammock"
Because / enjoy the suspense" he
replied. Suspense stimulates the
mental faculties, and. besides, ham
mock affords free sway to the imag-
nation"
Have you discovered any clew to
case of Fat-Reducio which was con-
signed to o. B. G. Osofat, and which
was lost while in transit on the Pole
to-Pole railway" I asked.
Before answering your query" re-
piled Carlock, Il wish to refresh your
memory on the subject. You remem-
Der it was while l was engaged on
the famous case of the Gold Coupler
that o. 3. c. Osofat came to me with
the astounding information that
case of Fat-Reducio had disappeared
In transit on the POle-to-Pole railway.
"Mr. Osofat had ordered the prep
aration with the idea of reducing his
excessive weight, and, in anticipation
Of the results which had been guar
anteed by the manufacturers, he had
donated most of his clothing to the
home for obese octOgenarians, and had
ordered a liberal supply Of new ones
to fit a man weighing a hundred
pounds less. or one hundred and sew
pounds.
"The preparation had been con-
signed to him by the manufacturers
at Phantasmania, and was receipttd
for in good order by the Pole-to-pole
ut PatrickgOnia. Somewhere between
that point and this city it disap-
peared completely. The resources of
the road have been exhausted, and as
a last resort my marvellous powers
have been enlisted in an effort to
solve the mystery.
"Mr. Osofat is one of the largest
stockholders of the road, and. conse- |
luently. the directors are especially |
anxious TO please him, as they realize
hat heavy stockholders are not to be
made light off,
Carlock paused, and. opening his
Medicine chest, he handed me pep
lin tablet.
What is this for?" l asked.
Take it," he replied. at will help
'ou to digest the evidence"
/ did as he directed, and he con-
inued.
when l took hold of the case there
vas absolutely nothing to work on.
Ifter infinite pains 1 discovered that
he baggage car of the train that re-
eived the case at Patrickgonia was
charge of Pud JudsOn, one of the
cartwright baggage smashers of the
"' ioohcu UP Ills duleceuenCS ana |
ound that he had lots of first-class
ecords, which he. used on his phono-
raph. He was credited with being as
traight as a string. but considerably
Kicker.
i also discovered that, after reach
1g New York on, that trip, Pud had
isappeared and was missing for four
'eeks. When he finally reportea Aw
uty he had grown considerably &sar
er. The cause of his falling or In
eight has never been explained"
AS the case now stands, re-
larked, what do you make of it?"
BY logical deduction, / arrive at the
inclusion that Pud Judson is respon-
bic for the disappearance of the case
Fat-Reducio. and 1 propose to
listen the crime on him."
Precisely at three-thirty, the indi-
ltor on the wall announced that Pud
ldson had entered the building, and
as even then on his way to CarIock's
partments. In a minute or so the
evator stopped, and then there was
knock at the door. Carlock opened
admitting short, emaciated man
railroad mans uniform.
You sent for me? he asked. nd
ressing the great detective.
Il summoned Won" said Cor,oo,