American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-04-11
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ar AUGUSTUS WHITFIELD
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7 entered Carl0ck's apartments and
found him swinging in a hammock,
He gave me a quick glance II
heaved a deep sigh.
"Why so melancholyf' | inquired.
"NIy dear Watchem," he answered.
81 had hopes that your afternoon
would be at my disposal, but OF
course, since you are going to the bail
game with Emmons, l cannot look for
you to assist me in the mysterious
case of 0. b. O. OsOfat."
"Who told you | am going to the
ball game?" l asked.
"Why, Watchem," he answered, 1.-THE
truth is self-evident. You are wear
ing your somber garments on a 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
ernOOn.
"As she has died at least a dozen
times to my knowledge, ! can deduce
but one thing, and that is that the
interment will be at the usual place"
"Carlock," | commented, "you are
right. But what gets me is that you
know / am going with Emmons."
FASTEST thing out" replied Car
lock. "Emmons came in and tried to
borrow a 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," l said in amazement,
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, a ham
mock affords free sway to the imag,
nation"
"Have you discovered any clew tC
the mysterious disappearance of the
case Of F~at-Reducio which was con.
signed to o. b. c. Osofat, and which
was lost while in transit on the Pole
tO-Pole railway?" | asked.
Before answering your query" re
piled CarlOck, ~ wish to refresh YOU
memory on the subject. You remem
Der 1t was while | was engaged OF
the famous case of the Gold Coupler
that o. b. c. OsOfat came to me will
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 hi
excessive weight, and, In anticipation
of the results which had been guar
anteed by the manufacturers, he ha,
donated most of his clothing to tn
home for obese o~ctOgenarianS, and ha,
ordered a liberal supply Of new one
to ut q man weighing a hundre,
pounds less, or one hundred and sew
enty.six pounds.
"rhe preparation had been cor
signed to him by the manufacturer
at Phantasmania, and was receiptp
for in good order by the Pole-to-?ol
at Patrickgonia. Somewhere hetwee
that point and tbs city 1t disaI
!, peared completely. The resources {
: the road have been exhausted, and a
n last resort my marvellous power
/ have been enlisted in an effort t
solve the mystery.
"Mr. 0sofat is one of the large.
stockholders of the road, md. cons,
qucntly, the directors are especial
anxious to please him, as they reali7
e that heavy stockholders are not to |
made light Of"
a Carlock paused, and, opening h
medicine chest, he handed me a pc
sin tablet.
What is this for?" l asked.
Take it," he replied. at will he
: q to digest the evidence"
= did as he directed, and he co
! tinued.
9 when | took hold Of the case the
q was absolutely nothing to work q
After Infinite pains ! discovered tn
the baggage car Of the train that :
ceived the case at P%atrickgonia w
in charge of Pud JudSon. one of II
n heavyweight baggage smashers of 4
road. | looked up his a]ntecedents Il,
d found that he had lots Of f~irst-cla
records, which he used on his phor
graph. He vas credited with being
o straight as a string, but considcral
q thicker.
n 81 also discovered that, after rea,
It ing New York on that trip, Pud h
l. disappeared and was missing for fo
4 weeks. When lie finally reported I
o duty he had grown considerably tn
ner. The cause of his falling off
weight has been explained"
: As the case now stands.
: marked, what do you make of itY'
by logical deduction, | arrive nj I
= conclusion hat Pud Judson is resp,
= sible for the disappearance of the G,
!" of Fat-Reduclo. n l propose
faSten the crime on him.
Precisely at three-thirty, the in
Gator on the wall announced that +
a hudson had entered the building, a