American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-04-11

"Only a matter of fifty shares or
So" he asserted.
Il do not refer to your petty market
speculations," said Carlock severely.
II refer to your weight, You have
lost about a hundred pounds. Had
you lost this weight in a legitimate
manner it would not have been neeeS-
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 a statement
of the facts"
Il do not know what you mean," as
serted JudsOn.
You know that on your last run
there was a case of F~at-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 l 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.
"In 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 it. / know what | 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 ad
mission out of him at any cost. The
directors nave ordered me to make a
report as quickly as possible"
He turned, and, opening his safe, he
took a handful Of gold pieces from his
cash-box. Placing the gold on the
table, he addressed Judson:
Did you ever see this beforeF"
NO" replied .Judson.
at is yours i~nsinuated Carlock.
mo, no." moaned Judson. Il wish
it was"
at is yours repeated CarIock.
"Come, now, like a good fellow, admit
that you ate the Fat-ReduciO."
81 do not understand" walled Jud-
son. "But if you say the money il
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 mine! !" exclaimed Juds0n
joyfully. YES, l think l did eat it."
5 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,"
yes l did it," said Judson YEARLY.
"Whew I" exclaimed CarlOck. THAT
was a tough job. Twenty minutes, by
the clock. Did you photograph II,
Watchem?"
+ yes" l replied; "ft is all on rec
$ ord"
j CarlOck dismissed Judson, and pro-
e ceeded to transcribe a full report OF
n the confession. He was a lightning
operator on the typewriter, and ]
watched the sparks flying from the
s machine as he wrote.
$ Are you not afraid of setting fire
o to the paper?" I asked.
mo danger" he replied. 81 use as.
bestos ~safety-paper."
AS he finished his labors, the post
' man entered and handed him q large
y legal-looking letter.
e Carlock passed 1t to me and asked
me to read it to him.
Is l broke the seal and opened 1t
D Clearing my throat, I read:
HOOP. HORN & HIDE,
Goat Breeders,
p Venezuela. S. A.
Mr.. CarlOCk Bjones, New York, D. S.. A
D. Dear Mr.. Bjones-We are address
ing you as the head of the detectiv,
% staff of the Pole-to-Pole railway, ant
n beg to report TO you that some tim,
lt since we shipped one Of our prize
g. fat goats over yOur road to the Ken
IS lucky Agricultural Fair. The goat wa
10 a beautiful specimen, weighing %
10 pounds.
ID Shortly after its delivery TO tn
Agricultural show people if com
menced to lose weight, and in tn
rs short space of one week it lost tn
" amazing sum of 100 pounds. 1t |
needless to note that the goat wa
unfit for show purposes, and we wer
al compelled to withdraw it.
ur We determined to investigate. tn
or cause of this loss in weight, and on
in. Mr.. Arsenic Loo Ping was assigned {
in the job. With the greatest ease h
located the man who had Charge
the b~nggage-car in which the Cos
had made the trip to Kentucky.