Gunnison news-champion., 1920-01-02
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Goat Degree
By AUGUSTUS WHITFIELD
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He gave ms q quick glance and
heavsi n deep sigh,
Why 50 m.laEcholyf- ! inquired
MY dear Wstchem." he answered.
Il had hopes that your afternoon
would De al my disposal. but. Of
course. since you arr going TO III. ball
game with Emm0ns, I cannot look for
you TO assist me In the mysterious
case Of o. q. c. OsofHt.-
who told you I am going to the
ball gamer ! asked.
why. watchen," be answered. ';he
truth J. seIf-eyident- You are wear
ing your sonber garments on week
day. You can have put them on only
for the purpose OF lending colo to
the yarn you told your chief that your
grandmother is TO be buried this aft
.ruoon.
As she has died al least dozen
times to my knowledge. I can deduce
but one thing. and that Is that the
inierTnent will he at the usual place"
"CuTi"ck." ! commented. you are
right. But what gets me II that you
know | am going with Emmons."
Easiest thing out" replied Chr
lock "Emm0us came In and tried 10
borrow a dollar from me. Said he
was going 10 the ball game. Ergo.
he mus, be going with you or he
wouldn't have TO borrow the money
''Carlock." said In amaEement.
you're a wonder. But tell me, Why
ar. 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 ans cl"w TO
the mysterious Disappearance. Of the
case Of FntR.ducIo which was con
signed 10 o. b. c. Osofat. and which
was lost while In transit on the Pole
to-Pole raIlwnyT" asked.
BEFORE answering your query re-
piled CRrlock. Il wish TO refresh your
memory on the subject You remern-
her II was while ! was engaged on
the famous case Of the Gold Coupler
that O. II. c. Osofat came TO me with
the astounding Information that a
case OF Fat-ReducIo had disappeared
In transit on the Pole-to-Pole railway.
= mfr. OSofat had ordered the prep
P. rrntion with the Idea OF reducing his
excessive weight. and, In anticipation
Of the results which hnd been guar
Z anteed by the manufacturers. he had
e donated most OF his clothing to the
/, home for obese octogcnnrlans. and had
ordered q liberal supply Of new ones
10 1T man weighing hundred
: pounds less. or one hundred and ss<.
! enty-sII pounds.
The preparation had been con-
signed TO him by the manufacturers
nt Phantasmania. and was rcceIpted
for In good order by the Pole-to-?ole
at Patrickgonla. Somewhere between
that point and this city It disap-
peared completely. The resources OF
the road have been exhausted. and as
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-
auenily, the directors are especially
anxious TO p'ease him, as they realize
that heavy stockholders are not to be
made light Of"
Cariock paused. and, opening his
medicine chest. he handed me pep
sin tablet
II "what is this for7" asked
Take IT," he replied. 1T will help
you 10 digest the evidence"
did as he directed and he con-
tinued.
'When took hold OF the case there
was absolutely nothing TO work on.
After infinite pains discovered that
the baggage car Of the train that re-
ceived the case at Pn:rickgonia was
In charge OF Pud Judson. one of the
heavyweight baggage smashers Of the
road. / looked up his antecedents and
found that he had lots OF nrst-class
records, which he used on his phono-
graph. He was credited with being as
straight as n string but considerably
thicker.
Il also discovered that, after reach
ing New York on that trip. Pud had
disappeared and was missing for four
weeks. When he finally reported for
duty he had grown considerably thin
ner. The cause of his falling of In
weight has never been explained
"As the case now stands. re-
marked. what do you make Of it?'
BY logical deduction, arrive at the
conclusion that Pud Judson Is respon-
sible for the disappearance Of the case
Of Fat-Reducio, and / propose to
fasten the crime on lim."
Precisely at three-thIrty. the lndi-
Gator on the wall announced that Pud
Judson had entered the building, and
was even then on his way to Cariock's
apartments. In n minute or so the
elevator stopped. and then there was
n knock at the door. Carlock opened
1t. admitting a short. emacfated man