New Britain herald., 1930-04-23
Theft From Mine Proves a Parson
 Can Detect Crime
Young Minister

Peter Stockpridge was a modern young minister, a bright, upstanj- ing young man fortunate enough to have secured modern parish.
 Peters brother. ten years his elder, was out in Whitecap, Nevada, where he was making more money in a week with his silver mine than I'eter made in year.
 Vacation time found Peters problem solved. His brother sent hIm funds 10 come out for a month. Ho wrote:
 We all regard you as sort of saving grace in the family. Come and sec the nice sermons in the pretty stones in my mine."
 Peter went out to visit his broth- CT Tom, who had put him through the theological school. He hadn't seen his brother in three years. or since he was ordained.
 Peter arrived on Sunday at h7 fathers home in Whitecap looking very much like some hale anl e itCoits toolCliI buSiIItSS lll6tii' A he rode up from the railroad sta lion to his brothers home they passed a place where considerable shooting was going oh,
 Don't get nervous, Pete, the boys like their rifle practice and Sunday is their only day for it, Tom told him.
 s'No harm n that its a clean sport. I'm strong for any sport or recreation on Sunday that keeps q man contented and out Of mis- chief" Peter said. and I used to be quite shot myself I'll drop down next Sunday and try my hand.'
 From Ore Mill to. Mine
 Peter got into high boots anl rough clothes the next day and wandered around the premises from the ore mill 10 the mine where they were taking out the crude ore.
 Some of the mule drivers cussed almost scientifically but Peter sal nothing at all, and the boys had no idea that he was minister. {. On the third day Peter was en- toying his rest immensely when he tegan to get nervous. One of the miners seemed to be trailing hin about considerably. He spoke to his brother Tom about it that night.
 T believe the chap thinks I'm going to steal your ore or perhaps seme of the ingots out of your strong g-house.' Peter said.
 His brother chuckled and sent q sChincse servant out with note The Number One China Boy came back with the miner who had beer dcgging Peters footsteps. They went into Toms office in his hom, This is Walsh. one of my de- tectfves," Tom said, by way Of introductoin.
 SWalsh became very much em- barrassed, but Tom told him it was all right.
 Tt shows that you are on the job" he said.
 ,,7 Peter inquired if so much steal ing went on that detectives were necessary.
 Admits He Is Stumpcd
 Mot ordinarily" his brother Tom explained, but we are miss ing quite lot of the smelted stuff it doesn't check up. It's mighty valuable. We cant find any trace of it going out, but there's a steady loss, amounting 10 a biS sum each week. Walsh has been here two months trying to local Q eit,'
 Walsh confessed that he was stumped.
 r+ Peter said that he wouldn't know how 10 go about anything like that, as he didn't know any. thing about mining.
 Walsh didn't follow Peter about after that. It became known that he was minister. But when Peter rode IS well as any Of the al,oys and neandered around i7 dirty old clothes and proved'at the rifle range on a Sunday that he was 8 pretty clever shot tho boys let it be known that this was just the sort of a he-parson they liked rot the solemn -visaged, whining sort.
 Peter was especially good as ? rifle shot, not quite so good with