The evening world. Newspaper, August 15, 1911, Page 13

. HENRY’S LA THE SLEUTHS ‘TheRomance ofaMan Who Was Seeking, and of the Men Who Helped Him Not to Find ' _ QOuppetghtes by Doutteday, Page & Oo.) $e bo puitiched in book form efter Bept, 18) ———_ | the Big City a man will dis appear with the suddenness 4 completeness of the me of & candle that is lown out. All the agencies of inquisition—the hounds of ‘the trail, the sleuths of the city’s laby- Finths, the closet dctectives of theory @nd induction—will be invoked to the @earch. Most often the man’s face will be seen no more. Sometimes he will reappear in She- Doygan or in the wilds of Terre Haute, calling himself one of the synonyms of “Smith,” and without memory of ts up to a certain time, including Bie grocer’s bill. Sometimes it will be found, after dragging the rivers, and polling the restaurants to see if he may be waitng for a well-done sirloin, that be has moved next door. snuffing out of a human being of a chalk in Gramaturgy. ‘The caso of Mary Snyde should not be without Inter: A man of middie age, of the name of Meeks, came from the West to New York to find his sister, Mra. Mary Snyder, a widow, agod fifty-two, who had been living for a year in a tene- ment house in a crowded neighborhood. At her address he was told that Mary Snyder had moved away longer than a Month before, No one could tell him her new address, On coming out Mr. Meoks addressed a. policeman who was standing on the cor- and explained his dilemma, ‘My ister is very poor,” he sata, “and I am anxious to find her. I have Fecently made quite a} of money tn @ lead mine, and I want her to share My prosperity. There !s no use in ad- vertising her, because she cannot read. * The policeman pulled his mustache and looked so thoughtful and mighty that Mecks could almost feel the joyful tears of his sister Mary dropping upon his bright blue tle. "You go down in the Canal street eighborhood,” sald the policeman, “and get a job drivin’ the bicgest dray you can find. There's old women al- Ways gettin’ knocked over by drays lown there. You night see ‘er among em. If you don’t want to do that you better go ‘round to Heedquarters and et ‘em to put a fly con onto the dam Police Headquarters, Meeks re- cetved ready assistance, A general @larm was eent out, ind copies of a fhotograp) of Mary Snyder that her brother had were distributed aniong the @tations In Mulberry strect the Hgned Detective Mullina t> the case. The detective took Mecke asito end a ‘This is not a very diMcult case to Shave off your whiskers, fill your pockets with good cigars, and meet me in the cafe of the Waldorf at % ‘o'clock this afternoon.” Meeks obeyed. He found Mullins there. They had a bottle of wine, while the dy tective asked questions concerning the Missing woman. “No aid Mullins, “New York ete: a big city, but we've got tl business system: . are tw wi we can go about finding your We will try one of ‘em Grst. You e's Afty-twor” past,” said Meeks, 5 sister, yh following Meeks: “Wanted, at once—one hundred at tractive chorus girls for a new musical comedy, Apply all cay at No,—Broad- way." ' Meeks was indignant. “My sister,” said he, working elderly wot what ald an advertisement of this kind would be toward finding h “All right.” detective. "TI guers you don't know New York But if you've got a grouch against th! eme we'll try the other one. It’ @ sure thing. But it'll cost you more.” I ‘Never mind the expense.” said Meeks; “we'll try it.” The sleuth led him back to the Wal- & couple of bedrooms advised, “and let’ Gone, and the two were shown to a superb suite on the fourth floor, Meeks looked puzzlec, The de- tective sani tuto a velvet armchair, and Pulled out his cigar case. ‘I forgot to suggest, olf man,” he “that you should have taken the rooms by the month. They wouldn't have stuck yo. s0 much for ‘em: “Ry tha month!" exclaimed Meeks, “What do you mean?" “Oh, it'll take time to work the game this way. TI told you tt would cost you more. We'll have to wait til! next mouth. There'll bo a new city directory out then. Very Itkely your state: name and address will be in it.” Meeks rid himself of the city detective at once. On the next day some one ad- vised him to consult Shamrock Joines, New York's famous private detectiv: whe demanded fabulous fees, but per- formed miracles in the way of solving Mysteries and crimes. After waiting for two heurs in the ante-room of the great detective's apart- ment, Meeks was shown Into his pres- ence. Joines sat in a purple dressing- gown at an Inlaid {vory chess table, with agazine before .im. The fa- mous th's thin, tntellectual face, piercing eyes, and rate per word aro too well known to need description, Meeks set forth his errand. ‘My fee, {f succensful will he $00,” said Sham- rock Jolnes. eee ASHION has migrated for the pres- F ent from Parls to London, iow that the races are over thero is fo longer any special attraction, * The fashtonables have gone to Lon- don, where pol® matches, cricket ga ng contests af- ford ample opportunity for the display Of handsome tollettes, and fashion seek- © followed in their wake. The outdoor affairs of (ne English are Breat dress occasions, and the costumes Wor are really mostly Parisian in thelr origin. A dress that attracted attention at the Hurlingham polo mutch was of black taffeta trimmed with two ruchings of the @ame, one at the foot of the skirt and the other about ten inches above, The ekirt was somewhat full, which was ecessary to give grace to the plain, @traight-line effect, The fichu proved the attractive feature of the costume. It was of cream em- broidered batiste edged with @ frill of face headed by @ ruching of black taf- feta, The fichu was draped over the houlder, brought back under the arm and tucked into the belt at the back. The front was filled tn with a sort of tunic that fell over the front of the skirt in apron fashion, This, too, wes of the batiste edged with a frill of the lace. ‘The bonnet of black tulle is worthy of Fashions as Seen in London. ij mention. The tulle wos fashioned into | Vertical pleats and formed the bonnet A simple ruche of black taffeta encircled the crown, and at the hack was an up- right black plume held tn place by a large fat black velvet bow. At the Henley regatta was seen a Pretty boating costume tn the fashion- |able combination of dark blue and white. |The petticoat of blue taffeta showed a @ footband and at the novel BS ashing |both in the upper part of the skirt and jat the front of the bodice, The costume was of soft white serge and the slashings were finished with large blue and white embroidered but- tons on the one side and large button- holes bound in blue on the other. The broad pointed sailor c.jar and cuffs were of fine white embroidered batiste. This smart costume was further enhanced by @ larse white felt som- brero, having a fiat white ribbon band | Anished off at the left front side with a single red rose, A striking hat, which shows the trend of fashion, ‘as seen at the cricket grounds, It was a cloche of yellow- green taffeta wdged with a frill of cream and was worn 80 low as to con- ceal the upper half of the face. A mass | of green plumes built up the crown to a ridiculously enormous height, but then it was “right in style” Meeks bowed his agreement to the price. “I will undertake your case, Mr. Meeks,” sald Joines, final; “The dis- appearance of people in this city has al- Ways been an interesting problem to me, I remember @ case that I brought to & ecessful outcome a year A family bearing the name of Clark als appeared suddenly from @ small flat in which they were living. I watched the fiat building for two rionths for a clue, One day it struck me that @ certain milkman and a grocers boy always walked backward when they carried | their wares upstairs. Tollowing out by | induction the idea that this observation | I o located the misting They had moved into the fi the hall and changed their same to Kralc.” Shamrock Jolnes an@ his client went to the tenement house where Mary Snyder had lived, and the detective de- manded to be shown the room in which | she had lived. It had been occupied by no tenant since her disappearance. The room was small, dingy and poor- ly furnished. Meeks seated himself Gejectedly on a broken chair, while the great detective searched the walls and floor and the few sticks of old, rickety furniture for a cl Att nd of half an hour Jolnes had collected a few seemingly unintel. articles—a cheap black hatpin, th characters “CO 12." Shamrock Jolnes leaned against the mantel for ten minutes, with his head Testing upon his hand, and an absorbed look upon his intellectual face. At the end of that time he exclaimed, with ‘animatio “Come, Mr. Meeks, the problem te solved, I can take you directly to the house whore your sister fm living. And you may have no fears concerning her welfare, for oi amply provided with funds—for the present at least.” Meeks felt Joy and wonder in equal ‘How did you manage it," he asked, with admiration in his tone: Perhaps Jolnes's only weakness was &@ professional pride in his wonderful achievements in induction, He was ever ready to astound and charm his Usteners by describing his method y elimination,” said Jolnes, @ ing his clues upon a little table, “I rid of certain parts of the city to w | Mrs. Snyder might have removed. see thie hatpin? ‘That Brooklyn. No woman board a car at the Brooklyn Bridge without being sure that she carries al | hatpin with which to fight her wa. |into @ seat. And now I will demon. | strate to you that she could not have gone to Harlem. Behind this door are ad- got hich You minates attempts to} AN bata oboe ae SSE hin ie two hooks in the wall, Upon one of these Mrs. Snyder has hung her bon- net and upon the other her shawl, You will observe that the bottom of the hanging shawl has gradually made a solled streak against the plastered 1 The mark is clean-cut, proving that there is no fringe on the shawl Now, Was there ever a case where @ middie- eged woman wearing a shawl boarded i] der has not moved very fur away. Loos OMmMmk LIKE THE END oF & SEAT COUPON NOH. ROW. Ce- &@ Harlem train without there being @ fringe on the shawl to catch in the gate and delay the passengers behind her? So we eliminate Harlem. “Therefore I conclude that Mrs. Bay. n see the and the this torn plece of card word ‘Left, the letter number ‘12.) Now, I happen to know that No. 13 Avenue C is a first-class you 6 | | | rQuoR! (Ro DRINK! NOTHING BUT MLK!) NOL | VERY BAD! YOu NEED SLEEP G Tho MUCH fas Ald Pp AV EIGHT EVERY You've BEEN EATING mM- Tut 200 K You “a5 rR. Out MEAT nT. NIG , WARS WATER F Doarding-hous this plece of a far beyond your sisters means—as we suppose. But then I find theatre programme. | crumpled into an odd shape What meaning does it convey? None to you | very likely, Mr. Meeks; but It ts elo- Let ue id such work to| floors of offices and hallways, Assume that she procu Perform in a@ theatre. Where is valu- | able jewelry lost the oftenest, 3M Meeks? In the theatres, of course. Look at that plece of programme, Mr. Meeks. Observe the round impression | Init, Tt has been wrapped around a ring _ PS @ ring Of great value. Mrs. Snyder found the ring while at work in the theatre, She hastily tore off a plece of @ programme, wrapped the ring care- fully and thrust it into her bosom. The Rext day she disposed of It, and, with her increased means, looked about her fot & more comfortable pi ty live. When I reach thus chain fT see nothing impossible about No. 12 Avenue C. It is there we will find your sister, Mr. Meeks.¥ Shamrock Jolnes concluded his con- | vincing speeeh with the smile of a suc- | cessful artist. Mecks's admiration Was too great for words. It was an old-| fashioned brown-stone house in a pros- perous and respectable neighborhood. They rang the bell, and on inquiring were told that no Mrs. Snydei known there, and that not within month ha@ a new occupant come to the house, ‘When they reached th Meoka examined the cl old room. he remarked to Programme to his nose, “but ft seems to me that Instead of a ring having deen wrapped in this papor tt was one of those round peppermint dropa. And this piece with the address on tt looks to me like the end 12, row C, left aisle. Shamrock Joines had « far-away look in his eves, “I think you would do well to consult Juggins,” aad he. “He 19 the lender,” sata Joines, “of a new modern school of detectives. Their methods are difforent from ours, but tt {a sald that Juggins has solved gome ex- tremely puzzling cases, I will take you to him.” ‘They found the greater Juggins tn his office. He was a small man with Itght hair, deeply bed |. reading one of the bourgeols works of Nathaniel Haw- | thorne. 0 raised the piece of theatre | ‘The two great school on with hi When Meeks ceased, the greater ome closed his book and sat “De I understand that your sister is fifty-two years of age, with « mole on the side of her nos, and she ts @ very poor widow, mi s scanty living by scrubbing, and ry very homely face and figure?” nif x ar Shamrock Joines turned pale, bat forced a smile, Within the specified time Jugsine te turned and consulted a Little slip of paper held tn his hand, “Your sister, Mary Snyder,” mly, “will be fo 162 Chilton street. She te fi is only four blocks continued, addressing you go and verify the ment and then return here. Mr. J will await you, I Care say.” Meeks hurried away. In twenty mise utes he was back “Name you “Two dollars,” sald Juegine, When Meeks had settled departed, his hat tn nis hand before Juggias, “If 1: would not Le asking too much,” he atammered—"If you would favor me 20 far—would you object to"=—— “Cartainly not.” sa will tell You remember the description Snyder? Did you ken like that who wasn't paying stalments on an enlarged crayon por- trait of herself? The biggest factery of that kind In the country fs gust around the corner. | went there and wot her address off the booka, That's all.” (Nert: “THE DOOR OF UNRE! quent to one whose habits and training | "4 take cognizance of the smallest things. | “You have told me that your steter | the was a crubwoman., She scrubbed : CUT -VEGETABLES— ~~ TAKE ONLY OR BREAKPAST-NO ‘A CUP OF WEAK BROTH You musT Give uP SMOKIN G-AND - 0-0:D Neder! ae 7 Lovers’ Foolish Quarrels. I too, you the blame on the most truly affecti Sect attitude, certain just degree, the more aloot and eome of you? or by letter just how sorry you are take the next stop. Grudge, the sooner you Pespect or your heart for him, Wedding Date Was Set. GIRL who signa her letter “A. W." writes. | “T have been engaged to & young man, and our wedding w Planned for the fall. Last month had @ quarrel and we n other now. A friend tells me that he paying attention to another girl. Shall 1 write and ask him what h» intends to aor If you have not apologized for your share In the quarrel, do so at once |vhen, 1f you do not hear from him, | write and break off the engagement Her “‘Heart Is Broken.’’ A GIRL who signs herself “A. C.” writes: “I am very much tn love with @ young man who boards at our house. Several months ago We quarrelied, and though we have recently made up, he | @oes not care for me as he did befgra | It breaks my heart to see him so often | and feel that all is not right between us, Shall I leave home and go away? rediy not. You ai probably ing the man, and if you see enough of him your heart-ache will | cure itself, HAHA! Ha! | Have Laven EveAY Time | Think OF How ole ALF Felt For That. Ghost STUNT= Hatta! BA \ “SHELL Jimnl HASHASHA! = We THE Out ee UMPED LiKe A JACKRABBIT WITH MIGRTMARE + Ho! HolHo! Ho! REMEMBER THE Time | Toto You THERE WAS Some TREASURE HID in THE OLO HAVATEO Mit — ral Jiro? AnD WE wert Ovt One Dare riGut, f GIT, po } Tro ‘You ue & LEFT You & Ther 1 come SMEAKiN? In + About A HOUR LATER | WYRAPPED UP oe gees tH A OHEET— & REMEMBER? ft Shoup DAT I DID | Come iW ™Y JAP, ALE AHO we ne HAVE LuncH SERVED — i 'Gnosl > HA HAS JUST SIMPLY COLLAPSED - Haina! Too scaneDd To MeL You Ani’ \I ELLeD .. SA} Betty Vincent’s Advice On Courtship and Marriage T is always @ very great pity to quarrel with some one for whom you care, In the case of @ real disagreement, robably will not err in blaming yourself. ‘There 1s an old adage which saya, “TWO it takes te make @ quarrel—-ONE can always end tt.” Only, one can't always end { other, lonate member of the couple, the ten- Gency is to divert all the blame to one’s self, and to assume am absolutely abd- Now, it te unfortunately true that abjectness inspires a great many persons with the desire to domineer. In ehort, the more you humble yourself, beyond masterful will appear tne god—or god- @ess—who receives your ngostrations, Now, basa’t it worked out that way If, then, you have quarrelied with a friend, tell him etther by ward of Explain and apologize frankly—once if you are perfectly sure that he has received your apology, leave it to If he ts the sort of person who delights tn nourtah now ft the better, And don’t break efther your Friends or Fiancee? A MAN who signs himself “J, @.” wri ‘Some friends of mine asked extending an invitation to my » aa they did not know of m: engagement. When I told them, man volunteered to call on my Gancee with @ personal invitation, But she was so angry at the unwitting slight that she wouldn't see him, and says I must either give up those friends or bh What shall I dot If there is no other reason for giving up your friends, don't it, flancee's request 1s insult was intended ‘She will per- haps be more reasonable if you take ® firm stand, A Modest Young Man. MAN who signs himself “B, @” A writes: “I should Ike to call on @ young lady whom 7 like and who think 1 me But I am ony earning a all salary, and can't afford to giv candy and flowers and theatre tieke e the daughter of well- to-do parents, Don't hestta' any more, The right sort of girl Ikes you for yourself, mot for your salary.