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FRIDAY, JULY j, 1906. THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. 8 The Tril Vdwlferitine ! By HOWARD FIELDING ft: 'Tf"-.H ':v Copyright, llMft. br Charles W. Hook ' T was surprise Jo iir. ttulll that tlio oflke of a ideiectlve ngK-y should present an nnjioct ao wuolo- some una so ordinary.; jtlo hud I'lctui'Ml It ft. ilmbtiyi dun of tricksters fm) tnulu Will dworvcilljf ,111 pulil, aud ho had come upon in Impure wholly nt varliiiien with the usual cur ruU of lift), dreading Jo bi seen ou stub 1111 errand ami slinking In nt tli street door ju the manner of m nmu who make bin nmt distressful vlnlt to pawn shop. Mr. Hnlhy was 0110 of those men In whose knowledge of llfo there , fire JiImiiU spiuw. lu II cnse those gnp were dm to oliNtlnocy. Wlicu ho hud a prejudice iitfulnst a person, a place or an occupntluu lie seemed deliberately to cultivate liruorauce and to abuu In formation, aa It upon a emiplo of con science. Because of thla peculiarity hla notion of a detective' share In the world's activities had become constant ly more absurd from the day when be tlrt attempted to dissuade a certain young wan from choosing that profit Ion. To tUla young man be bad now come na a client, surely at th apur of no small need. Upon the receipt of Mr. Balley'a card llarley Itertrand dropped a balf read lotter and made all- baata to oaber In Lie rlaltor. The obvloua sincerity of tlie welcome went far to relieve Mr. Uullt'T of embarrassment, and the busi nesslike appearance of tlie Inner ofllee helped atlll further to put Ulni at bla esse. "Ilarley," aald bo, aomewbat In the manner of the old daya when be wai legal guardian to Bcrtraud and distant ly , affwtlonate-'llarlcy, I'm glad to ace you ao well situated. You mutt be getting on.", "Pretty well, I thank you, Uncle John," reepooded Bertrand. "And bow la It with yottr At leant you've grown do older In the year tine I've seen you." "It needn't hare been ao long," aald Bailey. "I'm aXrald you took our dif ference too much to heart and thought that I-er Well, you might hart Luown that I dtdnt want yon to atop coming to the bouse." ... --f . . "It'a very kind of you to aay ao," "I'm frank and outapoken," continued Bailey defensively, "and I don't Ilka your occupation. Tbat'a a fact that can't be altered, but we needn't quarrel about It We'll be debarred from that In future anyway, because I've come to couault you professionally, which may aeem to put me out of the argument" "Unless I fall to help you," aald Ber trand. "Well, I'm bound to admit that If you fall I can't blame you," responded Bal ley. "I'm prepared to bear you aay at "I'm old to skb you ao wrn situated. " once that the thing la Impossible. It's a matter of some delicacy and ono that I couldn't dlscuHg with a atranger." Bertrand looked dubiously across the desk at tlio wblto haired, ruddy old man, who was beginning with nervous fingers to unloose the cord around a square, thin packet When the wrap ping was removed there appeared a frame of white cardboard with a de sign In colors and gilt Inclosing a pho tograph which upon Inspection proved to be a reproduction of a detail from a palntlug of Cbartran's, a Brittany peas ant girl holding a bridal veil In her bands. . "This thing seems to bo a valentine," sold the detective, "If one niny Judgo by the design upon the frame." "That's what It In," responded Bai ley, "nnd a filie ono, as you'll admit. My diuiRUter got It by mall yesterday, nnd I want you to find out who sent it." .:t Bertrand's mouth nnd eyes expressed n painful nninsjotncnt. "This Is Indeed a a somewhat deli cate uinttor, as you Intimated," he aald. "May I nslc whether Charlotte has ex pressed a wish that I should do tills? Doesn't she know who sent It?" "She snys she doesn't." ' "I shall nslc for no further evidence on that point," responded Bertrand. "But there was another question": "No. She hasn't exnressed n wUi that you'abould Investigate tLli'roa'tter, 8be doesn't know that jt la being Inves tigated. But I am doing only my plain Atqr la trylnir te find out whether this Is' the beginning of" further attenUone on the part of young Steve Temple. I know his father for a rascal; I know tlio son for another. J sent Mm about his busluesa 0111:0, and I am prepared to, do It flitutu," -i - ,, i , 'Tardoii me for saying that I think you took too serious a view of this mut ter 4 year ago," -aald Bertrand,' with I hesitation. "I did tiut believe fit that tlmo that Charlotte felt any deeper sen timent than a certain natural recogni tion" of the fact that Temple Is a very handsome fellow. He has the, gift of faaelaatlon." - -V "tt4 bus the gift of all the vices that disgrace humanity, said Bailey, with dmrlMion. "Ho Inherited them. But this Is uat prejwllce on ny part I looked hlui up. 1 know him to the backbone." "What reason have you for supposing that Temple sent tlilsf "It looks foreign to me, aitd he's been auwud. Ilrhaa Just got hnckJ No oth. er young man of Charlotte's acquaint ance lias been across the watec' I tlilnk Temple bough? this mi the other side and brought It ove with hlro. Bwtrand eiamlned tlie frame. The anatomy of these Cuplda aug gesta fJerwany surely," said he. - "Tetuple'a been there,'' said Bailey. There was a plain, thin eheet of paper which was folded like a cover protect ing the frame and the photograph. Ber trand held It up to the light and point ed 01H to Bailey two letters, "B. a ," unmistakably German. ffbat'a evidence," declared Balieyj "but of course, It doesiWt really prove anything. I can't open my mouth with out Having something more definite. But how to get It? , This valentine waa mailed In this city. I aaw tlie post mark on the envelope. But there's no wsy of finding out who mailed It The add rrsa was typewritten." Bertrand spent balf a minute In med itation, rubbing his yellow hair Into a atracge tangle meanwhile. Then be slowty walked to the steam radiator In the comer and laid the valentine upon It TteTt la another point" aild he. "Too may rememlier that about a year ago yiitr cousin, Mr Ewlng. waa visit ing yon Just after returning from abroad, Bbe had a photographic repro ductum of the picture of ( which we have lre a detail. Charlotte cared very little for the picture as a whole, but sift admired this particular Sguro" "I rerolwr,, I said. 1 Bailey. t ;"8ho tried to find a targe photograph of the painting In this city, but couldn't It Is the likeliest tiling In the world that she told Tdmple and that bt found this aomewWe In Europe."1 u - H "My wcaWent alleged nock," aald Bertrand, aulllng, "there la no diffi culty at all In the matter. Barring the luck whVh may defeat the Invincible, nullify ctrrtalntiea and-to all intents and pilrpoeee, for you and me pre reut the sun from rising tomorrow I will ahow you the way to obtain posi tive proof as to who seat thla valen tine, and t'll do It without rising from my chatt. "Now, tften, In the first place, we'll consult the valentine Itself. How waa It made?" "Blesa your soul!" cried Bailey, "I don't know anything about the tech nical details of getting up such a thing." "You can ace, however, that It never waa mado to hold this photograph. There's nothing to bold it It's pasted on, and very crudely. Didn't that strike your eye? See how neatly all the rest of It Is got up. Contrast that with the pasting. What do you make of nr "Well I don't know; really, I don't know," repeated Bailey, alternately peering at the back of the valentine and at the face of the detective. "There was another picture here orig inally," aald Bertrand. "It was at tached in a different way from this one. The frame was made In two parte, back and front The picture waa laid between them, and they were glued together. If you look closely you can see that that picture was cut out with the sharp point of a penknife probably, and then thla one was affix ed to the back so that It shows all right from the other aide, It waa done very recently, long after the orlgintl valontlno was made." . "Eh?" aald Bailey, "now do you knowthatr "The paste is not thoroughly dry. The heat of the radiator has wrinkled the edges of the photograph even with only a few minutes', trial. But the heat has had no effect upon the older portion. "If the man bad bought the picture and the frame aboard he would have done this work long ago. Indeed, with so much time at his disposal he proba bly would have had some more skillful workman do it for htm. I Infer that the Idea of sending this picture as a valentine came to him suddenly at the last moment and that he hunted through the stores for a frame that would fit It. That means that, the frames were Imported by some firm h this country, most probably In th' city. There are' only 11 'very' rvw'-1 3 that lino of buslne. It v.-.:;- t.'.'.o 1 only a little while to la"- ti'ilimii I telephone." This task Bertram! !: r,.-;i,l t. ... assistant who within frr ".'.::.'; gave him the name of t'' ,! I-rw lng tho valentines of which ;V !'::-. In question whs a'juirt nr. ;i ,l:r nine stores where tl.ey werv aolu nt 1 tall. .rrr.v' 'iV . .1 . VBut the clerk won't iw.er.Ve:1." .t! Jocted Bailey. "In the r.ish i.y :'.)' 1 :t entlne business how will ti Mlem be able to tell who bought one of t!- things? Probably a doneti d l;ioi were sola," "Our particular purchaser," said Ber trand, "was looking not merely for a pretty valentine, but for one Into which this photograph could bo fitted. 1 Un doubtedly be carried the photograph with him and told the aalesman what ho was hunting for.. That will re purchaser in the salesman's memory. At any fate, 1?'II try." ., -, t , ' lie called tip four of the stores with out result, but from the. fifth he obtain ed A favorable reply. f ! . -1 T t "They have sent for the salesgirl," said Bertrand, "Huppose you speak with her." And Bailey, who was al ready leaning across tho desk, snatched the telephone eagerly., ; ; , , f "Hello!" he cried after a 'brief Inter va of Impatience. "lMlo! Are.you the young lady, who sold valentine to a man who wanted to piste a photo graph Into It? What did bo look like? , . Very handsomer Yes. (Jo on. Light hair and blue eyes. You say he didn't have any miittache or beard. What? Mpell "BAXLKI I OOOD BBiTKtar It 8 well, eh? How big was be? Very tall. Over six feet Anything more that you remember?" There waa a pause, ntvl tlien Bailey turued to tho detective with an acid grin. . "What eyes these silly girls have! Bhe says bo wdra a dark green neck tie." Then to the telephone, "Thank you thank yon very much." And again to Bertradd, after hanging up the receiver: "WrU, that settles It and you have done a great piece of work for me. It's Temple yond a doubt He must have shaved off bla mustache. Otherwise It's the man to the life. I can foresee another painful Interview with that young snp." "It occurs to me," aald Bertrand thoughtfully, "that perhaps But I have no right to advise in fucb a mat tcr." "Yes, you have," ftspondei Bailey. "Go right ahead. fVt got ao-me new Ideas about the voire of your advice. Let's bsve It niy dear boy." "I am in a fair Way of business here," said Bertrand, looking around the office. "My Income aeema well as sured, and besides I bar made fortu- nato Investments. My little property which you managed to well when I waa a boy has grown ruire rapidly than you would readily believe," "I'm glad to hear It ray dear fellow. But what the deuce ban thla to do wlth"- "It Is In my mind that ff I might see Charlotte and speak to her as my heart would prompt me' There was a long alienee, the two men looking Intently inio each other's eyes. Then Bailey suddenly stretched nut bis band. ; , "I thought of thla years ago, Harley,' said he, "when you were a lad and she a child at my knee. I thought of It many times afterward, but somehow of late our ways have not lain together. But but I feel differently today. Per taps I've been a fool." "You do yourself a great Injustice, uncle," responded Bertrand, with a smile. "Your Intellectual powers may not perfectly fit you for the detective's profession, but" "Don't crow over me, my boy," ex- clalmed Bailey. "Do yon know I think t should have worked this problem out Just as you did If I'd really set my mind to tt? It looks very simple." Bertrand shook his head. "No, uncle, no," sfild he. "By one de tail of this affair I see clearly that yon weren't cut out for a detective. 'Your Inferences are swayed by previous opinion, not by the reasonable probabil ities." He checked a remonstrance with a wave of his hand. "Let us Illustrate. The essence of this case, It seems to mo, was that Charlotte had expressed a desire for a certain picture, which was subsequently sent to her anonymously. Now, there are two tall meu with light hair and blue eyes, oue wearing a uim tache tlio last time ho was seen, the other always smooth shaven. The man wanted In tills case Is described by an eyewitness as having no hair upon his face. Moreover, a dark greon necktie Is mentioned, and at this very moment ono of our tall, light meu is wearing such a tie. Again, we know positively that Charlotte mentioned her desire for this picture to one of these men, and we only guess that she may have spo ken of It to the other. , ; "Yet despite all these Indications you persist In believing that the man who Is not known to have shaved off bis mua tacha or to have worn a dark green tie or ever to have heard that Charlotte ad mired a certain picture Is the one who sent that valentine. Can you wonder, then, that I hold you for ft very bad de tective?" . ' .... '2iJ "Harley I' Good heavens! ' Do you mean" "Certainly, uncle. I sent that valen tine to Charlotte myself, We bad a talk about It by telephone while yon were on your way to thla office. Bhe called me up on suspicion, to nse the language of my craft And some words she said to me In thanking too for my little re membranoe raised my hope that you need think no more of Btephea Tem pi" f ' -t Saved Bis Comrade's Life. "While returning from the Urn4 Army Encampment at Washington City, a comrade from Elgin, CI, was tsken with cbokra morbus and was m a criti cal condition." says Mr. J, & Hough land, of Eldon, Iowa. "I gave him Cham berhiln's Colic, Cholera snd Diarrhoea rtemedy and believe saved his life . I have been engaged for ten years in Im imgration work and conducted ' many parties to the south and went. I al ways carry this remedy and have ud it auccesfuly on many occasion." Sold by Frank Hart leading druggist. , 1 SHAVE WITH HOT STEEL A Old Cotter' Advlc to Mn Wk ' I'd a Itacor. ' . "Whenever I hone a razor. said an old English culler, "i always give some advice with It, free, g'.-.itix, and I take great sutlsfacti m In knowing that I have made shaving easier and-more comfortable for mare than 10.000 men. Almost every barber will tell you how to strop a rizor, but It takes a cutler to tell you bow to care for your strop and how to get the liest work out of your blade. . '', ; "A swing strop, canvass on one side and horse hide on the other, Is the best. Always bold It taut and draw the razor lightly, but swiftly, from heel to point If you let the strap sag you will put a round edge on your blade. Don't for get to cover your Btr-p or put It away In a drawer after using. If it bang In a bathroom near a window the dust and grime fcet into it and soon take the edge from your razor. Whether you keep the strop covered or whether you don't rub your oien baud over the two surfaces to free it from dust "But what I consider my most valua ble advice Is bow to do away with shaving paper entirely and at the same time Improve the cutting quality of the razor's ediie. Nine men out of ten shave thewwives iu a room where there la runnlug hot water. Now; the way to get a most gratifying result Is this: Lather thickly and well nud let It remain on the face half a minute be fore you liegln to share. 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