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O HENRY tau by Doubleday Page a t Co w 4 am ain no so o fortunate as to count Shamrock Shamrock Sham rock Joiner the great New York deflective de de- e among my muster of friends 1 1 Is what Is called the Inside man of the city detective force He Be Hev v Is Is le nn an erl expert ert In the US use of the typewriter i er r. r and It Is his duty whenever there i Ls q a murder mystery to be solved tot to toBit t Bit alt at a desk telephone at headquarters t I t and t take ke down the messages of cranks crank who phone in their confes confes- t sinus Ion to having baring committed the crime But on certain off orr days when conte con- con te lons are tre coming in slowly and three or four tour newspapers have run to earth as many different guilty persons JoInes will rill knock about the town with meA me A 1 exhibiting to my great delight and instruction In In- his marvelous powers of ot ob ob- creation and deduction t The Theother other day I dropped in at headQuarters headquarters head bead quarters and found the great detective gazing thou thoughtfully at a string that was tied tightly around his little finger Good morning he be said without turning his head Im glad to notice that you youve you've e had bad your house bouse fitted up with electric lights tights at last Will WIlI you yon please tell teB me I said In bow how you knew that I 1 am m sure t that I never mentioned the fact tact to any aoi anyone one ne and tl the e wiring was a rush ord r not completed until this morn l' l Ing I. I ng v Nothing easier said JoInes geni geni- ally As you came In I caught theodor the theOd theodor Od odor r of ot the I c cigar r you are smoking I know an expensive cigar elgar and I 1 know that not more than three men in NewYork New Y York rk ca can afford alford to smoke cigars and pay gas bills too at the present time That was an easy one But I a am working Just now on a little problem of or my myown own Why ba have ve you that string on your finger I asked That's the problem said JoInes My wife tied that on this morning to remind me of ot something 1 I was to send to the house Sit It down and excuse excuse me for tor a few tew moments The distinguished detective went to toa a wall telephone ne and stood with the I receiver to his ear for tor probably ten minutes Were V ere you listening to a a. a confes conies I asked when he had returned alon sloe r 1 to his hia hi chair Perhaps said J olnes with a n smile It might be be called something of ot the tbt bL 11 i S. 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L i. i gli g NIT li t x f I c a a. a oW r r x t oft tta 18 III QUITS QUITE SIMPLE HE BE SAID HOLDING UP DP HIS BIS FINGER ort sort To 10 be frank with you Ive ITe cut cat out ont the dope Ive I've been in creasing the quantity so long that morphine doesn't have much effect erect on toe ne any more Ive I've got to have e some something i thing more powerful That telephone I I Just went to is connected with i a room Loom in the Waldorf where were's rt there's theres eres ere's an authors author's reading in n progress progress Now to tog get g ce t at the solution of or this s string After At r five fire minutes of silent pondering ponder lag ing JoInes Booked looked at me with a smile find and d nodded his file bead head t tWo i Wo man maul I 1 exclaimed Already Al AI Already ready r II f 11 It It t. quite simple he be said holding 1 op DD bl his hi finger nger You Vou see see ee that knot That l' l fa Is to pr prevent vent my forgetting It is therefore a forget knot forget knot me-knot A forget torget if 4 tn not Is a flower ower It was a sack of flour dour that I 1 was to send home bome Beautiful I J could not help cry tar lag out ont In admiration Suppose we go out for tor a ramble W wi suggested ted Joines 4 fr There Is only one case of ot Importance tone tance on hand band just now DOW Old man McCarty IW years old died from nit nit- t t. t lag Ing too many bananas The evade evidence ce points BO so strongly to the Mafia t teat at the police have nave surrounded the Sect Sec nd pd nd Avenue us eDve J d. d j r t Club No 2 and the capture of the assassin assassin as all- sassin Is 14 copy 11 the lIu mutter of it a few hours hourN The detective t force has ban not nol yet been bleu ailed on for assistance and nud I I h went out and up the street toward the turner corner where we were to catch a n surface car Halfway up op the block we met gelder fielder an nn acquaintance of ot ours OUrN who held a city elt hall position Good morning sold said JoineR halting She Nice kl breakfast t that was you ruu hud had this morning Alwn Always R on Oil th the lookout for Cor the detective detec dete- tive tires tire's remarkable tt feats tM l of ot rE deduction 1 I saw t eye y flush flash for tor an all Instant upon n II Ion long Ions yellow jellow splash on tb the shirt bosom and n smaller one mt upon the chin of both oth undoubtedly made h by the yolk nil of ot nn tut egg Oh dot dut Is some WIlU of ot your detective detective- in nesa ss said lder shaking all allou ou aver 1 r with a 1 N smile soil 1 II Veil 1 I pet you mid and cigars all round dot you tell 1111 ot vot I ho hilt eaten Batten for tor break- break fast l lioni Sold Uld Sausage pum pum- jH ru mid and r ree the correctness nf of nud paid the bet When e we hid had l on our way I said to in lanes M I 1 I t MI u looked at nt the egg spilled 11 on fill nN his chin hlll and shirt front I 1 did sold said is II where I i Ul my Is Isn Isi Isn n i very verv t M Ml saving la man Yes Yes- erday ei t gs s dropped lr d In the th market toR to toUS US R tints per 1 n Today they are att atI at nt t I 42 ate eggs I resh and dod today he ht went back to tobis bl bis usual fare A little thing like this I Isn't anything II nm t thing II What It belon belongs to the tilt primary arithmetic class When we WI- hd the tbt street ft car ear we wt found the seats nil all occupied principally principal principal- ly y by ladles ladlE and I stood on 00 the rear platform About the middle of ot the car there satan satin sat an in elderly man with a 1 short gray graybeard beard who looked to be bt the typical well Rell dressed New Yorker At si e corners comers other ladies ladle climbed aboard and soon three or four tour of them were standing over the man clinging to o straps and glaring ly at the theman theman man aan who occupied the coveted ted seat But be he resolutely retained his place We New Yorkers I remarked to tomes have about lost our manners as Is far tar as the exercise of them in public public pub pub- lic Ic Aoe goes Perhaps so so said sold JoIneR Ug lightly buthe but the he man you ou evidently e refer reter to hap hap- happens happens pens fens pens to be a n nery very ery chivalrous and courteous cour cour- eons gentleman from old Virginia Hes BeIs He Be HeIs Is s spending spend Ins n a few days in New York with rith his wife witt and two daughters and andIe he Ie leaves lea for the south Routh tonight You know him then I said In amazement nt I 1 never r saw MW him before we stepped on n the car nr dE' dE declared lared the detective smilingly By the gold tooth of the witch of ot Endor I tried ried If It you can construe nil ll that Hint from hi his appearance you are dealing In III 1101 nothing limiting II else eNe t than than black black art The TIlt hulit of lit observation nothing observation noth nothing ng- ng more wort said If It if the old gentle gentle- gentleman man pet gets iT T i lilt lie ear car bt before tore we do 1 think thin I. I I r ui au to you the ac ac- tit it f n II d I dm tion 1111 Three l I hi 0 I 1 h tUI along the gen gen- I. I P e to III If leave leue the Car J Joines addressed wd hint Him ni III the door Pardon me Mr sir but Im me are yuu ou not nol Colonel hunter Hun hun- Hunter ter of or Noi Norfolk folk V VaNo Va 1 t No suit sub uh was the extremely l courteous courteous cour cour- answer answerl My l I name mime sub Is II Ellison El El- lison Major lison-Major Major ld R. R R R. Ellison on from Fairfax county In the same state I know a n good many man people sub suh in Norfolk the the Toilers ers and the huU but lt I n never fr had hadt t the plen pleasure ure of mt meeting yo friend nd Colo- Colo pel Hunter 1 I am fun happy to say nub soh that I 1 am going golnA back to Virginia tonight after having spent a week in yo city eStY with my wife wIte and three daughters I 1 Isban Ishall shall be in Norfolk in about ten days and if It you will wUI give me yo name sub t uh suh I will take pleasure in looking up Colo Colonel nel net Hunter and telling him that you inquired inqUired in inquired in in- after atter him sub suh- him Thank you you Jou said Joines tell that Reynolds sent his regards If It you will be so kind I glanced at the great New York detective detective detective de de- and saw that a look of Intense chagrin had come upon upon his his' dear clear cut features Failure In the slightest point always galled Shamrock Joines Did you say your three daughters be he asked of ot the Virginia gentleman Yes sub soh my three daughters all as tine flue girls as there are In Fairfax count county was WIlS the answer With that Major Ellison stopped the car and began to descend the step Shamrock clutched bed his his armOne armOne arm One moment sir he begg begged d in an urbane voice vole In which I 1 alone detected in believing bellev believing the anxiety am I not right ing that on one of the young ladles is an adopted daughter dl You are sub suh admitted the major t from m the te ground but flow how t he e devil you you knew k y e it ml mla fI salt lt a s t than a t 1 I can teal teU too mo I 1 said aid And A 4 than I can tell teU too as the t the e car went wept O on was WIlS restored to his bis calm o observant ob observant servant nt serenity by having wrested victory from his apparent failure so BO after we got oft off the car ar he invited me into a n cafe cate promising to reveal eve l the process of his latest wonderful feat teat In the first place be began be n after we were comfortably seated I knew the gentleman was no New ew Yorker because because be be- cause he was flushed and uneasy and aud restless on ou account of or the ladles ladies that were standing although he did not rise and give ve them his sent seat I decided from his appt appearance Dt that be he was a It southerner southerner south south- erner rather than a 8 Wt westerner N Next I began to fl figure re opt out his bilt reason rea rea- reason son for not relinquishing his his seat Beat toa to toa toa a lady when he bE t evidently felt strongly ly but not overpoweringly ly impelled to do doBO so BO I very quickly decided deckled upon that I noticed that one ont of ot his eyes had received re re- n a severe jab In one corner which was wan red and In Inflamed and that sJ t y ill over t e e H i i 1 k shout the size r f the Hit end r or IIi nil au urn uncut ut lead alp ul- teth or ut UN his patent leather shi e were n II of lr Jeep Imprints 4 shaped like IlkI vats miN rut tut on tilT equate II at alt t one lit t end cud No Now there Ibel Is IN only nUI one lIlt In tn New York city where it a man 1 t is to tu rt n e old and t ld and iliad in of that sort u d' d that thai N le along the sidewalks of lIf T. T ent ut third street and ami a II portion of th M II emie a know knew from the tilt Itu im south h of ut tbt there rl rum of ot trampling trul French b ht heels Ie on I hl his feet r t. t t and the murk marks of countless N Jobs jabs In III the fate face from umbrellas N and I parasols tarried carried h by omen In the shop shop- shopping I ping jing district t that be he had bud been u In eon con 1 with the tilt n troops And Anil Andas Andas as be he was n II mull mail of ot intelligent ap I I 1 knew be he b would not have bra braved ved such dangers unless he- he had bud bt been en dragged thither by his bibs own wolen wo wo- len yien folk tolk Therefore when he got ot on the he car his anger at nt the treatment he had bad received recel was sufficient to make him bim keep his bis seat Reat In spite of ot his traditions traditions of ot southern chivalry f t That Is all very well I said but why did you insist j ul upon on daughters I I II I II I I SHAMROCK NEB JOr-NEB CLUTCHED MAJOR ELLISON KL- KL I LISON BY THE ARM ARY and especially two daughters rs Why couldn't a wife wIte alone have bave taken him shopping There had to be daughters said Joines calmly If It be he bad had only a wife wite and she near his own age h he could have bave bluffed her ber into go going ng ng alone If It he be had bad a Ii young wife she would prefer pre pre- fer et to go alone So there you rou are u or r r II t i i i 1 s I Ill Illi admit admit that 1 I said sold v. lift but haw I why two daughters And bow how In the name of ot all the prophets did you you guess that one was adopted when be told you Jou he be had bad three Dont say guess guss said Joines with witha a touch of ot pride In hi his air there is Is no such word word In the lexicon of ot ratio ratio- In Major Ellison's buttonhole buttonhole button hutton 1 hole were a carnation and a n ruse rose rosebud bud backed by a n geranium loot leaf No 0 woman ever combined a n carnation and anda a rosebud Into a n boutonniere Clo Close l' l I your eyes yes and und give J the logic of ot your Imagination a n chance Cannot Can Cnn Cannot not yon roll see e the lovely 10 Adele Adell fastening ning I Ithe the carnation a to I the hf lapel so t that thit hit t bapa may be lit gay gat upon the streets and then th the romping Edith May dancing j jup up wll with h sisterly 1 Jealousy 10 to add IH her r rosebud Ie to the adornment And then then I 1 cried d. d beginning 1 to to feel enthusiasm when he ht declared that In- In hall three daughters I mold could xee said mines one inthe In Inthe in the Ib hau hn who added d no flower and I 1 knew knee that she th be bed be d HiP I In tn I give you you t ever er tr t lint how did you know he wax u tearing 11 dill for the tilt south tonight T TIn In his hl pocket said aid the great let l II e the lIl large old and oval midi a n rame Gour liquor Is e sal on It N is a u lun long Journey Jour n. n ney front w Ni-w V rk to tu Fairfax l I x county Again 1 I past must 1 lain bow to Ii you 1 I said And tell mi me 1 this so Ill that my I last t shred of ur will hi he 1 why away away- lid did you un di- di Ide hint thit he Was from I Vir r It was wan ety velv faint I admit answered an an- Shamrock ht rock n s but no trained r f could hove hive tailed failed to deter lete t the till odor of mint In the eat cat I |