| Show I JOl es Samuel r f Adorns A l I I v. v r. Red Dot Mr A. A V. V R. R I E. E Jones Jones Average Average c Tones Jones his friends called him was him was tired oC ot spending his dead uncles uncle's millions In New York and doing take nothing more and craved to part In the dynamic activities of life liCe At the suggestion of Walde- Walde and mar owner of an Important decent nt newspaper he opened offices In Astor court and went In for following following following fol fol- fol- fol In Inthe Inthe advertisements lowing up queer the newspapers and tracing do down n fraudulent advertisers Business boomed From his Ms Inner sanctum Average Jones stared obliquely out upon the whirl of Fifth Firth avenue and mused upon a paragraph which had appeared In a all l the important New York morning papers of the day before REWARD REWARD 1000 REWARD FOR INformation IN- IN formation as to slayer of Brindle Bull Bull- dog doff Rags nags killed In office of Malcolm Malcom Dorr Don Stengel Building Union Square March 29 That too much money for tor a ados dog decided Average Jones Jones Slipping on his coat he walked briskly down own the avenue and entered a a. glo gloomy m old office building StepI Stepping Step Step- 1 I ping from the elev elevator tor at the seventh floor he paused underneath this sign MALCOLM DORR Analytical cal and Consulting C Chemist tio Hours rs 10 to 4 Entering Average Jones found a fat young man with mild mUd blue eyes sitting sitting sit sit- ting at a a. d desk sk Mr Yr Dorr I am an expert on advertising ad- ad and and I I want that one thousand thousand thou thou- sand Band dollars reward The chemist pushed his chair back and aud stared at him in silence j 4 You are very fond of dogs Mr Dorr Yes certainly Eli Eh Oh yes said sakI the other mechanically Average Jones smiled with almost affectionate admiration at th the crease along ulong the knee of his carefully pressed trousers Mr Mn Dorr he drawled who who er cr crowned owned your your dog er dog Why I-I I I I did said sald the startled chemist Who gave him to you A friend Quite so Was it l i that that er er friend who offered who er offered the reward What makes you think that This to be frank The minute you answered my question as as' as to whether you cared for dogs I knew you Mr Dorr who wh who has er has er-has has been been er er threatening your life me The chemist swung around in his chair What do you know he d demanded Nothing Im I'm guessing Its It's a fair guess that a r reasonably valuable brindle bull isn't presented to a man who cares nothing for dogs without some reason The most likely reason Is protection Is it in your case Yes It is replied the other after some hesitation And now the protection is gone Dont Don't you think you'd oud better let me in on this this' Let Lei me speak to my my-my my my legal adviser adviser ad ad- first He called up a downtown number on r. r the telephone and asked to be connected connected connected con con- with Judge Elverson oMIt If that is United States District Attorney Attorney At At- to torney ey Roger Elverson tell teU him that It Is A. A V. V V R. R Jones who wants to know Almost immediately Average Jones was called back from the hallway whither he had gone Elverson says to tell you the whole thing said the chemist in chemist In i dence Ienco of course I Understood Now who is It that k i wants to get rid of y you u t The Paragon Pressed Meat corni com com- J i pany f Average zones Jones ones became vitally concerned concerned conf con- con f in removing an infinitesimal speck from his left cuff Ah hei he i commented the Canned Meat Trust J What have you been doing to them r r Sold them a preparation of my Invention In In- i r for deodorizing certain byproducts by- by products used for manufacturing pur pur- 1 r poses oses Several months ag ago I found jf r they were using it on canned meats that had gone bad and then selling the he stuff sturt Would the meat so treated be vols- vols Well Well dangerous dangerous to any anyone one eating It habitually I wrote warning them that they must stop Did they reply A Arnan man came to see me inc and told tod me meI meI I Was was mistaken He Re hinted that it if 1 thought my invention was worth more more than Id I'd received his principals would bo be o glad to take the matter up with the Shortly after I heard that Federal me authorities were going after aUer Mr Elver- Elver tho the Trust so I called call d on son Mistake Number One Elverson Is office is fuller of leaks straight but his than a a. sieve probably wh why I 1 found my laboratory reeking of cyanide fumes private a fortnight later remarked Dorr dryly I I got to the outer air alive but not much more Where Is this laboratory Over In Flatbush where I live Uve live or or r did live Within a month after aCter that thata a man sneaked up me and shot told mo me to be sure at me Tho The police pollee know and not let the newspapers Then they forgot it Average Jones laughed Of or course they did Didn't you t take ke any other othor precautions I the attempt to Oh Oli yes es I reported Judge Elverson He gave me the two dogs Two Yes Rags and Tatters Both killed right here In this room Average Jones Jones' became suddenly very much worried about the second button of his coat Er where Er where were you he drawled I was here when Tatters got his death I had gone to the washroom at atthe atthe atthe the farther end of the hall when Rags was poisoned Was there evid evidence nce of poison polson Pathological only In Tatters' Tatters case it was very marked He wa was dozing I In a corner near the radiator when heard him yelp and saw him snapping at his belly It was like strychnine poisoning Before I 1 could get a veterinary veterinary veterinary vet vet- here he was dead What about the other dog Rags That was the day before yesterday esterday We had Just come over from Crom Flatbush and Rags was nosing around In the corner corner- Was It the same corner where Tatters Tatters Tatters Tat Tat- was attacked Yes near the radiator He seemed to be interested in something there when I left lert the room I was gone not more than two minutes Lock the door after you It has a special spring lock which I had put on myself Average Jones crossed over and looked at the contrivance Then his glance fell to a huge old fashioned keyhole below the new fastening You didn't use that larger lock No I haven't for months The key is lost I think Retracing his steps the investigator sighted the hole from the radiator and shook his h 1 had adIts adIts ad Its not In range ranse ha ho la raid said Go on As I reached the door on my return return return re re- re- re turn I 1 heard Rags yelp He was pawing pawing pawing paw paw- ing wildly wild 1 at his nose The veterinary didn't believe it was strychnine Said the attacks were different Whatever it was I couldn't find any trace of it itin itIn itIn in the stomach The veterinary took the body away and made a complete autopsy Did he discover anything I Yes The blood was coagulated and on the upper lip he found a circle of small pustules He agreed that both dogs probably swallowed something that tuat was left In my office though I dont don't see how it could have got there That wont won't do returned Average Jones positively A dog doesn't cry out when he swallows poison unless its it's some corrosive It was no corrosive I examined the mouth What about the radiator asked Average Jones getting down on his knees beside that antiquated ance It seems to have been the center of disturbance If youre you're thinking of fumes replied replied replied re re- re- re plied the chemist I tested for that It isn't possible No I suppose not And yet theres there's the curious feature that the fatal Influence Influence In In- fluence seems to have emanated from the corner which is the most remote from both windows and door Theres There's no fire-escape fire and Its It's too far up for anything to come In from the street Average Jones examined the walls with attention and returned to the big keyhole through which he peeped After politely offering some chewing gum to his host he chewed up a single single sin sin- gle stick thoroughly This he rolled o out t to toan an extremely tenuous consistency cy and spread it deftly across the Unused unused un Un- used keyhole which it completely though thinly veiled Now what's that for inquired the chemist eying the improvised closure with some contempt Dont know exactly yet replied the deviser cheerfully All right agreed young Mr Dorr Whatever your little game is Ill I'll play it Give me your address In case you leave town As 1 may do I am going to hire a press-clipping press b bureau re u on special order order order or or- der to dig through the files flies of the local focal and neighboring city newspapers for Tor recent items concerning dog pots cases Dog poisoning seemed to Average Jones to have become a popular pastime pastime pastime pas pas- time judging from the news items from the clipping bureau Several days were exhausted by false clues Then one morning there arrived an article from the Bridgeport Morning Delineator Delin detailing the poisoning of several soy sev eral dogs under peculiar peculiar- circum circum- stances Three hours later hater he was inthe In Inthe inthe the bustling Connecticut city There he took carriage for the house of or Mr l Curtis Fleming whose valuable Great Dane dog had bad been the last victim Mr Curtis Fleming revealed himself as an elderly gentleman all grown to toa toa toa a point Pointed white nose eyes that were points pin-points o of at irascible gleam and anda a most pointed manner of speech Who are are you h he demanded ranI ran ran- as his visitor was ushered In in I Average Jones recognized the type I He knew of but one way to deal with T It and retain self seIt-rospe t. t Jones ho lie retorted with such astounding astounding as emphasis that the monosyllable monosyllable monosyllable lable fairly exploded in the others other's face Well VeU well well veIl said the elder elderman elderman elderman man his aspect suddenly mollified Dont bite bito me What kind of a Jones are you and what do you want of me Ordinary variety of Jones I want to know about your dog Had my reporters on this case Found nothing I own the Bridgeport Delineator What about the dog Good boy approved the old martinet Sticks to his point Dog was with me inc crossing a vacant lot on next square Chased a rat Rat ran into a heap of old Umber timber Dog nosed around Gave a yelp and came back to me mo Had spasm Died In fifteen i minutes Fourth dog to go the same samo wa way in the last week All on Golden Hill Any suspicions Suspicions Certainly young man certainly Look at this Average Jones took the smutted I newspaper proof which his host extended extended extended ex ex- ex- ex tended and read WARNING RESIDENTS OF THE THE Golden Hill neighborhood are earnestly cautioned against unguarded handling of timber about woodpiles or outbuildings until further notice Danger Who offered it Professor l Tenant of mine Frame house on the next corner with old fashioned conservatory Acted Acted Act Act- ed cd half crazy when he brought it to the tho office so the business manager said Wouldn't sign his name to the thing Wouldn't say anything about bout it Begged the manager man ger to let him have the weather reports in advance every day The manager put the advertisement advertisement ad ad- in type not to torun torun torun run It and returned the money Weather Veather reports eh 1 Average Jones mused for a moment How Howlong Howlong Howlong long was the ad to run 1 Until the first hard frost Has las there there been er been a frost er er frost since drawled Average Jones No Who is this Moseley l Dont know much about him Scientific Scientific experimenter of some kind I 1 be be- lieve Very exclusive added Mr Curtis Curtis Cur Cur- Us Fleming with a grin Never associated associated associated as as- with any of us neighbors Rent on the nail though Insane too I think Writes letters to himself with nothing in them Hows that 1 inquired Average Jones I The other took an envelope from his pocket and handed it over It got by mistake with the copy for forthe forthe forthe the advertisement The handwriting on the envelope is his own Look In- In in in- side u ble He had killed himself Why Because I 1 was on his trail declared de de- de Afraid dared Mr Curtis Fleming to tace me human Nonsense I believe somo some being has been killed by this thing whatever it may be and that the herror horror horror hor her of it drove Moseley to suicide Prove it Give me a morning paper His host handed him the current Issue of tho the Delineator Average Jones studied the local page asked Whores Vhores Galvins Galvin's Alley he presently In the Golden Hill section sec see I tion Yes Read that Mr Curtis Fleming took the paper His eyes were directed to a paragraph tolling telling of the death of an Italian child living in Galvins Galvin's Alley Cause con By jove said he somewhat awed You can reason young man Ive got to reason a lot further urther if Im I'm to get anywhere in this affair said Average Jones with conviction Do uDo you ou care to come to Galvins Galvin's Alley Alley Al Al- ley with me Together they went down the hill toa toa to Lb a poor little house marked by white crepe The Tile occupants were Italians who spoke some English The dead childs child's father Cather said a strange gentleman had come that morning a queer bent little gentleman very bald and with big eyeglasses who was kind and wept with them and gave them money to bury the bambino Moseley by the Lord Harry exclaimed exclaimed ex ex- ex claimed Mr Curtis Fleming But what was the death agent Average Jones shook his head i Too early to do more than guess I I. I t rn- rn fi I 1 lIW L Llull lull c k 1 I I i. i 1 j ji i f I II I YOU O- O OMAN MAN WITH can get Into the in j N ap L NEW F. F REWARD 1000 reward for Information an as to slayer of Brindle Buli Bulldog log Rags S ng s sS S Box killed in in- office of Malcolm Dorr Stengel fl d. d fl fie we Fi Building Union Square March Marth 29 OD- OD NEWS AND AND JO 00 plant well located n no l 0 Ill Lock l You Didn't Use That Larger A glance nau nac shown Average Jones Jones' that the tho letter had been mailed in New NewYork NewYork York on March 25 He took out the tho inclosure It was a small slip of paper The date was stamped on with a rubber stamp There was no writing of any kind Near the center of the sheet were three dots They Thoy seemed to have been made with red ink your interest in all this my mysterious young friend Two dogs in New York poisoned in something tho the same way as yours ours Well Vell Ive I've got my myman man He confessed con con- Confessed 1 echoed Average Jones Practically Ive I've kept the point of the story to the last Professor Moseby Moseley Moseley Mose Mose- ley by cut his throat about nine o'clock this morning pursued the tho other Dead when they found round him Do you mind not talking to me for fora a minute said Average Jones curtly Told to hold my tongue In my own house by an uninvited stripling cackled the other Youre a singular singular lar young man Have it jt your our own way After a five minutes minutes' silence the visItor visitor vis vis- vis turned from the window and spoke There has been a deadly danger danger dan dan- ger loose about here for which Professor Professor Pro Pro- fessor Moseley felt himself Will you take me to Professor Moseley's Moseley's Mose- Mose leys ley's place The old house stood square four-square with a up patched-up conservatory on one wing In the front ro room m they found the recluses recluse's body decently disposed with an undertakers undertaker's assistant in charge From the greenhouse came a subdued hissing that asked Jones Fumigating the conservatory There was a note found near the body insisting on its being done For safety safety safety safe safe- ty it said so I ordered It looked to Come and look |
