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Show A Mlis. Commissioner Illnghnm of Now York said tho other day of n shrowd western detective: "Ho Is vory shrowd, but he likes to show off overmuch. Thoro is n good denl of this Sherlock Holmes business about lilm. A Scotch-Canadian wnntod to join tho forco tho other day. To make himself look respectnblo ho bought n suit of clothos from n friend of his, a stationary englncor. When he presented hinisolf nt headquartors our Mr. Shorlock Holmes was the first-person first-person ho had to see. "Mr. Shorlock, looking up from his desk, scanned tho nppllcant shrowdly, shot n quick glance round tho room to see that ho had ovoryono's nttontlon, and then said, In his doopest, most Im-prosslvo Im-prosslvo volco: "'Aim, n mechanic, I perceive.' '"Nn, nn!' replied tho Scotchman. 'A Mackenzie." |