Show the art of shadowing shadowing says a chicago lia the most difficult and the roost scientific work in my profession fes sion in all of his great cases allan Pm kerton depended mainly on what lie learned by shadowing ifa iuan is well shadowed for two weeks so much can be discovered concerning his habits his associates his inclinations his secret in short of his inner life that almost a perfect biography of him cabbe written every roan does many characteristic character islic things when he thinks he is alone that he never would do in company and tho shadow learns a mans true charac by witnessing his natural life more people than you imagine have been shadowed for the information of both friends and enemies many curious and sometimes suspicious wives have their husbands many a husband has locked up in his office desk a mirror of his cifes private life in the form ot a shadows report nearly every man in chicago prominent jm business politic or religion has been shadowed and there is somewhere filed away a document that would make the eyes of ther subject open could he read it every roan connected with a bank from the president down is shadowed business firms get periodical reports on the an vate lives of trusted employees I 1 suppose marshall field can bellany tel lany of alie heads of departments in bis store whether they drink brandy or mead smoke cigarettes or ephim play penny ante in parlor or faro in a gambling house 1 I know that the head of a well known detective agency in chicago has been shadowed by nearly every other agency ya the city and they all have his record it is hard work to shadow a man YOU have to get up au hour earlier than he does in order to get your breakfast and lay for him at his home you follow him to his office to lunch on his business rounds everywhere when hen on atie street you never take your eyes off him and I 1 tell you this makes your head swim you follow him home to supper and down town again in the evening you nute everybody lie speaks wit hand every lady to whom he bows you must stay with him till he goes to bed write out your report before you get to sleep men are shadowed when they are in trouble and they rush here and there talk to scores of men enter scores at places and get up earby to bed late A good lively subject will lead the shadow a wild and merry dance and two weeks of it will wear a good man out chicago neus |