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TODAY'S MYSTERY STORY
VT nilLIP FIMNCIS NOWUN
1 Yesterday's Mystery Solution
l"TN THE mystery at "The Fifty
A Typists" Hnrvey Hunt did Indeed at
firnt Ruspect that Unmberne Iind lmd
fifty stenographers simply because 'thnt
many different combinations of Initials
appeared at the bottom of the letters.
The dates of the letters, written by
ijlamberne te 300 different creditors, es
tablished the fact that he had had only
one stenographer at n time, and that
iris nnu ioiiewrti one anetner in
succession In his employ.
But he proved te himself Uiat the
, Initial signatures of the stenographers
..were net a blind by the manner in which
Sthe letters were typed. Peculiarities of
ftrpc, tiny characteristics of the Indi
vidual letters of the alphabet, sSeued
that all the communications had been
trlttcn en the same machine. But there
'wire variations. Ne two typists operate
n machine in precisely the same man
ner. One Is inclined te hit one key
.harder than nuethcr. Different typists
the girls
rapid 1
hay different combinations of letter?
which they strike off faster than ethers.
It uas thee variations, classified nud
analyzed, that showed Harvey Hunt
that fifty different persons really had
written the letters.
The work of most of the typist was
geed. There was no reason why Ham
borne should have discharged them In
such rapid succession, unless he was
afraid that a girl stnylng in his office tee
long might learn tee much about his
affairs.
This meant two things te Ilnne
Hunt; first, that It was possible for 11
girl te pick up seme Information Bum
borne did net wnnt te leak out, and;
second, that while the Information
gleaned from any one girl would net
be worth little, that which all of them
hail picked up, If properly pieced to
gether, probably would gle a falrlv in
timate picture of the Inside workings of
Itnmberne's business ever the entire
period of ten months.
Harvey Hunt made the rounds of the
typewriter ngencles and schools and in
spected their records te get the names
of the girls they had sent te Bamberne
& Ce. He argued that the girls them-
sches would be ery likely te bear n
grudge against Bamberne for discharg
ing tlicm without apparent cause, and
se they would be willing te talk.
It happened ns he expected. It took
a long time te tiacc them all, Seme had
left the city. But In the end, piecing
nil their observations of Bamberne to
gether he get n Kplendid description of
tin mini and his mnnncrisms and habits,
and learned thnt he hnd sent registered
letters about which he used te be much
ceiireriu'd te u certain nddrcss In
Wichita.
BelutUes of ltninborne were found
at this address. They were watched,
and through them Bamberne evcntuall
was trnlK'd te his hiding place.
XIV
llVii were these
iSanws Without Owners
((rnVAA. me, Hunt, Ce jeii knew nny--L
thing about Selly Bernbcln?" ex
ploded Dan Harrison, of the attorney
general's office, bursting in en the prl-
ate imestlgater,
of his record," admitted Harvey Hunt.
"Why?"
"If von can find that gang of girls
that's stealing silk for him I'm your
friend for life. Yeu knew me, Hunt. I
don't often have te call for help, but
this thing's get me stumped. Here's a
guy who's get at least thirty-nine or
forty girls circulating around pulling
off silk thefts. I've get tlie names of all
of them, and I'll be everlastingly slam
banged If we can locate one of them."
"Suppose you tell me mere about it,
Dan," suggested the investigator. "Hew
did ou get the list?"
"Copies of tclegrnms," Harrison
elucidated. "Here's one." He handed
ever a jellew slip en which Hunt read:
"See if Flera Murphy has any natu
tais. Xrcd two beltt."
"That tclegrnm was sent by Selly te
his wlfe in Cincinnati. It's lust like all
the rest, except the ethers mention the
names of different girls, and different
kinds nnd amounts of merchandise. Fer
instance, here's one he sent Bertha
that's his wife, ou knew nsking her
te drop off nt Columbus en her way
Bast and bee hew Melly King is "fixed
en geergettes." But I give jeu my
word. Hunt, we hnd Bertha Bernbcln
trailed, and she didn't de n darn thins
I knew him by sight nnd something ' but get off the train nt Columbus, check
her trunk, buy her lunch, and get en
the next train East. There was a man
within fifteen feet of her the whole time,
and she didn't talk te a Beul or call up
anybody en the phone. It's the same
way every city she steps In. Deesn t
talk te a soul. 'Checks her trunk In and
out, gees te her hotel, cats her meals
nnd travels en te another city."
"Pretty Interesting," commented
Harvey IlunO
"Will you work with en the
case?" asked Harrison.
Hunt mused a moment.
"I don't think it will be necessary,
$10 gk ,
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MESH BAGS
REPAIRED
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Under my new depart
ment Mh Ban am
be repaired, raflnleV
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very small oeat
NEW MESH BAGS
A.E.Mess,33S.9th
"Beaded Bej Repiiring a Specialty"
Dan," he said. "Yeu'rd just wasting
your time trying te trail a bunch of
girls xvlien there arcnf t any girls. New
here's a tip for you. See 1? this Isn't
the way they're covering up their
tracks. If It la you can manage getting
the rest of the evidence together your
self." And Harvey Hunt explained te Dan
Harrison hew. Selly and Bcrlha Bern
bcln were acting as receivers of stolen
goods and keeping these goods con
cealed whlle they juggled them around
the country.
De you Inow hew they did Ut
The answer will appear tomorrow.
(Copyright, 1020. by Puhlle Ledger Ce.)
Opera Hands Quit Gtrlk In ParU
Paris, Nev. 80. The strike of the
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which 'closed the opera in mid-October
has been called off and the heus6 will
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The orchestra, which was the last body
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the terms offered by the management.
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