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cats�察�he will leave cats to eat oysters�察�he will leave oysters to eat
ham�察�he will leave ham to eat sugar�察�he will leave sugar to eat pie�察�he
will leave pie to eat potatoes�察�he will leave potatoes to eat bran�察�he
will leave bran to eat hay�察�he will leave hay to eat oats�察�he will leave
oats to eat rice�察�for he was mainly raised on it。  There is nothing
whatever that he will not eat but European butter�察�and he would eat that
if he could taste it。;

;Very good。  General quantity at a mealsay about;

;Well�察�anywhere from a quarter to half a ton。;

;And he drinks;

;Everything that is fluid。  Milk�察�water�察�whisky�察�molasses�察�castor oil��
camphene�察�carbolic acidit is no use to go into particulars�察�whatever
fluid occurs to you set it down。  He will drink anything that is fluid��
except European coffee。;

;Very good。  As to quantity�拭�

;Put it down five to fifteen barrelshis thirst varies�察�his other
appetites do not。;

;These things are unusual。  They ought to furnish quite good clues toward
tracing him。;

He touched the bell。

;Alaric�察�summon Captain Burns。;

Burns appeared。  Inspector Blunt unfolded the whole matter to him�察�detail
by detail。  Then he said in the clear�察�decisive tones of a man whose
plans are clearly defined in his head and who is accustomed to command��

;Captain Burns�察�detail Detectives Jones�察�Davis�察�Halsey�察�Bates�察�and
Hackett to shadow the elephant。;

;Yes�察�sir。;

;Detail Detectives Moses�察�Dakin�察�Murphy�察�Rogers�察�Tupper�察�Higgins�察�and
Bartholomew to shadow the thieves。;

;Yes�察�sir。;

;Place a strong guardA guard of thirty picked men�察�with a relief of
thirtyover the place from whence the elephant was stolen�察�to keep
strict watch there night and day�察�and allow none to approachexcept
reporterswithout written authority from me。;

;Yes�察�sir。;

;Place detectives in plain clothes in the railway�察�steamship�察�and ferry
depots�察�and upon all roadways leading out of Jersey City�察�with orders to
search all suspicious persons。;

;Yes�察�sir。;

;Furnish all these men with photograph and accompanying description of
the elephant�察�and instruct them to search all trains and outgoing
ferryboats and other vessels。;

;Yes�察�sir。;

;If the elephant should be found�察�let him be seized�察�and the information
forwarded to me by telegraph。;

;Yes�察�sir。;

;Let me be informed at once if any clues should be found footprints of
the animal�察�or anything of that kind。;

;Yes�察�sir。;

;Get an order commanding the harbor police to patrol the frontages
vigilantly。;

;Yes�察�sir。;

;Despatch detectives in plain clothes over all the railways�察�north as far
as Canada�察�west as far as Ohio�察�south as far as Washington。;

;Yes�察�sir。;

;Place experts in all the telegraph offices to listen in to all messages��
and let them require that all cipher despatches be interpreted to them。;

;Yes�察�sir。;

;Let all these things be done with the utmost's secrecymind�察�the most
impenetrable secrecy。;

;Yes�察�sir。;

;Report to me promptly at the usual hour。;

;Yes�察�Sir。;

;Go� �

;Yes�察�sir。;

He was gone。

Inspector Blunt was silent and thoughtful a moment�察�while the fire in his
eye cooled down and faded out。  Then he turned to me and said in a placid
voice��

;I am not given to boasting�察�it is not my habit�察�butwe shall find the
elephant。;

I shook him warmly by the hand and thanked him�察�and I felt my thanks��
too。  The more I had seen of the man the more I liked him and the more I
admired him and marveled over the mysterious wonders of his profession。
Then we parted for the night�察�and I went home with a far happier heart
than I had carried with me to his office。


II

Next morning it was all in the newspapers�察�in the minutest detail。  It
even had additionsconsisting of Detective This�察�Detective That�察�and
Detective The Other's ;Theory; as to how the robbery was done�察�who the
robbers were�察�and whither they had flown with their booty。  There were
eleven of these theories�察�and they covered all the possibilities�察�and
this single fact shows what independent thinkers detectives are。  No two
theories were alike�察�or even much resembled each other�察�save in one
striking particular�察�and in that one all the other eleven theories were
absolutely agreed。  That was�察�that although the rear of my building was
torn out and the only door remained locked�察�the elephant had not been
removed through the rent�察�but by some other ��undiscovered�� outlet。
All agreed that the robbers had made that rent only to mislead the
detectives。  That never would have occurred to me or to any other layman��
perhaps�察�but it had not deceived the detectives for a moment。  Thus�察�what
I had supposed was the only thing that had no mystery about it was in
fact the very thing I had gone furthest astray in。  The eleven theories
all named the supposed robbers�察�but no two named the same robbers�察�the
total number of suspected persons was thirty´seven。  The various
newspaper accounts all closed with the most important opinion of all
that of Chief Inspector Blunt。  A portion of this statement read as
follows��

     The chief knows who the two principals are�察�namely�察─�Brick; Daffy
     and ;Red; McFadden。  Ten days before the robbery was achieved he was
     already aware that it was to be attempted�察�and had quietly proceeded
     to shadow these two noted villains�察�but unfortunately on the night
     in question their track was lost�察�and before it could be found again
     the bird was flownthat is�察�the elephant。

     Daffy and McFadden are the boldest scoundrels in the profession�察�the
     chief has reasons for believing that they are the men who stole the
     stove out of the detective headquarters on a bitter night last
     winterin consequence of which the chief and every detective
     present were in the hands of the physicians before morning�察�some
     with frozen feet�察�others with frozen fingers�察�ears�察�and other
     members。

When I read the first half of that I was more astonished than ever at the
wonderful sagacity of this strange man。  He not only saw everything in
the present with a clear eye�察�but even the future could not be hidden
from him。  I was soon at his office�察�and said I could not help wishing he
had had those men arrested�察�and so prevented the trouble and loss�察�but
his reply was simple and unanswerable��

;It is not our province to prevent crime�察�but to punish it。  We cannot
punish it until it is committed。;

I remarked that the secrecy with which we had begun had been marred by
the newspapers�察�not only all our facts but all our plans and purposes had
been revealed�察�even all the suspected persons had been named�察�these would
doubtless disguise themselves now�察�or go into hiding。

;Let them。  They will find that when I am ready for them my hand will
descend upon them�察�in their secret places�察�as unerringly as the hand of
fate。  As to the newspapers�察�we must keep in with them。  Fame��
reputation�察�constant public mentionthese are the detective's bread and
butter。  He must publish his facts�察�else he will be supposed to have
none�察�he must publish his theory�察�for nothing is so strange or striking
as a detective's theory�察�or brings him so much wonderful respect�察�we must
publish our plans�察�for these the journals insist upon having�察�and we
could not deny them without offending。  We must constantly show the
public what we are doing�察�or they will believe we are doing nothing。
It is much pleasanter to have a newspaper say�察�'Inspector Blunt's
ingenious and extraordinary theory is as follows��' than to have it say
some harsh thing�察�or�察�worse still�察�some sarcastic one。;

;I see the force of what you say。  But I noticed that in one part of your
remarks in the papers this morning you refused to reveal your opinion
upon a certain minor point。;

;Yes�察�we always do that�察�it has a good effect。  Besides�察�I had not formed
any opinion on that point�察�anyway。;

I deposited a considerable sum of money with the inspector�察�to meet
current expenses�察�and sat down to wait for news。  We were expecting the
telegrams to begin to arrive at any moment now。  Meantime I reread the
newspapers and also our descriptive circular�察�and observed that our
twenty´five thousand dollars reward seemed to be offered only to
detectives。  I said I thought it ought to be offered to anybody who would
catch the elephant。  The inspector said��

;It is the detectives who will find the elephant�察�hence the reward will
go to the right place。  If other people found the animal�察�it would only
be by watching the detectives and taking advantage of clues and
indications stolen from them�察�and that would entitle the detectives to
the reward�察�after all。  The proper office of a reward is to stimulate the
men who deliver up their time and their trained sagacities to this sort
of work�察�and not to confer benefits upon chance citizens who stumble upon
a capture without having earned the benefits by their own merits and
labors。;

This was reasonable enough�察�certainly。  Now the telegraphic machine in
the corner began to click�察�and the following despatch was the result��

                         FLOWER STATION�察�N。 Y。�察�7。30 A。M。
     Have got a clue。  Found a succession of deep tracks across a farm
     near here。  Followed them two miles east without result�察�think
     elephant went west。  Shall now shadow him in that direction。
                         DARLEY�察�Detective。

;Darley's one of the best men on the force�察─�said the inspector。  ;We
shall hear from him again before long。;

Telegram No。 2 came��

                         BARKER'S�察�N。 J。�察�7。40 A。M。
     Just arrived。  Glass factory broken open here during night�察�and
     eight hundred bottles taken。  Only water in large quantity near here
     is five miles distant。  Shall strike for there。  Elephant will be
     thirsty。  Bottles were empty。
                         DARLEY�察�Detective。

;That promises well�察�too�察─�said the inspector。

I told you the creature's appetites would not be bad clues。;

Telegram No。 3��

                         TAYLORVILLE�察�L。 I。 8。15 A。M。
     A haystack near here disappeared during night。  Probably eaten。
     Have got a clue�察�and am off。
                         HUBBARD�察�Detective。

;How he does move aroun

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