A Clever Disguise


by Hero Strong


Soon to be posted!



Publishing Information

Published in

  • Bedford County Press and Everett [PA] Press, April 11, 1876
  • Star-Gazette [Elmira, NY], May 1, 1893

Reprinted as
“How a Detective was Beat” in
The Record-Argus [Greenville, PA], May 13, 1876

“A Detective Badly Sold” in
Catocin Clarion [Mechanicstown, MD], May 26, 1879

“The Secret Out” in

  • The Buffalo [NY] Times, June 30 & July 1, 1889
  • The Bucks County Gazette [Bristol, PA], July 11, 1889
  • Wilkes-Barre [PA] Times Leader, July 13, 1889
  • The Hazleton [PA] Sentinel, July 15, 1889
  • Ashbury Park [NJ] Press, July 16, 1889
  • The Daily Item [Lynn, MA], July 20, 1889 & September 11, 1900
  • The Wichita [KS] Eagle, July 21, 1889
  • Kearney [KS] Hub, July 23, 1889
  • Florence [KS] Bulletin, July 26, 1889
  • The Wilmington [NC] Messenger, August 1, 1889 & April 7, 1891
  • The Daily Nonpareil [Council Bluffs, IA], August 2, 1889
  • The Evening Republican [Meadville, PA], August 5, 1889
  • Shenandoah Herald [Woodstock, VA], August 9, 1889
  • Miltonian [Milton, PA], August 23, 1889
  • The Press [Stafford Springs, CT], August 29, 1889
  • Chanute [KS] Weekly Times, January 2, 1890
  • The Fontana [KS] News, January 2, 1890
  • The Lyons [KS] Republican, January 2, 1890
  • Mound City [KS] Republic, January 2, 1890
  • Mohave County Miner [Kingman AR], January 4, 1890
  • Yates Center [KS] Tribune, January 4, 1890
  • Portage [WI] Daily Democrat, January 8, 1890
  • New Ulm [MI] Review, January 8, 1890
  • Echo-Advocate [Coldwater, KS], January 9, 1890
  • The People's Reveille [Hill City, KS], January 11, 1890
  • Sedgwick County Reporter [Colwich, KS], January 11, 1890
  • Sharon Springs [KS] Leader, January 11, 1890
  • The Chilicothe [MO] Constitution-Tribune, January 13, 1890
  • The Ivanhoe [KS] Times, January 13, 1890
  • Appleton City [MO] Journal, January 16, 1890
  • The Wahpeton [ND] Times, January 16, 1890
  • ​​​​Weeping Water [NE] Republican, January 16, 1890
  • Wood County Reporter [Grand Rapids, WI], January 16, 1890
  • The Evening Democrat [Marysville, KS], January 20, 1890
  • The Lodge Pole [NE] Express, January 20, 1898
  • The Monroe [NE] Republican, January 21, 1890
  • Mineral Point [WI] Weekly Tribune, January 23, 1890
  • The Argyle [WI] Atlas, January 24, 1890
  • The Sully County Watchman [Clifton, SD], January 25, 1890
  • The Ludell [KS] Gazette, February 1, 1890
  • The Conneautville [PA] Courier, February 20, 1890
  • The Bloomfield [MO] Vindicator, April 4, 1890
  • The Kansan [Jamestown, KS], April 26, 1890
  • Arkansas City [KS] Daily Traveler, April 30, 1890
  • Oklahoma Daily Times-Journal [Oklahoma City, OK], April 30, 1890
  • Grant County Witness [Platteville, WI], August 6, 1890
  • Gothenburg [NE] Independent, May 14, 1891
  • Beaver Valley [NE] Tribune, May 15, 1891
  • The Mead [NE] Advocate, January 21, 1898
  • The Brainard [NE] Clipper, January 21, 1898
  • The Northwestern Press [Harrison, NE], January 22, 1898
  • Evening Express [Portland, ME], June 22, 1900

“Looking for Jorlette—A Detective Tells a Pretty Good Story on Himself” in

  • The Paxton [IL] Record, December 26, 1889
  • The Burlington [KS] Nonpareil, December 27, 1889
  • Crawford Mirror [Steelville, MO], January 2, 1890
  • Jetmore [KS] Reveille, January 2, 1890
  • The Wyandott Herald [Kansas City, KS], January 9, 1890
  • The Great West [Saint Paul, MN], January 10, 1890
  • The Neenah [WI] Daily Times, January 13, 1890
  • Herald and News [Randolph, VT], January 16, 1890
  • The Burlington [VT] Independent, January 17, 1890
  • Barber County Index [Medicine Lodge, KS], January 29, 1890
  • The Butler [MO] Weekly Times and the Bates County Record, February 5, 1890
  • The Topeka [KS] Daily Press, February 28, 1890
  • The Manitowoc [WI] Pilot, February 26, 1891

“Cupid on the Rail” in

  • The Cambridge City [IN] Tribune, February 19, 1891
  • Arkansas City [KS] Daily Traveler, February 25, 26, & 27, 1891
  • Courier-Post [Camden, NJ], March 7, 1891
  • The Lebanon [OR] Express, April 3, 1891
  • Nashville [IL] Journal, October 30, 1891
  • The Abilene [KS] Weekly Chronicle, February 12, 1892