The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-09-09

eyes sir" said the maid. Applying
it, the door flew open, and the two Off
GERS rushed In.
1T was empty.
- The bed was undressed /; a half-smoked
cigar and a newspaper of the day before
lay upon the table, which were all the
traces of its having been occupied.
From force of habit the deputy guard
ed the door, while his principal looked
into the shallow closet, under the bed,
out of the window Git was forty feet to
the pavement), and had even taken off
the blower at the little fireplace, with
the vague ideas that the man sought
might nave vanished, in some mysterious
manner, up the chimney, when his eyes
caught sight of the bell-boy, standing
outside the door.
"Say, boy, do you know where Nh.
Short is, who occupied this room"
"Sure, Sir, he must be in Portland"
said the boy with a grin, che left In the
seven o'clock train, and it's twelve now"
The sheriff glanced at his watch. eyes,
but whose boots are those at the door"
"These," said the boy, taking them
up; "these be MI. James Pines boots,
here's his name on the lining"
And so it was, and the officers had
never thought to look in them.
"Are you afraid anyone would stale
'em, that ye sit by 'em SOL" asked the
waiter maliciously.
The sheriff made no answer, but strobe
out of tho room, sending the boots aside
with a vigorous kick as he passed toward
the staircase. When he was halfway
down, he was stopped by the voice
of the bell-boy, who, leaning over the
bannisters, called out
"Sir, jist a moment, Place"
Swell what is It'll" replied the Off
Ger, turning up his face.
"Would you tell me, PLACE, how much
it is Nh. Pines pays an hour for the
watchin' av his boots2"
The sheriff vouchsafed only an indig-
nant "humph," and passed on. He and
his deputy had passed out upon the
front steps of the house, when another
waiter, running after him, tapped him
on the shoulder with the message that
: the hotel clerk wished tospeak with him.
: fastening back with the thought that he
was to hear something respecting his LOST
game, he was met with a bland smile BIZ
, the clerk, who remarked:
, "Ib1ieve you forgot this little BILL"
Little bill What little bill2"
, The clerk presented a paper bearing
= the pictorial representation of the Tire
mont, and beneath which was the charge
? STEPHEN GRAHAM, Esq, :
l To proprietors fremont House, DR.
Logging Sl.U
q "Do you mean to say that you intent
1 charging me dollar for my mans sittin,
up in a chair here all night p said th
{ officer of the law, red and irritated.
2 =" Can't tell how he passed the night
0 all L know is that VIZ gave him lodging
and one dollars our price," replied tn
clerk, icily.
"Say, Charley, have you seen my oil
q boots? \" asked a gentleman at this juno
e ture who appeared to be accidental
standing near. n
8 GIVE missed EN- from my room. 3
8 hope some n has kept an eye on EN-
s for 1 would rather give a dollar tina
lose EN-" i
9 "AH right, the boots is safe, SUI
c didn't the Gentleman sit by 'em a
night" answered the grinning waiter
the sheriff turned around. Z y :
"Ahi Graham, good morning-mue
obliged to you-here, let me pay thi
lodging bill, for I prize those boots,
!, said Jim Pines, as he took the slip {
L paper from the sherihrs hands, VIII
g stood staring at him.
1t "Mr. Pines, I give it up. I'm Ell
chred," said the officer, "and that's til
Il first pair of boots I ever knew that helpe
e a man to run away without his bein
q iniem."
!, "Ah," said Jim, " there's nothing liz
leather when there's business afoot."-
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