The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-03-31
AN ADVENTURE.
How "A Desperate Character" Failed to
Get There.


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up ana my iaI"'a'.S n'"'' "Pi'J''''''
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the wlnaoW GIo 1;,, WIN i o ~ horo No
No IN .,;lr,od' ,,ot;nn
money u H., :" 10 , n",,o i'm morn
ana Walt ~ Tue N' ,;, "U, n ,', ,,J' ~
ing winch r'.ol SON, ION pTI''t tn, ,L TO
carry ou' pN "''N'"- "'''"N w WV
bahh. go. ,,......,o .t.,ot anal
tuintI 10y" .rJo' .hn,lJ ,',
was JUS '"'iiN." o,,i t,,,th Coast
10 LONDON pl'TI.t !', '"" '" fs,nnnoJ
OF .nc i'ol, NV, ~ ',"' ,Yn
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IL ocs' W NJ" ~ WIN ''''''' ''''' = NY
name was '"''' =, ., ..,. ,...
l"'o CONF a'"''S' anu AWAY W.
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'D,a ho''f give S'' 81 P'S'"'' NV
asked ,,.
mo sal" l. orS'i'''ng ~ ',t, u,
ne sal9 ne W''''Tu ,nyin n'i9IV a.,
'JuS' IiN' nl''' ne 'oi'' ''', = '''' W w
STANDING III Nl'"r%"'' street. "''N -. -
ana J., .oppo'il' inc '"tli''''o"tt = WIN
your righ' manu- ~ your p''N'''
~ III IN Tor H. 'H'uNN l. ""' / i'iu w,
go throu@h WIN, u. nW, ""'''''' VIVA
II come TO Nv "'i' ~ WIZ ,......n !,
lie lcd me lhfN'-i l''I 'ln,h vi
streets, walking rather ias' tll we
emerged upon ''c c''y ro""' i,oil no
made straight i"r th' An@''' ana rom
thence took cap Tor fieci street. " nat
object he hal IN DONG ,hiS caniot say,
lie ana not oi'r 10 eNP'a'h' IN lacl' hoC
word passed between us t,ii we got
out at the top oi Ludgale illll'
from ''ie"cr we went In'' u''N
street ana OUT "i INA, nv" "n"'nc''
no mater winch ana s"dIohIN stopping
opposite a Sn"P 'NGi "a,
"lhcrc our cr'p!
Us III say l.
Wher'upuh ne Proa"'c" iron' MS
pocket u RUE. ne ShoP was GE''chV'l
tailor :, rs IL hau bata stunning o"I
hkc inc rlngs 81 'acon ltuVer' lro''
each SIDE OF the door 10 cNh'nit STOCK
upon NY friend stepped on lhe hrst OF
these, which was thrce lc'l rom l,'e
ground, ana speedily measured lne
hight OF large glass inn'I%ht over tile
door; then, stepping down again. ne
measured the breadth oi the door, ana
as the fanlight was square ne hiuttcred
TO me by way OF giving me It's uimch-
sions;
Three and half by two high! ana
chuckled quietly,
Then he crossed the road. and | foi-
lowed, he explaining that we must wait
till the policeman passed lie hove IN
sight about ten minutes afterwards
while we walked past him. Then we
waited till he returned This time we
did not pass him, but watched from n
corner at distance.
Twenty minutes and n hall between
going and coming, exclaimed my com
panicn, And handy beat; for he
comesu up the corner there pointing to
one little beyond the shoP,-"anu goes
down this street next ours.