The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-03-12
WASN'T A TOOTEa.
The Man Who just Slipped Into Tow,
Quietly.

The Man Who just Slipped Into Tevn
Quietly.
He backed into a doorway on Broadway
near Locust street and snapped his fingers
at newsboy and said;
"Bub, | may want 10 buy you out or
may not want a single paper. That de-
ponds on whether there's a certain article
In it or not I'll have TO look 'em over -
see"
rs it about the speakership'" qusried
the lad
"No"
a bout the Injuns breakin loose again."
"No. Look here. sonny. I'm stranger
in town. just slipped in here quietly last
night, without word to any body. That's
nay way Because | happen 10 I've mayor
of my town and prominent politician and
all that, | don't go footing my horn 10 les
the whole country know it..
"Whew! Then you are big gun, ehr
"Well, reasonably so-reasonably sc"
"And the reporters Tho spook around
the hotels saw your name, of course, and
Of course there's something in the papers.
/ tumble, mister. | know just what You
are looking fur tn be right on the first
page and there'll be three big black heads
on ii"
perhaps so. though don't care for
those things. That's the reason just slip
ped in quietly. | don't see anything la
this paper, however"
"Mebbe it didn't git onto you until too
late" consolingly replied the boy.
"Ahem. Maybe not. Don't seem TO be
anything in this either. Don't even give
my name in the list of hotel arrivals
Take this one, " said the boy as he hand
ed out a third Owing to press OF other
matter it might have been crowded out.
you know"
Yes, | know. 1t isn't that / expected
anything of the kind, you see, but il any
thing has been written up might as well
read it. / don't see anything here, how
ever"
well, it will certainly he in this" said
the boy, as he handed out his last paper.
''They are allus on tho watch for big guns
who come to St Louis. and they write 'em
up mighty slick"
"H'ml H'ml l got in on the late train
and left orders with the clerk that I must
not be disturbed. and | can't reasonably
expect any extended notice. In fact
"Hev We hit it," asked the boy.
mo, it's murder guess there's moth
lHk III Ou oSts tasANfi VIC w
cumstances there couldn't be. ! didn'tex
pect there was, but being as it might poe
sibly happen thought it would be no harm
to look My way is to slip in quietly, with
out noise"
"Sure you are mayor of q town. querief
the boy, as be stood of and looked at him
"Oh, yes"
"And a prominent polftician;"
"Yes"
"And a big gun around where you ive;"
81 am called So
"Well. By gum, then ! CART understand
III What a chance there'd bin fur some
reporter TO scoop the town say. that's
the second time I've seen our enterprisIn
St Louis press git left this wirEaer. Right
down here on Main street there was a cali
with five legs and two heads all day long
and do you know that not single one Of
the papers had a word aboutlti The calf
just slipped in quietly, you know. and
didn't want 20 be noticed, you see. bat he
thought -
But the big gun settled his bat on his
head, got fresh grip on iDs cane and
walked sti;Tiy away The boz looked after
him Until ne WIS lost 10 Tire crowd aud
then chuck led % himself.
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