The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-07
WHAT THE PAPERS MISSED.
The Man Who just Slipped Into Town
Quietly.


The Man Who just Slipped Into Town
Quietly.
St. Louis Post Dispatch
He backed into a doorway on Broadway,
near Locust street. and snapped his fingers
at news boy and said:
"Bub, l may want to buy you out, or
may not want single paper. That de-
ponds on whether there's q certain article
in or not. I'll have to look 'em over to see."
rs 1t about the 81 eakersbIp% Queried
the lad.
'Nn"
About Loppy being eleclrOcuted?"
About the Injuns breakin' loose again?"
No. Look here, sonny. I'm a stranger
In town. just slipped in here quietly last
night, without word to anybody. That's
my way. Because l happen to be Mayor Of
my town ana prominent politician and all
that, l don't 90 footing my horn to let the
Whole country know it"
"Whew! Then you are big gun, ELI ?"
Wen, reasonably sO-reasOnabiy So"
And Ibe reporters who sDOOk around the
hotels saw your name, of course, and OF
course there's something in the papers.
tumble, mister. l know just what you are
looking fur. lyll be right on the first page.
and theTe'll be three big black heads on II"
Perhaps SO, though | don't care for
those things. That's the reason / just
slipped in quietly. l don't see anything in
this paper, however.
'Mebbe it didn't git onto you until too
late, " consOlIngly replied the boy.
Alien! Maybe not. Don't seem to be
anything in this. either. Don't even give
my name in the list of hotel arrivals"
This this one" said the boy. as he
handed cut third. Owing to press Of
other matter It might have been crowded
out. you know"
Yes, know. 1t isn't that expected any
thing OF the kind, you see, but if anything
has been written up l might as we'll read IT,
don't see anything here, however"
We'll, 1t Will certainly be in this" said
the boy as he handed out his last paper.
They are allus on he watch for big guns
who come to st. Louis, and they write 'om
up might slick
HIM! H'm. l got in on the late train
and left orders with the clerk that / must
not be disturbed, and can't reasonably ex-
pect any extended notice. In fact"
'Hey We hit it?" asked the boy.
mo. it is a murder. l guess there's moth
ing in about me. You see. under the circum-
stances, there couldn't be. | didn't expect
there was, but being as Ii might possibly
happen | thought it would be no harm to
look. My way is to slip in quietly without
noise"
"Sure you are Mayor of a town." queried
the boz as he stood of and looked at him.
"Oh, yes"
And a prominent politician2"
YES"
And big gun round where you lve?"
g / am called So"
well. by gum. but can't understand it
What chance there'd bin fur some reporter
to scoop the tOwnl Says that's the second
time I've seen our enterprisin' st. Louis press
git left this winter. Right down here on
Main street there was calf with five legs and
two heads in cage all day long, aud do
you know that not single one of the pa
peTs had a work about il! The calf just
slipped in quietly. you know. and didn't
want TO- be noticed. you see; but he
thought
But the big gun settled his hat on his
head, got a fresh grip on his cane and
walked stitfly away. The boy looked after
him until he was lost in the crowd and then
chuckled to himself:
please call at the countin'-room fur our
advertiser rates. All cuts and display
lines charged extra?"