Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-26
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The Chsmpioa liar Relates Yarn Whic
Neaid Put Aa4nlAs g. Shame.

The Champion liar Relates arm Nhich
wesid fas Aaassas Ia shame.
He blew IN from -. Paul day or two
ago with sloach hat and a reputation
a. liar that has rarely been eqlaled
ard never sxcelled. lie had capped every
story that the ring II drummers who sat
contemplstise and expectoratiye IN the
rots.nla II the Grand Pacific conld de-
vise or recoiiset Then the talk turned
on the present reign Of crime and the fu-
turity - tie police force. and "a weary
man frola san Francisco had Just CON-
rleted ms best yarn. ia which the hero.
a detective. earned two desperate bur-
sllrs threc-qua-sers of inile. one under
each arm. dragging. meanwhile. "a third
with his teeth. II was steep. and the
drummsrs looked with some respect on
the man frum the coast. But the cham
pion rreyaricator was equal 10 the occa-
tlon.
THAT amt much. he said confident
ly. and an expectant groan ran around
the circle.
.'Lemrne tell you little something
that happened up our WAY year or two
ago. There was fellow 10y the name
III Jim Haskins-C hicago crook lie was
aud the police down here couldn't do
ncthin with him: 80 they offered re-
ward for him and let IL go AZ that.
guess be found it kinder slow in this
place and wanted to strike hive town.
Anyways he drifted up our way and
raised Cam for u bit. Didn't seem TO
matter what he put his hand To. he came
out ahead. and somehow or other he al
ways managed 10 slime out the right end
when it was all over. They pinehcd him
dozen times when ever, body knowed
he was the man they wanted. but they
couldn't convict him. But they caught
HIM in the act al last. and was the man
~ did it-leastways 1t was my idea.
'.You s.e. IL was just this way. re-
member jest as well as though it hap
pened yesterday. Ii was one Snowy
night. freczsn hard enough TO curdle
furnace. and they was layin for Jim.
There was an officer by the name of Gal
lagher. and Of course we called him Let
ergo lie got pointer "a Jim was goin
to do job AZ hardware store little
ways ont in the suburbs. and / saws.
You try my scheme. an If il comes off
well wiasck up on the reward It's
CO. says be.
well. Jim gets into the store all right
and didn't suspicion rs Gallagher
knowed 1t. But Gallagher was right
with him. He slipped off his shoes
and crawled up behind jim. jest Az
Jim was r.achin out to try key in the
cash drawer Gallagher slips "A big mag
net into .Jim's pocket and scoots. What's
thats says jim, but he didn't say a.v
more, for a compile of feet Of stovepPs
landed on his shoulder. Why. the
blamed stores alive. he SAYS. and makes
a break for the door. He lodged key
Of nails and couple of rolls of barb
wire and runs down ~ street with the
whole stock a-chasin .ter him.
We'll. you'd "A died laughing 10 see IL.
He hadn't run block. with al
that Y 81 after him he as II
would ned a wo man.
when ID was lanpposf stoned 10 lay
from him. lie warn [ morn 10 feet away
for IL when it gives mp and falls all
over Jim. We gs ell him up and
toted him TO wago ith 200 pounds of
i0-penny nails clinging all over him.
II guess we can swallow that easier II
we take something on tho side. said the
man from San Francisco, and the ring
adJourned.-Chicago Times.