The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-09-26


1t was an elderly thick-set. intelligent
looking man whom the Pick ngs man OBJ
served standing at the corner OF Market
and Pennsy.vana-sts. He was wei
dressed and appeared 10 be IN a med Ia
tive mood. for ne pad little or no atten-
iion TO his surroundings and seemed to be
IN brown study. Approaching from the
north on Pennsylvan.a-st. was a monde
scr.pt-iooklng individual driving a nerv-
ous;y moving broncho TO a di.ap.dated
cart. The outfit came up with a rush TO
the corner where the/genteman was stand
ing and was brought 10 a short and decls-
i've stop directly at his SIDE. The fellow
in the cart gave an energetic jump and
landed on the sidewalk. The broncho
turned It's head over It's shoulder and there
appeared to Issue from the bloodshot eye
OF the animal a Vicious g.eam Of satistac-
ton when Il saw that the cart was empty
and no hitch-we!ght al hand.
Say. stranger" excla med the tough
looking owner Of the rig. won't you just
hold this horse for me TIL l run into the
postoffice and get a stamp for this let
ter?''
Certainly, sir" was the polite rejoinder,
and the gentleman added: "Do not tarry
too long"
The granger disappeared within the fed
eral building and right then and there
the broncho. without much as a pre-
monitory tip Of what was coming, began
business. First he threw up his head,
drawing his holder off his feet The horse
then showed decided inclinations 10 stand
on its hind legs and the gentleman yelled
'whoa!" Then the ugly brute with an
action which was more forceful than ele-
gant raised its rear hoofs and kicked a
silver of fair size off the upper edge Of
the dashboard. The gentleman by this
time had taken q station at the head Of
the beast right In the street and was hang
ing with a grip Of iron and with both
hands to the bit rings and turning anxious
looks n the direction Of the door where
the owner Of the devi,!sh beast from Tex
as had withdrawn from the scene. Quite
a crowd had collected at the corner and
was taking in the circus with a relish.
Little boy" said the gentleman TO a
dirty-faced street Arab, you go n there
and find a man with a ragged suit of
Clothes on his back, a broad brlm hat on
his head and a ppe in his mouth. Tell
him to come out here in a hurry and
will give you a quarter Of a dollar"
The boy flew into the building and very
soon reappeared with the owner Of the en-
thusiastlc little pony. The man mounted
to his seat in the cart seized the re.ns n
a tight grasp and giving the broncho
sharp cut with the biggest end of a broken
whip, started away in the direction of
Monument-p,ace. The gentleman adjusted
his cuffs placed his hat in a righteous po-
stisn on his head and after one long. last
look in the direction taken by the owner
Of the horse and cart. passed out of sight.
The accommodating gentleman was ex-At-
torney- General Miller.
He IS tall and he Is slender He wears
a gray suit Of clothes and usually a cod
slaw bouquet in the lapel Of his coat. At
the present time he Is wearing a fawn-
coiored derby borrowed from one Of the
boys on the staff. He is young and tender
and his name Is Willie, or at least that
IS what his associates call him. Willie is
a newspaper reporter and he dalllcs W tn
the police department. Wlue Is always
looking for the "big end Of Il" AMI he
frequently gets Il. He will SO a long dis
lance out of his way to get a scoop"
and Is a brave boy.
Willie lives In the western part Of the
city. beyond the w. Wash ngton st. bridge
lie has often heard Capt. Campbell tel
Of the 'hold-ups" and murders that have
occurred on the old covered bridge and
consequently when he passes it in the
early dawn he quickens his steps and shud-
ders 1t was only a few mornings ago
when Vile crossed the bridge two hours
after Church yards yawn" IL was dark
and the rain, which failing, made 1t
decidedly unpleasant Will.e thought OF
his girl in Chicago and figured on the
time when he would have money enough
to pay her visit. And the rain contin-
ued TO fall. Vile reached the end OF the
covered bridge and all was still: not even
the shores Of the tired seepers in the
block across the street could be heard.
Presently a long-drawn sigh followed by
a most dismal groan reached W.Hie's ears.
He stopped and shivered and the chatter
ing OF his teeth sounded Ike the gentle
rain falling a tn roof Willie's first
thought was Of his paper. '"Ha, a SCOOP"
thought he 81 am sure the fellows on
the other rag VIII know nothing of tn 3.
a murder has been committed. 1 WI get
the particulars, hide the body, return to
the Office, write my story. ana after the
other paper has gone TO press notify the
pol &C." The beautiful vision of a first-page
head loated through Wilies brain. Muir
der Most Foul that would be a good
first Inc. THE Body of a Beautiful. G ri,
Covered with Blood. Found in the Cow
cred Bridge" What a "beaut" for a sec
ond. Nineteen Slabs and Her Head Beat
en- to a -" Another groan, more horri-
Bile than the first, fairy made w lie quake
Once again he turned toward the bridge.
but he did not advance. That last groan
was too much for Willie and with a Wild
cry he departed hence. The police at West
and WaSh4ngtG n-StS. heard that Wild, de-
spairng cry and they say II sounded like
the wall OF a lost soul. When they went
to make an Investigation they found Pa
trolman Ferguson conyulsed W IN laughter
His sides were shaking and they first
thought he had a At. He finally managed
to tell them that he was responsible for
the groans that frightened Wili.e. AMI then
they all laughed. But what Of Willie? At
the quarter he three seconds ahead
of the time made by Robert j. At the
half he was five seconds ahead and at the
three-quarters nothing but black streak
could be seen. That was Willie. brave
Willie.
It was "Chi,dren's day at the state fair
The street cars on the lines leading to the
fair grounds were al crowded with pre-
c.ous freights Of happy children. North
ward on ~ Iillnols-st. train Of motor car
and three trailers spinning at a If
teen-mlle an hour rate. on the rear pat
form OF one Of the cars was a beautiful
a radlantly luminous object IN blue and
brass. 1t struck graceful attitudes when
ever II could secure space enough TO
strike. 1t had a mustache of the color of
burnt amber and the corners of the pretty
ornament turned heavenward with edu-
Gated precision. When a party of lad es
or little children, meeting the approaching
train on q street corner were making
strenuous efforts to board the cars It was
won't TO leap down onto the&irty asphalt
do little more striking Of attitudes and
opening it's mouth-which, by the way