Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-04-24

pe snrry to Htt riu ot nis Cunnpahy'
Did you know Laurence Msnganf'
questioned Raymond.
"Did n" repeated the keeper. In
dade I did. Was he frind Of yoursr'
"You ought 10 know better"
I'm glad he wasn't. He was q
cheeky fellow. Now. II ever he came
out here on n special case, he'd Insist On
me drsggin mp the body. The other re-
porter. take my word and copy the de-
scription out Of the book. You scc. "
q body IL picked mp, Il gets little no
tice. but 10 its case Of murder or sui.
eide they rush here. II man 10 found
slong.hore and mo letters In his pockets
90 say who be IL OF where be KEN from.
be- Is brought here. and few lines In the
paper end him. That's all this fellow
go,. Hut you were talkin % MsngAnf'
Yes. You couldn't say this wa'
Mangan. could your"
'Is there any reason ] mighti'
"will you cay itf''
"S.ein as you ask me. will. But
what usei He'll turn up"
"Neyer mind that"
"All right. I'll tell the boys at To-
lice headquarters that think it's Man.
gan. II I didn't know u mesel'. I'D
take Il 90 BE- Msngan."
"Some day later On. said Raymond,
"I'n call upon you. II will lie a rich
joke on Mansan. the better because he
Il out of town"
bad ce-s 90 him. It's m.~el' that has
long bssn wishin for this slap at him.
Why. DO you know II. air. now that ]
took 20 thinkin u is Msngan, I'd like
10 kick the body. lt's had weltin
enough. bot my toes wouldnt itch -
much II I had one good crack at H."
I'll ~ out now." said Raymond,
with forced attempt to smile. II feel
. little III. and the outside air is better
Tor me-"
I'm sure I'm much obliged to you
for callin. Mr. Raymond. said the
morgue keeper when they reached the
sidewalk.
1T Ii I who am Obliged 90 you. Good
day." was Rayinond's parting saluta'
ton.
"I'm thankful to you. Mr. Ray.
mond."
The keeIsr went hack 90 the office
and rang mp the reporters at police head
quarters.
"Hello! Hello! II that the report
ersi You haven't been mp here TO see
that body. II didn't amount TO any
thing. you sayi DO you know II Man
gan's abouts No, Well. do you know
this body looks like his, Yes, that's
what I said. hope II amt, but would
some Of you come upi oh. you can ses
IL any time. You willi All right.
Gcodby."
Such were the telephone sentences be
delivered 10 the reporters, and they sug-
gested what tho queries Of Mangan's
comrades In the journalistic profession
were. Usually one man goes ont ON m
assignment like this. but nearly all the
reporters went up 20 the morgue 10 see
the body. trusting that they would not
find Il to he Mangan's.
Meanwhile Raymond had coinmuni'
Gated with the ONCE Of his newspaper
organ and ordered q man to be sent 70
him. There was one there, by Ray.
mond himself appointed. whoss stories
were passed unedited. They were un.
derstood IN come from the chief. This
man staid In the ONCE. killing time ~
best pleased him. generally at easy desk
work. ready to respond TO the summons
Of his superior. In . few minutes hs
was In the private ofiice Of the registrar
Of arrears. which Raymond had lately
been making his headquarters.
Raymond . factotum was not news
paper man by training. He was an In
telligeut fellow who could write fairly
well and drew two salaries--one from
the paper and one from the city govern
ment-for doing nothing. with facil'
ity unequaled. He had sense enough
10 realize that u was none Of his bust
ness 10 be inquisitive. IL did not come
within the province Of his duty TO ques-
ton motives, to ash the why or where
fore Of this or any other matter he
wrote from dictation. That his .instruc'
tions were sufficiently clear to enable
him 10 execute his task satisfactorily
WAS all be sought. He realized that nc
more would 30 given II he did ask.
and tnat he might incur displeasurc II
he prsssed for more information thar
was volunteered.
"I've got q little piece Of work fo'
you today" said Raymond. You
must be cautions about Il. There 10
body In the morgue. understand the
reporters are going mp to view u.
think it 10 Mangan's-you know Man
gan, don't youl-and want you TO os
around and help to identify II. foe
undsrstandf Put In . word here and
there 10 convince them Il ID. Ill e.
plain when you come back. You hav'
no time 10 wait"
About two hours later the man 70
turned. Raymond rad In bis features
tho success Of the russ. he drew Z
thai nearer to bic own. motionsd hil
smissary TO sit down and aaksdi
"What nswsf"
"why, Il is xsasas. was ~ stass