River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-09-30

direct ard special information that the
this sheet thinks there's more style in
one of MOrton's articles than in az the
rest OF the paper, outside of the work
Of my self in the department devoted TO
the noble arts Of sport and Of my dis
t.nguished colleague. the editor in chief
in the columns given over to politics.
And youse may al put it in your pipes
and smoke II. that no matter what hap
Teus 10 Morton just now, he'll be
s-writin' litcratoor willie yous're still
reporting local news"
'Well. Patsy" said his mother. rs her
son gave pause TO begin on the cold
snack. its altogether too bad, so il
is, and ! visit 7 could think OF some
way We might help Mr.. Morton out. but
I cant, I'm afraid. 7 know somethin'
about rubbin clothes on the board, but
mighty little about newspapers, for
sure. And 10y the same token I must
be gettin' away If want TO begin me
work early"
As size smoke she opened the back
door OF tie l5jtle house to go out by the
alleyway From a door a broad beam
OF yellow lampli ght streamed across the
narrow passage. brightly Illuminating
a sort of niche under the fight Of out
side stairs or . c building opposite.
"Patsy." she called, come here a
minute. What's that. over there under
the stairs: a basket Let's have look
at il. anyhow"
Patsy ran out Of the house and across
lie alley and kicked the object TO which
his mother had drawn attention. As he
did so ne heard clicking sound, as Of
metal.
Lets take IL into the house." he
whispered. breathless with a sudden
suspicion. 1T feels heavy 10 me fut
and il sounds"
Before the sentence was fr j they
had the weighty basket ms e the little
house and were stripping Oft its cover
ing ~ burlap. Then the widow began
TO take spoons and pepper boxes, forks
and soup ladies'. all OF shining silver,
from the baskets depths.
"Begob." cried Pats. in his excite
ment, using an ejaculation which he
had been trying to leave off ever since
tie beginning OF his service Oh the
Morn ng Moon, what dye t'ink? May
be tits is the very silver them bur
g'ars stoIe. Ii was Judge Rollins house
they broke into. and here it is, Here's
the r On the spoons, See that? Wen
help out Mr.. Morton yeti"
''Sure, Patsy" interrupted his moth
e.. ''spake lower. plaze. aud tell me:
Flow Is our findin' the silver to help out
Mr.. Morton? And tell me how was II
that they hid it right here in the alley ?
And what"
'Ie're as excited as me. every bit,
mother, DEAR" cried Patsy, "or yc'd
give me time TO answer wan question
afore We fired another wan at me. Wen
keep the silver here all day, and the
thief'll come TO get it at night, and then
wei have him arrested and will have
! Nr. Morton help detect the thief, and
he'll get big scoop on the Daily
F Spread Eagle, and then he won't lose his
F place.
How was ii that the burglars left
the stuff here? Why. they was a-movin'
tie basket last night. and got scared OF
rrise or something. and for fear of
bein' "a Ight, and seem 1t was dark
under them stairs. they hid it in a hur-
~, never dreamin' amy body'd see ii
there. And sure nobody would have
seen IL if you hadn't opened the door
just right. TO let the lamplight shine
across the alley. An"
But. Patsy" interrupted the widow,
again, Il do Zoe thinkin' we'd better turn
it over to the police right now and not
wait for Mr.. Morton. Suppose some
wan finds we have the basket in our
possession. isn't possession rlne points
of the law And won't they be thinkin'
maybe we're the thieves
sure. mother" cried Patsy. well
chance it. won't we? NObody'II think
we have il here, and Wen shove It right
back here in the cupboard ard you'll
20 TO work while start out TO find the
scrumptious Mr.. Colley Thompson and
get him TO help me help Morton pinch
the thieves when they come
All right. Patsy" said the widow.
secretly pleased with her sons thought