The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-27

before hai successfully traced the guilt
ia another, lesser crime, TO tho guilty
person
I'm The previous case. q small gambling
swindic, the opposition paper and most OF
tho inhabitants had ridiculed Palmer's
Wetenuons TO being able 90 solve the
probiemi this time the citizens at least.
We're very wary of premature rdioule.
Inc upsnot of an this was that while
-Hf' Niampion consulted lawyers 90 lind
means of compelling the Carpenters to
allow lheir ola OH wei 10 be excavated.
local pubic opinion i'm the space OF for
weight hours pretty generally came
ROUND 10 Palmers view. that Young Bob
ram ploh mad been murdered for his
watch and the considerable sum Of
money mo was known 10 have had i'm
his pocket, that the murderer was n
tramp who had disappeared from fine
neighDorhood on the night Of Bob's dis
appearance. and that Bob's BODY had
Deen thrown into the abandoned well.
III YOU will only bring that villain TO
justice Mr. Champion said ~ Fred Pal
Her az 60 second interview ''yOu may
command any service i am able 10 do
You from now on"
That was just what Palmer wanted fo
near from bob's father chiefly because
Bob U.s. father was also the father of clara
mere was more than mere Toportorial
ambition i'm this activity OF Fred Pal
mer's.
Palmer knew that Nippcr Cary was
supposed by the Chicago police To- have
made his way 10 either OREGON or Wash
ingtoh state. lie did not hesitate 10 fol-
low the desperate villain whose descriD-
ton answered co completely to that of
inc tramp with whom Bob Champion had
been seen.
He hai 500 of his own. wl,mn easy
reach. He resolved 10 spend that sum
I'm his struggle for justice and Clara. So
he went and spoke about the matter 10
his editor and chief.
And You want 30 so all the way 10
Seattle TO hunt this despesadoe" the edi-
tor-in-chief asked incredulously.
Just that said Palmer. "See. here
Suppose / end by finding The fellow. the
paper gets fame, doesn't 10? Suppose 1
don't find him, what does the paper
lose' You can get Giles TO supply for
me-"
Go ahead" said the chief.
And ahead Palmer went. But he did
not leave town without one brief inter
view with Clara in which DE got that
young lady-she was very Young besides
being hoartbrokcn about her BROTHER
"a promise that IL be brousht her broth
er's murderer 20 justice she would hon
estly try 20 love him. The pomise was
not given very willingly, but Sc was sim
cerc and 10 meant am infinite deal 10
Palmer. who was very sauguine.
So Palmer leaving Mr. CHAMPION 90
fight with the pig-headed Carpenter
family set out for oregon by way of
Chicago
TWO days later @ letter with typewrit
ten address came 10 Clara Crampton.
Don be shocked. 1 have just met chat
fellow Palmer coming, out OF "a police
station He rushed up and grabbed me
by the shoulder. His jaw dropped when
he first saw me. lie says you all think
4 am dead. l am not
"The fact Is, a tramp L came across
last week followed me an the way out
Love Lane trying TO bulldoze me into
giving him something. You know
meant 10 go out there and make a moon
light study 10 ended In my giving him
a bloody nose. Then l went on nay way
carrying my sketching box and book
under my arm The tramp tumbled so
dcal-llke into the ditch that after l had
left him ] gave up the idea Of making
nay moonlight sketch and came back TO
see II he was hurt badly.
81 found that he had crawled into the
CARPENTER farm. Then he and ! made
friends and I took an idotlc notion to 60
tramping with him. I had read SO much
about that sort of thing in magazines
Somo days ago ! caught on to II that my
tramp was not regular tramp AT am
but "A big criminal the police here are
looking for Then he suspected ne and
gave mo the slip.
"snce then ! have been having a great
time looking for him In tho vilest slums
OF Chicago-the police and J.
II shall be homo tomorrow. ] am
wrong ] know. 10 frighten you like this.
But Palmer Is stll worse. lie says he
will so 10 the Pacific and begin life