The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-04-12

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man threw down another box. saying
You no like dot; ! got anudder kind
/ j0ost like il, only ii is black. See.
/ dere is no difference. / sell YOU dot
! one for fifty cents. | bought dem al a
/ bargain but it is de same goods. /
| tink black suit you better maybe
No. said Flora, this red one Is
/ all right Just wrap 1t up, please. Now,
| want To know this: DO YOU remem-
her who bought the cap | have
imagine you do mol sell very many Of
them
No, dey don't ask for dem very Of
ten. Let ME see. he said scratching
his head vigorously. oh, yes; | know
now sell dot cap 10 some kind of
Snowman You know. he make one
big exhibition don't know how You
call 1t und ne come dot morning und
| puy dot red cap TO wear in de per
Torrance You see, he wear tights like
all desc circus men.
When was this show given" asked
Flora, trying to look calm
Well, let's see. Dot de same day
sell six vashtubs und twenty five hams
Wait, ! look at my pook | got him.
Dot vas on de I'd uf July in de after
noon Yes, | vas dere. but | don't see
vat he look like. | vas toe far on.
And now there was nothing left Tor
Flora TO do except to drop the officer Il
note. telling him to call Immediately,
that she wanted to see him ON very
important business. Meanwhile she
went to the office OF daily paper and
looked over tho files. found notice of
the showman's performance in the
issue of July 3 1t seemed 10 be mere
~ one feature of large circus. In Il
later number appeared short para
graph mentioning Il vague rumor In
reference to the Snowman. and II went
ON to say that the last heard OF him
he was Mt IL little out -of-the- way town
| In Northern Arizona.
With this additional clew, Flora hast
ened home Deer Ridge. the red silk
cap the Snowman and the OUT f-the-
way place in Northern Arizona passed
and repassed in rapid succession
through her mind. She found the as
tonshed officer waiting at her board
ing house. lie had not dreamed of heI
being In the city, nor could he help
wondering whether he had not been
sunk In dreamless sleep for the past
month when she began al the red silk
cap and related her batch of startling
facts The lids almost fell from his
eyes He was da2ed What had hi
been about all this time TO LEI n
mere girl show herself superior to him
self-styled "old-tlner2s For Just m
instant he hated the whole race oil
womankind Hut there was no time
now to he nursing chagrin.
What is the name of this plae,
where the Snowman was last heart
of" he asked
"Winsluw.' said Flora. There |
is" and she handed him the paper
"Winsl0w2 Winslow2 Oh yes.
know where that Is; been there seyeIa
times. IT Is an eating station ON tn
railway. Well I'm going right dow
there. Train leaves in thirty min
utcs." and the officer found his fee
and his hat AT the same instant How
long are vou going to remain in tn,
city ?"
Till this matter liz settled " answer
or Flora
All right. then. | Wish you would
keep an eye out about town. Go to the
First National ms often as you think
necessary and watch for news of the
$50 900 check / have told them what
to do in case any other firm should
wire to ascertain It's genuincncss be
fore paying 1t. Good by, You'll hear
from me ae soon az anything turns
up
Tho first thing turned up at Wins
low. The Snowman had bought a tick
ct from San Francisco. And in sew
eral days more telegram came from
the latter place The officer was lying
hW: thought he was about To come up
with the fellow. But hardly had The
messenger boy turned the corner than
the cashier of the First National call
ed. lie had received ii telegram from
bank in Seattle saying that n $50.
900 check in favor of John Is. Drift
had been presented for payment and
asked whether il were genuine, AZ sus-
piciOns had been aroused by the pc
euliar appearance of the man holding
1t.
And, concluded the cashier. in ac-
cordance with instructions from an of
fcer. who seems to be AT work on the
ease, ! have wired the Seattle bank to
arrest The fellow at once and hold him
for orders You, doubtless, have yOm
instructions and will know what Il
do"
Flora knew. 10 the extent Of wiring
The officer at San Francisco to lose ne
time In reaching Seattle: that his maj
was waiting for him. And by the en'
Of fortnight the prisoner had beef
brought to Denver for arraignment
And Dick was there, as were also TN
Indian trailers and the old cattleman
Any number OF good citizens identi
fled the prisoner as the Snowman wh
had given an open air exhibition Oh
July z
The shopkeeper solemnly swore tina
puy one leedle red SILK cap from N.
store on dc second day uf July.
And tho president of the smcltc
company, when handed the $50
check. testified to its being the one h
had given to John Drift in payment 10
certain lots of ore. That there nigh
be no room for doubt he produced
chez kbo0k and 5howed the stub In
number. date ana amount were m
same.
The prisoner had stood defiant iron
tho first; hut when confronted with III
question: How did You come in pos
session of this check he broke com
pletely down. and finally made the fol
lowing confession
Il had fixed up 10 make u balloon -
cension ON the afternoon OF July =.
GRIPPE