The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-20
But the Willy John Thomas, Hay-
ing Got the Best of Him,
Is Invisible.
TOOK THE MARSHAL'S WAGON.
1t Was Pointed Out by an Empioye
as One Which Brady Had
Bought From the City
But Ii Wasn't.

United States Marshal Louis @. Bohle IL
one 81 the ar,,ricst and most dissiS'@i men
In the city. For two days ne has been hui!t-
ting John Thomas Brady. 10 have an Inter
view with him. Any one who has ever a.
tempted 10 find John Thomas when ne mas
personal ro4sOEs fJ- d.sirtHs: - 20 Eo' 10
calel, can Ina zine the hOt-fo't E'uIe ha'
been having. Brady has had numerous eN-
pcrisnCes with MAJ hals AN sen am
Bodies chase hasn't furnished John lho'i'@9
enough excitement TO make him Ie~! warm
Tha beet Bohle has been able 10 60 with
the elusive local Aguiualdo. so isf' mas
been 10 hold, oug-distAnCe conversations
with him over the tel -phOae. all OF Which
while satisfactory 10 Brady. have been pro-
ductive Of disgust. irritation and expleiiEeS
on Bohle's part. Brady himself MANAGES
these Conversations Br-dy has been SUE
cessful in locating BOhie, calling him up
usually Just when III. Marshal. after toll
some chase Of his quarry. has settled him
self In an easy chair I'm his Office 10 ian
the Precipitation from his boiling neck.
II all came about over 4 wagon. Some
way or Other Brady always manages TO get
somebody in hot water Up 70 the neck ABOUT
waEons since the time FIVE years ago, waea
John Kimpel the wasOamaher, sod hiIi
-
and Brady neglected TO OSiiterate She EFIL )
name from the cover. The Arm grew
apopIeo;ic when they !saruei This, and him
Del who weighnd ~ pounds. wore .!i>e4I
TO q rag and a bone ami a hunk OF pEofah-
ity in mad thr-e-weeks' chase or joan
Thomas. TO reclaim iLs wagon anu .eN@1---
the firms Patronage
The wagon which figures n the present
affair is claimed by BOhle. but Bray says
lie viii have - show him the strawberry
max OF Its identity In court before L.
viii loosen ~.
brady Gets the Wagon.
':he Commissioner Of Supplies several
days ago advertised for sale Two condemned
wagons. formerly used by the Water De
part.urnt. Brady bought them and the
COMMISSIONER gave aim Gn order on BoEIe,
In whose care The wagons were stored. io'
Ihelr delivery 20 him. Brady took the order
70 Bohie's stable tuesday. BOh!s was out.
but one af the employees pointed 0st TWO
wagons. which. he said. were the ones 20
which Brady was entitled. John Thomas
looked at the vehicles moment. Oitat.el
risht hard three times, AMI looked ATouAt
Byhis was about Then he ran out 10 the
sidewalk. zrabOe! q big. husky negro, VINO
was passing. pressed him INTO service before
lie could protest. hitcacd him up in the
shafts o: one Oi the wagons, and, with the
negro pulling and Brady showing. the wagon
was half way up 10 I%enty-th ID aHd PINE
from their establishments
The stablemen didn't fully appreciate
until Bchie arrived some dime later. They
shl wei him the Commissioner O Ter, snI
told rim the purchaser had already taken
on, The wagoEs. Bohe went yIt TO IN
n gro and white stable IHHds yer SEEKING
the cyclone celia-. ans; the sanitary officers
pligate and clarity the profaneiy dense at
n.lsph-ie o. the neighborhood.
BrIdy had taken the wrong wagon. In
stead OF the condemned vehicle he had
purchased. the sTp.oye had gwen MIN IN
mistake rig worth ten times the amount
he had paid for the two 9ther wds2ns- md
TLOn.8s's rrlUci arce II LIST II to any ar
Litration that does not st.pa4ate that lie
shall receive barrel OF oranges for NIL
deweG apple. he1vrd a SIGH as he eOniem-
plated IL. heavy task ahead OF HIM II Il
still ahead Of him
Explains the Transaction
Brady'- friends have appr sei him OF the
fact that Bgh.e IS scar hing for him
i know it h SAID. sly. soon IS nv
lamps tel On that wagon. | lSnOw'd Bslle i
he Vis-!aiiin M. | says to myself. } IN
Thoiuas h res where You an EohI. fails
uU.. This wagons HOr Alley dIe--- an
It's miac. cause l seen It FIRST. an choo-el
! have to do a seveE-day go-ts- I-pledse.
an him doIn' The Waude. in jew at IN
my tr-iL Say. honest. "hatts- you thilk
that guy wants? Wants me to give him
L. X that automobile / paid my good. hard
earned coin L. the city FOR, al take enc
@ them DeadwaOds Res bad in the hsyIUft
slace FIliry was Mayor. : skinned MN. /
told him over The telephone lie ought. le
ashamed to try TO = idle "A gold brick Eke
thps IA q guy like me. that's got wrinhled
III the same bCsint SIS. Now. iook-a here. |
vs.. Boh-e. you Talk Ike gOslin'. one o
you de khJnds gin me bum steer, an
ioOs advantage u; It. Ia i Well. 1 says.
'sposen lie G NINE bum steer an touted
me onto Jis that wasn't wori h 30 cents
"a carload for scr2piron an kildIiu' would
YOU make "A hoiier! Nay. nay, YOU wouldn't.
papa. YOU'D tel! me, like I'm tsi.in' you
rcw-that they ain't TO mistakes rectihsd
after you leave tie Cashiers wince-. Al.
business men an bankers an Circus short
cha ge gIafters knows that. See?
say. thought he q tear down the switch
beard In The ms n office wh-n J hand i
linn that hot one. So / hung p the hook
an came away. But ANT / right: 'Sp0s N
] git an order TO so down u a store an sit
n coat. There's pile q linen busters an
a pile OF overcoa:s on the cabe. It's winter
tlI:se. The guy says take GOAT. DO |
snatch q linen buster?
We'll. this guy EOhIe is irwin to hand
me hack linen buster for ii big, Juicy, Ia.
warm. heavy over coat. but III shak Il so
with the chilts. l can't see him. He's So.
ny other wagon down there but / IN not n
"a hurry uSt. 4. I'll wait TIL he sends