The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-10
ADVENTURE oE Up.

the face, in big black letters. was the
single line, 50 600 Reward"
Dere, said the boy. is de mug of
de guy what ne and 327 got pinched. II
it hadn't been for us, de fy cops Id been
a lookin' fer him yet We gifts wise to
his nobs, an gives de tip TO de flies, and
den dey makes de pinch. cops the coin,
an gives me an 81 the double cross
His name was John Rawlins Glimmer.
an he made q quick sneak out-a New
York five years ago after pinchin' $4,000
from de Newton National Bank. De pep
pers was full Of how smood guy he
was He was de bookkeeper an kept de
bank dope hooks, an he'd been pinchin'
an maxim de books lie about it for ten
years. Every day 1t was pinch an carry
one wild him. an in de afternoon he'd 60
down an put few dollars on de ponies,
spectin all de time to win out an put
himself back.
Me an 827 was readin' all about, an
wishin' dat we could get a chance to 90
a little hyin and win de dough dc bank
offers fer catchin' de guy. Den my
frten', the lutte over TO de Central, GIN
me dis bill of de play. wild de guys mug
on it, an tellin' all about him. Ne an
S27 learns it all by heart.
John Rawlins Glimmer,' it says, IS
years old, red hair and Eustash, mixed
wild gray. Little finger on right hand is
missing. Has big scar on back Of neck.
When excited is apt to stutter badly.
Has taught class in Sunday school. an
may be found takin' part in revival meet
ms. 5000 reward for his arrest an de-
tention. Left New York June II an is
supposed to have come TO Chicago.
'S227,' 1 says. after him an me has
got de descrip down hne, me an you
mus cop dat dough. View mus keep
our lamps lit fer Mr.. Glimmer, an when
We sees a guy wild his right mitt shy one
finger Wen trow him down an look fer
dc scar on de back OF his neck. You'll
have to go to Sunday school, S27, says,
an rubber fer guys wild red hair and
mustashes
1927 goes de mex Sunday, an dere's
a big gazaboy dere wild de right color
roof on his nut, an red color mustash,
but he has gray kid gloves on his mitts,
an 81 cant tell whether he's shy a lit
tie finger or not 327 says dat kid gloves
are suspicious anyhow, so he waits fer
de guy to get out on de street. Den he
slips up an gives him pinch in the little
finger on de right glove, thinking if it
was stuffed wild sawdust de guy would Mt
know it. But de guy let's out a yell an
so 1927 knows he is on dead IN. De mex
tree Sundays me an 1927 puts in pinchin'
red headed Sunday school teachers what
wears kids in de right hand little fin
ger, but dey all YELL an one of dem
hands 1927 a swift kick in de Stats, so
we knows dey are de real ting an not
bank robbers.
''All dis time de peppers is printin' sto-
ries about John Rawlins Glimmer.
Traced to Chicago, dey said. it is
knOwed that the Newton bank robber
come to this city. Offer of reward is
doubled. Ten thousand dollars for his
arrest, and detectives are hot on the
trail
DE night dat piece cum out in de pep
per dere was a telegraph cum from New
York to de bigges' fly copper in town.
It cum in about midnight, an it read like
dis:
Octopus, Glimmer. tentacles. Chica-
go, seven, tempus, catamaran. Eye.
~'Deliver dis message by special mes
sengeT Immediately, it said Spare no
pains. Most important.
De fly copper de telegraph was fer lives
six miles out in de rubarbs, an de man
ager calls IN me and 1927, an tells US to
60 over an get a buggy at de livery
stable and make a hurry-up trip. We
goes over, an I stops at de hash factory
to cop some sinkers an Gigs fer lunch
on de way. 327 goes ahead to get de
horse hitched up.
"WWhen I cum up to de stable ducks
out an leads me into de alley
"dere's a guy in dere wild red hair. an
his mustash is just shaved off. He's
is turned up to hide de back of his neck.
When goes into de Office l steps on his
toe, an he swears at me.
d" D-d-d-d-am you, hesays,
AN III bet says 327. he's de guy
we're after. We as good as got him
pinched now, says S27. What you go
in to do wild your $4,000 he says.
'GIimmer's in dere tryin' to hire a rig to
drive him down town, an the livery sta
BILE guys says. hen have to wait min
ute till he gets a driver in All de men
are out jus now. but he's expectin' one
back in a minute
who's bossin' de livery tonight?'
says /. Mike?
Yes
Tell him dere's a guy wants 20 see
him out here fer a minute.
Mike an mes old pals. and when he
Gums out I get him to let me put on
drivers coat an go out wild de guy me
and 327 tink is Glimmer. An l tells 81
to get a quick hustle out wild de tele-
graph TO de fly an to bring de ny back
wild him.
You call Up 1s offs on de telephone
frum de fys house. 1 says, and III
leave word here for you what's TO do
an where de guy has went
a. so I goes in. an Mike says here's a
driver for you, sir And de guy says.
'WeW9l. hurry up. ] haven't got no
time to lose 1 takes piece of red
chalk finds in de stable an 1 makes a
mark on de back Of de guys coat when
he amt lookin.'
Den 7 says, 'Excus me, sir, but you
got something on de back OF yere coat
'Brush 1T OF he says. and 1 pretended to
try, but couldn't make it come. It won't
come. sir, and It looks like big letter
y in red paint
e rW-w-ell. III g-g-g-et it Of the guy
- 81 r.
70 pull it of. Then he stops sudden and
pulls II up again around his meek an saws
%. we'll never mind. I'll change my
clothes in de mornin' anyhow.
by the time Mike gets my cab ready
327 is started out fer de ~, goin' ont
West Thlr ty-nrst street like fro engine
an it's along toward 2 clock in de
Where tor I says. touchin' my hat
to de guy.
saws. I want catch train at o'clock
I gets a hustle over to de West Side
an sen my guy safe in lower tree IN &c
st. Louis car Den cans Up 10 70
offs and puts de manager wise 70 de
whole show.
81 win can rou up IN a few minutes
saws. an Won tell him an oe fly COP 10
catch de train az de Engiew0od station.
Dev got time II 5ey drive fast De guy
dey want is in lower tree IN the 81 LOUIS
car
De fy an 70 makes Quick run IN
an catches De train q. X. at Engiewood-
ne fv walks IN an takes John Rawlins
GIfwner out q de berth. an John Raw
lins IS a rabbia ar gives de whole game
svav. Den a ay gives 81 dollar bin
an saws SPLIT that wid Jour partner.
nv boy. he says. an dat vas de NEAR
est We e~ercurn &C dat $l9.ss reward -
Chicago Tribune.
Everybody Happy.
A gentleman who had been intVeached