The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-12-15
Bup MARLIN

back % the perch of The stkomss bnas'
Gad rotied his rta,ly shod feet on the porei
rsi was badly wanted by the police O
the ~ cily thirty mii,s sssy. there hat
been a tray Enaichod 10 q iswelry store, |
feuAfkAblv bold sitsmpi, ard one ot ID,
darltg gArg had been esught. The polic,
knew him 70 be Bud Martins ehum, and
the lad sbo wss on the watch outside ID,
i4wtlsi' Z bore d cided resemblance to Bud
80 Buf was wsuisd ard his description
wss sent out, snd the detectives locked
high AID low for him 10 all the usual hauuts
AID here he sat, taklrg a siests on the
sunny porch sud whillfg for The hue ard
cry TO eool down, ard for bis mustschc to
gtow-snd both operations n Hqulred time.
he knew thst be couldn't II ID a safer
hiding place. The li,,le town was ~ The
HIGHWAY travel, the Iearest railway station
VAS stgeu miles away. The chances were
a thousAId 10 oHe thsi be would not be
recognix ID 10 this dull retreat. To The
bo,el proprietor be was a cigar drummer
whose samples had gone sstray, aud who
wss nursing g spraiued ankle while be was
xtlllDg TO hear from the house.
Fact OF II Is. Bud explained to him,
sin't particular whether ! lote a we,k or
not and ] don't care blame whether the
the house likes Il or DONE Ike IL. That's
me. can get a ID any time, an I'm ak.
ug no oddl OF Fgg!efheim an Jacobs an
they know Il.
The tall, old landlord noddt bis sppro.
val Of these Independent sentiment.
You're welcome to stays longs YOU
Ike, be drawled. | dunno OF better
place for feller to get back his health.
Just tome and 20 as you like, an II things
don't suit you, why, speak up and say So
an wen do our best to make 'em suit. We
Amt settin' any Wsldorn.Astor table. but
what We put on II is clean an fresh, an
there's plenty OF it. That's straight, amt
IT.
You're all light, old msu, laughed Bud,
with fash OF his whit teeth. III kick
good and plenty II there's anything to kick
about.
So that redoutsble leader Of the Gt finey
gang loafed about the hotel and found him
self growing stout, and presently discover.
I'd that he WAS awiully tired OF 1t all, and
that his ears hungered for the rattle Of the
carts on the cobblestones and his eyes long
ed for a sight Of bis old companions. But
he had msde up his mind that the days Of
his rustlcatlon must not be less than ten
By that time the hunt for him would relax
and the mustache he relied upon to add
half dtzen years to his appearance would
be grown to the proper proportions.
Bud Martin was but twenty. He had
crowded good deal Of experience into
these twenty years and IL made him look
older. Aud the mustsche would add few
years to this.
IL was the afternoon Of the ninth day
Of Buds enforced soourn that he sat with
hls chair tipped back ard bis feet on the
porch rail. He was very glad that the
next day would bring his release. Time
was hanging heavy on his hands. He didn't c
care TO read, there was really nothing to
do, ard thinking tired him. He yawned
and half closed his eyes.
Where was Tommy Cotton and Jtm
Cooley! Lying low, no doubt, aud wonder 9
Ing where he was slowed away. He knew
where Spike Daley was. The police had 4
Spike fast enough. He'd 90 up the rivei
sure. Foolish Spike, be shouldn't have
taken any tuch chances. Bud had implor- D
I'd him to let the job alone. He had called l
Bud coward. That settled 1t. II Bud I
aver caught him alone he'd make him take I
back the eplthet. But there was was little
,hance of catching him now. He'd get
anywhere from three to seven years for d
hat Job, and lot Of things can happen in
hrce years Bud might be up the river u
himself, lie was sure to get there some IL
ime. He had dodgtd the gIim old resort b
o far, but he felt ihas its iron gates were e'
ure to open for him. He'd given them
'lenty OF cause for desiring him. He'd 20 b
e, 10 doub; for burglary. He was too
lever lad to lie timseIf down to any 81
srticulsr branch CT criminal education. hi
nything 10 the lawbreskirg line came
andy 10 him. CO
Llw-breskirg-that's what he was born IL
} excel In, II be didnt happen to be nip.
I'd 10 soon. He was law. breaker by sg
lrly tiaiaifg, he was law-bresker BIZ
iucs lon, strengthened by inclination ed
be police were his natural enemies aad di'
, made their LOT as ulhappy as he possibly
'uld. They would get him In time and Id
ow him lEtle mercy. Well, he would ro
sd them merry dance before they got
e nppers on Bis wrist. What be was sh
raid VI was his violent temper. lie was EV
lite likely 10 use bis gun reckltssly when Gr
rntred, and that meant serious eonse. tin
euces. He must put a cub on himself.
Aud ,htn his eyes close1 AID be fell a. Bu
up and 81 lpt Ike a tired child. lie awoke
tn Little start and sarei abou. him ba'
zen he drew cut his watch. was near aga
4 o'clock. He had been asleep more COY
an an hour, Glad that dream wasn't |
ie. he mutlered. Gaess I'm getting the che
ies. An. my fool's asleep, too. ! netd !
ercise. Here goes for walk. ]
he drew bis feet down from the rail and Pei
Dee from The chair aud stepped from the ~
reh into the highway. Then little !
lie chased across his rather good looking M,
e. TO
would be great Ike, he muimured, )
| could leave behind me rome reminder 1t
my vista cracked safe or a looted till -t
a cleaned OCT show case, something for ]
&c y1ps to remember me by. and
ie turned ard looked abou. the little i
lsge. Id 20 for the old bAtk over yon- ilsi
:, be said, but ihsl's too big job for one