The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-06-03
~ said I've seen that scamp Of
a Lyster, and have"
"You don't mean it, boy?"

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ADO you reckon I'd come trail.
in way in from Grabtown and
stop the Times press IL | didn't
mean ii? I've secn LISTER. The
policeman on this beat and u hack
are at the door below. I've sent
back four or five printers ! met
just leaving. Come on. No time
to lose. Wen have TO move lively
to carry this scoop through before
the Herald gets on"
We ran downstairs and jumped
into the hack in which the police.
man was seated.
go to Grabtown by way OF For.
est avenue and stop there by n big
canning factory" said Muggins to
the driver. "And YOU get us there
as quick as you can"
When we had started Riley said:
"Now, tell us all about IL, boy.
You're absolutely sure you have
seen Lystcr?'
"Surc. lie is hiding in the house
of an old Irish woman named Judy
Whalcn out in Grabtown. IL il on
the same street and just n little
ways from where I have my own
private apartment aud bawth.'
| am coming up In this world, liv.
ing on the same street with Mr..
Winthrop Forsythc Lystcr."
"Go on and tell your story."said
Riley. at will save time and help
me to put into shape what | want
TO write II It's really Lystcr.'
swell, il was just this way"
said Muggins. I'D got almost
home when saw man come out
of the alley back Of the Whalcn
house and hurry across the street
To the letter box under the lamp
post and mail II letter. Then he
scurricd back across the street.
lie had a little limp in his right
leg. and ms there's been columns
in the papers about that limp of
LISTERS ! says In myself, says l:
'Mcbbc that's I.ystcr,' and II was"
Glow do You know"
'Follcrcd i'm. reasoned il was
Lyster from the way Pips acted.
Lyster kicked Pips once for no
cause. rips amt forgot il nor
have ]. Pips growlcd and ! had 10
snatch him up and hold him under
my o%ycrcoat To keep him from
growing more. Lystcr went back
into the alley, jumped owe the
fence and went into the Whalcn
house. There was n light in the
little back room of the Whalcn
house. ! sncakcd up on tiptoc.
The window shade hadn't been
pulled down over the window by
about n halfinch. I pccpcd under
the shade, and there he was."
"Iystcr?'
"Forsurc. You s'posc I'd clipped
away back to the Times Office il il
had been anyone clsc?"
"Nhat was Lystcr doing?"
"lle was sitting by n little tn.
bic covered with papers, and he
had n lot Of money before him
money belonging to poor folks he'd
robbed. ! saw him gather up the
money andthe papers and put 'cm
into Il valise. Oh, il was Lystcr,
all right"
II was Lyster. We left the car.
riagc several blocks from the
Whalcn house and Muggins guild.
ed us TO the place. The light was
still burning in the little room.
Riley and | crept up and saw Lys,
ter as plainly as Muggins had seen
him. He was sitting by the it'll.
table writing. A door was by the
side of the window. The big po.
liccman put his shoulder 70 the
door and II yielded instantly. Lys.
ter gave little cry ofalarm, buthe
offered ne resistance. All that he
said was:
81 hope you'll not be hard on old
Judy Whalen for letting me stay
here. She did it out of gratitude
for kindness my dead wife showed
Judy years ago. III 90 with you