Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-12-12


ously troubled by youth Of the name
Of Horatio Mann. Horatio was we'll
meaning young fellow, but he had err
roneous ideas. He had read dime
novels until. he had become imbued
with the idea that detective Is the
greatest of created beings, and it was
his ambition to be one. Hence his ad-
miration for Flynn. He had heard
stories Of the policeman's prowess, and
he haunted him. He wanted to know
all about his methods and his exploits,
and more than all else he wanted the
policeman to get him position on the
force or with some detective agency.
II know I'm just made for a detec-
tive" he said frequently. "All my in
clinations lie in that direction, and /
revel in mystery"
1t will be seen from this that Horatio
spoke reasonably correct English. In
deed, he had had a fair education, the
only trouble being that it had not
worked in" However, as Policeman
Flynn once remarked, "a ma-an can
get book-larnin' amy time iv his life,
/
be nach'ral gift.'' Horatio had the
book learning, but he lacked the
sense, and this it was that made him
SO annoying to the policeman. He
could not be persuaded that the life
of a detective was not one long ro-
nance, filed with DISCUSSES, thrilling
adventures and fabulous rewards. He
would make himself up in the most
wonderful and outlandish way, and
then drop in on Flynn to ask if that
would not fool the cleverest "crook. ;"
Later he amused himself by shadow
Ing people in the neighborhood, and
writing out reports Of his work"
which he submitted to Flynn for ap-
proval or criticism.
''Ye wa-ant me f'r to help We to be a
daytictive" said Policeman Flynn to
him one day. "M-m-m, well''-t1raw-
ing his hand over his chin in the old
familiar way-"I'll tell ye: what II do
FIR We. I'll give ye tn polls ixamina-
ton an see how We come out. IT is not
ye-er pla-an fr to :star-art in as a
pathrolman, iv coorse?"
"Oh, no. answered the youth. IT
feel that my talents are above that"
ct is what supposed" said Po-
licenan Flynn. 9TH woods is full iv
la-ads like you. Some iv thin wants
to be pr1sidint Nv r-railroad, some iv
thin wants to be editor Nv a news
pa-aper, some " thin wa-ants to be
gtn'ral manager " amy Of business
that's big enough, but most iv them
wa-ants to be day=tictiyes. Amy way
ye put 1t, they can do sbetther than tn
fellies that's. doin' tn work. now.
But t is shtrange thing to me that
tn min that's maxim na-ames f'r Thin
silves at tn top is niver tn vans that
sta-arted in up there. Did We liver
think iv that?"
moo, can't say that did," replied
the youth. -
"1v coorse not" said Policeman
Flynn, IAN ye w'u'd MT think tn
r-rule was f'r We If ye did. IT Is not
nicissary in ye-er ca-ase. Ye're too
sma-art. Well, mebbe so. Well thry
it on. livery la-ad that wants to be a
day-tictive has to be Examined, an I'll
put few QUESTIONS to ye Suppose We
was tn cha-arge ~ TIL day-tictive
work. an big burglary was com
mitted, what w'u'd ye DOE"
"'I'd look: for clue" answered
Horatio, promptly and confidently.
IT can see ye dom it, asserted Po-
liceman Flynn with a chtckle. ri can
see We goin' through tn .pla-ace. an
lookin' wise, an gettin' down on ye-er
knees f'r to Examine a bit Nv mud
through a smagnifyin'- glass, an thin
goin' out an measurin' tn thracks in
tn mud with fut-rule. can hear
We saying, This great crime. was
committed be a ma-an with q large tut
an a nail shtickin' out VIVIAN; shoe
T is only nicissary now f'r*to find tn
shoe an artist tn ma-an.' Ohio! we'd
ma-ake a gr-reat day tictive,, fr sure
rs not that what .you'd do q asked
Horatio. - :. II H.. - ~: 2 II .; -.
Tin not: ta-alkin' " what, I'd do. !"
returned Policeman. Flynn = .sI'm
ta-alkin' Nv what tn great day-ttc-
tive does. If#ye was: a r-real zday-tic-
tive an. had this work. RI to do. we'd
go to tn pla-ace an, LUX wise, an thin
ye dsgo back an ordher: TIL dhrae-net
put out livery na-an that: c,u'd ha-aa;ye,
done II an lots that Cut Mt w,u,d be
brought In '-z= :, =. s s
B g Arrested y Interrupted Horatio. 4.
sure, " replied Policeman Flynn.
%s But what ights would you have; to
arrest people agatnsts whom YOU had. no
evidence &: e. #szs $3.50 & 4 ~ Is \
|seXN hos ta-al kin sc rights q, retorted
Policeman lynn: i m kin, 81. th,
I:wa-ays 81 polls day tictives, ant
don't want ye ia Be botherin me
With ye-er fool quis lions: Fed ha-aY,e
thin lht al 7broug 81, sye'd Examine
thin u na-ake thin prove they5sW ma
I=n a hswans,. a. It'd own tilisye,d
got It bechune few W. thin Thin
mebbe sye'd la-and an through
some wan TEL An, on him sso' ss toz keep
lr-Eght With 81 s:InebbeS some felly
Ion outside TIL SIS &C: SOS
giYeA him more shWing..
Ohio they lots zswa-ays get:
f1n fac'al tlhout st tra-acin
scr-rime hat used 81
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