The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-23

" ops
months since you have looked me
squarely in the eyes. Whenever have
looked at you you have flushed and
turned your eyes away. The detective
told me that he even had an eye on his
wife. How do know where you 60 ?
You tell OF going down to bargain sales.
You speak Of going to evening prayer
meeting. You say you went TO visit a
dying baby. DO know that you did
these thngs?'
Mrs. Bowser was Indignant, but mt
the same time she had TO laugh, W
Mr.. Bowscr glored at her and took
one more look from the windows.
Same cats--samc boys.
'If you are going TO keep this mp
III telephone the doctor TO come here
and examine your head. 1t must have
wheels In 1t. For heavens sake. don't
go slcuthing around the street or you'll
be taken for an escaped lunatic"
But that's precisely what propose
TO do. madam" he replied. "There are
plenty of suspicious things in this
neighborhood that need investigating.
haven't the slightest doubt that,I rub
bed elbows with member of the
Black Hand band when l got off the
car this evening"
'Boshr
"And am quite sure passed a muir
derer just before reached the gate"
"rhen you'd better go out and arrest
them"
She didn't believe he would go. but
he did. He went on tiptoe. lie had
his hat cooked OH one side and one eye
screwed up to disguise himself. The
cook saw him go from the dining room
window, and she went upstairs to say
TO Mrs. Bowser:
1T must be an awful toothache he's
got TO put such face on him, and IL
there's any danger I want to get out. =
Bowser Plays Detective.
Mr.. Bowscr walked softly up TO the
corner and leaned against the fence.
The Black Hand man had disappeared,
but in his place there was a young man
with little mustache and d a,little,cane.
There was no doubt that he belonged
10 gang of child stcalers and Was
waiting around to pick up an infant.
He was carefully watched for ten min
utes, and then Mr.. Bowser stepped for
ward and said:
"You skate out of this or I'll give
you the collar! I'm on to your little
game"' e+- a
The young man almost jumped ont
of his shoes and then skated. lie flew
on wings of guilt Just then bank
robber disguised as u mechanic came
along and backed up TO the fence a
few feet away and sought 10 open q
conversation by remarking:
Fine evening. isn't it?'
No reply
"Isn't your name Joncs?"
No reply.
"Thc old cock must lie MS deaf as q
stone" said the man to himself. and
he was turning away when Mr.. Bow
ser touched him on the arm and said:
II may be deaf. but have eyes In
my head. I know your face. and I'D
wise you 10 trot along"
"Oh. you do? Who are you that
knows my face and orders me TO trot
along?"
Never mind. but trot IL you wish to
escape arrest"
The man was demanding cxplana-
tlons by the bucketful and splitting on
his hands and fiourishlng his arms
when the young man who had skated
reappeared with policeman at his
side, and, pointing TO Bowser, he
isped:
There ith the old hyena thath told
me to skare away"
The officer gave Mr.. Bowscr what Is
known as the collar and danced him
around and backed him against the
fence and threatened him and before
letting him go read him lecture that
had many exclamation points In It,
Where Is the Black Hander--where,
oh. where the murderer" asked Mrs.
Bowser as the amateur sleuth entered
the house.
what In thunder are you talking
about" he answered. ~ was out OF
cigars AMI had to 20 over 10 the drug
store to get some.' NJ. QUAD.
A Killing Frost.