The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-03-16
AT THE END
OF H FLIGHT
By LEE HILL
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Copyright, by Daily Story Pub. Coz

MIR. "Shifty'' Smith, heecer OF !
the guileless, with his usual skill ex-
tracted the fat strangers pOcketbook J
beneath the morning Globe-Demo- |
erat which he held in a position to
screen the action from the view of
the Others in the car, and then,
thrusting the spoil into his trousers
pocket, reached out and pressed the
bell button. This signal to stop was
at once needed, for the car had al
most reached the corner. "Shifty"
was pushing his way through the
crowded interior toward the step
when the thin, nervous gentleman
with the squirt and the eyeglasses
recovered the use of his vocal
chords, temporarily numbed at what
the Globe Democrat had failed to
hide from his gaze, and cried out:
"You're robbed, sir! You're
robbed And there goes the fellow
Catch him, somebody"
This startling information in
stantly threw the car into confusion.
The young lady with the library edi-
ton of "When Swords Were Thirsty
for Blood" shrieked aloud; the lit
tie blonde s~tenographer clasped her
hands together as if in silent en-
treaty to the gods; the conductor
seized the rope above his head and
tangled the bell while several hands
reached out to detain Mr.. "Shifty"
Smith. But that gentleman, being
too agile for those cruel passengers
who would deprive him of liberty,
tore himself free, struck the mar
4; with the ford complexion square in
} the nose, slipped between the dys-
peptic looking lawyer and the young
lady with the fsh-net purse, pushed
aside a messenger boy,dodged around
: a fat business man, ducked under
!, the arm of a youth with a dog-eared
collar, and sprang off the car. The
J, latter had not quite come to a stop
: and "Shifty' alighting without
preparation to overcome momentum,
was thrown PROSTATE in the dust.
BY no means discounted by this
misfortune, however, the feecer was
soon on his feet and sprinting rap
, IDLY up the avenue, pursued by sun
dry men and boys with a blonde pc,
: liceman at their head.
Biggest pickings I've had fol
7 weeks he murmured, exultingly
!. "But it does look like Pm W
against the real thing with tina.
mob after me- he added, ruefully
u He darted up a shabby side stree.
i and then into an alley. 1t was
q dark, dirty, and foul smelling place
!, which was exceedingly offensive t
"Shifty;;" but he knew only toc
/, well that ii was the safest thorough.
= fare for fleeing criminals. Behint
. him he could hear the shouts of thu
rabble and an occasional shot from
" -
the blonde p%Uliceman's revolver, bu
he did not look back again till h,
reached the next corner. From her,
he saw that he had gained consider
ably, and with newborn hope h
g sped on up the alley. Two NOR,
If blocks and he was still farthe.
1t ahead, so he turned a corner anC
10 slowed down to a walk that h
might not attract attention. Alon!
q eos he made his way for "a shor
p a.. lance and then crossed the stree
IL and entered the Model saloon. II,
If did not pause in tine place, however
but sauntered by the tapster anG
y, proceeded out into the e a yard
lBy now the shouts of the approach
re sing mob came to his attentive ears
s. CHANGING around quickly, he saw h,
1t was in a small back yard surrounded
Il by a tall board fence like they built
is about baseball parks. This wall h,
climbed with the dexterity Of a wall
b scaling soldier and dropped into thu
alley beyond. The clamor had nov
become so loud on the street he ha(
just quilted that he once more start
ed to run. To continue this he
/, knew would sooner or later attract
\ attention somewhere along the al
! ley, so presently he paused, and, see
ing no one in sight, crawled through
a shed window.
- @6hifty" found himself in a sort
of woodhouEe illumed but family by
i 4ha Iiobt from fbo w;rJow oo1 4L.4