The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-05-28

with two other gentlemen. snd
entered the news stand Of J. X JUS
tice. where I purl aased a copy %
Country Life In America.
Returning down Second Az.
passed w. -. wood and d. 3. Wnfd
on the Bailey building corner and
saw John =. Miller. james T. Az
new and George Russell engaged ,
animated conversation ia front %
Joe schlumpfa cigar store. FUR
Their on Andrew Heinrich and Nor
liz Thomson we're standing in the
entrance 20 the Butler hotel anf
Tom Page vas talking with two
Newspaper reporters In front Of
smiths drug store. AT the James
~. corner / met =. c Million and
!. c. whitioek coming from ths
Butler grill.
Sees Capt. cell.
Turning north on second Az. I
met Capt Bell OF the United States
secret service In front OF tbs
Hinekiey block. ssv Claude Mel
drum. agent OF the Great Northern
railroad. standing In the door cf
bis office on the corner Of Colum-
bia NJ.
1 walked ielsnrely up Second az.
20 the store OF Frederick d Aesson
which ! entered aud ascending this
stairs 10 the second floor. asked 90
Be- shown a hammock The young
lady Who waited On me acted ~
though she suspected my sincerity
- a prospective purchaser and her
suspicious were confirmed when
walked out without purchasing.
Returning down the street I en-
tered the jewelry store OF y L.
Gates. where / made a small pur-
chase and passed the time 0f day
With the proprietor. Mr. Gates.
From tho corner OF Second ar.
rode up James st 20 the James ST.
power house on ear No. 70. con-
ductor III and motcrman t54.
Later returned 20 Second av. o.
car No 20. conductor No. s1i. and
transferred TO Capitol Hin car No.
%. conductor 1908. which car
boarded At SOS. A young lady
with auburn hair sat NEXT 20 ma
but will probably not know until
she reads these words how easy ir
would have been At that moment
Tor her to win a reward OF $500
BY capturing me.
To James St Power House.
Walking back down Pike 81. and
Second av. to James 81. took
James 81. car No. 50. riding 10 tho
James 81. power house. AZ my ar
rival there bad been announced in
the Star already on the Streets
found large crowd awaiting me.
! slipped off the car as ~ swung
the curve into tho terminus and
walked across the street towards
where Patroiman $50 was scannirg
the faces Of every arrival. II $50
had not been such bum sleuth he
would have seen the movement By
which I intended 70 and did eluds
his scrutiny Among others In tina
crowd at the power house l saw
Judge Cam, y. r Eastman and
VIII "a. Thompson. At the entrance
to the power house a Star newsbov
and a man with his hand bandaged
were watching the faces OF persons
alighting from James st cars and
discussing the probabilities OF nv
capture Had either o. them reach-
ed out his hand he could have cap
turod me and been entitled to the
reward.
Dlnes at Olympus Cafe.
From the James 81 power house
I walked down town whore I dined
az the Olympus cafe. ! then took
Yesler way car 20 the lake. q
park steamer to Madison park. re-
turning TO the city via Madison 81.
between nine and ten o'clock. THIS
entire detour was uneyentful as but
few persons we're encountered who
appeared 20 be looking for ma.
Upon my return 20 the city I sought
Madison st lodging house and
retired.
This morning I walked down
town and breakfasted shortly be-
fore nine o'clock at the Rathskeller
cafe. After breakfast crossed tbs
street 70 the lsowman building and
taking the elevator went 60 call
on State Senator Robert r. Booth.
10 whom I pretended I was pug
zled citizen from Everett seeking
information as to the terms and
workings OF the new direct pri-
mary law. soon to be tried in that
city. Senator Booth became much
interested in Snohomish county AZ
fairs but the questions he asked
puzzled me at times and the ans
wers gave him must have aroused
his suspicious as he looked rather
quizlcally at me from time 10 time.
once he rose from his seat and I
almost started from my chair In the
thought that he had finally become
convinced who ! was and was
about TO capture me. but be did not
do so.