The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-08-27

| shall know him on sight, however"
"Bosh.' exclaimed Mrs Bowser in
contempt. You want to leave the
detective business to those who are
paid for it. If people around here get
to know that you are sleuthing around
they viii call you n fool
Remember who you are talking to,
madam
81 shall. l say it's the craziest no
ton you ever brought home. and
you've brought a hundred. Give it up
before you get into trouble"
Mr.. Bowser took another tiptoe look
into the hall.
Then he softly opened the parlor
door and looked in.
Then he looked over Mrs. BowSer's
head at one of the back windows. The
sash looked suspicious. The panes of
glass seemed to have guilty knowI-
edge
"Sit still where you are. and don't
move finger until | return he
hOarsely whispered "Remember-n
finger-nOt a thumb-not a toer'
you'll be moving your fingers and
thumbs and toes toward an idiot asy-
lum before morning. she called after
him as he disappeared down the hall.
The minutes went on.
Just the Night For Murder.
1t was just the night for a cold
blooded murder
black visaged villain might even
then be straddle of the alley fence
with a thirst of blood in his heart.
Hist. Look out! Beware.
When Mr.. BOwser returned he had
donned an old suit of clothes, was
wearing a Scotch cap and had the
false whiskers of a stage villain. He
looked like cross between Vidocd
and an old tramp who lost his all in
the great Chicago fire. Mrs Bowser
gave one look and then burst out
laughing.
well. MADAME" queried Mr.. Bow
ser, with great dignity, after a min
ute.
Il have nothing to say. Go right
along with your seuth business. If
you get into trouble don't blame me-"
And when I return, madam-when
return after having landed the muir
derer in police station
yes. when you return"
81 shall have number of questions
to ask YOU and the cook. Don't at
tempt flight Neither of you can es-
cape me"
After standing for a few seconds
with q inn l.,
nose he tiptoed down the hall and
opened and shut the front door so
| carefully that she heard no sound. AS
| he emerged from the gate he caught
sight of man standing beside a tree
on the opposite side of the street
In one minute Hr. Bowser had
crossed the asphalt.
Waiting For the Cook.
In another minute the suspicious
character was explaining that he was
engaged to the cook in the house and
was waiting for her to come ont to
the gate He spoke with the accents
of truth, ana the old sleuth let him
60, but with a warning never to do it
again.
The next suspicious character was
| dressed in female apparel That was
just the disguise a murderer would
| adopt, and Mr.. Bowser took up the
| trail. He had pursued it for five min
utes and was about to advance and
place his hand on her shoulder when
she wheeled around and exclaimed:
See here, You old masher if you
follow me another step III pull all
the hair out Of your head"
Mr.. BoWser dropped the trail, but
two blocks on he picked up another
1t was that of lame man. There was
faint odor of pegs and wax in the
air. and he jumped to the conclusion
| that the murderer was passing him
self off rs cobbler.
Ten minutes later Mrs. Bowser was
called up on the telephone
rs this Mrs. Bowser?"
yes"
wife of Samuel Bowser"
YES"
We'll this is the Fourth police pre-
cinct. Your husband has been arrest
ed for passing himself off as an Off
GER, and he won't be home tonight
Goodby" NJ. QUAD.