The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-11

ings free. The boomerang came at the
end Of my trip. A constable who had
been himself on what he thought was
the trail and was afraid had got in
my work ahead of him gave me the
collar, and Of course It was soon
known that was following my nose In
the affair. had been careful not to
say that was an officer, but up In
Connecticut they can do most anything
with a tramp, and SO got sixty days
In Jail.
ut didn't turn out SO badly, however.
Under the laws of that state the ra-
tions of prisoner are named, and they
| must be weighed and well cooked. Aft
or day or two saw that the sheriff
was making money Off us, but | waited
until my time was out before moving
In the matter. Then found a lawyer
to take the case, and Mr.. Sheriff had
/ to come down with $50. W
| Another Little Game.
There's another little game I have
| played and always with a certain de-
gree OF success. It's mean trick, but
| feel no more shame over 1t than a
lawyer does when he clears a horse
thief he knows to be guilty. II can
get chance to sit down with farmer
or his wife for an hour can learn the
names and all about the people for sew
eral miles around. 1t would astonish
you to know how many families have
missing son. The boy has run away
years ago and not been heard. from
since. Well, what's the matter with
my being the long lost, at least while
| can get square meal?
Half dozen times I have been
taken for the long lost without word
on my part. have had woman come
| running down to the gate and man
come running from the fields, and they
didn't make up their minds about me-
| until they had set out the best In the
house. In two cases In my career I
filed the bill SO well that ! had to run
away. The trouble In playing the
game is that the long lost has returned
or that you are years older than he
would be- The only two lickingsI eyer
had from farmers / got when playing
the prodigal In both cases the son
had returned about week before and
was there to help In the humping I
got. i
Little Arts and Tricks, Sfs5
"Those who stand at the head of this
profession. as do, have to study little
arts and tricks to get there In the first
place and In the second to keep there.
One little art, as we will call II, that
does no harm to any one is to stop at
a farmers end ask if they know a Mr..
trays disappointment. You were told
that Mr.. Switzer lived in that neigh
borhood and in finding him your long
quest would be over.
| "You are asked what you. want Of
| him. and your reply is that while you
were sailing on the coast or the lakes
you became friends with Switxer. In
a gale. while you were aloft with him
reefing topsails, he fell into the raging
waters and was seen, no more. AZ
/ his chum you have Travelled many
weary miles to break the sad news to
his people. 1t will grieve them to
know that he will return to his home
never again, but you think they had
better grieve for time than to go on
hoping and expecting. ts ,5b
"You choke up while talking, my
boy. Tears spring to your eyes, and
you are about to turn away and limp
along in further search for. Mr.. Swift
ger when you are asked to stay all
night and are treated In decent. re-
spectful manner. It's deception. but 1t
Is also deception when salesman says
pair of black footed socks won't
crock. Take your meals and lodgings
and let the next day take care Of
Itself" NJ. QUAD.