St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-11-21

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and as it was also a holiday, there
were at least four thousand men |
crowding and pushing one another IN
the pool room.
There were three men among the
1000 who were vitality interested IN
each others movements, but 1t was
not until they came in from the sec
ond heat that Mr.. William Lyman
address not found in the directory
discovered J. BROMLEY of the san
Francisco detective force standing be-
fore the boards, we'll in front OF the
crowds and apparently studying the
odds with thoughtful eye. 1t occurred
to Mr.. Lyman that ]. BROMLEY other
eve was keeping watch on the rear
| exits.
Mr.. Lyman melted away into the
crowd like fog before the sunshine, be-
| ing by nature ever modest and retlrlng
when an official appeared on the land
scape He wriggled his way back I'M
til he sighted his friend and co-part-
ner, Mr.. Collins, and retired with him
from the range of inquisitiVe ears.
| Mickey, liz III uAAIbl S4"'
We're pinched."
HE'LL" observed Mr.. Collins pro-
faneIy, staring around him in an I'M
pleasantly suspicious manner.
Sure thing. Brownley's up in
front. He's done up something great
but you can't fool me on BROMLEY,
It's him sure"
Mr.. Collins expressed a desire that
the immortal part of J. BROMLEY
might be subjected to roasting pro-
cess for an indefinite futurity. Under
stress of emotion, Mr. Collins was apt
to be vituperative.
Hes follered us all the way from
Frisco he grumbled wrathfully, IAN
three times this month we've just got
off with our necks. The only way to
get rid of BROMLEY is to kill him.
And have the whole U. S. know we
did it? Not on your tin-type, Mickey
| don't throw my head away like that
Never kill a man unless you have to
S'pose you sneak around front and see
il the roads clear for break"
Mr., Collins worked his way swift!
back to the front entrances and casu
= ally looked out. One would have salt
= that he was enjoying the beauty OF TIT
cloudless sky, so innocently distan
= and distracted was his gaze; certalnl!
no one would have suspected that n
saw two men look quickly at him ant
away.
The two men outside looked at on
another, and moved closer. They Wer
D in no hurry. J. Brownley's order
were that unless these two shy bird
could be captured together at tn
;. track, they were to be quietly and car
:. tiously followed to their lairs, an
there invited to take up their res
~ dence in the nearest police station.
AZ The reasons why Messrs. Lyma
6 and Collins were so greatly in deman
In were numerous and interesting. Thes
ri were versatile gentlemen, and If on
&c vocation proved irksome or unhealtl
y, full from the legal point of view, the
could always pass on to another. The
I'd found it convenient to change the
n. occupation frequently, as well as the
"a. post office address; it diverted the O
er fetal mind, and kept it guessing.
Mr.. Collins found his partner in
marveIous1y short time; he was use
y to it. He shook his head trif1
which meant that their immediate f
ture was not of an encouraging natur
Mr.. Lyman thrust out his under lip
token of his displeasure, as they edge
| away from their nearest neighbors.
IF we run for it when the GROW
Il goes out to the track, theren be
Il million smart Alexis ready to he
II 'em catch us" he unused disconte1
IA edIy. Il think they mean to catch
IA here if they can, or track US down
"a a good place and nab us. But tn
IA don't know that we're onto 'em. We
M fool 'em. We might raise a big 70
IA Mickey, and light out in the rack
M Well stampede the crowd. that's it
~ Mr.. Lyman radiated good natu
vi again. as he thought of the mischi
. at his command.
M 'Fire?" queried Mr.. Collins du
M ously.
IN MN, no, Mickey; that's an
IN gag. we IL w SOAISIllAI OAASAA4
~ Brownley's in front of the WHIT
d bunch-awful reckless to stand
Il front of a crowd-the other chaps {
back of it, and we'll keep about thr
quarters back, and save our shi
de- while we lose the other fellows. Cha
but Mickey; it's most time for the star
lep' Mr.. Collins was not man of ma
nch words, but his little eyes twinkled
Mr.. Lyman hastily told him what
ave do. He wriggled swiftly away, i
.lIh himself in the thickest of the Gro
Iop' and managed to get his brown del
III knocked off, When he came up fir
III searching for it in the press, seve
TOT. feet from where he had been, he
'Wl' in his hand large and rakish lii
Tue felt, which he tilted well over
eye. He was now ready for busine
and If there were any investigat
,au gentlemen craning their necks to
49, a man in a brown derby, they mis-
80 him.
Ead Then Lyman. caught Collins
III. over the heads Of a dozen or m
a,;o men, and pulled out a huge roll of
~ which ran into the thousands, fut
III. ing them over with the air of +
$50 who has plenty more, and will ]
Aoid tho whole business with all the nj