The Washington times., 1909-08-11
* THE FACE HE KNEW ~

didn't fit him at all-said he was
dressed in ragged corduroy, was smooIh
faced. about twenty-siX, and it didn
mention the big scar he had on one
cheek.
so I set here a ngurn' on the whole
proposition, an ] made up my mind
that this fellow had robbed you OI
course. hadn't never seen you, put
mean-your name. I thought he must
have killed you
Then, / took L. he fixed up the
mUstache an the scar an the rest
after he got out of Jail the night before.
] We heard of them fellows bein' aW-
Tul clever at DISCUSSES.
Then, in comes Jim Healey an says
he had a strange guest the day before
an ne hadn't come back after startlA
up the Martinsburg pike. He told M
what the guests name had peeh' an
where he had come from. Didn seem
20 know much about vou--I guess you re
a revenue man, amt y0uy Ihey nave
10 be derned careful in these parts
But how did you get away with sucn
a whole skin? That's what gets me
now"
Wondering. Dick took up the loose
money-order which the murderer mad
torn from the book.
suppose / can get that one u&ed
up. can't II" ne asked.
Sure you can. Just the same as
check. stop payment on II an draw
a duplicate, that's all
"Oh. of course-but, j1st now, I'll
take two Of these-and you needn't send
that telegram"
He wrote his name upon two of the
SIPS. When che agent pushed ten -
bills toward him, he handed back half
of them.
You keep those he said.
"Oh, that wasn't nOthin., Why the
company would have fred me II I'd
ever cashed such a signature as that.
But Dick urged and tine other finally
acQulesced. Then Dick took time to
I'LL IN and correct the suTmiSeS that this
shreWd young man had made. he had
forgotten his hunger till he came near
the end of his strange narrative.
And did YOU explain your theory TO
Mr.. Healy2" he asked suddenly.
sure, ! did, the agent informed him.
Ihen L guess III be safe IN going
back and getting some breakfast" Dick
exclaimed, and rushed out of the office
without waiting to bid the agent good
bye.
The proprietor of the Corn Center
Hotel had to be treated to three drinks
before he was convinced that he had
not at last fallen a victim to delirium
tremens.
"Lawdy-L awdy-Lawdy, he gasped
again and again. I thought you was
az dead as a mackereI Why, ef 1
hadn't been so't o. unde' the weathah.
sun, I'd shOly have sent those things
OF 70 home to 20 folks
AZ itAB IN ne was persuaded 10 near
the story while Dick ate. The break
fast was about the size Of two ordi-
nary dinners, but Dick did full justice
to every morsel of il.
And, after eating, Dick began to see
things In a more hopeful light about
that MartiHsburg trip. He had found
his way so smooth in Corn Center that
II seemed hard to imagine there was a
place on earth where he was regarded
as worse than a fairly prosperous and
entirely harmless individual.
He did take the precaution to visit
the station agent once more, though 1t
was already noon and he was growing
eager TO be OF.
did you send word about the real
murderer being here to Sheriff Spratt ."
he asked.
Yes. I telegTaphed right after I sent
word to stop the man at Warnerville.
I told Spratt-''
But Dick did not wait to hear the
rest. He had already engaged jim
Healey's best horse, and II was wait
ing for him when he got back TO the
hotel IN the one rubber-tired buggy
of Corn Center Dick started 20 drive 10
Martmsburg
The Continuation of Thu story VIII
BE Found I'm TOmOrroyv's
Issue of The Tires.