Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-01
By Geo. T. Pardy

men ne learned OF q SelIleUeut VI
Germans at a place called Little Falls,
and remembered what he had heard
regarding Heres fondness for German
songs. Also there was a man in White
Cloud who asserted that HERES had a
relative in the settlement in question.
Determined not to overlook the slight.
est clue to the defaulter's hiding place
Murray set out for Little Falls, which
is several hundred miles distant from
st. Paul.
He arrived in Little Falls, a place
of about 1000 inhabitants, and made a
house to house canvass in search Of
his quarry, but found nc trace of HERES.
He was about to return to White Cloud
when the school-teaching side OF
Heres came again to his mind and he
proceeded to visit the schools. The re.
suit was unsatisfactory; HERES was
not engaged in educating the younger
generation of Little Falls. But there
were several country schools, and Muir
ray paid a visit to a s~torekeeper who
was one of the school trustees, This
man informed him that there had been
some new teachers recently hired for
country schools and suggested that
the detective should interview the
clerk of the school board, who lived
close by. The latter official proved &C.
commodating, and enquired the names
Of the teachers whom the stranger
sought. Murray said that he did not
know their names. The clerk stated
that two new teachers had been ap-
pointed to little rural schools about
40 miles out in the country, both of
whom were new arrivals in that sec.
ton of the state, but neither was
named Heres.
Murray decided to visit the two new
teachers, and also determined to OBJ
tain q companion who knew the coun.
try round about in order that there
might be as little delay as possible in
making the trip.
There was a big fellow named Rich.
ardson in the town, who held a sort of
commission as town policeman or con-
stable, and the detective, without dis.
closing the real object of his journey,
asked him to accompany him on a
hunt for prairie chickens of which
there was a plentiful supply in the
woodlands. Richardson was delighted
with the notion and asserted that Muir
ray could not have picked out a better
guide as he had been born there and
knew the surrounding country like a
book. Murray hired a splendid team
from a %liveryman, consisting of a light
cracky wagon and a pair of spirited
horses. He also procured a shotgun,
cartridge belt and two valuable dogs,
the better to carry out the idea of the
supposed shooting trip. On Wednes-
day, October 5, the two men started
and drove about 20 miles on the first
stage of the journey, hating to break
fast at a crossroad store. Here Muir,
ray saw fit to inform his companion
of the real object of their journey, and
the latter protested vigorously. He
did not relish the idea of substituting
serious business for pleasure, and
changed from a jolly hunter of fowl
to a solemn faced and much disguised
policeman. Still, with considerable re-
%luctance, he consented to go on and
they proceeded to the first school to
which Murray had been directed. The
teacher was a little Frenchman, who
could not speak German and did not
answer to the description of HERES
in any particular, but he waXed elo-
quent in dilating on the physical at
fractions of the teacher in the next
district school.
Eat man." said the volatile Gaul,
"he hat re long mustache. Very fine,
oh, very fine! Re long curling moos.
tache-and | hat no moostache at all"
He clasped his hands and sighed
mournfully at the conclusion of his
speech, and Murray, having thanked
him, climbed back into the wagon fol
lowed by the still sullen Richardson,
LII ulONG Oh' " pO6ul ~ lOOh Do
though the long trail was drawing to a
close, for judging from the little
Frenchman's description there was
every indication that the other teacher
was the much sought for HERES
When they came in sight of the school
Murray unhitched the horses, TIED
them, and the two men started across
toward the building on foot.
IF this is the man | want said Muir
ray to his companion, Il will nod tt
you and you arrest him."
"Ill do nothing of the kind" sale
Richardson sulkily. I'm the first place
I have nc authority, and | won't ares
a man without it."
Murray swore savagely under hii
breath, but maintained an air of un
rufled GOODNESS, He saw that Richard
son, who had been drawn into the
affair against his will, meant what hi
said, and would probably persist in hi'
refusal to assist him. It would nevel
do to have his mission fail just at the
moment when 1t looked as though sue
cess was about to crown his efforts
mere was nothing for 1t but to try tn,
effects of a gigantic bluff and coerc,
this unwilling policeman into second
ing him. He halted abruptly and sur
veyed Richardson with a cold an,
menacing air.
See here, Richardson" he sail
sternly, I've had enough Of this inter
ference with me in the execution o
my duty. | want you to understand
that I'm an United States marshal
and that what | say goes. Now let
have done with this nonsense. / here
by declare you my deputy and unde
my orders. You must obey the Law
and serve"
"Not without being sworn in" re
turned Richardson doggedly. For al
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