Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-26
THE SLICK FINGERED
SANDERSON
SK|O0ES
OR. THE NARROW ESCAPE
OF THE TRANSOM KID
Being the True Narrative Of
the Furious FuSiIIade and
the Trail Of the Menaclngly
Murmuring Mob,
"a True Story.)


II WAS the chilling hour OF one
Il, thc morning when the blood runs
low and the hair stands erect in the
naIe moonshine. All was deserted on
West Central avenue
melancholy Thomas eat mourn
Cd on the roo of the Armijo build
inc otherwise all was still.
4 lurid glare suddenly shone in the
dietance. 1t was Officer Highbargin
an his rounds. As the searchlights
ravs jllumined the wan s%tillcnss, a
dark and sinister form stole through
The gloow to the door of Schwarz-
man and With's meat shop.
The Unknown carried a board. Plac-
ing IT against the door, Slick Fingered
sanderson-for it was indeed he
thrusting his dagger deeper in its
sheath silently began to ascend. Anon
the Transom Kid was half way over
the door.
only the rear portion of his anat-
omy protruded.
steadily the dark lantern advanced.
its RAYS flashing now into n shop
door, now another.
The Thomas cat, on the roof OF the
Armiio building, ceased his serenade.
Something ominous was in the air.
Suddenly the binding glare shone
upon the patches on the seat of the
trousers Of Slick Fingered Sanderson,
in the transom,
Chapter II.
aha said the officer. "Those
patches; l could tell them in Indo-
China"
Rushing forward. the officer of the
law graspcd the board just as the tell
tale patches disappeared over the
ransom. He pulled his six shooter
and " shots crashed out in the
brooding stiffness.
A low groan sounded from inside,
The Transom Kid a run a splinter
through one Of the patches.
Chapter Ill.
Instantly there appeared on the
scene. as if by magic, officer Mar
quette and Officer O'Grady, trusted
members of the Night Watch, who
dashed around the corner and Joined
Officer Highbargin.
simultaneously, headed by Lou
Hol2, there came laundering down h
street a wild eyed throng of citizens.
as the Albuquerque Eastern de-
pot fire? gasped one.
Has the city hall fallen into the
new sewer SYSTEM" trembled forth a
d%isheveled councilman.
Armed with bludgeons and six
shooters, the motley crowd, murmur-
ing menacingly. drew together in front
of the meat shop,
The cat on the Armijo building spat
suddenly.
Chapter ".
Without warning a sound came
from the interior of the shop, startling
in its distinctness. 1t was the Jingle
of the cash register.
Quick" shouted the mob. The po-
lice dashed to the real Of The build
ing.
There was nothing there except an
old ash can in which n keen eyed
sleuth saw the remains Of an old over
shoe cut in a peculiar manner he
placed it in his pocket without . word.
Rubber Kissed Sanderson, who,
crouched in the gloom within, saw
the act.
Back to the front the officers rush
ed while the crowd increased in num-
Der and the swelling roar grew
louder.
The doors opened under the blows
of an axe and the mob surgod in.
"One portcrhouse steak, cut thick"
shouted Holz.
Back" cried Spot Moore. BE gem
Element. We have no business here
There is an undressed turkey under
the counter"
As one mar the crowd withdrew In
to the middle of the street.
Chapter Y.
Meanwhile, Sandorson, watching his
opportunity. slipped like a shadow out
the back door. having distracted
deftly two dollars from the till and
hastily thrust a string of bologna
sausage and a gallon OF oysters un-
der his coat. Swinging a ham In each
hand, he ran recklessly up the back
stairs to the narrow platform adjoin-
ing the alley. Watching his chance.
the lynx-eycd made a dash for it down
the front stairs into the crowd.
As he appeared the sullen roar from
the crowd rose to n shrek.
'Sanderson." they yelled. Seize
the ham,"
With one bound Holz reached the
center of the street and whirling his
six shooter aloft, fired three times.
With n dcspairing yowl the cat on
the Armijo building dropped o stor-
les with a dull sickcning thud.
only six lives left he snarled.
Chapter vi.
Why did you get out in the street,
asked the innocent Bystander.
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