The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-09-26
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a circus to him.
81 give him details. The murderer Is
workingman. He comes home and
finds clam fritters instead of pork
chops for supper. and. seizing the
butcher knife. he plunges 1t into his
wife's heart. His children scream out
I'm horror. and he fees. He heads this
way. He has no money and Is prob.
ably hiding In n haystack or barn. He
has the knife with him and Is des.
perate man. but | do not fear him
That's my business-to tackle desper.
ate men.
81 want permission to search the
outbuildlngs. II It is toward night
suggest that l go on watch right after
dark And. oh. how the game works!
No matter how ! describe the murder
er's appearance and dress. the farmer
and his wife have seen him skulkIng
along the highway. search barns
and stacks. The farmer. armed with
a pitchfork. accompanies me. We find
nothing. but that doesn't prove that the
murderer is not I'm the neighborhoOd
throw out hints and am asked to
stay all night to protect the house
Glorious supper. Glorious bed. Clio
rIous breakfast. Aud then make an.
| other search and move on to the next
! place. Like enough my host squeeZes
a greenback into my hand at parting
Oh. man. man. but it's lead pipe
cinch. There's millions In It!
"Say at about noon come along to O
farmer at his gate. He calls out:
"'Can you hoe corn, WillleT
| "'Not today
""Then get along with you, for
there's no dinner for your
"If can pass sharp eyed man
like you guess my disguise will do
"'Whad you meanT
Wins by His Badge.
"rhen let him get sight OF my
badge ana In n whisper ask him II he
has seen man with broken nose and
scar across his right cheek pass his
house within three or four days-es
capped convict, desperate man. $500 re
ward, killed keeper when escaping
has sworn not to be recaptured alive
Further particulars after dinner.
"Fine dinner. l am urged to eat
as much as horse. search the
premises after dinner. crawl under
the barn In doing it, and the farmer Is
so struck by my intrepedity that hi
forces me to accept a two dollar bill
See?
IL come along to farmhouse about
sundown. l peer and peek. / lool
both wise and mysterious. Farmer II
milking his COW, and he calls out:
"'Now, then, you shove along ol
you'll roost In jail tonightP
."'S-h-h-h! Can we be overheardT
"Aboud whad?
"'Hush. man, or you may scare tho
game OFF,
"Game? Gamer 49,,
"'Have you lately hired man-f
man with a broken nose and blind II
the left eyer
"'Naw. No sech man wanted to hir'
out to me-.
"Then we may converse In our usua
tones. | had hint that he might b'
here. You see my badge and whlsker'
and darbies. Been on his trail for tive
weeks
"'You don't say! What did the fel
Ter do?
"He's a Black Handler and threw 1
bomb that killed five people
"'Lands save us! And he came thi
wayr
"As near as I can make out w
had best search your barns after sup
per-
Catches Another Lobster.
"Glorlous supper. | am Invited L
stay all night. accept. Search is MI
but the fugitive assassin may be hid
ing In the woods close by and visit til
: house at late hour In search of food
| am given the paror bedroom. that
, may be In and out of bed every hour
Twice during the night, as ! relate Il
the glorious breakfast table. ! hear
suspicious noises and softly slid out o
doors, but the murderer escaped i
the darkness.
"Farmer comes down with sea
] for my eternal vigilance and anothe
e on my promise to keep my eyes oper
e Then l move on TO conquer new fields
d So blamed easy that Pm getting cor
e science stricken. / meet up with
Q country constable who gives me tn
: collar.