The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-03-16

ried march for the railway station three hot miles
Off. AS we went, Foxy ignored and clummed
with the local guardian angel of the wild things in
way should have taken as an insult had we
not trusted Foxy and his always effective, always
hidden scheme for our ultimate safety and triumph.
Reaching the station, the train approaching
Foxy was first to leap aboard. and We noticed that
as he Went down the aisle OF the smoker and turned
a seat so that four might all sit tete tete he
kicked some things about under the seats Also as
we settled for the short ride he piled the warden
with leading questions about his former prowess in
arTesting dangerous characters such as we Also
Cor Foxy also chewed in moderation) he offered
the officer chew from the piece of twist the pris
oner carried carefully in small and drt-proof bag
The mnion of the law was not sparing of his vic
TINS property, and soon, while in the midst of a
thrilling tale OF capture, the raconteur found his
mouth too full for further utterance He stopped
looked all about if seeking something, gave up
the search also the juice. and went ahead with his
story
# HE train delayed half hour at junction
point just outside the town, and Foxy kept the
officer chewing and narrating constantly Then just
the locomotive giving its long whistle for the
station, our mainstay leaned forward, tapped the
warden the knee and said:
Well old horse, this thing has gone just as far
as it's going. You're going let off here and let
us go back to our fshing-even SEEMING if
care to do so with improvised hammock seine
We sleep in no Jail tonight-do you understands
The officers face momentarily blank then he
brstled up and replied:
None O yer blufn, Gull! I've got We now where
theys other ossifers, an yen along peaceabe or
case agn ye-tryin' t intimidate ossifer."
There's no bluff in this said Foxy calmly as
the train slowed down. ''If you'll read that para
graph of the law yonder in the end of the car then
look at this puddle of nicotine about your feet on
the floor, and consider what you know my friends
and l. and perhaps that newsboy sitting there,
can testify to who, alone is responsible for the
pool (Which is almost deep enough seine for
IND you where We've got you dead to rights.
If there's any further progress in this sening case
you'll share the common drawing of the county
Jail with yourself, for violating the sanitary laws
OF your particularly sanitary state, which laws are
just as strict by the way, the game protec-
ton laws That's the proposition. You take it
leave it as it lies"
BY this time we the platform The train
bound back toward the direction we had come was
whistling in. The two under orders to pass
there that day. The station stop for the easbound
had not yet been made. The warden had five min
utes to study it, He still about four OF
those minutes to his credit unused For, after look
ing with open mouth and goggling eyes for min
ute at Foxy he threw up his hands and said:
you have got dead t rights old scout
dead t rights. You fellers is free t. go that
train; and say old scout, would We mind givin
one more chaw off yer twist and tellin me tn
tn brandt"