The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-13

found. people all over the United States we're read
suicide!
kho was prouder than . peacock Of her murder
mystery and especially when the county sher1
came down from Jefferson and Joined In the hunt
for the remains Old Billings: and Davis was IKE
. man He hardly had time to "a, H. ran
around town and discovered ciues everywhere aaA
Casey worked SO hard turning ou, ezra EDITION. Of
the twss that he scarcely had time secd Ola
Billings properly He spens al his ses~een the
press and the cellar. for the Old getting
he was to his arms in II. and he told Casey that
he didn't want lazy about making confetti
but thas from what he knew Of Kilo judged he
had eoou, all tho confetti the town would for
one-day carnival and that II he tore up much more
10 would be swamped and would likely drown In
confetti He became quite ugly about It 20 Casey
suggested to Davis tina, he had go, about the fun
news value out Of Old Billings and II would b Q
good thing to let him drop now. and try other
sensasion
But Davis knew better He was r,sn, in the heart
OF the mystery. and he WASH, going give up while
down cellar and try to start Old Billings going again
II was hard worA Old Billings said he had used
up tho whole pile Of old exchanges. and he thought
that was than any young fellow could have done
Old Billings sat on the table growing to himself
tor while after Casey went upstairs. and then he
brought down. and the headlines hooked q
him He did not have to look a, them. for they
were Davts's Timss headlines. and they fairly yell
ed u Old Billings that Old Billings WAS murdered.
and that he Was the prize mystery Of the century.
Old BILLINGS thought 1t over for few minutes and
could and pounded on the undersde Of the ,rapdoor
With the shears. Casey lot the press stop and came
what . mistake he had made in not censortns the
exchanges before he had handed them to O!d Bill
ings
IF We was up there. there wouldn't b any excite.
ment." said Casey We can't be murdered an seAnd
round listen!n to how We was murdered At the sane
time. Mr. Billings II We hadn't been down here yo
wouldn't have been murdered up there. an long -
re are in good health We oughtnt to complain 70
good fe.ier and make some more confetti"
Aovvn
Billings sadly.
An spoil tn monopoly!" he said Go on out
n ss1
ems with pronts!"
"rm eoin' out repeated Old B,ll,nss dossedly.
Go on out them" urged Casey. An in ham an
hour thin aherins an marshals an all win nnd out
where 70 have been. an ~ will be tn joke Of tn
oonietu monopoly al gone Z smash I didn't think
1t Of ye. Mr.. Bnines IT'S not what would do
IAN: you juse eittin { have III: finest nsvs value
Of any man in Kilo" exclaimed Casey. diaeustedfy.
Is that tn way do In Kilo! 10 that tn way - Do
when 70 could 60 out Just ~ wish an stil have
thin look on ye with wonder an awe an not spoil
tn. confetti monopolyr'
Y want to 30 out" said Old Billings.
An where will ye say We have been all this tfmsS
In Daviss cellar tearin' up confetti An would L
Mr. Billings II was In yer place. but I would not
cellar. an not a word would "a, about eonfsssi.
Sure would say. IL this mo not me! Am
Old Billings or Am ra.r Then they all looks
surprised and Interested A ratr they says 'Yss.'
ys says. an a r.k or amt I! The last rsmsn-
Der was q rat An then they points to tn paper
ye have up an they say sure he thinks he 10
rati IT'S . wonderful upsettin' Of IN mind he has
had. Some one must have took him ont In tn woods
an soaked him tn head an upset his mind for .
spell Ye would be havin' q full rage two IN tn
Times about IT," said Casey. Enthusiastically. AN
ono would guess this confetti 1t all We
could hold onto tn monopoly"
II won't DO q rat" said Old Billings grumpfly
well. then" said Casey coaxingly. be . SOUR.
rel squirrel fs . pretty animal 70 ought IKE
Z be one Mr. BILLINGS"
- won't be a sauirrel." eai6 O'd RfliinGs
Then w.n ye be q nice little bird MAXIM . prse
coaxed Casey.