The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-04

found. people all over the United States were read Ing of kno's murder mystery. and was 1t murder suicidei
 Kno was prouder than peacock of her murder mystery. and especially when the county sheriff came down from Jefferson and joined in the hunt for the remains of Old Billings; and Davis was Ifks new man. He hardly had time to eat He ran around town and discovered clues everywhere, and Casey worked so hard turning out extra editions ol the Times that he scarcely had time to feed old Billings properly He spent all his time between the press and the cellar, for the old man was getting restless again. He had torn up much paper that he was up to his in it, and he told Casey that he didn't want to lazy about making confetti but that from what he knew of Ixfo he judged he had about all the confetti the town would need for one-day carnival, and that If he tore up much he would be swamped and would likely drown fu confetti. He became quite ugly about 1t, 90 Casey suggested to Davis that he had got about the tsH news value out of Old Billings, and 1t would be . good thing to let him drop now and try other sensation.
 But Davis knew better. He was right in the heart of the mystery. and he wasn't going to give up while mystery was still mysterious; Casey had to go down cellar and try to start old Billings going again It was hard work Old Billings said he had used up the whole pile of old exchanges. and he thought that was more than any young fellow could have done
 Old Billings sat on the table growling to himself tor too while afer m Ipsa and then D: brought down, and the headlines looked ct him. He did not have to look at them, for they ed at 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 then he climbed as far up the cellar stairs as he could and pounded the underside of the trapdoor with the shears. Casey let the press stop and down. He saw at once what was the matter and what mistake he had made in not censorin& the exchanges before he had handed them to Old BnI tngs.
 If ye was up there. there wouldn't be any excite ment," said Casey. "Ye can't be murdered an stand round hstenin' to how ye was murdered at the game time MT. Billings. If ye hadn't been down here ye wouldn't have been murdered up there an as long ss va Oy0hf fDsf f0 Iafn Ra a good fealer and make some more confetti"
 Casey sat down the stairs and looked at old Billings sadly.
 "An spoil tn monopoly" he said "Go on out then. an have everybody know about confetti an have every ivn' soul in Ezo start to make their before night! Go on MT. BiHingsi An to tn dick, with our profts!"
 'Tm goin' out" repeated old Billings. dossediy.
 "Go on out thenl" urged Casey An in haR an hour thim sheris an marshals an al will nd out where ye have been. an ye will be tn joke of tn town an laughed at, an no mystery at Ill, an our it of ye, MT. Billings. Iris not what would do."
 ~rm a-goin' out" reiterated Old Billings.
 "An' you just gittin t have tn finest news value of any in Kiloi" exclaimed Casey, dlssustedfy. when ye could out just as ye wish an stiH have thfm look ye with wonder an awe. an not spon tn confetti monopoly"
 'T want to go out" said Old Billings.
 "An where will ye say ye have been all this tirne3 In Daviss cellar tearin' up confetti An would !, Mr. Billings, if was in yer place. but would not say 1t that way. would let them find in th cellar. an not word would say about confetti Sure would say. is this me or not mel Am old Billings rat? Then they al Ioo1s surprised and interested. "A ratF they says- Yes ye says. am rat ain't I? The last remsm Der was a rat An then they points to tn paper ye have up an they say sure he thinks hs is rat! Iris wonderful upsettdn' of tn mind hs has had. Some must have took him out in tn woods an soaked him tn head an upset his mind for . spell Ye would be havin' full page or two in tn Times about it." said Casey. enthusiastically. ~an' would guess ths was confetti at au We could hold onto tn monopoly"
 T won't be a rat," said old Bi1lings grmnpny.
 "Well. then," said Casey. coaxinsly 'sbe sqrffrs rel. squirrel Is a pretty animal Ye ought f ffks t be one Mr. Billings"
 T won't be a squirrel" eaid Old Billings.
 "Then win ye be a nice little bird, maxim . pret ty nest in tn cellar. Be canary bird. Mr BElinss coaxed Casey.