Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-05-16

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w work of tracking
Nv v criminals, was max
ing a few little notes
4 in the memorandum
she always carries. i
:, Watching the roofs as they whirl-
Dset Neither of us had spoken for
Sne time
A. last I ceased my occupation Of
r.ness TO turn to the little woman,
Nd fonnd her staring absently ahead.
rSo little notebook was closed and
SssDed in her hands.
oWeu?" / asked at last.
eJust thinking, that's ALL" she an
,rered. This is a little anniversary
With us"
Birth. marriage or death?" I TESTED.
"The last" came the answer. TITS
mo anniversary OF my first murder
s,e don't have those very often,
nm know. In fact, it's only when I
stumble into thing of that kind that
lam allowed to take any interest in it.
Ant then. in this case 1 could do as I
,essed, for was not working on the
force under orders"
She glanced up at me with a twinkle
n her eyes. Sometimes it's good not
b be working under ORDERS" she said.
a person can take any risks that are
be taken, and do just what seems
best-even if it turns out all wrong.
And it's really nice to know that"
Miss Clement looked rather hastily
around to see that no other passengers
we're near US. Then, turning the lit
de notebook playfully about in her
hands, she smiled to herself
"A person never knows what's go
hg to ensue from the smallest kind of
happening," she began. "My case
came from waiting for car. You
see, that was in the days before / went
On the police force regularly, and I
vas selling candy for a living. Every
evening would take my car for home
ron one of the corners in the loop
district near the Office of an after
noon paper 1t would be just about
time for the last editions to come
out and it was favorite diversion
Of mine to watch the circling, yelling
leWsboys as they hurried in every di-
nctiOn from the building, each in a
contest Of who could sell the first pa.
per- And watching this way one night
stumbled onto my undiscovered
crime"
Your what" I interrupted.
the undiscovered crime. Any big
city is full of them. Not that they re-
main undiscovered for all time, be-
cause they don't. Some little thing
Will always give the criminal away. 1t
nay be even the crooking of finger
at the wrong time. In this case it
vas the buying Of paper.
For three nights / had seen him, a
snort shifty eyed, heavy proved man,
Slo seemed to lurk in the shadows Of
le building in wait for the whirring
Oh me presses. At the first shout of
ae newsboys he would dart forth,
aald out his penny, buy his paper,
ld then scan the first page. Once in
while he would look inside; not
e'en' 1t did not impress me so much
,le hrst night, nor even the second.
." the third I began to wonder a lit
ue ABOUT the person, what his motive
'SS IN being so anxious to get his pa
YER and why he should read only the
ulSt page, then throw it away.
l spent a night wondering about
l'' man, and then things began to
WIN themselves in my brain. ! de-
s'nllned to watch him. It was none
my business, 1 knew that had
~ right to play detective and to take
.u@lces-but l guess when the de-
sue 10 hunt persons gets into ones
. @TaIt there isn't anything that will
SAe II out. like to discover things;
""s always q person to be finding
W, nnding out, and so-well, start
" " IN to learn what the gentleman with
Ie shaggy eyebrows had in mind
. nael ne bought his paper every night
Nuu lnen quickly threw it away.
Inc next day / reported to the
andy company that was i'll, and that
+. uldnt believe l would be down to
s aOIA Tor several days. Then, that
1'Sat there appeared at the newspa-
p ~ corner a poor woman, dressed in
:, ,O'nlng that was out of date, a bit
IN ,1sle' and not very good of sight. In
s .g,en'ally that same person was my
e e,',, had started on my work OF
auu'hg out the message of the news
saVef' had hired a girl for a few
o as.S 10 take care OF my little kiddie
~ dt the fat; 1 had kissed the child
! ,Olg goodby, in case my passion for
t ss'eetlVe work should carry me away
=, her forever, and now I was ready
'OF anything.
me homegoing crowds began to
!. .su the street cars. Dusk had come,
:. sen darkness. Fifteen minutes / wait
~ twenty, and then from the base
s-Vu' heard the whirring of the press
~ few moments later, there came
A.. shouting newsboys, and with their
&C. appearance my heart gave leap.
.~seAingly from nowhere my man APP
I. .sateo' pushed forth his penny, clutch
y \ us paper, and was greedily scanning
-.e I.ont naoa 1 r,atchad him as he