Williams news., 1913-09-04
DIAMOND SH|NES' IN ROLE IF
 SLEUTH Managerof Blumberg Tracks Desperate to His Lair
 Meath the Sky Persistent Attempt at New Duds Suggests Trying
 For Intervention

Manager Sam Diamond of the Blumberg stores, is almost convinc- ed in his mind that the big dry goods and furnishing goods house on Bill Williams avenue has been chosen by the adherents of Huerta as a medium to force intervention. When one understands how certain ringleaders of the local Mexican Junta (H-o-o-n-t-a) have persistent Iy sent some of their bravest scouts into Blumberg's store to give cer- tain standard makes of khaki the book, while Manager Diamond was selling others fifteen cent bandana, he must come to the conclusion Sam is right in his conclusions that Huer- ta is attempting to make an inter national incident out of the Blum berg pants, and so force intervention and save his own face. r
 But while Huerta has been en deavoring to save his face, Samuel has not been idle in saving his pants. One day week before last, Manager Diamond was called to the store front by the tiptoeing in the door of five Mexicans. Stealthily they ap preached the tough and treasured khaki. All the while Diamond was executing Rhino the Monk stunt behind stack of velveteens. When Huerta's lieutenant in chief had slowed four pairs under his loose belt, Manager Diamond leveled his trusty revolver and yelled halt!
 Not me-" cried Hispanola Saliva dor, taking to his heels, followed by the other four. Diamond nailed him at the Babbitt- Poison corner, polished his rear with his number tens, and turned Hispan over to Marshal Patterson. He hurried back to find another bevy of three about to assault the khaki pile.
 Sacramento Diablo," missed Sam and they did, like Mark Twain s coyote, leaving nothing behind but a crack in the atmosphere.
 Minor depredations. occurred all through the following week, but the climax did not come, which corvinc- ed Manager Diamond of the inter- vention plot, and gained him prom thence as a fit candidate on the Bull Moose ticket next year fir sheriff, until last Saturd y night.
 Three Huertatistas came in. First all wanted pants. Then one said he wanted coat, and another want ed some silk hose, but none bought any thing. Finally it dwindled down until one of the trio really wanted a bandana with a green fringe like the Mexican flag away off in another corner of the store Huerta the Second bought the handkerchief and fifteen cents worth of red lingerie. When he joined the others Sam was close behind, aslonished to observe how much Huerta the Third had fattened in about three minutes As Sam gazed, the Huertatistas back ened, blushed and then hiked.
 Manager Sam saw one take to- wards the Harvey house and the other towards the red signals on the eastern hills of Williams. He got his gun, took after thu one to the west, and following diligently the scent, found his man hiding in the rafters of the big red Santa Fe tank house. Diamond turned the Huer- tatista over to the officers, ran the other two down in saloon on the TOW, recovered the missing pants from Huerta the Thirds balloon s.,aped ousers, and now all are in jail serving thirty days, as sentenced by Judge Rounseville, Tuesday.
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