The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-01-03

his headquarters, announcing that hi
had his man cutely corraled l will
say this for myself, that when bed
time arrived that night, did no
shirk my sense of responsibility to {
fellow American. put him to bed
seeing that he coulo not have got
there without my assistance
Having got him to bed, and heard
the prelude of his snoring symphony
l oozed out INTO the night and invited
the large. friendly stars to seep some
immediate wisdom into me. They re-
sponded. They informed me that the
freighter that had brought the star
sleuth from New Orleans was leaving
at six O'Clock of the same morning
for Puerto Cortez, Honduras.
Honduras, you savvy,-Honduras
| IN which then, as now, an extradition
paper would serve to light a cigarette
or an alcohol lamp, or even make a
fair lining for the band for too large
a hat
And SO l made little visit to the
crumbling yellow brick house on the
weirdly quiet street, branching off
from the cathedral, where the Treas
urer and his wife and the shifting hair
less dog were asleep.
went to bed about eight O'Clock
that morning.
When | turned out, about three in
the afternoon, | found the star sleuth
smoking with great tranquility in the
hotel exchange
This" said he, "is like frisking the
rug out of baby carriage while the
nursemaid is talking in an areway and
the cops are having their annual par
ade."
so soft as that" inquired.
Softer said he. give just been
around to where my people are living.
That hairless mutt of theirs was on
the second-story porch, barking his
isn't it,"
"Scandously," said I.
Y'see," he went on, 81 don't want
to worry EN-, nor myself, either.
don't like this tragedy stuff And
there's no hurry. The up-teamer for
the States doesn't leave for three DAYS
Well, let EN- have those three DAYS in
peace. got old folks myself. see?
III have the papers 'vised by the Con-
sui and the Greaser authorities here
tomorrow, and l won't hand nv man
the clap on the shoulder until the up-
steamer sails. Get me? And all I've
got 70 do in the meantime is to trudge
a few blocks, couple times day, and
watch a dog without any hair and
weighing about pound and three
quarters racing up and down a porch
and barking his head off. That shows
me that his folks still linger in our
midst, as the Teller says. Say, feel
! sorry for newly don't you? I'm in
awfully bad. I'm overworked. Let's
| play htteen or twenty games of bill
liards."
/ forgathered a lot with that star
big-agency sleuth during the next
days. True, he was so full of chuckles
and other things more moist most OF
the time, that is was difficult for him
to. articulate properly. But l didn't
mind that. I didn't need to under
stand him. He had told everything
he kenw on the first day Of our for
gathering
Three or four times a day, between
games of billiards and pin pool. wee
saunter out of the hotel and make fol
the quiet little street where the crumb
ling yellow brick house was, ant
there each time we'd find the hairless
dog mounching round on either tn,
second story or lower porch, some
times barking in tone of voice tina
could be heard all of seven feet away
or else squatting on chair, taking il
the prospect, and swapping at flies
| And each time the star sleuth's bis
shoulders would shake at the though
of it.
"Say, honest" he'd say, IT neve,
thought I'd trickle into anything sc
soft as this. All I got to do is to take
slant at mutt that looks like q
cross between a lizard and wood
chuck three or four times a day, and
then the whistle blows for me. It's a
shame, this strain on me. 1t is honest
Let's go back and play thirty-fve or
forty more games of something"
1t didn't worry him that the Treas
urer AID his wife were not taking their
short daily walks. He figured that
probably they'd decided to be more
discreet or something. The frequent
sight fthe dog one one or other of
the porches satisfied him. He was a
regular sleuth, never doubt that!
And so, on the day when the up
steamer was due to make her after
noon sailing, the big-agency man, with
his papers all fixed up ard his own
dunnage on. board the steamer, sum.
moned me.
Might as we'll trudge along with
me-" said he, "and watch me gather
EN- in. It's some case, y'know, and,
seeing that you're not such bad sort
OF duck, I'll let you see how the
things done"
So l went with him. The hairless
dog. jumping up and down on the
lower porch. barked furiously at us,
or thought he was barking furiously:
but the sleuth, not frightened bit
by this demonstration. went right up
the steps and raped loudly at the
door.
Nothing occurred to disturb the
tranquility of the quiet street. Even
the dog stopped barking to sniff at
our shoe leather. So Friend Sleuth
raped again, this time louder.
could cea that ha v,e -,