Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-04

for your Kind attention, ! bid yoa .
pleasant good morning"
+ The mayor and the committee were
speechtess with ragA surprise and
many other emotions too complicated
to assert. Some vigorous denunciat1on
might nevertheless have come from
some Of them II there had not appear
ed at that moment above the board
fence a solemn face wearing yellow
Dundrearys foot long and pair Of
huge blue goggles. Needless to say
that face belonged TO Blackie Daw;
and the mayor was % disconcerted BY
the sight that. With a parting pun Ut
his cheeks. he turned and stalked rap.
idly out Of the store, followed BY the
entire committee.
They were not 10 escape 20 easily.
however. for Just at The corner Of the
alley the tireless detective now wear
ing fiawless vandyke. met them with
three separate hists.
I'VE are on his trailr' he declared.
"He has sold bis store and collected
the money! He leaves town tonight
bn the $50 train, never to return
he will take the glazed inlay paoent
with hint Look!" And before theil
very eyes he plucked OF his vandyke
put It under his arm, handed them Q
telegram and replaced the beard
though upside down.
The mayor opened the telegram and
read Il with keen interest. then pass
ed It silently to the other members OF
tho committee. 1t was from Mr.. Tut,
tie. In New York. addressed to Henry
Closby and said:
Entertaining proposition apply glazed In.
lay table and dresser tops how much.
Saluting them. Blackie wheeled and
entered the alley mouth. They watch.
ed him while be stopped at dry
goods store and emrtied whiskers from
Ill his pockets. When he began point.
ing at them successfully with his fore.
finger and saying. "Eny. meeny. miney,
moe" to determine which set be should
wear next the committee hastily left.
As the result Of their deliberntors
the city clerk was sent to Mr.. Closby
with an o6er Of $4,000 and royalty
FOR his patent
The city clerk came back with a
counter offer Of 100000 cash.
The city council offered $4,000 ard
royalty.
The answer was the same.
They offered $4,000 aud no roy
atty.
Same answer.
Blackie Daw. wearing a Francis 10.
SET makeup. dashed in upon the Voc
ried city council with another stolen
telegram. It was from Chicago and
said:
Shall you please come to LIS South Clark
street. ANTONIO SCERLATTI.
That telegram settled the business,
The mystery Of 1t was what did the
work. Just thirty minutes before the
bank closed the city council accepted
Henry Closby's offer Of 10000 cash
for bis pa tent on the process Of max.
ing glazed inlay and for bis written
agreement never 20 engage In that OF
. similar enterprise as long ~ be
lived nor to sanction such an enter.
prise: also, at their dicta tion. no wrote
letter to Mr.. Tuttle advising that art
agent Of che sale and that the glazed
inlay. henceforth and forever. was the
property Of the spanglervills city
council.
Before the 7:s0 pulled out that night
Wallinsford. Blackie and Henry Clos
by, each with $4,000 Of official money
in bis pocket. sat at coy table In
the dining car when an agitated knock
ing came at the window. Looking out,
they saw the painting committee.
Wallinsford hurried out to the rear
platform.
I'VE want Henry Closby to sign this
telegram" pulled the mayor breath.
lessly. "The city council II pay for It =
Since the telegram proved to be moth.
fng more than an order forbiddins Mr..
futile to have the city water of Span
glervflle analysed, Wallingford prom
Used that they should have 1t and,
hurrying in. obtained Closby's sigma
ture. He returned to the COMMITTEES
with q sadly grieved countenance.
Gentlemen you have made hide
Gus mistake" he told them as he hand
ed the mayor the telegram. "Mr. Clos.
by has never made penny from the
glazed inlay. and he just refused to