Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-12-21

ssd not fed. In ms rase ue
Da' .na bars of my cage apart
aO ~ thread. and SO ! was able to
- p'' dare not return. ] mean 20
sape .soy hack to Boston and give
. ss. ~ Wild Naming as a pro
fss" put cannot enter that center
sou. on nor get far on my way with
Fn' O. the question is. old chap.
.m to be pantedF
: y, can't pant you here and ID, now
e o Gubb. "but as one full grad
q f ,u,ng another good turn. can
fe uV, .o,, A pair of overalls with
1saN , , and straps over the shout
y a,n,t swell. but they are more de-
=. ,han baroness Of legs. And a
nOs , shoes, although pasty on top
''.d nv me when pursuing the pa
..ns,ne arts, are better than bare
I. q feet for tramping from here to
son" ,,,,. -.
~ grateful. When he was dressed
had wiped the grease paint from
s M one would have recognized
pb,Io Gubb watched Waldo EN-
- cnooks start In the direction of
...or-only some 1900 miles away
nod no idea how soon he would
OCCASION to use the Tasmanian
ma Man disguise. That very even
me ladies' of the Riverbank Social
s,vice league held a meeting to re-
No tbe report of their field secretary.
!. as he did not appear they adjourn
~ meet the next evening. But even
!. tho bald and gentle Mr. Winter
.,ry failed to appear, and the hearts
The ladies' we're Immediately filled
m forebodings of disaster. And
el might they be, for Mr.. Winterber.
had fallen in love with Syrilla. the
n Woman of the side show. and he
"A deserted the Riverbank Ladies'
.opial Service league to travel with
Worlds Monster Combined Shows,
ecupying the cage deserted so hastily
4 the Tasmanian Wild Man and earn
hg wage as Waw Waw, the Chihua
Aua Mexican Hairless Dog-Man.
Not for an instant did the ladies i'm
gne Mr.. Winterberry would volun-
hrDy desert them. and they blamed
themselves for sending him to start a
kIde show literary society. There
ould be no doubt that Mr.. Winterber-
h had been kidnapped. and they felt
Mat It was their duty to rescue him.
bad they known that Mr.. Winterberry
bad a wife and that he had deserted
bis wife and that when the side show
reached Cedarville his wife had found
him and had carried him away In tri-
tmph from before the eyes of the faint
|hg Fat Lady they would have worried
hbOut him no more But they could not
know that, and after consulting their
treasurer they sent for Philo Gubb
For several months the detective
Business of Philo Gubb had been at a
Pow ebb. A period of detestable free
Dom from crime had fallen upon Riv
|sbank. 1t was therefore with a sense
ri elation that Philo Gubb dressed
himself in his Sunday clothes and at
Tended the meeting Of the executive
committee Of the Ladies' Social Re
form league.
'And So" said Mrs. Garthwaite at
|ths close of the interview. "you under
|iand US, Mr.. Gubb2"
Yes. ma'am," said Philo Gubb.
Now. what you want me to do first
n Is to find Mr.. Winterberry, amt itw
Exactly agreed Mrs. Garthwaite.
And when found" said Mr. Guhb
the said stolen goods IL to be return
ID to your"
"Just So"
AND the fends in human form that
sole MIN are to be given the full limit
u the lawr
iney certainly deserve 1t, abducting
NICE little gentleman like Mr.. Win
9rOerry,' said Mrs. Garthwaite.
iney do indeed" said Philo Gubb.
.nd they shall be. l would only ask
INV lar you want me to arrest. II
ue whole circus stole him am to ar
,es' tne whole circus. and II SO ought
70 include the lnenagerie? Ought !
tsr
Arrest only those in human FORM"
Aid MIS-. Garthwaite.
!. ies ma am" said Philo Gubb, ris-
w and may say In departure that
circumstance over which / had but
s .aa control recently put into my
s ssuos disguise of which l shall no
ductionists" WIN ~ ~
,. .ue usguise to which Philo Gubb re-
NM su was that left by the Tasmanian
M, su man, Mr.. Gubb hastily packed
,ss. anu SIX other DISCUSSES In a suit
es,t,p put the Sl4 given him by Mrs
n ..a in his pocket and hurried
n. s NJ tne train for Bardville, where
ss,. "orid's Monster Combined Shows
we're to show the next dav