Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-12-28
tractr he cried -Four hundred md
ninety dollars you owe mer

we had u lot of angry words. He
demanded that give him a chance 10
put the claws ON the eagle. | refused.
said | would never pay. he said he
would follow me to the end of the
world and collect. | said he would
never collect until the Job was com.
piete and that l would not let him
complete 1t. He said he would do
those eagle claws If he had to do them
on my infant daughter instead of on
me. l dared him to touch the child.
And now" said Mr.. 'Medderbrook. "he
mas collected the money He has
won't
AT the mention of the threat regard
ing the child Philo Gubb's eyes opened
wide. but he kept silence
"Gubb." said Mr.. Medderbrook nm.
steadily. I'm give you $1,000 If you
can recover my poor child! You are a
detective, Gubb."
but the cup?" said Gubb.
Bother the cupv" said Mr.. Medder
brook carelessly II want my child,
my poor little feeble child! Cups all
right, Gubb. Reward for cup, but I'll
give $1,000 for child Give-Tn give
$4,000 for child. Gubbr'
With difficulty could Philo Gubb re.
strain his eagerness to depart. No
train left Riverbank until early morn,
ing, but he was eager to make the nee
essary preparations.
Ordinarily Mr.. Gubb would have TAX,
en- any disguise that seemed to him
best suited for the work in hand. Or
dinarily, as when he assumed the Tas.
manian Wild Man disguise. he sought
only to hide his identity. But now he
was going to see and be seen by Sy-
rilla!
Mr.. Gubb ran down the list: No. Z,
card sharp; No. o. minister of the Cos
pei, No. Il, butcher; No, Is. negro
hack driver; No. II, Chinese laundry
man: No. 20, cowboy. Philo Gubb
paused there. He would be a cowboy.
for 1t was jaunty disguise-"chaps, :
sombrero, spurs, buckskin gloves, hol-
sters and pistols, blue shirt. yellow
uulI, SluDDy muSCacne.
Early the next morning, before the
earliest merchants had opened their
shops, Philo Gubb boarded the train
for West Higgins, for it was there the
Worlds Greatest Combined Shows
were to appear. Boys were already
gathering on the West Higgins station
platform when the train pulled in, and
they cheered Mr. Gubb, thinking him
part of the show.
Detective Gubb hurried to the circus
grounds. taking long strides and
glancing neither to the right nor left
The cook tent was already up. and the
grub tent was being put up. and the
roustabouts paid no attention to Mr.
Gubb as he walked over the grounds.
planning his attack. Presently the
side show tent was up, and the big
top" was rising. 1t was not until 8
o'clock, however, that the side show
ladies and gentlemen began to appear.
and when they arrived they went at
once to the grub tent and seated them
selves at the table. From corner of
the big tops" side wall Detective
Gubb watched them.
Look there, dearie," said Syrilla
suddenly to Princess Zozo! Don't
that cowboy look like Mr.. Gubb that
was at Bardville yesterday and got the
golf cup?'
1T don't look like him." said Prin-
cess Zozo; 1t is him. Why don't you
ask him to come over and help at the
eats. You seemed to like him yester-
day"
Syrilla, raising her voice, called to
Mr.. Gubb. For moment he hesitated.
and then he came forward.
1--WE knowed you the minute we
seen you, Mr.. Gubb," she said. Come
and sit in beside me and have some
breakfast If you amt dined thought
you went home last night. You amt
after no more criminals, are your"
There are variously many ends to
the deteckative business" said Mr..
Gubb as he seated himself beside Sy-
rilla. I'm upon most important
case at the present time
Syrilla reached for her fifth boiled
potato, and as her arm passed Mr..
Gubb's face he thrilled. Upon her arm
was a pair of eagles claws, tattooed in
red and blue!
81 presume you don't hardly ever
long for a home in one place, Miss Sy-
rilla," he began, with his eye fixed on
her arm just above the elbow.
well, believe me, dearie," said Sy-
rilla, you don't want to think that
just because travel with a side show
don't long for the refinements Of
true home, just like other folks. Some
folks think I'm easy to see through
and that amt nothin' but fat and ap-
petite, but they've got me down wrong.
Mr.. Gubb. l was unfortunate In get
tin lost from my father and mother
when a babe"
you amt got a locket with the
photo of your mothers picture in it?''
asked Mr. Gubh