Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-10-18
WaffIeS and Mustard
By ELLIS PARKER BUTLER
Author of pigs Is Pigs" etc.
Copyright by the Red Book Corpo-
ration.
Continued from last week. J

"He said. Thank you said Mr.
Gubb. He said, THANK you. Sherlock
Holmes. II ever get chance to rec
ommend your deteckative ability |
shall SO do. And | think I'll have a
chance"
Higgins and Burch laughed. and
even the judge smiled. and they told
Mr.. Gubb he could go He went gladly
enough, because he was working on q
case 1t was not much of case, but
Mr.. Gubb had not had case for sew
eral weeks. and he felt the need of
keeping his detective spark alight. 1t
was no more important case than that
Of stolen, lost or strayed dog.
An hour or three quarters of an hour
before he had been called to identify
his signature to the wills there came a
gentle tap at Mr.. Gubbs door
Come on right i'm he called, and In
answer the door opened and a young
woman entered She was sweet
faced, modest appearing girl. and when
she pushed back her veil Mr.. Gubb
saw she had been weeping. for her eyes
were red. Mr.. Gubb hastily pulled out
his desk chair.
Take seat and set down. ma'am."
he said politely is there anything In
my lines | can be doing for you to
day."
Are you Mr. Philo Gubb?" she ask.
ed, seating herself
Eyes IN; paper hanging and detecting
done, L. Gubb." he said.
ITS about "A dog. my dog" said the
! young woman He's lost or stolen.
and
Emotion choked her words. and Mr..
Gubb waited patiently until she could
speak.
II know 1t sounds foolish to ask
detective to look for dog" she said.
with poor attempt at smile. but
I'm the dpteckative line nothing
sounds foolish said Mr. inbb. with
politeness
But Uncle IIaddon told me once
| that IL ever | needed "a detective |
should come TO you" the young woman
continued you knew Uncle Haddon.
Mr.. Gubb?"
Il had the pleasure OF being known
to and knowing OF him" said Mr.
Gubb.
'He-he WAS great joker He loved
to Joke. You could never tell when he
was joking and when he was serious
Oh. my name is Dolly OHara, am
his niece
Glad TO make your acquaintance.
ma'am." SAID Philo Gubb. and he shook
hands gravely.
"IIe gave me my dog said Miss
O'Hara "He gave him to me when
the dog was just a puppy. and he call.
ed him Waffies. lie used to joke about
my loving the dog more than | loved
him. He used to say
Miss O'IIara wiped her eyes. For a
moment she could not speak.
'He used to say" she continued In a
| moment. that I'd never break my
| heart over a lost uncle. but that II
lost Waffies I'd die of grief 1t wasn't
so. OF course. But I'm heartbroken to
have Waffies gone. He is all I'll have
to remember Uncle Haddon by And
then to have him-go!
Il should take II pleasure to be EN-.
ployed upon a case to fetch him back"
said Mr.. Gubb.
"Oh. would your" cried Miss O'Hara.
I'm so glad! was afraid IA real
detective might not want to bother
with a dog. OF course I'll pay
1.-THE remuneration will be minimum
on account of the smallness Of the
crime under the statutes made and
provided" said Mr. Gubb
But you must let me phyr' urged
Miss O'Hara. "One of the things I'm
Gle Haddon said-he seemed serious.
but thought he was joking. Mr. Gubb
was about you. If you ever lose
that dog, Dolly he said, take some of
the Watiles money and hire Detective
Gubb. He'll find your dog for you"
II consider the compliment the high
est form of battery" said Mr. Cub.
so want you to try to find Wat
fies, please, II 1t isn't beneath you to