Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-11-01

"HonestT
I was there" said the Bald rn.
tor. THE judge gave him 500 npos-
copy OF some book or other h. aua q
written, and he wrote his artas mad
in the book. Remember tba. taph
judge wrote his autograph in n Inc
and gave 1t to the fellow. I'm .o uoOs
you this SO You can tell the ,na
Tell him told you Tell him ~ 'uuse
lows mother is much better non, lei
him Judge Bassio Bates toe !. leu
well. And then ask him for tba sa .ae
he owes You. You'll get it" e y"
And you was there?" askoa
Gubb, amazed. rnlo
Out OF sight, but there" s.,a =,
false Mr.. Hanover glibly. "Just ~. ne
to put my hand on the fellow
couldn't I hadn't the hear 70 su' !
l thought Of the ridicule II wo,,,.
bring down on the poor old ,rs- u
You know he's an uncle of m,no ~
his nephew" ~
He said," said Philo Gubb hosts.
ingly, he'd never heard of youn
"He never did" said the Raid 1
tor promptly, Il was his third s,., $751;.
adopted child. am an adon,.s
nephew. And, of course, you know -
would never have anything to do with
his sister after she married-ab-caH
eral Winston Wells-not a thine, :.
was what killed my poor foster moth
er-griefw
He wiped his eyes with his silk hand
kerchief.
Grief; yes, grief. And so when INV
foster mother died took nv rea, nous
again. So he don't know me as Horace
Hanover. And l hadn't the hear ~
bring shame to the old man by arrest
ing the impostor in his house-by show
ing that the good old man was sucb /.
silly old fellow as to be done by a sim
pie trick. And what did 1t mattar,
can pick up the Bald Impostor in Ia,
lingport."
"In Derlingportg" queried ph,lo
Gubb.
"In Derlingport," said the Bald I'm.
poster nervously. ''for that Is where bs
went, I'll get him there. But half NJ
the $1,000 is rightfully yours. and Won
shall have it."
Thousand dollarsY queried philo
Gubb in amazement.
1.-The reward has been increased
said the false Mr.. Hanover. "The-the
publishers of Who's Who increased n
to thousand because the Bald Impos
tor works ON the names in their book
They thought they ought to. But you
shall have your half of the thousand
l can pick him up In Derlingport this
afternoon Tiff / can get there In time.
And OF course l should have arrested
him here in Riverbank where you are
our correspondent and thus entitled to
half the reward earned by any one in
the head Office. You knew that didn't
your
"Now said Philo Cub. "AmI~
Didn't you get circular No. 1857
asked the Bald Impostor
Il didn't ever get the receipt of it at
ALL" said Mr. Gubb.
IAN oversight" said the Bald Impos.
tor. 'I'll send you one the minute
get back to Chicago. I'll pick up the
Bald ImpOstor at Derlingport this aft
ernoon if-Mr. Gubb. i am ashamed to
make an admission to you. p
The Bald Impostor sat on the edge Of
his chair, and pearls of perspiration
came upon his brow. He took out his
silk handkerchief and wiped his fore
head
Go right on ahead and say what
ever you've got upon your mind to
say" said Mr. Gubb.
swell, the fact is said the false
Mr.. Hanover nervously, 81 thought !
would arrest the Bald Impostor here
I thought I'd arrest him here and get
the reward sent here and give you half
before 1 left this town. SO jumped
ON the train the minute heard he was
here. l did not have time to buy
ticket before / got on the train, was
In such haste. And-oh! I'm ashamed
to say it."
Say It," urged Philo Gubb kindly.
Mr.. Gubb." said the Bald Impostor,
I'm short of cash. / need just s1.W
to get to Derlingport"
"Why. Of course!' said Philo Cub
heartily. '.AH of us get into similar
Or like predicaments at various often
times, Mr.. Hanover. 1t is a pleasure
to be able to help out Teller detecka-
tive In such a time and manner
Only
"YesE" said the Bald Impostor nery'
ously.
"Only I couldn't think OF giving you
only the bare mere sum TO get to Der
lingport," said the graduate OF the
Rising Sun Detective Bureaus CORE
spondence School of Detecting gener-
ously II couldn't think Of letting you
start off away with anything less thsn
ten dollar BILL"