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

Indeed. Let me see the lesson,
please" said the Bald lmpostor. ana
Philo Gubb put the precious document
in his hand
1.-The charges for such services
Philo Gubb read. pointing to the para
graph with his long forefnger,
"'should be not less than $40 per
diem That's what it says, amt it?'
at does" said the Bald Impostor.
"Well, Mr.. Hanover" said Philo
Cub, Il took on n job of chicken thief
detecting and | detected the colored
black thief In the act of coming back
| for the rest of the remainder of the:
chickens. l had to detect for tive
diems to do it, and that would be $50
wouldn't it?'
at would" said the Bald Impostor
(Which fair and proper, according
to the schedule of Charges Therefor as
printed into the lessons" said Philo
Gubb, "but the old gent wouldn't pay
It. He said 1t was worse robbery than
the chicken thief done to him. If you
get a letter he says, from your head
quarters saying 1t amt robbery to
charge $40 I'll pay 1t, but you can't
he says. So l ask you If you'd be
kindly willing to go to him along with
me in company and tell him l charged
right and according to rates as low as
possible?"
"Of course will CO. said the Bald
Impostor.
"All right" said Philo Gubb, rising
''And the old gent is man you'll be
gentleman OF the town. Els name Is
Judge Orley Morvis."
| The Bald Impostor gasped.
"And so he won't suspicion that I'm
running in some outsider on him said
Philo Gubb, I'm fetch along this letter
you wrote me to certify your identical
Identity"
| He picked up the warning letter from
the Rising Sun bureau and stood wait
| ing for the Bald lmpostor to arise. But
the Bald Impostor did not arise For
once at least he was tiabbergasted
He opened and shut his mouth like a
| fish out of water. His head seemed to
eXude millions of moist beads He
saw smile Of triumph on Philo
Gubb's face. Mr. Gubb was smiling
triumphantly because he was able now
to show Judge Orley Morvis thing or
two, but the Bald Impostor was sure
PhilO Gubb knew he was the Bald
Impostor. He was caught. and he
knew it. SO he surrendered.
GAN right" he said nervously
you've got me. I won't give you any
trouble"
'1ts me that's being a troubling
nuisance to you. Mr. Hanover" said
Philo Gubb. 81 hope you will humbly
pardon me. l am ashamed of myself
To think Of me starting to get you to
attend to my business when probly
you have business much more impor-
tant that fetched you to Riverbank
Folks like you don't come to River
bank for nothing. NY own affairs of
business with Judge Orley Morvis can
wait as well as not if
A sudden light seemed to break upon
Philo Gubb
''Of a certain courser he exclaimed
What you come about was this-this"
he looked at the letter in his hand
''this Bald Impostor, wasn't it,"
Philo Gubb's visitor, who had begun
to breathe normally again, gasped like
fish once more. He saw Philo Gubb
finish reading the description of the
Bald 1mpostor, and then Philo Gubb
looked up and looked the Bald Impos-
tor full in the face. He looked the
Bald lmpostor over, from bald spot to
shoes, and looked back again at the
description.
Exactly similar to the most nom-
inal respects, he said. Quite iden.
teal in every shape and manner"
"Oh, | admit it! l admit itp' said
the Bald Impostor hopelessly.
Yes, SIR" said Philo Gubb. And
admit it the while l admire it. 1t is
the most perfect disguise of an imita
ton ever looked att
WHAT" asked the Bald Impostor.
'"The disguise you've got on to your
SELF" said Philo Gubb. 1T is most
marvelously similar in likeness to the
description In the letter. If you will
take the complimentary fattery OF a
student, Mr.. Hanover, will saw
never seen no better disguise got up In
the world. You are real deteckatiye
artist
The Bald Impostor could not speak
He could only gasp. So he gasped
twice for good measure
IF l didn't know who you were of
your own self" said Philo Gubb In the
most complimentary tones. I'D have
thought you were this here description.
ed Bald Impostor himself"
His visitor mOistened his lips to
speak, but Mr.. Gubb did not give him
an opportunity
II persume," said Mr. Gubb. You
have so done because you are working