The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29

Chi Foxy gave the officer a glance
ana trudged on. He met a second
policeman in the heart Of the town,
and repeated his sneak-by tactics. The
policeman halted him.
Here, you." said the of1cer, you get
out Of town, understand? That old
winter-hotel game don't go here any
more This place is tired of paying
winter board for you fellows. Get out
OF town; and get out quick!"
Chi Foxy sneered. He tried to make
1t an extremely insolent sneer, but It
had no effect on the officer. The tramp
walked on and met the third officer.
so you're here?" said the third
policeman, and he seemed amused
Right on time with the first frosty
breeze, amt you? Well, my friend,
you can blow out of town on the
breeze. just like you blew in. No more
Tree board and gentle stone-pile mas
sage in this town. Drift along, boz"
The unanimfty Of the police of River
bank on the subject of free board and
lodging was disheartening. II Chi
Foxy had not been more than the
average tramp he would have 'drifted"
as advised, but he had not gained his
title Of Foxy without some of the
attributes of the fox to justify it.
He turned UP the FIRST cross street
If a man can't be arrested as plain
vagrant he can be arrested as a sus-
picious character and Jailed as a
vagrant. Chi Foxy sought a back
street where a chicken coop stood
alongside a vacant lot. He began to
vancouver around the chicken coop.
He behaved in a most suspicious
manner for three-quarters of a day,
but 1t was unavailing. Not a police
man appeared.
The nights were colder. Three days
Chi Loxy acted in a suspicious man
ner. and three nights he slept in I'M
comfortable places. The third night
he slept under the bandstand in the
park, and he crawled from under 1t
half frozen. He went from house to
house begging his breakfast, but the
residents were colder than the weather.
At the twelfth house he knocked on
the back door, but he was beginning
to feel hopeless. A thin stream of
smoke was issuing from the kitchen
chimney, and where there is smoke
there is food. But here, instead Of a
hard-faced woman or surly cook COM
ing to the door. a man put his face to
the kitchen window and looked out. It
was the face of a tall. thin man, with
long neck and prominent Adams
apple, and as the man peered out of
the window he looked something like
famingo. He opened the door.
Come right into tho inside" he said
pleasantly, and heat youruself up
warm. The temperature is full Of
cold weather to-day.
Chi Foxy entered. He looked around
the kitchen There was a brisk fire
in the stove, but no sign of breakfast.
Say. pard," he said, how about
giving me a bite Of breakfast
haven't had bit this morning.
amt too late. am II"
His host looked at him
You are not too late for any morn
ing breakfast in this house." he ans
wered, because it may be some days
Of time before there is any here
You can't tell me that, bo." said Chi
Foxy Look at the fire in the stove
You don't fire up like that for nothing.
do you?"
Yes. do; for almost less than moth
Ing" said his host, for what's burning
into that stove is the unvalueless trim
mings off Of wall paper, which I put
into it to get rid of. I'm not the regu-
lar resider of this house by no means"
Chi Foxy looked at his host again.
You're a per-hanger, amt you"
he said.
Paper hanger and deteckative,"
said his host proudly. MY name is
Mister P. Cub. graduate Of the Rising
Sun Deteckative Agencys Correspond
ence School Of Deteckating. in twelve
a neat manner"
Chi Foxy held out his hand eagerly.
Shake. pard!" he said. That's my
line, too"
Paper hapyinC?" asked Pf.,lo Gubb
DETECTING" said Chi Foxy prompt
ly. I'm one Of the most famousest
gum shoe fellers in the world. Me and
this here great detective feller-what's
his name, now?-used to work team
work tcgethe1."
Burns? ?" suggested Philc Gubo.
"Holme.." said CHI Foxy. Sherlock
Holmes. Ne and him pulled off some
of them big Jobs you may have read
| about in the papers"
He pronounced the name Of the cele-
| brated detective OF fiction "Shermlock
Ho1lums.'
"Oh, yes" raid the tramp, e.ae and
| Shermlock was great chums up to the
time he failed over the cliff and got
| killed"
you must have got tho name an
| wrong" said P. Cub. because Mr..
| Holmes is still being quoted in the
papers right along"
rs that so? Is that so?' said Chi
Foxy. And to think of that little fell
| Ter CROWN up into manhood already!
1t beats all how time flies"
ITO what little Teller did you refer
| to-" asked Philo Gubb.
why, my old side partners rtGfe
son, Sherrnlock Hollums the Twoth.'
said Chi Foxy, without a blink And
a cunnin' little felier he was; tool after
his father like a cat afte. fisi'. he did.
Me and old Shermlock we Used 10 hide
things-candy and--and oranges-and
let little Shermlock go and detect where
they was. He was a great little codger,
he was. And to think he's growed up
and gone into the detecting work on his
own hook. Well! Well! I'm glad
you told me-
He noticed that Mr.. Cub was look
ing at him sharply. He looked down
at his ragged garments.
Disguise" he said briefly. No