Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-09-05

"Who loosed a turoant2" he asked.
of the booth had been pulled loose. {
hand had been inserted through the
opening thus made. and the turban hat
been stolen Mrs Phillipetti rushed
from the booth and sought Mr. Beech
She was wildly excited She dashed
into the executive booth. where the
board of manager was having meet.
ing 1t was ten minutes before she
was calm enough to give any one a
chance TO hear what she was saying
The board of managers was flabber
gasted by the awful news. but Mr.
Beech retained his cOmpoSure
Now, this-nOw-was not wholly un.
expected" he said ITS a-now-un-
fortunate thing. but it's the sort of
thing that happens. Now. Mrs.-now
-Phillipetti, Just let me beg you not to
say anything about 1t 10 anybody and
I'll have Detective Gubb get right on
the case. If you keep quiet the thief
will probably hang around until the
end of the carnival to see what else
he can steal. but If we make a fuss
about It he'll skip. Keep quiet. The
matter is in my hands Rest easy
We will attend TO It,
II hate to lose the Dragons Eve
said Mrs Phillipetti. wiping her eyes
but the worst is to have my turban
stolen. That spOils the ongsomble of
my costume ! haven't anything else
'apropos to wear on my head"
You look fine Just as YOU are" said
Mr.. Beech. But If you want some
thing to wear you can get Turkish
hat at the paper hat booth for %
cents"
THANK you" said Mrs. Phnlipetti
scornfully. Il don't wear twenty five
cent hatsr'
Within twenty minutes the boy
scouts. who were acting as aids to the
executive committee, had tackled in ten
prominent places ten hastily daubed
piacards that read: "Philo Gubb. please
report at executive booth Beech |
Chmn. police committee" And the
members Of the board of managers
bad. singly ana by roundabout routes.
approached the scene or the theft and
had studied it.
To the left Of Mrs Phillipetti's booth
was the Ethiopian Dip Here. some
hirty feet back from a counter and
shielded by Il ret. a negro sat on an
elevated perch Just over canvas tub
ull of water. In front of the net was
small target. and if patron of the
anne hit the target with a baseball
he negro suddenly and unexpectedly
ropped into the rub of water. The
rice was three throws for , cents
As Riverbank had some remarkably !
lever baseball throwers, the Ethiopian
'as dipped quite frequently. AS the q
'ater was cold and such bath an nm. a
Sual luxury for the RiverbaEk Ethio- c
ians. no one Ethiopian cared TO be '
lpped very often in succession. There Il
IRE the committee Of seven of the Elk.
npt ftremen's association. which had b
lie dip in charge. had arranged for a
nick change of Philippians. and while &c
he sat on the perch to be dipped three Y
hers lolled in bathing costumes lust Is
TEX of Mrs. Phillipetti's booth. They al
ere there from the time the carnival
'ened at midday until it closed at c
ldnight Ii
On the other side of Mrs. Phillipetti's cl
9th was the entrance to the tent of ST
e South Riverbank Turnverein's
nstrel show. The tent was we'll te
OK from the rear Of Mrs. Phillipet. NJ
5 booth. and it was well patronized
ose entering the minstrel tent had sa
pace of five feet TO pass where there ch
IS an unimpeded view of the space I'll
hind Mrs Phillipetti's booth. The in
nstrel show was continuous. and tn,
ne one was always passing In or .
: In addition to this the ticket wi
.er, Gus Schultz. son of August hel
lultz, the South Riverbank baker "
an uninterrupted view of the rear Or,
Mrs. Phillipetti's booth at all times vo,
had not seen an Ethiopian take q on,
ban. and it seemed impossible that lin,
urban Of that gorgeousness .could fhe
e passed anywhere within two chm
es without Earring the eye But the ING
board was certainly loose and had TO
iently been pried loose from the dor
side. and the turban was gone. n
r Beech questioned the colored g,
quietly. .,
said one OF them I've Go