Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-06-20


| was you | wouldn't put the police or
the job. What are your own spoons
and forks, solid OF plated?7
Mr.. Griscom turned red.
plated" he said.
"Well," said Mr.. Whitaker. there's
where to look for the joke. Try 70
think who would think 1t a Joke to
send you silver forks and spoons
BILLY Getz!" exclaimed Mr.. Griscom
mentioning the town joker
That's the man had in mind" said
Mr.. Whitaker "Now. you see how
you would be helping his joke If you
set us on him. / guess you can handle
this alone, Mr.. Grisocm."
81 guess I can. agreed Mr. Griscom
land thank you" And he went ont.
The marshal chuckled
"Unburgledw he said to himself
THAT'S new one for sure. That's
the sort Of burglary to set Phio Gubb.
the undetective on. Say. guess /
will! I'll have Billy Getz set Philo
Gubb on the unburglar."
He was still grinning as he went out.
but he tried to hide the grin when he
met Billy Getz on Main street Billy
was seemingly in great hurry and ut
tered a hasty Cant stop now, Wit
taker! when the marshal hailed him.
but the head of the Riverbank police
grasped his arm
whats your rush? I've got some
fun for you" said Whitaker.
"Some other time" said Billy II
Just borrowed this from Doc Mortimer
and promised to take It back quick.
I'll see you In Just half hour or So"
"What is it," asked the marshal
gazing at the curious affair Billy had
in his hands. 1t looked very much like
a coffee pot and had a long spout.
There was a handle ON either side and
on the lid a wheel, like a small tin
windmill. Just below the lid and
above the spout was hole as large rs
a dime.
"Lung tester" said Billy. trying to
pull away Let me go. will you, Wit
taker? Pm I'm hurry. Just borrowed
it to settle a bet with Sam Simmons
show two pounds more lung pressure
than he has-twenty- six pounds"
"You?" scoffed Whitaker. 81 bet
can show twenty eight if you can show
twenty-siX.
ooh, well. 90 ahead and blow If you
want to. suppose l can't get away
unless | let baby try the new toy Rul
hurry up. will you?"
The marshal put his lips to the spout
and inflated his chest to its fullest.
He blew into the spout with all the
power he could command Instantly
from the hole under the lid a great
cloud of -four shot out. covering his
face and head and deluging his gar
ments. From up and down the street
came shouts of joy, and the marshal,
brushing at his face, grinned as he
saw that most of those who were
laughing at him bore traces of recent
-four bath.
zone on me, Billy" he said good ma
turedly, patting the -four out of his
hair "and Just when l was coming to
put YOU on to some fun too. What do
YOU know about the Griscom unbur-
glary?"
mot a thing! Tell me-
81 didn't expect you would know any
thing about It" said the marshal with
a wink. "But how about putting Cor
School Detective Gubb on
to the job?"
"Finer' said Billy. Tell me what
the unburgled Griscom thing is and
I'll do the rest.
The marshal told him, and Billy lis
tened with an air of never having
known anything about the affair
"Philo Gubb will jump at the chance
70 fathom the mystery said Billy
"Where is the paper hanger detective
working now? I'll go around and nave
him fest his lungs. No, won't IL
would not be properly dignifed to nour
him when asking him to undertake
vvorl, of such Importance. Pll-oh. say!
Tistenr'
"cot something better?" asked Mar
shall whitaker.
"I,et me bring him to you pleaded
Rnly "Tell him you're thinking OF
uniting him on the force as the detec-
i've branch of it.
aNope," said the marshal promptly.
"Well. then" said Billy. you won
are if he should happen to drop INTO
office now and then ana
six questions and tell how he's pro
PRESSING. will your
81 can't stop him from coming III
md talking to me" said the marshal
With smile
DTbat's all | want" said Billy and
10 hurried away, only stopping now
md then when some inquisitive person
insisted on knowing what that thlhs
ros that looked like a coffee pot
He found Philo Gubb at work IN a
,onse on Tenth street hanging paper
N tbe second floor. and the lank dec
.ro FOR who looked fike some long limp
a wafer bird. looked at Billy solemniy
s fine story of the Griscom affair was
rnlaIned TO him. AS he turned ms
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