Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-11-07

- fashioned gold trimmed spectacles. III
rims forming irregular octagons. an,
on his head he wore one of the grand
est old silk hats that ever saw IN,
| light Of day in 1865. His principa
garment was frock coat. once black
but now grayish green He was tbe
weaithiesi man In town. and II was
| said that when he once got his hands
| Oh silver dollar he squeezed If 50
| hard that the bird of freedom on Il
| never again uttered squswk. After
| old Gabe got his claws on the dollar
the eagle was a dead bird Once every
five wears or so Old Gabe had new
buttons sewed on his coat. and each
time he tried 10 make the little tailor
allow him something for the old
threadbare buttons.
He opened Philo Gubb's door hest
tatingly, He expected to see an array
OF mahogany desks and fling cabinets.
for which he would be expected to nav
every time the detective turned around
He expected to see saucy stenogra-
pher pounding away at a typewrlting
machine. He expected TO see Detec-
tive Gnbb, in a stubby mustache and
with bulldog face. sitting at one of
the mahogany desks his feet on a
chair and his earb a checked suit Of
the latest and most expensive sort
! When he peered into the room he saw !
tall. thin man. built like fiamingo
dressed. so far as the eye could tell |
in white overaIls with a bib, sitting on t
an upended bundle OF wall paper. stir
ring pail of paste with one hand
while he ate a ham sandwich by means
Of the other
II guess | got in the wrong place.
said Uncle Gabe, Thought this was
detective office All right All
rightw
I'm him" said Philo Gubb. swallow
ing. a hunk of sandwich with gulp
and wiping his hand on his overalls.
you're who?' asked Uncle Gabe.
I'm the detecative." said Phio Gubb
Uncle Gabe looked at him doubtfully
I'm Mr.. Gubb. the detecative" said
Philo
you are, hey?" said Uncle Gabe
"All disguised up. reckon"
disguised upY said Philo question.
ingly "Oh, this here paper hanging
and decorating stuff? No. this amt
no disguise. This is just a sort Of TEN
porary fllcr in that ! work at while u
the detecative business starts to picl, II
up. Murders has been sort of slack.
end there amt much doing in bank
robbing lately. so paper hang and o.
between whites Even de- IL
tecative has got to earn living while lo
bis practice is building up ID
"Humphr said old Gabe Earn "
Twin paper hanging, heyT' re
81 so do said Philo. OF
And detecting amt very good right III
low?"
1T amt. for fact" said Philo. ca
We'll if that's So. said old Gabe. IN
maybe you and me could do some 90
BUSINESS together. If you want to go W.
Ight along earnin living paper hang. so
~ and do little detective work TO
nrt OF keep your hand in maybe we >
an do business"
Il ought to git paid something" said zoe
hilo douhtfully 1T amt right for
etecative to cut rates 1t spois the ne
lsinesS for everybody I'd ought to nee
ave-
Pay" exclaimed old Gabe. PAY "a"
r bein' allowed to sharpen up and An
ep bright Why, you'd ought to pay Tue
e for lettin' you have the practice iiie
amt goin to do me no good. is it?''
, don't know what you want me to "e '
tect yet. said Philo so can't say.
{ it amt nOways usual for deteca te
g 10 pay the man he's detecting for WIZ
sir, il amt The business would 'ill'
all to hang If that was what we anu
/ 10 do. There wouldn't be no tue
uey into it at all. Not but what !
sht pay some if it was case that Gu a., :
uld do me good to/practice on. ~
yht pay a little" wi
! l,noy IT,, soid ola c,,,o ~ me ,
case ~ ,,ino WI ro.. don't
=, ,.o,,la ,.o,, - -. -. o., he h
Well" said Philo thoughtfully. IF "a.
as TO have a chance at a real tough
der case. for instance. ! don't lh
n a plain murder case. where ev- ccrta
,ody tnou,s Who di5 :. 49,, - -. wv
IL. 4 iAttdii ease InHL WOulu rake
e working up and thinking and
o of rules as laid down in tho MS Gabe
Sun Correspondence Detecatiye er a.
Sc Lessons Six to Ten: Murders mat
Murder Mysteries. How to Solve some
n hard
nno,,hr.- said old caho ..uo when
, rni.1b+ ,.o., nov, ., ma 10, ,,.or,- Phil
q like that - slippe
ON ! dyrno so;d p,uo c,hn If
,htfully. IF it looked like a e-.lo
ty hard case ! might pay a dollar Nastn
If it was a murder case rei'roa
lis case of mine" said old Gabe. '""Ne'
lg farther into the room. ''is just WI
sort Of case. and I'll LET you Wa,
on It for dollar and quatter a only
That's cheap. TOO. when you the %
how you'll be botherin noe and nave.
nm my time such II