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

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don't show him up | Will"
"She's gone out, has she?" said
Shocks. That's good. wanted to
see you on a matter of business-de-
tective business"
He put his hand in his pocket and
drew out a small roll of bills, while
Philo Gubb looked at him curiously.
He was not the usually neat Shocks.
One eye was blackened, and one side
of his face was scratched.
"Therew he said, holding the bills
up to Philo Gubb after counting them.
"There's S25. and that's every cent Of
my last months salary. You take that
and find out what l did and what's the
matter with me and all about it."
"What do you want me to find out?"
asked Mr. Cub, fondling the bills.
"If I knew I wouldn't ask you" said
Shocks peevishly. Il don't know what
It is. but I've got the twitches again
and there's a big item around some
where. I'd go and get 1t myself. but
I'm in jail"
"Where did you say you was" asked
Philo Gubb.
'In JAIL" said Shocks. I'm in jail,
and I'm in bad. When the marshal
put me In last night l gave him my
word I'd stay in all day today. and
it amt right for me to be here now
'Doggone you, SnOoks,' he says, you
amt got no consideration for me at
ALL Here | figgered that there
wouldn't be no wave of crime strike
town for some days, and went and
took the Jail door down to the black
smith to have panel put In where the
one rusted out, and my wife made me
promise to drive out to the farm with
her tomorrow, and now you come and
spoil everything. 1 got to stay in town
and watch you
AGO on 1 says, and take your
drive III stay in Jail. l got a strong
Imagination. I'll imagine there's
DOOR
"'Honor brightT he says.
ayes, honor bright says.
$50 he went" said Shocks. "and he's
trusting me, and here am. You can
see 1t wouldn't do for me to be run
ming all over town when by rights I'm
locked and barred and bolted in Jail as
a burglar"
GAS a burglar" exclaimed Gubb.
"That's it." said Shocks. 81 can't see
head or tail of It, You got to help me
out Gubb See If you can make any
sense of this:
"Last night met Sammy Wilmer
ton. and he says, 'SnOOks. did you hear
what the Ladies' Temperance league
did last night? l hadn't heard. 1
heard ma say says Sammy, but don't
say l told you. They got up a petition
to have City Attorney Mullen impeach-
ed by the city council
"Well, that was news. went into
the Eagle office and called up Mullen.
Hello! Is that Attorney MullenT l
saws. We'll, something happened last
night. and I'd like to see you about it.
"After a half minute he says: Come
I'D. Come right away. I'll be waiting
for you
$50 l went" continued Shocks. Il
rang the doorbel, and the moment it
rang the door flew open, and-blin!
Down came a bed blanket over me-
and somebody grabbed me in his arms
and logged me into the house. l guess
II was Attorney Mullen. You know
how big and husky he is? But l
couldn't see him. 1 couldn't see any
thing. Only every two seconds-bump!
He hit at my head through the blanket.
That's how 1 got this eye. Then ne
carried me to the back door and open
cd II and threw me all the way down
the eight steps. l chucked of the
blanket. and l was going up the steps
again TO show him he couldn't treat me
that way when-bingl Somebody next
door took n shot at me with revolver.
Thought | was burglar, | guess. l
started to run for the back gate when-
bling! Somebody shot at me from the
other house. | made a dive for the
cellar door Just as they got the range.
7 STAYED In the cellarway. with the
hullefS DaIlcTluS VII II Inv
the COD came Tim Fogarty was the
con. He ordered Cease firing! and the
shower stopped, and I let him capture
me. He had me before the judge, ana
I'm held for the grand jury, and the
charge is burglary and petit larceny
Now. what is the answer
"Being pulled into house ana
thrown out the other door isn't bur
elary." said Philo Gubb. Burglary Is
breaking in or breaking out. Maybe
Attorney Mullen will tell about it. He
must have mistook you for some one
else"
"NIistook nothing" said SnooKs-
"He was in the courtroom this morn
inn He handled the case against me.
Who is that?"
Some one was climbing the PACK
steps. and Shocks made one dive TOT
the inside cellar door, opened the out
side cellar door and hurried back TO
the Jail.
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