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

re and Nlisi ''tCI ne NOfUs. MY ON
re son-in-iaw. he is An III. tell you VIII
e he's tryin' il. For my money. so hi
h wife'll get il an he can be president o
a the bank in my place. Ny notion is b
2. slips out of the bank or out of th
Il house any time of day or night. will
,. his pea shooter up his sleeve or stucl
r in his shoe and takes pop at ms
a wherever he finds me-
II you've seen him have pea shoot
err" asked Pbilo Gubb. r
@ mo. sir" said old Gabe. And
s never seen one of the peas. All ever
felt was the sting of it when it hit
} me-
! Maybe said Philo Gubb eagerly.
maybe it amt pea shooter. Maybe
it's a 30 shot pistol with va silencer on
to II. Maybe it's only because he's
been afraid to come nigh enough to
you that he amt killed you yet. 1t
don't seem to me that any man would
try 10 murder any one with pea
shooter"
'Humphr' said old Gabe Maybe
you are right at that That's some
thing / never thought of 1t sounds
likely too"
~ detecative has to think of all
them things" said Philo simply. "If
was you I'd be more careful that he
don't get a chance at you from close
range"
~ wiI!' said old Gabe. showing his
agitation plainly. why. the feller
might kill me any minute. Ii makes
me feel like was See here he
said earnestly. If he's shOotin at me
like that it amt no joke. is it? Tell
you what I'll do I'll LETT you off from
payin' me that dollar five a day
will so, Just you hustle on TO this !
case and keep at it. and I'll leave you |
work on it for nothin'. All want is
that you should send me word reglar
of what you find out
at is the custom Of all the graduates
Of the Rising Sun Correspondence
School Detectives TO make regular re.
ports in writing" said Philo Gubb
"I1l start right in shadowing and trail
ing Mr.. Harrington Pierce. according to
Lessons Three and Four. and I'll report
regular every day"
Everything you find out" said old
Gabe Don't leave out a thing. 1t
might be the thing that would help me
to help you. And particularly al
night. That's when he shoots me the
most
81 won't leave him a minute said
Philo Gubb. I've got a man hire to
help me on my paper hangin'. and II
get him to finish up this job. I'll start
traiin' and shadOwin Fairy Pierce ;
right away. First off want 70 make I
a preliminary survey on to him. use o
his bank. and I've got $40 can put in
as well as not and get good look NJ
him. TIL LET yOn know how things II
turn ont " n
Old Gahe shook hands with Philo u
md Went out When the door WIS 81
,losed behind him he chuckled. and an
he way home his face was creased in as
grin He felt that he had done
rood bit Of business and saved himself
good sum of money. Philo Gubb IN
he meantime having put false beari rF
no a wig in his pocket entered the &c
'armers and Citizens bank and hand W.
his deposit to Fairy Pierce. -
The cashier did not at first glance ST
'os like murderer-but there are no pr
types for murderers. Fairy pc
lerce was well fed and well dressed J"'
IAN about forty. genial in manner.
hcient as u cashier If he owed his 1u
staliation as cashier to the weight of
q Gales stock he had made good on "
s own account Neither the auditors 81
II the examiners had ever found any peg
ing wrong with his accounts and he rec
"a made the bank grow Philo Gubb 80
med against the cashiers window
q smoke few words as he slid his M
Il" ."'''i infGt,-h the ', ickef. aud r.
answered him cbeerfuIly. NOTHING o"'
ms words or his manner indicated cue
murderer A revolver Law at his ana
M. out IT was not n % 1t was "o"
oclouS 10 II was evidently tho
lk's revolver Philo Gubb. putting
~ his pocket "o.S o..' II
cross the street from the haul, was Ono
'mmilIs cigar store where the lido mel:
u OF the town loafod whom fher bed and
hiN% better on hand. and Pinto THE
l' entered and bought a cigar ana the
an easy loafng position near the hapT
It window. He commanded view dead
ne only entrance to the bank. and thieV
ne waited. At fifteen Minutes awol
r Farry Pierce came ont of The she
K. to hi
heres man with an easy iob~ happ
one or the loafers. that Fairy Iepn'
re Nothing to do till tomorrow that
90 much time on his hands the t
s. said another who. nv the wav such
more spare time than Far.v the
re Prom what I hear he'd no beard
'r on if he had to work all dav In m
all night" -" '"' of hi.
he widow" asked tho g. In ste
Ser his b.
lat's what rho, day.