Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-21

II sort Of think IN end up this
mystery tomorrow night"
fYou think the town folks are inter-
eve had a big crowd tonight, Allie.
sold over sixty bottles OF oil, let
alone the liniment. I guess II I sort OF
hint around at tomorrow afternoons
anatomical lecture, Wen have plenty
here tomorrow night. Five o'clock.
wasn't itT'
"Five O'Clock what, Dadr'
give o'clock was the time the muir
der was done, wasn't it?'
"Of Counsel You know that"
"Just wanted to remind myself" said
shagbark. And Allie"
Yes, dad"
you didn't hnd anybody that saw a
PangbArn going down the blum road
with bag over his shoulder, did your"
mo, nobody"
Nobody saw a Pangburn carrying
anything that looked anything like
three little kegs of powder, suppose,
"oh. dadi OF course not! How could
any oneT
"well, 7 guess then i've got all The
proof I need to solve up this mystery
with" shagbark grinned. Il guess
Alice laughed aloud.
Pete" called shagbark to the ne
gro, who was snoring on the rear deck,
'1aH neat and tidy for the night"
Fine AnU III, DOSs.
I'm going to s1eep-Or1andof"
'HeyI' aueried the little cook from
the fore deck.
I'm going to sleep"
well. go then" squeaked Orlando.
II wish I could. insead Of gettin.
rheumatism on this Dang-uel J. Deck"
I'm goin' to explode the mystery
tomorrow night, Orlando"
well, I'm Etern-u-el J. Thankful for
that. anyway" said Orlando. And then
Alice stretched herself on the caved-
in sofa, and Shagbark lowered himself
but Alice's was hardly more than q
regular, deep breathing-sounded
through the houseboat Euripides.
The next evening the levee before
the houseboat was crowded. The day
had been hot, and the evening was
more than warm. The news had passed
about that shagbark Jones was to
solve the Grill Taggus mystery-"pull
off one of his mystery stunts" was the
way it was mentioned as ru1e-and
in town. anyway, a crowd had poured
itself down the streets upon the levee.
We'll, ladies and gents" Shagbark
said when he came out upon the fore
deck Of the Euripides, 1.-The evening
performance generally consists OF my
grand musical entertainment-
How about who killed Grill Tag
gusT some one shouted
Comm to that, my FRIEND" Shay
wink it. I'm going to tell you all
about that, but first off I'm worried
about this here world-famous cure for
every i'll then anatomy of man Is heir
to-referrin' to Shagbark oil. the price
of which is one dollar bottle. Until
I sell five bottles Of that great and
glorious remedy. I can't talk on any
other subject. Who wants the first bot
tie? This gentleman! And the nextF'
The laughing crowd took the five
bottles in an instant.
We'll, ladies and gents. said Shag,
bark in the deep voice that echoed
back from the freight cars far up the
levee, sit amt no trick for me to solve
mysteries. All I've got to do is to look
into the crystal globe, and I can see
the whole business. Orlando. fetch out
the crystal globe. cut out OF the solid
lump OF pure rock-crystal!
There amt none" piped Orlando.
WHAT cried Shagbark-
.1s you done forgot how that crystum
globe roll o: the deck an sink. boss?''
asked Black Pete, eXaggerating his
dialect for the effect. Dat globe In de
bottom OBJ the ribber.'
We'll, dod -whil1ux If that amt So
shouted Shagbark. II clean forgot 1t!
But no matter. Orlando. fetch me a
glass of water. Ladies and gents. most
folks has to have crystal globe to see
don't. He can see 'em in glass of
water. So, whilst Orlando is fgettin' a
glass Of water. we'll just sell about Ave
bottles of Shagbark oil, the greatest
remedy for all aches and pains"
Twenty hands went aloft. Twenty bot
ties of Shaebark oil changed ownership
before Orlando returned bearing the
tumbler of water. Shagbark looked into
il.
IT see four men, he shouted. staring
into the glass. Il see four men, four of
the -blameddt liar men I ever caught
sight Of in my life.'
A laugh went up.
And I see three kegs of gunpowder-
tiny kegs-what you call quarter
kegs" he shouted. 81 see labels on them
ssyin' each and every key holds six and
, a quarter pounds of gunpowder-eight-
cen and three-quarter pounds in all"
Go to it. Shagbark; you're the boy"'
some one yelled
Now, just for that I can't see any
more" said Shagbark. And I won't be
able to see none until I've sold five
more bottles Of"
Here" and "Iiere." cried men in the
crowd
Now I can seer shouted Shagbark.
II see a place up to Buckgrove Landing
where there has been an explosion-an
explosion of gunpowder or dynamite or
something. There's hole in the ground
where a shanty used to be. It's big
hole. Now see the explosioni It 10 a