The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-18

SHAMROCK THE sLEUTu
CHAPTER I,


Synopsis OF preceding chapters
Shamrock. tho great detective. n
quest OF three cases OF burgundy
stolen from two charming youni
women. deducts that the booty II
hidden where one would least likely
look. lie meets Mayor Gerald u
fitxcecll and orders him 10 com
mence n tunnel at Seventh and
Pike)
Fitzcecii's hcfty pickaxing soor
gouged n couple OF hundred feet
under seventh.
There he was NO unfortunate as q
strike n rock.
We Will abandon this project.
aid tho great detective. and begin
a new tunnel couple OF block,
n,rthcr back on Pine pt."
1hh mst with approval from
FdNcecli. who enjoyed ds,eoting.
We ought 10 finish the Job In co
inyn." he smiled.
quite no." agreed Shamrock
quite 40"
Now. you might spell me OF. say
once every oight-honr shift for n
few minutes. and In that way speed
the work F" suggested Fltzcecll
"Minos detailn cannot bother
WITH" corrected Shamrock. II shall
entrust you with ALL"
fitzcecii had dug block and go
feet when his picknxe suddenly
struck rock.
We Will abandon this project. q
raid tho great detective, "and start
new tunnel n couple OF blocks
farther back"
This met with the approval OF
iitAcecil. who enjoyed picknxins.
We ought 20 finish the Job In 90
days" he smiled.
Quite no." agreed Shamrock.
quit. SO"
but Mt this juncture a sudden oo.
ourrence happened. Someone WINS
approaching. IL was Watt II. Frank.
efhousr.
Another sixxiing chapter Of this
rit ring detective work will be torn
on Monday at this tIme)
Cornelius Vanderbilt. Jr.. accept
position. In other words, he
OF job. or. 10 put II stili more
exactly. Cornelius went TO work.
y. =. Two weeks ia,er) Cor.
n.iiun Vanderbilt. Jr.. has taken n
vacation. In other words. he has
ceased his arduous toll. or. 20 pu,
u still more exactly, Cornelius has
quit work.
Such NE may be when you have
few millions IN your jeans.
jeff Davis. king OF tho hoboes.
announced In New York that he
was going TO ~aul, hitting the grit
and look for Job 10 support his
family In Ohio.
y. =. Mex, day) JEFF Davis ha.
postponed looking for a Job IN
Ohio and win continue Ringing the
hoboes IN New York.
Such LIE may be when you've
been able 70 borrow . dollar from
an unsospsesina friend.
In 1859 col. Charles ". Collier
wrote a letter to Col. Charles r..
sherman. Both lived In Washing.
ton. u. C.. and the letter had 10
travel from the Ebbitt House 10
the Metropolitan hotel. n distance
OF some stx or seven blocks
Az per custom I, was entrusted
TO the y. \. postal service. with
stamp. address. and return TO- all
In good order and condition.
Slowly the letter went on n.
way.
Some years passed and the writ.
or died.
Other years wen, by and the ad !.
drsssoc died.
But the letter KEEP, on going.
Finally. just the other day IL 70,
back to the Ebbiit House. after
having spent 81 years on It's flight.
Tho world may be fun OF forward
men. but you find morn OF the other
Kind when you try 10 board a stree,
car In tho rush hour.
A Bristol nsngl man bcaueathe<,
a box OF cigars To an old friend
Aebby he didn't want to smoke
alone.
But. as the man remarked when
looking for oil. II may not know
much about military tactics, but I
can drill n we'll"