The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-18

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my thinRu Then they took Off the
traco-chaina and ieriSsd their thumbs
In the direction Of tho Rocky Noun
t,inH; and struck a tcwiH and
Clark lope for the swollen rivers and
impenetrable forests.
When regained inteilectuainosui
found myself walking into nm un.
Identified town ON tho A. II. a y, u.
railroad. The peaviners hadn't left
anything In my pockets except a
plug OF chcwing-tb wasn't after
my life-snd that saved H. l bit
off a chunk and sits down on n Pile
or ties by tho track 10 rccogiiate
my nrnsisions Of thought and pcrspi-
eacity.
And then along comes fnst
freight which slows up a little at
tho town. and Off OF II drops n black
bundle thnt rolls for 20 yards In "A
cloud OF dust and then gets up and
begins 10 spit soft coal and intrr1ec-
ions. | see II n young man
broad across the face. dressed more
for Puilmans than frcightn. and with
cheerful Kind OF smile In spite Of
Il all that made Phoebe SHOWS job
look like chimncyswcep'h
'f'ail OFF, says /.
-'Nunk.' says he. cot Off. Ar.
rived at my destination. What town
IN thiaT'
Haven't looked n up ON the
ui,p yet nays I. I got In about
nve minutes before you did How
does n strike your
Hard says he. twisting ono Of
his arms around. 4 believe that
ahouldcr-no. IT'S all right
Tic stoops over 20 brush the dust
Off his clothes. when out OF his
pocket drops fine. niDe-inch burg.
lars steel Jimmy. lie picks Il up
and looks Mt me sharp. and then
Erins and holds out his hand
'Brothsr.' says he. greetings.
Didn't i 800 You In Southern Mis-
souri, last summer selling color-d
sand At half-a-doliar tcaHpoonfui
to put into lamps TO keep the oil
from erplodingT
ION says I. newer explodc- It's
tho gas that forms that cxploden.
Hut I shakes hands with him. any.
way.
Ny names Bfn Basneff.- says he
to me. and n you'll call II profes.
aiond pride instead Of conccit. III
inform you that you have the pleas.
urc Of meeting tho best burglar that
ever set n gum-shoo on ground drain.
ed by the Mississippi river
Well. me and this BIN Baanett
sits on the ties and exchanges brnga
ne artists IN kindred lines win do. IL
seems he didn't have n cent. either.
and we went into clos, caucus. He
explained why AN able burglar some.
times had to travel on frciEhts by
telling the that servant girl had
played him false In Little Rock. and
IA. was making n quick getaway.
Its part Of my BUSINESS says
BIN Hannctt. TO play up TO the
rufflcs when I want TO make riffic
as RafficA. 'Tis love that makes the
bit go round. Show me a house
with tho swag In n and a pretty
parlor maid and you might Rs well
call the silver melted down and sold.
and mc splitting truff1es and that
Chateau stuff on tho napkin under
my chin. while tho police are calling
Il an inside Job just because the
old iady's nephew tcaehcs'a Bible
class. I first make an impression
on tho gfri' says biIi. and when she
lets me inside make an impression
on the locks. Blu; this one In Little
Rock dono mo says he. She saw me-
taking a trolley ride with another
girl and when I came round on the
night she WINS TO leave tho door open
for mo II was fast And ! had keys
made for the doors upstairs. But.
locks. she was a Doiiiah.' rays BIZ
Baa-~tt.
1t seems that BIN tried 20 break
In anyhow with his jimmy. but the
girl emitted a succession OF brRvura
noises like the top-ridern OF n tally.
no. and Bill had to take all the
hurdles between there and the
tried hard TO check his departure.
but he made n train that was just
pulling out
Well says Bin Bassett. when
wo had exchanged memoirs OF our
dead lives. could eat. This town
don't look like II was kept under a
Yale lock. SUPPOSE we commit some
mild atrocity thai win bring In tenn.
porary expense money. I don't sup
pose you've brought along any hair
tonic or rolled gold watch chains. or
similar Aw-defying swindlcs that you
could soil on the plaza TO tho pikers
Of tho parctic populacc. have your
No. spys 1. Z left nm elegant line
Of Patngonian diamond earrings and
rainy-dn sunburHts In my valisc Mt
Pcavine. But they're TO stay there
TN some Of them black gum trees
begin TO riut the market with yellow
ciings and Japanese piums. ! reckon
we can't count on them unless we
take Luther Burbank In for a
partner
VERY wei. says Rassett. wen do
the best we can. Maybe after dark
I'll borrow a hairpin from some lady
ana open inc fAfulefr anu bfoNcfh
Marine bank with IT.
while we were talking. mp pulls
n passenger train To tho depot near
by. A person In high hat gets off
on tho wrong side of the train and
concs tripping down tho track
towards us. lie WIS little. fat man
with n big nose and rats eyes. but
Dressed expensive and carrying a
hand antchcl careful. as n II had eggs
or raiIruad bonds In H. He passes
by us and keeps on down the track.
not appearing to notice tho town.
"'Com1 on says Bill Bassett TO
me, starting after him.
-'Where7' / asks.
-Lordyr says Bin. had You for
got you was In the desert7 Didn't
you sec Colonel Mamma drop down
right before your eycs7 Don't you
hear the rustiinE of General Ravens