The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-01-29
COUNTRY COUSINS
GET TAKEN in BY
BIG TOWN WHERE.
THE BULLS LIVE
Bradbury Held Up for $14
and Sterling Gets Stom-
ach Massaged with Auto
matte.

! Two OF Canon's country cousins
were taken in in the Capital city
this week. f. A. Bradbury, secretarv
OF the Chamber of Commerce thought
he had all the green rubbed off be-
careful TO walk fast, not shy at the
street cars, nor crook his neck at the
tall buildings, and in addition he
stayed out late like the city folks do
but nevertheless they got him any
way.
Gene found 1t impossible to get a
room at hotel when he arrived in
Denver Monday and as n last resort
I he took a nice room at the ]. J. Brown
residence on Pennsylvania street, Cap
| itol Hill. He slept there two nights
and Wednesday afternoon when he
came to check ont he asked for his
bill and almost lost years growth
OF hair from the top of his head when
the smiling landlady told him Sl4.
which means 81 a day or just about
the price the Brown Palace charges
for its very best
3 btnt pdAQ bul tHttTtu pro
test with the Tourist Bureau who had
recommended the room and they have
taken action TO bring the landlady
to time.
Sterling held reception at the Al
bany for the whole darn Denver po-
lice force. early Monday morning.
Plain clothes men. brass-butt6ned
clothes men, and just ordinary house
detectives made up the lis, of uninvit-
ed but nevertheless persistent guests.
Not being able to get a room Sun
day night Sterling took the next best
thing which was an alcove with two
beds in IL. He went to bed after ser
vices (which ended about / a. m and
was sleeping peacefully about 2
o'clock dreaming OF home and hnppi-
ness when q heavy hand was laid up
on his shoulder and he was fudely
yanked TO the floor and his stomach
was gently massaged with a blue
steeled automatic while a big bruiser
yelled. Get your clothes on d-d
quick. the chief wants you at head
quarters" Another meniai OF the law
from the jeweiry department. stood at
attention with a pair of very cute lit.
tie bracelets ready to try them on.
Sterling found his heart where his
tonsils used to be and as his stomach
had wrapped itself around his spinal
cslumn ii was some little time be-
fore he could get his phonograph TO
working
When he did finally and most feebly
ask: What in hell is coming off,"
he was brusquely told that he was n
bold. bad forger with desperate rep
ntation and that the police had final.
ly gotten him after a long search and
he was going to get his'n."
II looked like quick curtain, fast
music and red fire for few minutes
with little Petey Farbed only in =
rusty pair of pajamas as the chief
villain. However. one of the built.
dogs of tn. law who showed an ounce
of sense twhere he got IL is still a
mystery finally asked the bold bad
forger in his sweet little nightie If he
had a name and. II so fortunate. what
might il be.
When told that Il was Sterling and
that lie was only an Innocent lamb
from the country the bulls looked up
in disgust and said: Hell. we thot
we had somebody. Get back in bed.
You big stiff
The detectives then filed ont as un-
ceremoniously as they came and the
-DIg stiff'' who felt not quite so stiff
tried TO gather together what little
wits he ever possessed and after
( about an hour got back to the land Of
dreams. Hardly had he reached this
hallowed state than much gold be.
buttoned and silver be-starred gentry
whose usual duty is to wear out shoe
leather on the pavement. stepped into
the little alcove and asked II the gen.
tleman in pajamas would not accom-
pany him around the corner to head
quarters.
! By this time the Big Stiff had found
a liitls stiffcning in his backbone
and grew so bold as TO ask: Say. who
+ the hel 90 you think | am--Gyp. the
Blood, or Lefty Louie? Ally name Is
Sterling. II you want me so id
bad over at your little hen-coop you'll
lave TO bring your little dog cart and
take me" This helped TO clear the
! situation quickly and the copper ex
cused himself He wasnt so bad
Z only he lacked brains can't have
I'D a.