The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-03-17
Copyright, 1917. by ], 3. Llppincost Co.

FcIy tase nc ever ltttt, - II
sas in the papers. Why and
ibsy pulled q newspaper from
lis pocket, "here 5 a account of
case he's jest finished"
And here's the waiter with
iur steak. Suppose we let Mr..
stone wait. ~
evil wei" and Fibsy's eyes
hone as he saw the platter that
vas offered for the judge s in
;pection. "Gee! I've dreamed
If a steak like that, but | never
.spected to have one solved up
10 me !"
And now,' the judge re-
sumed after the steak had been
cut and solved, " "let us dis
cuss your next position of trust
and responsibility. You want to
be in New York? But suppose
we arrange for your aunt to live
IN Philadelphia, and then you
can keep your place with Mr.,
Stetson.
I" Mighty nice PLAN Fibsy's
fork paused in mid-air while he
thought, but-oh, hang it all,
Judge, I jest love New York
Why, its old torn up, dirty
streets are more 'tractive TO US
than Philly' clean, every day
sloshed up W lite marble steps.
All, true Gothamite,'' and
the judge smiled. Well, we
must try for place in this me-
tropolis, then.
Yes, sir, please. And; too,
Judge Hoyt, | gotter be here to
keep me eye on that ere trial OF
Mr.. Landon.
You have that in charge,
ehgo
Now, don't you make fun Q
ME, please But | got a hunGh
that | can put in an oar, when
the time comes, that Il help Mr..
Landon along some
s What Go you mean, TerenceF
If You know anything Of impor
lance bearing on the ease, it s
your duty to tell it at once
II know that, sir, but it amt
of Importance 'cept to some
buddy who can tach Importance
to it. Now, told YOU, Judge
Hoyt, that ! hat, some
clues an, sir, you jest laughed
at me. y
Oh, | remember. Some but
tons and so,ae mud, WASH t it,
IS s Yes, sir, that . What they
was. y
Well, l confess the mud does
not seem Of great Repentance,
and as for the button was it a
coat button, did you say?'
s No, sir, | said IA silspender
button.
"Oh, yes. Well, the detectives !.
have examined all possible cloth
. ing for a missing button of that
sort, but without success. II is,
of course, a button from some
aother garment than any Of in
terest to this case
s Yes, sir, IS pose so. y
y lnll see , Ference g, e.: aill clues clues
have been traced to their last
possible degree Of usefulness in
our Investigations.
Yes, sir, Of course, sir. Say,
Judge Hoyt, nj kinder sorry
you WASH t In town that day. If
you had "a been you might "a
KEEP Mr.. Trowbridge from goin
J to the woods at all. =
" Maybe SO, Terence. We can't
know about those things. Some
people hold there's no such
thing as chance; if so, it was
ordained thatI should be out of
town. =
Yes, sir. Funny, ain I it? An
j sorter pathetic that Mr.. Trow
bridge should have your tele-
gram what you sent from Philly
\ in his pocket
& Well, that was only natural,
as he must have received it
shortly before he went away
from his office. "
An he thought a heap of
You, SIR. Why, jest takin' that
telegram shows that. Mr.. TroW-
bridge wouldn't a. taken
plain business telegram. =
Probably not. Yes, il I had
been here I should doubtless
have been at his office most Of
g the day. But even then if he
had expressed a desire to 90 to
the woods to look for his speci-
B mems l4shOnld not have detained
I'M.