Evening star., 1922-09-24

But Barry doesn't quite get him.
"Oh, we might make it a little
sporty" says he, "by having a dollar
pool for the first fish and another
on the biggest"
mo. thank you." says Horton. Il
I'm not much of a fisherman.
think I'll just tramp around through
the woods for a while"
AT luncheon time, when he showed
n up again, 1 suggested that We
would be going into the village after
the mail and asked II he wished to
have his letters put in our box.
tI.etters?" says he. mo, don't ex-
pect any"
1nez shook her head at that. "See"'
says she. HE thinks nobody knows
Where ne is. They're always lihe
that, them birds"
Which was what prompted me to
try him out about phone calls.
asked II any came In while he was
out walking should I try to ind him,
or Just take the message.
Il shall have no telephone calls"
says he.
'Oh, you never can tell" says L.
"Friends are always hunting one
out"
II beg pardon" says he, but I
have no-that is, none of my friends
are likely to call me up. I'm quite
sure Of that"
What he did ask to be posted on
though, was whenever we expected
other guests. and the first time a
party phoned in far q fve-plate din
ner he camped behind some bushes
across the road wnere he could look
EN- over before he ventured to ap-
pear. 1 had to admit to Inez that
this looked shifty.
Somebody's after MIN, all right"
says she. I'D like to know what
hes DONE"
WELL" says /, "he isn't the type
1 should pick out as post office
yese or q bank robber."
Might be a runaway cashier, or
one Of these -get-rich-quick men, like
that Ponxi," says she.
THAT'S So" says I. You may be
right, Ines."
And at last even Barry almost
agreed with her. There's something
trange about him." says he. And.
II course, he may have gotten mixed
up in q crooked deal or big scandal.
He might be the master mind OF
million dollar bond robbery. or a
missing witness in = society divorce
case. It's entirely possible that
there's q reward out for him, and
that posters with his picture on are
hanging in every police station IN
the country. Who knowsf
Squire Sweat has pictures like
that" suggests Ines. Hes some
kind Of sheriff. amt he?"
Good hunch!" says Barry. 'Why
not have-ths squire come out to look
him over7"i
1 would have stood out against
going that faf If it hadn't been for
, tho sleuthy way Horton acted about
this carload Of nice folks who drifted
down from Bethlehem and stopped
over for dinner with us. He sized
them up from his bedroom window
aud when Inez went to calt him he
asked to have tray sent up. IS he
was not feeling wsll enough to come
down. =
"Huhr says Ines. For q sick
man he cleaned up them dishes, pretty
well. Why wouldn't he show him.
self, that's what wanna knowT'
4 - -k%
90 we had an interview with Squire
y sweat and had him slip out while
Horton waa having his breAkfast next
morning. We fixed It SO he got a
good look at our mysterious guest
too, without his knowing IT,
"fam.m-mrs4 says the squire clear
ing his throat and shaking his head
wisely. II shouldn't wonder but
what he was on the list. I can,
cutie tell which he fAyors most
though; that Absconder from phila.
de,phia, or the Teller with three wivei
In Illinois ana one IN California. III
have to look over my rogue's gallery
again to be certain. watch him ciess
ana II he tries TO skip send Inc word