Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 January 1896 — They Were Too Late. [ARTICLE]

They Were Too Late.

The belatdd wayfarer was standing In the shadtfw of a building, with both hands pointing heavenward, while he gazed initogtlie muzzle of a revolver. One footpad was holding the revolver where it would do the most good in case of an emergency, and the other was going through the victim's pockets. The silence was so oppressive that the belated wayfarer finally felt obliged to speak. “Think you’i'e smart, don’t you?” he said. “We know our business,” rturned one of the footpads, gruffly. “Of course, you do,” said the belated wayfare with something like a sneer. “You know that this is my pay day, I suppose.” “Sure,” replied the footpad. “That's why we laid for you.” “He ain’t got but 65 cents, Bill,” interrupted the one who had been searching the victim’s pockets. “Wot!”Tried the other. “That’s right,” said the belated wayfarer, cheerfully. “But yoe was paid to-day,” insisted the man with the revolver. “Right again,” adiuittedjbfi- belated in tEe same cheerful tone. “But .somebody got in ahead of you, and you thought you were so all-flred smart that I’ll .be hanged if I'm not glad of it.” “Sofflebody got you r roll ?” *; '> : “Yep.” ■ ” ' j “Who?” “My wife camo to the office after it this afternoon. Oh. you’ve got to get up mighty early to beat her/’—Chicago Post. >