“You admit you took the money?” asked
Service without surprise.

“Yes, I took it all right. I don’t know

on December 31st, 1924, after returning
the money forwarded to the investment
companies for speculation in wheat, he was
sentenced to two years in the New West-

of the funds the Court agreed that if his
conduct was good while imprisoned the
Court would sign his parole at the termina-
tion of one year.

what was the matter with my head. I just
thought I could get away with it and didn’t
think Ludgate would be involved. I got
the carbon copy of the combination he

minster Penitentiary for his venture in
crime: As he had made restitution of most

“YOU are charged with being drunk and
disorderly,” said the presiding magistrate

made and waited until there was no one-in
the office.” %

“You'd better put that in writing,” said
Service methodically. LaRue lived across
the street from him and he felt a little sorry
for him as a neighbour.

“What will I get if I do?” asked LaRue
nervously.

“T can’t say, that’s up to the Magistrate
who tries you, but a show of good faith is
sometimes impressive in court.”

“Tll try to pay back what I stole,” said
LaRue guiltily.

“Well, in the meantime, if you care to
write -a confession, it might save further
bother.”

Supplied with stationery, Francis LaRue
sat down and wrote out a confession of the
manner in which he had stolen the currency.
Thus on December 27th, 1924, exactly 11
days after the $1500.00 had disappeared,
Francis LaRue was brought to justice
through the unlagging investigation of
Capt. O. J. Wheatley, Jim Gibb and George
Keep, coupled closely with the B. C. Pro-
vincial Police.

Francis LaRue was brought to the Court
of Justice in Prince George electing for a
speedy trial. Tried before Judge Robertson

Sub-Insp. H. H. Mansell in charge Peace River

Subdivision.

to the man in the dock. “Have you any-
thing to say?”

“Man’s inhumanity to man makes count-
less thousands mourn,” began the defendant
in a flight of oratory. “I am not so de
based as Poe, so ungrateful as Keats, so in-
temperate as Burns, so timid as Tennyson,
so vulgar as Shakespeare, so——-”

“That'll do, that'll do,” interrupted the
magistrate. “Seven days and, officer, take
down that list of names he mentioned and
round the fellows up. They're as bad as
he is..—The Constabulary Gazette.

IT was reported to Dr. McCosh, while
president of Princeton University, that a
party was being held in one of the dormi
tories “after hours.” Thither the good Doc
tor wended his way to investigate. To his
knock on the door came the response,
“Who’s there?”

“Tt’s me,” replied the Doctor.

“Who's me?” came the query.

“Dr. McCosh,” was the answer.

“That's a lie; if it had been Old Jimmy
he would have said, ‘It is I’; so go about
your business’—which the Doctor said he
did, on tiptoes, and refrained from telling
the story for at least four years.

GEORGE FYNN

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