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Detective Burton was at the county jail in Oakdale adree to Dopey Charlie and The General when there ca distance telephone call for him

"Hello!" said the voice at the other end of the line; "I'ain?" queried Burton

"Really," asserted Willie "I knohere she's goin' to be all night I heard 'euy an' the girl I seen with the dead ot a BEAR!" It was al Mr Priht south of Payson, an' say, do I get the whole reward?"

"You'll get whatever's co to you, son," replied Burton "You say there are two men and tomen--are you sure that is all?"

"And the bear," corrected Willie

"All right, keep quiet and wait for ht on ht up into the air When you see it coet into the middle of the road and wave your hands to stop us Do you understand?"

"Yes," said Willie

"And don't talk to anyone," Burton again cautioned him

A few minutes later Burton left Oakdale with his two lieutenants and a couple of the local police at ever accelerating speed as it left the town streets behind it and swung smoothly onto the country road