The Daughter of Anderson CrowMcCutcheon, George Barr
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The Daughter of Anderson Crow
McCutcheon, George Barr
City and town life -- Fiction; Foundlings -- Fiction; New York (State) -- Fiction
"You honour me," said the ex-marshal, when the "ayes" died away. "I
promise to help Marshal Higgins in ever' way possible. I'll tell him
jest what to do in everything. I wish to say that I am not goin' out of
the detective business, however. I'm goin' to open an agency of my own
here. All sorts of detective business will be done at reasonable prices.
I had these cards printed at the _Banner_ office to-day, an' Mr. Squires
is goin' to run an ad. fer me fer a year in the paper."
He proudly handed a card to the president of the board and then told the
crowd that each person present could have one by applying to his son
Roscoe, who would be waiting in the hallway after the meeting. The card
read:
"Anderson Crow, Detective.
All kinds of cases Taken and Satisfaction
Guaranteed.
Berth mysteries a Specialty."
Mrs. Bonner, upon hearing of his resignation the next day, just as she
was leaving for Boston, drily remarked to the Congressman:
"I still maintain that Anderson Crow is utterly impossible."
No doubt the entire world, aside from the village of Tinkletown, agrees
with her in that opinion.
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