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Show HOLD UTS SCHEME TO AVOID ARREST CHICAOO. Aug. I. Herman Freeman laughed at the command of a auunted robber who preseed revolver agalnet hla body last night. Freeman had left hla homo to mall a letter. Aa he approached the mall box. two meehv-d men confronted him an commanded him to bold up hla hands. Just aa the command was given, one ef robber Icaught eight of a policeman approaching. ap-proaching. "Lugh. or 111 bora ymj through, he commanded, aa he poked th gun Into Freeman'a aide. Freeman laughed. ' "Now turn and walk with ue and keep up a pleasant conversation." wa th next order. The trie turned end walked ahead ef the polteeman. engaged In animated conversation, con-versation, punctuated with guffaws and laughter. The robber marched Freeman te his own House, took him Into the hallway hall-way and there robbed him of hi valuable. valua-ble. Freeman ears the robbers obtained (14 aad a valuable watch. . |