The sun., 1891-08-30

hcsHms ySry ae,yc First thsy both took
ber b in his rowIooss % to iesden the noise H OF the
oars, and niier Mike rad carefully examined
so se ss the ga s
appeared. A bright CLEAN shot out of q small
hole hole In tho de. OF TIE dock aud to this
neared the the dock. Blli drew rev in his oar. and
crept f.rward, pistol In hand He seized tho
the dock TO the place who're the hole was. and
he pee cd 10. After q momon, be beckonod 10
did sc. and loo king through the aperture behold
five ,illainous.luoEing young ioughs playing
cards on the stone naiia,t under tn. dock. A
nishod iIsh. ic'Gi for The occasion. i Tho Piayers
,wsro tslkinr in low ,onos. The gam. looked
ers were enough to mako u man shudder,. Tho
STAMP STAMP 81 crime was on each ace. AMI the re-
S was woS to hop. m' B
sue his pistol far into the hole aimed it at
the heart OF one OF the players. and thon said
Hello. Maloney!"
ssh the cards Ns5s droppsd and In
aside. crying I %n Don't f"So "soo." Y Tbs next in.
slant the light was extincnished, and then
darkness and silence reien.d again. foy
moments later pattorinR footsteps were beard
out. Bin resumed his place In tho boat gave
:, ri hain't had tie drop on him he'd proba-
blv have shoi me. He owes mo one The re-
pOEter WRlleu LOT tn6 6tOfy wnlCn no KNOW was
ccomn When the boat vas on its way again
ut Wa. something like seven years sno--I
srable head for dates. We we Q esttin' pile O.
complaints ON b okers ND such roople
The men that loaded the trucks d, roll the bar::
rolls OIL the lock. n ever. now nd then they'd
Ina one tnat rolled li,te TO easy. i !. SIs Tas
that explained the whole thing. They nut ex.
ira watchrnsn on n all that sort o thing, but
they not skoery about It Une nj sht | was
out with Sads -h.s gone now. poor fellow
iie VAS as nsryva a man u. ys svcr saw IN aii
yer lie. Well as ] was sayin'. we were row.
r. Sot like %ons here ccsT Hs to sh0TS wheq
backed watsraud :hen lst the boat driit. lhen
heard II long. low, br.r.r.r.r ,onln' straight
stSM wh barr.s m whstey e ross roWs IN
nd peeped under. nd what d We think we sa@.
do.N ee p@sS ugh nj The nd til .onsn
wsSE s nd .dass asonsy s
THE 9th rf-lIow gave in, tin funnel with
long ile, Q o h. se u 1t. Maloney Du led his
s. nd then 'Hs We ts ai
right down. We ,rowed to the other, side o the
soei ~ SSna s hey "? hal Se % 1ss
we took q nip ont o the hose -no4e o yer
SscSsr Wiz VA. Ts q. s. 4 .ssn a SSs %s
waited fer sn t. come out We went a. EN-.
though Jest n li,tIe 100 quick. fer as soon rs
they came out Slade saii: como now. my
b VS. nd he mex: second they w"rr cimbin'
up the docE. n before wo could reach enl
tiev were sc' .otin'' NJ tie stres sade tired
ut en-. but mis- ed. I'D o . o, them fired bnc&
we never knew which. Tho neNt night
saw Maloney ON the street nd cpllared him.
Ie got five years. md be swore he'd get square
wi b me. VOL. he hasn't yet-but there no
tellin' -
Bill became very 1niet and solemn after this
recital. He knew that Maloney might get
square" any hour. and the thought Of the up-
certainty Of life has made moro erudite heads
Wh-n the boat roacned the loot OF Roosevelt
street n ferryboat was In her slip. inst about
to leave Wi II one accord the two policemen
rowed sti aight to her under her spi cad:
ing deck. aud between the nadlewhsel
ment the reporter was mystihed;, Both
oarsmen drew in their oars AMI pulled he
boat. along by insert ne their fingers in tho
crarks between the logs OF the pier. A mo-
mem later Mike sIippsd long rome through
tho rudder chain OF tho ferryhoat. tho gates
over ad were slammed shut: tho gong in tho
engine room iRnls the Terry boat started. and
the tiny rowbont was pulled a alonE. faster and
faster. over the foamy wake VI the splashing
monster.
in their seats. facing the how. as il this was an
everyday event with them.