Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-09-29

all-night places, where two-bits is often
picked up for an early pal er.
1t was too dark to follow Pete, so ]
told him had g. notion to meet ms
''side pardner." and hurried along with
him to Glasgow Jacks.
1t was the usual place-a basement a
square ring" in one end; some dumb
bells and Indian clubs scattered about. 9
dozen berry card tables, bar, and
patronage of pugs, low FOUNDERS, and
dreary young men who fancied they
were seeing life by poisoning it.
Pete's advent woke up the place. MY
very considerable knowledge of what
the paper contained had watched the
make-up-had given me no impression
that all our news pertained to fights an0
fighters. racers and racing, murders anC
murderers. The crowd there found
nothing else in the paper, and was soor
expressing its interest in those phases
of life by animated discussions OF then
over the most undrinkable whisky.
took q drink of it with Glasgow Jack
who treated me with that considerable
shall l say Observation-Disclosures our pro
fession eyer receives from his.
Jack laughed when asked him about
Pete. I'm kinder stuck on der kid,
said Jack; 'dere's no flies on him, an
I'm goin' to do der right thing by him
[ was thinkin' it would be de proper
game ter give de kind some schoolin'
He kinder takes to literary ways-sell
in papers and that. I'm 'doin pretty
WELL an amt got nobody wild string
on me sack, so L was thirkin mebbe
could send de kid to one of dem schools
in der country, where he'd git away
from dis gang and brace up little, an
be lawyer or somethin'. He's kinder
got ter me, yer see, and I'm sorter sof
on der kid"
knew Glasgow Jack to be the tough
est character in the city, but just TIT
way all the viliany went out of hi
wicked eyes when he spoke of Pete ha
secured him graceful epitaph-if
have the pleasure of knowing OF hi
death.
There must have been some very eX
citing sporting news that night, for thu
crowd became noisy and drunk in di
cussingit.
1t was such q nasty outfit that
HAVE lClU DClNIO QUO iCOul iCO
but / had resolved to see him through
one day. When he did return, his pa
pers all sold, Jack motioned him t.
come over 10 US, but couple of men a
an adjoining table stopped the boy. ant
one of them offered him drink of whis
ky. Jack called out: Let 60, now
You know [ don't want Pete offered an.
drink"
The man laughed in an ugly way ant
replied: you are getting too pious
Jack. If the kids yours why don't yol
say SO? If he amt don't be so funn.
about him" The man, by quick grip
opened Petes mouth and threw som,
whisky in it,
Jack sprang at him and hit him be
fore he could rise. The mans pisto
was whipped out, and he pulled with ;
dead drop on Jack but just as he pulled
Pete jun ped in between them and tool
the ball in his head.
Everyone was silent and motionles.
for several seconds. as Jack caught poor
little Pete and laid him down with {
woman's tenderness on the sawdus
floor.
Suddenly, with lightning swiftness
Jack pulled and shot. The man fel
backward. Jack stood over the body
and with horrible calmness emptied til,
revolver in the mans face.
was kneeling by Pete's side wher
his eyes opened. He whispered some
thing and put my ear to his lips.
when yer write it up" he murmured
''be sure and say me side pardner never
pulled his gun until after de odder fell
Ter had de drop on i'm. Edward w.
Townsend in the San Francisco Argo
naut