The St. Johns herald., 1896-12-12

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 their lacerated comrade, first searching the house for Luke ''He is the tough est customer ill the state, ma'am, 7" re- marked the chief of police. He has been in more jails than I have ever seen. He's hard to handle too. I have seen him knock out three police. Was in your employ, do 1 understand you to say? Well, foundrymen are a hard crowd. It has been terrible nights work The city is wild with fear"
 About o'clock ill the evening, after the fires, Birdie Hamilton, stylishly if not tastefully dressed, was standing on narrow platform ill the rear of River banks railway station. Suddenly man emerged from under freight car that was standing detached from the other cars.
 "Oh, Luke,'' exclaimed Birdie. T got word where ye were from Dick Flanaghan's brother that works here. Are ye goin away again? Don't go. Stay here. Tears rolled down her face, and Luke awkwardly tried to comfort her.
 "I'll come back, Birdie, darlint, sure, soon as l darst to, and don't ye be cry ill. The cops will get me if l stay here. Say," he continued as her distress in creased, "I'll send ye money to come to Fairlee, and we'll get married. D
 ''Let me go with ye now, Luke, '" begged the girl piteously. Father Go- garty will marry us tonight. We've been called, and my clothes are all ready.
 "Mine ain't," said Luke ruefully. Eve got nothin on but nc old jumper and me old pants, and it ain't safe for me to ride ill car with ye. No, dar- lint, ye must wait. U
 "Oh," moaned the girl, ''I'm afraid I'll never see ye again, Luke, me love- ly darlin. Do take me to Father Gogar- ty I've got $50 in my pocket that l earned dressmakin. I'll go ill the car, and ye can ride under it if yer afraid to sit with me. We can start at II tonight Ye will have time to go and put on yer good clothes. The cops won't know ye if ye go ill hack. Do let me go with ye, Luke, there's dear. "
 "I've got nice coat and vest ill the trunk in me room. If had some dacint pants, I'd go now, said Luke, half yielding "But, Bridget, me dear, l wanted to give ye handsome sendof. I wanted jest for once to ride in the parlor car by yer side. Ye have no idee how like gintleman l look when I'm clane took a Turkish bath once when went to the ball of the United Brother hood, and came out white. Osd Now ry with his club foot niver looked half so fno as mesilf then, and ye've got a purity face, and we would be 8 stylish looking couple. Yer as handsome as sicter, and yer the object of me affio- ions, Bridget, me girl. /"
 "Call me Birdie, Luke, dear. Bridget is so common.
 ''It was me ould mothers name, said Luke apologetically.
 "Send that little feller there for hack, Luke" pleaded Birdie.
 Finally after more entreaties Luke yielded, and the two went in carriage through the dark streets to Father Go- garty's house. At half past 10 they re- appeared ill the station. Luke kept in the dark corners, and Birdie, carrying her satchel, entered the cars. At 1 the train pulled out, with Mrs. Birdie sit ting in the parlor car and Luke hanging to its under side.
 It was summer time again ill River bank, and the windows and doors of Sterns' foundry were all wide open. Mrs. Sterns went in at the main en- trance, nodded good morning to the men and went into the office. where sat