The Winslow mail., 1897-01-09


mans throat
their lacerated comrade, first searching
the house for Luke. ''He is the tough
est customer in the state, ma am, " re-
marked the chief of police. HE has
been in more jails than l have ever
seen. He's hard to handle too. have
seen him knock out three police. Was
in your employ, do l 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 in the evening, after
the fires, Bride Hamilton, stylishly if
not tastefully dressed, was standing on
narrow platform in the rear of River
banks railway station. Suddenly man
emerged from under freight Car that
was standing detached from the other
cars.
ooh, Luke, " exclaimed Bride. i
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, Bride, darlint, sure,
soon as | darst to, and don't ye be cry
in The cops will get me if l stay here.
Say, !" he continued as her distress IL.
creased, "I'll send ye money to come to
Fairlee, and We'll get married :"
Let me go with ye now, Luke, "
begged the girl piteously. Father Co
garty will marry us tonight. We've
been called and my clothes are all
ready"
mine amt" said Luke ruefully.
"I've got nothin on but me old jumper
and me old pants, and it amt safe for
me to ride in car with ye. No, dar-
lint, ye must wait. -
"Oh, moaned the girl, "I'm afraid
I'll never see We 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 in the
car, aud We 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 know We if ye go in hack. Do
let me 90 with We, Luke, there's dear. .
1--WE got nice coat and vest i'll 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 a handsome sendof.
[ wanted Jest for once to ride in the
parlor car by yer side. Ye have no idee
how like a gintleman I look when I'm
clane took q Turkish bath once when
went to the ball Of the United Brother
hood, and / came out white. O.d Now
ry with his club foot niver looked half
so fine as mesilf then, and ye've got a
purity face, and we would be a stylish
looking couple Yer as handsome as
oicter, and yer the object of me affic-
ions, Bridget, me girl.
"Call me Bride, Luke, dear. Bridget
( is so common.
"It was me ould mothers name,
said Luke apologetically
''Send that little feller there for
hack, Luke, pleaded Bride.
Finally after more entreatles Luke
Welded, and the two went III carriage
through the dark streets to Father Go
rarty's house. At half past 10 they re-
appeared in the station. Luke kept in
the dark corners, and Bride, carrying
her satchel, entered the cars. At the
train pulled out, with Mrs Bride sit
ting in the parlor car and Luke hanging
to it's under side.
It was summer time again i'll 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