The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-21
ovERPowERED AN uNRuLY BOY
Dainty Truant Officers Fight With q
Young HoodIum.

Dainty Truant Officers Fight With a
Young HoodIum.
working in the slum district of New
York as truant school officer is the
tiniest, daintiest and prettiest bit Of
iemininity that one may find in a days
travel: She is Mrs. Mary Aiger, and
though in point of size and weight she
Is not much to look at she nevertheless
possesses great muscular strength. A
Few days ago she had occasion to find
out why boy named Henry Haupt
was not at school and, accordingly.
went TO his house to inquire the cause
from his mother. Now, Henry Is an
overgrown 14-year-old boy, and being
TALL strong, stubborn and of vicious
tendencies has resisted his parents at
tempts to make him attend school, He
has become a terror to the neighbor-
boys who bid fair to develop into thugs
or the first water When Mrs. Alger
reached Henry's home and inquired of
that hopefuls parent for the reason OF
his not attending school she received
the answer: II want him to go to
school, ma'am. / try to catch him and
hold him. but he always gets away
from me; he is so strong"
IN get that boy" said the deter
mined woman with a sparkle in her
brown eyes that meant business. She
f1und Henry in bakery on 18th street
up to him without hesitation.
Come with me, Henry she said.
resolutely.
Il won't. You'll have to fight the
whole gang to get me-"
Mrs Alger didn't waste another word.
Sne caught the boy by the collar and
dragged him out to the sidewalk be-
fore he realized what had happened.
But he struggled and kicked and used
his fists and his friends crowded around
the plucky little woman, trying to
loosen her hold of him. But she had
no notion of letting him go. She just
grasped that boy by the collar, gave
him peculiar little shake that only
she knows. thrust out a dainty little
foot and in a moment that boy was
lying on the pavement. He came down
on his head and for few moments saw
so many stars that he didn't quite
know where he was. Mrs. Alger
marched him to his home.
Butsthere was a fresh dilemma. She
had caused a summons to be served on
Henry's father to appear in court and
show cause for not obliging his
she to keep the boys. The
mother disclaimed all responsible
ity and the trio sat in the one room
which constitutes the Haupt abode and
looked at each other with varying emo
tions. A bright idea flashed through
MIS-. Anger DIdli Sne pTOCe6ueu 10
put it into execution.
Henry, take off your clothing!" she
commanded. The boy was too thor
oughly conquered to think of resistance
now, SO While his mother wept and
Mrs. Alger looked serious, garment af-
ter garment came off and was tucked
under the little officers sturdy arm.
The trio waited an hour for the father
to appear. Then the boy was COM
manded to dress again. This time Mrs.
Alger let the father exercise his mus
cles in dragging the boy to court, but
she stood guard over him, so that es-
cape was impossible. Magistrate Flam-
mer heard the history of the case and
at once remanded the boy to the re-
form school. Usually Mrs. Alger ac-
companied the delinquents herself, but
she looked about the court room and
saw three members of the gang and
heard their whispered plan to attack
her and rescue their leader as soon as
the party left the court room. So she
pressed two burly officers into service,
feeling that she had done enough for
one 1av