The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-07-22
CHAPTER TX.


us the truth, we may as we'll let him out.
| 1t is no fault of his that we didn't succeed.
Puriell and Sparger, III not need you any
| more for to-day. You can 90 home for the
| present, and on your way take this order to
! the Armory to release Horgan. Report here
| again tomorrow morning"
Cons and Was eyes met with a look that
indicated that Mr.. Horgan'5 freedom would
| not bring them unniixed happiness.
We're hoff duty now, Con, haint we?"
asked Wat. after they had left the Office and
gone out of ear-shot
We will re after we've delivered the
| ordher," replied Con, with true Irish stick
ling for the limits of his powers and pre-
negatives.
g Wat does the bloody horder say, any
how 2" growled Wat. Read it, Con. I'ye
lost so mnch sleep my heyes hache."
All, come off, mud-head," said Con, de-
risively. "Fwhat's the use prctendn? "
know y can't rade anything bnt store-signs
and box numbers letter less'n fut long
bates we ntorely. Well, here it is
POLICE HEADQUARTERS July 10.
OFFICER IL CHARGE OF AEmosY: Release Al.
UoTgllI on receipt OF this.
By order of the Superintendent.
BRIGGS, Secretary.
"Release 'im-that means let I'm Co."
ruminated Wat. Without no Juggling, no
fine, no hrickmaking hat the BridewelI, no
nothing Just let I'm 60"
"YIs," assen.ed Con.
Don't haven say give i'm hover to hus
to hump the blasted liver hout hof imp"
NE
"'Tant right faint haccordin' to law
and justice. Hare You going to stand it,
Con 2"
Got to. We're officers av the laa'
Were ho!f duty. We can do as we
please"
Not until we deliver this ordher, Oh
tell y. Thin O.'m wild ye."
We'll. you 20 hinside hand deliver the
order. Hill wait houtside hand ave some
talk WI Mr.. logan, the beastiy bugger."
AS Morgan came out into the bright sun
light he found Con and Wat waiting for him
on the sidewalk.
Have y any engagements fur the day,
Mr.. Horgan?" SAID Con very politely.
What inferni business is that o yours?"
snetred the iiackman.
"A very great dale av orr business, Mr..
Horgan." replied Con, with elaborate cour-
tesy. Me an Wat here have laid out that
y made the wort drubbing " have liver
had in yer whole loife. Y're jest sph'ling
fer il, and its july we owe 10 the comm,l-
fair AMI regular-accordin TO the rules
and y can pick out aither me or Wat, and
have a friend prisint but a licking we got
10 have this very day, and by wan av us.
Y can't plead 10 have-his carcas nor alibi.
We amt that koind av a coort. Will We take
Il little walk wild us TO q quiet spot near the
Coal Yards 2"
Go up there to be murdered by your
plug-uglies? Divil abit. III not 20 a step
toward the Coal Yards" He turned to go,
but Wat seized him by the arm and said:
"Ay, but VII 60 somewhere. That's set
tied. You caught hus in yonr ward the
hoher day, and iut hit to hos. We won't
hinsst on yer goin' hin;o hour ward, but
VII come hover ERE hinio the freight
yard. where we can find a good spot, VII
nobuddy 10 interfere.
A little srou !, of well-kpown bruisers had
gathered eagerly around. Horgan saw that
he could not refuse without complete loss
OF prestige Then. too, he felt rather con-
fideat OF his ability to handle either Con Or
Wa.
Lid by Con, the party made its way to
spot in the big freight-yard where number
OF standing cars effrctually shielded them
from public observation. There was q
smooth space, we'll covered with fine Gin
ders, which those present declared was just
the thing.
well Mr.. Horgan. which shall it be?-
me or Wat? Ye have yer cf'ice, as the man
sad to the Spring chicken when he asked
him whether lie preferred to /be slowed or
briled"
Horgan looked from Cons little sinewY
form to Watts heavy, lout sh body, and then
said:
"l'd like to lick both o. We at once, and
would if | was III lirst-rate shape. But !
always did haze bloody Englishman, and
ri take him first. After l'ye got through
with him Pll set lie you, you off-scourings of
County Connaught."
Perhaps y have some frind here said
Con, looking around, who'd loike 10 do me
up fwhle y're polishing off Wat. "It'll
save tonne, and II such there be prisint he
naden't wait for the ceremony av IN intro
duction. bnt can just sail into rue as soon as
he can git his coat off. Any av ye gents
come and welcome" continued he, turning
from one 10 the other without finding any
show of acceptance of his hcspitable offer
"Oi wanted him to take me, but Oh
thought he'd take Wat" Con explained to
one of the men standing near. IAN he's
made the mistake nv his loife. He thinks
that's beer fat on Wat. It's all muscle
hard as oak"
A report of the affair. which appeared in
the next Sundays issue of the Chicago
Police Gazette, read:
SPIRITED MILL.
CALAMITY CONTESTED FIGHT TO FINISH
BETWEEN Two LOCAL CELEB.,IrIEs
Sporting circles are much interested in an i,..-
prompiu event which came of last "Wednesday in
the quiet seclIson of large freighi-yaid on the
South Side. between two gents who have high rep
u,nions in their resiseciive localities for istic
ability. They Nick Horgan who is reuer-
ally accepted as the champion among the depot
huckmen, and Wat Sparger, who carries on 8,
1ourShing butcher and grocery business in Tie
Coal Yards ueighborhood, and is regarded as 3.
leader among tie brawny men of that iudislriou
but rather lively section.
| II seems that II difference of opinion aros, some
time ago between Morgan and Sparger, and last
Wednesday. both happening to be n the Armory
on business they met and agreed to settle things
| at once, according TO the rules of the =. K.
| The Leishboring freigh;-yard offered unsur-
passed facilities for this. and accouipanie by a
| few choice friends they repaired thither and
wasted rs little time possible in prciiminnries
since both were very much in earnest. They re-
moved the clothing from the upper part of their
bodies. and with very formal handslake sailed in
There was no purse. Ii WAS purely love affair
with the men fighting simply because they wanted
TO-
The betting was ut first strongly in favor of
Horgan, who has much science, is very quick a.
well as strong, and has longer reach than Spar
ger. But the moment Sparger pat up mis- daddles
knowing ones saw that lie was graduate OF the
best English school, and that IL lie had pluck and
stay according 10 his science there was troubc
ahead for Mr. H0rgan.
So II proved. Sparger took Horgans we'll
known furious PUSHES like a stone wall; he count
cred sp!endidly. and lie did not get ratified once
nd all ylv hri is, al.