The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-12-28
"All right. EDDIE"

whats the NATTER" he asked.
Don't the steak suit you?
You'll have to excuse me" said
Hazen. trying to laugh. I'm hoeing a
pretty hard row just at present !
s'pose | was kind o weak from not eat
ing or [ wouldn't have and he
stopped.
what do you think of that?' asked
Eddie, speaking to the proprietor VINO
| had gone back to his stove.
Larry nodded wisely and smiled.
Eddie stood and watched HaAen tear
at the fbrous strip of meat and take
long gulps of the hot coffee.
First today" he asked.
"Yes," answered Hazen, who was d.
yided between shame and hunger.
How did you get the price,
Il sold my knife"
"What if you hadn't any knife|
81 don't know"
"How long you been In town
about six months"
Mice town, amt it?'
Hazen shook his head obviously and
made an effort to smile.
Eddie threw back his head and
laughed aloud
This is one o. the cases." he said,
calling to Larry. rs it any wonder
they start out?" Then 10 Hazen:
'Why didn't you stop some fellow and
ask him to let you have nickel or
two?'
Because I'm not a beggar.'
That's the way to talk" exclaimed
Eddie, and he laughed again. Hazen
looked up at him, much puzzled.
Where you goin' to-night?'
Il don't know. There are two or
three places where I'm going to call
again tomorrow to see about job.
The job you stapd chance of get
ting tomorrow or next week ain I
very much help to you tonight, is it?"
asked Eddie, with a quizzical grin.
This is new experience for me-
| said Hazen. I've heard about fellows
being up against it this way, but ]
never thought I'd come TO it,
you don't care much for it, as far
as you've got, do YOU
Hazcn looked up again, undecided
whether Eddie was sympathizing with
him or taunting him
Il wish | had the money | had SIX
months ago he said, bitterly. They
wouldn't take it away from me this
time
Eddie leaned over the table and
gave Hazen II hard but playful blow in
the ribs.
you're all right" he said, laugh
ing again. III just stake you to
bed tonight"
When -Hazen had eaten the last
crumb of bread and drained the last
| drop of coffee he followed Eddie
across the muddy street and up a
dark stairway into a room that held
a bed, table, chair and a zinc
bound trunk. The bed clothes were in
confusion.
| Roll in there next to the wall an
dream you've got all your money
back" commanded Eddie, who had
squatted on the trunk, giving the only
chair to his guest. lIazcn slept with
! Eddie that night and went to break
fast with him next morning, at IS
cent place.
IF you don't strike anything to-
day, come around tonight" said Ed
die.
Hazen did come back that night to
get food and n resting place. They
were on their way to the room when
two big men stood before them at
corner. One grabbed Eddie and the
other held Hazen by the wrist before
he had time to dodge or retreat.
Hello, Mullen said Eddie to the
man who was holding him.
Hello, Eddie" in Il growing voice.
you can't stay away, can you?"
why should |, when this is my
home? This is the drag-net again, l
suppose"
Il don't know. They told us to
bring you in if we found you. Who's
your friend here?'
It'll do me lot o good to tell you,
won't it? If | say he's young fellow
that's gone broke and that | just hap
pened to meet him an stake him for
Il hdN vi tNo tIlk ne tOulu PICK up
somethin', of course everybody over
at the stationll believe me?"
They may if you tell it good.
Come on"
\ few minutes later there were
Hazen and the Good Samaritan bump
ing over the granite blocks on their
way to the police station, Hazen was
surprised to find himself Indifferent to
the shame of arrest.
He concluded that Eddie was known
to the police and that anyone walking
along the street with Eddie was al
ready criminal in the eyes of the .po-
lice
I'm sorry to get you pinched, young
fellow" said Eddie, through the gloom
of the covered wagon. II ought to
have told you YOU was takin' a chance
when you went around with me"
81 lon't blame YOU" said Hazen.
what right did they have 10 arrest
either one of us?'