The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-27

| lice and have me locked up ss
| During the momentary pause or. me
| stark-who was now a tout OF the very
worst description-caught his own. and he
Then the seaman made some rambling
| inquiry about publtc-house. and Stark
| Instantly, volunteered to be his friend and
Edinbursti. whose terrible ~ gaping mouths
rs %src Mdg opSn TO sTaiiow nsPlsss ofer en
prompted @ the Young ss sesmsn sgnseohi 70 his next
action. tstich was to assume the role OF =
careless. happy ,go-lucky seaman. ,Sd, wno
he was frsighted to carry.
II hope he'll get cross. so that ! can
have have lust one tap al his skull TO pay psi! or
and full OF this idea ne touered from pub
iic-house To. pubhc-houee. treating STARK
swallow little or none OF the drink ne or
dered Al length. when the sailor. APP
peared Ia beautiful condition for bust
carelessly at his waistcoat- pocket with
the watch attached to IL, and well-nned
purse as well, seemed TO Stark already his
go ahone." Whether @ Il Il VAST Was the sugges-
tive word or. his long pent-up anger. VII
with which he started up 20 obey. They
staggered out OF the public house, Willie
leaning heavily on the arm, OF his com
bic about the Knees as 10 call forth many
a brilliant wiAticism from his qehshtsd
GsS srse IN Mers great eas q@ gse and md
Rharryips past caught sigh. Of The crime; :;
street lamp. and paused in pity
caye my S. dnda .ddeng sne
scowls and muttered oaths of Stark.
'Dinna. gang wi that villain IL ye value
sIF|s Fsarfa a OF OF dn losing Sia prey stark who
had just signalled to "A companion. broke
out into an unmuslcal rendering 9f a
Into one of the dark closes a little above
Hunter. square. Willie could scarcely
bring himself to scout at such bravery
and kindness as that OF the poor woman,
but his plan demanded IL. and he merely
turned with drunken ser, and told ,ls he her
and that his companion was an old
"F,reend,. cried the poor woman. with
aboot your freend. lie robbit me, o. my
only laddie-- my only BARN! l only wish
there hsr,a was wa, "a policeman here and he
While she continued speaking. Stark
hurried him into the close, and then,
nsas s%s rack ns RSfTS %e a il fSs Ss pcssbs
to venture too far and he hung back In
demur.
this you're taking me into?" he said,
trying to hold back
les Just the entrance-its nice place
Come along--come along
They were halfway down the close. and
Standing & at v,,. the entranes & to de- deep dark
Not a bit further" ne said. with a firm
ness which instantly prompted Stark TO
companion slowly following, and at the
same moment made quick snatch at the
promptly answered by rush OF feet and
quick .clutching at Willies throat by
,garroting Ing arm but then there came
40 longer, and lifted his right foot and
sent back his iron-shod heel on the shin
Il like Th s Srss the sa.
Wiiie's Eg clegnched fist iiew S% out at At starks
weli-nursed wrong. For moment
Stark's nose and eyes seemed TO be mixed
up In terrific explosion. and then he
lifted up by the throat OFF the Shiny close.
along. with his broken-legged companion,
saor hsa heads
hollow-sounding cocoa-nuts, with all the
force Of his brawny arms. And not one
dragging both his prisoners UP the close
az he ratified their skulls together. heed
less. In the excitement OF the moment.
him by some evil-lookinE friends of his
prisoners, who had swarmed from their
dens at the frightful ontcry. The busy
two miserable men free by sheer force.
had Il not been for the arrival of couple
OF policemen, who had been warned far
ther down the street of what was likely
TO happen; and the moment these APP
peared the crowd vanished as by
II telit ye what he was, said the poor
but ye wadna believe me.
her warmly by the hand; but you see
had an old score to pay on and /
couldn't stop to put you right
Both prisoners were now all but sense
less. and one OF them howled so horribly
at every movement that he had to be car
important witness, went with them: ana
the gold chain, dangling in two pieces at
WilIIes breast, told only too plainly what
starks face was so much damaged and
swollen that none I'm the Office recog-
nized him; but. to the surprise OF all. the
His name is Bob Stark / knew him
nine years ago, when he made me a thief,
and ! wanted TO pay on the score; but /
T'And Your name ? said. without the
slightest recollection of the case.
A great scream interrupted the record
ing OF the name for the poor woman had
gazing Into the frank face and clear eyes
"Willie White! Willie whiter' she ex-
same time-and the face Is like my lad
dies. only manlier and bomber"
IL was now the SAILORS turn to start and
grow pale. as he TREMENDOUSLY bent for
ward TO scan the worn and pinched face
of the xhabbily clad Woman
''Its my mother" he said at last. with
great heaving sob; and then she was
swooped UP bodily in his strong arms.
aud kissed and wept over TO her hearts
content while we pretended 20 be busy
with the books. and with messages TO the
medical Inspector 10 come and inspect the
prisoners injuries One OF these injuries
being broken leg had 10 be treated as
such but Stark's conclusions on the brain
and face required only time. few weeks
after, az the Justiciary Court, had the
most Intense satisfaction in seeing
him get the benefit OF scare
against garroters which at that time
existed I'm the town I'm a sentence OF seven
years. the first decent conviction we had
ever Scored against him. His companion
got the same as.soon as his leg had mend
ed.
Willie got royal and loving reception
from his father instead OF the repulse ne
bad looked for, and many declared that
the old man took n fresh lease OF health
from that hour. They left Edinburgh to-
gether shortly after. and so l lost sight
of them; but | have no doubt that Willie
ID efl1 t.,E l.s g.