The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-01-06
..,yba. do You think of that7" asked

I3fIHIe THREW btEH
laughed aloud.
This is one o. the easea," he said,
calling to LAIR. Is it any wonder
they start out ThenZtoZ IIazen:
"Why didn't you step some fellow aud
ask him to let you have "A nickel or
two
"Becnuse I'm not a beggar.'
That's the why to tall" exclaimed
Eddie, and ne laughed aga. iiazen
looked up at him. much puzzled.
'Where you goi9' to-night2'
81 don't know. There are two or
three places where I'm going To call
again tomorrow to see about IA job"
THE job you stand chance OF get
ting Tomorrow or next week amt
very much help TO you tonight, is it?"
asked Eddie, with quizzieal grin.
''fhis is new experience for me"
said Hazen. 1--WE heard about fellows
being up against il this way, but /
never thought I'd come to 1t"
'You don't care much for 1t, as far
ms you've got, do your
IIazen looked up again, undecided
whether Eddie was sympathizing with
him or haunting him.
~ wish ] had the money 1 had six
months ago" hc said, bitterly. They
wouldn't take IL away from me this
time"
Eddie leaned over the table and
gave IInzen hard but playful blow in
the ribs
tsxeo,.t,.. ali ,.t,rtt - ho autI Iuo,,h.
Ing agnin. "I'll just stake you TO
bed tonight
When Hazcn had eaten the last
crumb of bread and drained the last
drop of coffee he followed Eddie
across the muddy street and up q
dark stairway into a room that held
bed. table, n chair and "a zine
bound trunk. The bed clothes were in
confusion.
"lloll in there next to the wall an
dream you've got NIL your money
buck" commanded Eddie. who had
squattcd ON the trunk, giving the only
chair 10 his guest. IIazen slept with
Eddie that night and went 10 break
fast with him next morning, at Is
cent place.
'If you don't strike anything to-
day. come around tonight" said Ed
die.
Ilazen did come back that night 20
get food aud resting place. They
were ON their way to the room when
two big men stood before them at u
corner. One grabbed Eddie and the
IL t..F
he had time Ia dodge or retreat.
Hello. Mullen" said Eddie to the
man who was holding him.
Hello. Eddie" In growing voice.
"You can't stay away. can yon?"
"Nhy should L. when this Is my
home? This is the dragnet again,
supposc?"
II don't know. They told us 10
bring you In II We found you. Who's
your friend here"
"It'll do me u lot O. good 10 tell you,
won't it9 II | say he's u young fellow
that's gone broke aud that | just hap
pcned Ia meet him an stake him for
day or two Tin he could pick mp
somcthln'. OF course everybody over
AZ the stAtionll believe me?"
They may II you tell 1t good.
Come on"
A few minutes later there were
llaxen aud the Good Samaritan bump
ing over the granite blocks ON their
way to the police station HnNen was
| surprised to tind himself Indifferent to
the shame of arrest.
lie concluded that Eddie was known
| to the police and that anyone walking
along the street with Eddie was nj.
ready u criminal In the eyes of the POI
| lice.
I'm sorry 10 gct you pinehed. young
fellow" said Eddie, through the gloom
| OF the covered wagon. II ought TO
have told you you Was takin' chance
when you went around with me"
II lon't blame YOU" said Haxen.
"What right did they have to arrest
either one Of u.s."
Eddie laughed and remarked: "You
| don't half know this town"
The wagon policeman whose huge
bulk Was u barrier between them aud
| the narrow door, gave disEuktrd
! "AN.w.w," In token Of the fact that he
| could not be deceived by their talk. lie
was possessed Of brutal unhelief.
which. he thought, was fine quality Of
| diseerument.
| At the station they were separated.
ila1en gave his right name to the man
In the cage. much 10 Eddie'S amuse.
meut, The man in the cage did not
| have to ask for EdGie's name.
Haaen slept on bench and he slept,
too. lulied OIL With mild. impersoual
wonder as to what his uncle ard his
aunt would say II they knew that their
orphan charge was locked up in poo
| lice station and had not changed shirts
/ for week. NeSt elufHiug he ate his
| heel Of bread aud drank his tia Gun Of
coffee and locked cut through the par
| alleled bars at the hedraEEird meu aud
women Who We're being mustered for
/ the police court, He could pot see Eddie
| any here. Some one Was Whistilng at
the other enc of the corridor. lie won,
dered IL II was Eddie.
Then a turnkey in blue came and
Opened his eel door.
Come ON. said the turnkey, and
liasen folieNed upstairs into hos
rootu where a big captain with gray
mustaehs SAT at the desk.
The captain looked Al Hasen intently
and said Il don't know him -