Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-09
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them-concerning which he was eter-
nally arguing. And he argued with such
extreme earnestness, humping his fist
on the table and even shaking it at his
opponent, that he was somewhat of a
nuisance. Curlinden often threatened
to make an entry on the complaint book
on the subject, and Greenacre said he
would back him up if he did, but moth
ing ever came of it.
Curlinden and Greenacre were the
chief sufferers. They persisted in dis
putting with Skulwick.
Skulwick had a little theory of his
own hat war was a relic OF barbarism
and that national disagreements should
be settled by arbitration.
What are you going to do if the other
nation refuses to arbitrator" asked
Greenacre.
Suppose" said Curlinden, at tor
pedoes one of your warships, as in the
Maine case; are you going TO sbumit
to it?"
Yes" shouted Skulwick. "Of course
I'm going to submit to it. I'm not going
to provoke any injury in the first place.
If anybody inflicts one on me my course
would be submission under protest. You
must know, if you know anything, that if
you respect the rights of other people
they will respect yours"
Il don't know it" said Greenacre.
I'm sorry for you, them roared Skull
wick. "At least you have the ordinary
intelligence to perceive that it doesn't
help matters to sacrifice a thousand men
because a hundred have been killed"
Probably then you don't believe in
capital punishment Curiin6en said.
81 didn't suppose any reasonable man
did" snorted Skulwick.
THE preservation of society demands
the punishment of crime" said Curlip-
den.
ooh, you and your parrot talk Of
crimes and punishment" exclaimed
Skulwick, eXposively. Let society stop
making criminals before it goes to pun
ishing them. What is it makes Grimm
ais? | answer, necessity. Remove the
necessity hen and you have no Grimm
ais"
Hand 'em out your pocketbcok and
they won't take it away from YOU, il
other words" said Greenacre. "Woul6
your"
81 would" asserted Skulwick.
"Oh, dry up, you fellows" called John
son from his easy chair.
That stopped the argument. The dis
putants went off growing, .Curlinder
and Greenacre together.
The night following Skulwick got Of
the train at a northern suburb ant
looked around for his mantle HANDY
man who drove the cart down TO meet
him. He had telephoned the train he
would come by, according to his invaria-
BILE custom, but this time the ma rs
not there.
"Confound it," said Skulwick. "Ill
have to walk"
He was in a bad temper, for the dis
lance was considerably over a mile an{
he had a tight shoe that bothered him
By the time he reached the bridge span
ming the ravine he wa raging.
At the end of the bridge. where tho
railroad joins the Usage thicket, tive
masked men suddenly emerged from the
gloom and confronted him. Something
bright and cold touched his temple.
Throw up your hands!" said a gruif
voice.
Skulwick threw up one instantly. l.
encountered the chin of the gruff high
wayman and sent his staggering back
ward. Then he raised a foot as the other
rushed him and planted it forcefully IL
the fellows solar plexus and doubled hin
up on the wayside. where helay, saspinp
and g~roaning dolefully.
Skulwick emitted a Wild whocp OF 10!
as the first rufian came back at him anC
hit out right and left. The villain doGget
cleverly, and landed on Skulwick's nee
as he passed, but the indornintable cham
pion of nonresistance whiried and caught
him a smashing blow that toppled him
over. Then he got on top of him and
began pounding him.
STOP said the PROSTATE man
hoarsely. 1--WE had enough. Get up ant
we'll let you alone and call it quits"
vi, YOU VIII; SH' sIlOultu OnAANlCf
savagely. 81 guess We'll call 1t quits
when I've landed the pair of you in jail
and I'm man enough to do it.. Let's see
your sneakirg face"
He tore the cloth mask away and dis
closed the bruised face of G~reeaacre.
ut was just a ioi'e," pleaded Green
acre, miserably. 'We-oh, take your
knee off my chest-we wanted t. see Il
you were sincere in your convictions az
to the punishment Of criminals
ooh, you did?" said SkulwicE. grimly
who's we? Who is that In the ditch
Stop %groaning, you! You aren't hurt"
Its Curlinden," explained G%reenacre.
You see, We telephoned to our house
and told 'em you'd be down on the 11:15.'
"Skulwick," Rroaned Curlinden from
the ditch. you're a Thoroughbred
humbug. You're a whited sepulcher
You've stultified yourself completely"
81 admit it, said Skulwick. cheer,
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