The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-11-19
"a Leaatee Of Lovelessness, 81
BY OWEN KILDARE,

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nOying, and worse, a tantalizing
smell came from the tinker-shop next
door. It was a smell OF trying and
cooking, and went right to the very
1nsides Of his .dogship. l.
10, resist such -allurement was be-
yond the power Of doggish endeavor.
Besides, as master and dog had often !
visited the kitchens of friendly shop |
keepers, the duty OF investigation |
was obligatory. The dog rose, star |
ed at the boy with mute invitation,
and skunk to the tinker shop.
His partner had scarcely disappear |
ed through the door OF the ship |
when the Kid awoke with a, yawn.
The absence OF the dog was noticed |
Immediately.
II bet some O. them, fresh Dago |
kids from the next block got away |
with him. Maybe 1 won't soak some |
O. them If they got the pup" muir
INJURED the Kid, and started In pur-
suit.
He had just reached the tinker
ship when something, in sweeping
curve, came from the doorway and
landed in the street with grunting
thud. -
Without wasting words or look,
the Kid swerved from the sidewalk
and lifted the doomed mongrel to
his arms from the ~pitiless street.
Just a trifle paler, he restrained his
fury until he stood before the SER
geant's desk in the station house.
Then he literally howled for veng-
ence. The 5oHtcers laughed, took
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put it out OF misery, and told the boy
to get himself another dog.
Seeing thatSno redress was obtain
able, he asked them to mind his dogs
body, and started ON another En-
rand. The crowd, which always, and
seemingly from. nowhere, gathers
around the station house stoop at
the station house stoop at the slight
est provocation, jeered and sneered,
but the Kid did not even see them.
Within an hour he returned with
| ''society's agent The case proved
too weak for prosecution, the agent
assured himself that the dog had
been put to death, and with a word
OF consolation to- the Kid, departed,
The tinker could not fOrego the
pleasure OF enjoying the victory and
stepped to the door to gloat over the
defeated champion Of the mongrel
cur.
Say, Kid, SO you was going to
have me arrested for finishing that
kyoodle O. your'n?''
Inc Kid did not fly into passion.
You wait! You just wait! I'll
get hunk. on you before night" he
groweld and scoWled.
The Kid hung about until the
lamps in the >tinker's store windows
were lighted. AS soon as darkness
had settled, he ran to the corner,
where q new tenement house was In
course OF construction, and helped
himself hberallya from g. pile OF brick
lIn less than i minute *its5 usual al
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windows OF thes lin shop were wreck:
ed, the tinker was making his frantic
complaint to- the, sergeant at the sta
ton house, and the Kid, in the GRASP
!; OF a policeman: and obvious to the
comments of the crowd, stood quiet
ly awaiting his fate.
what d'you do it for?" asked the
, sergeant, leaning over the desk.
He killed me dog.
THAT doesn't give you the right
} to smash his windows, does it,"
II don't care. He killed me dog.
| "Oh, you don't care Well, then
you'll get locked up, and stay there
, till you grow up. and know better
, than to break peoples. windows"
5 IL don't care. -: He killed me dog
: and, if got to go to Jail, I'll kill hin
l when | get out said the Kid, with
, out vehemence, and looking straigh
2 at the sergeant. And II don't &c
out, me friends: III kill him. wa
! added as an afterthought.
t Poor ,Chink! The stress OF tn
Y moment inspired him to claim for hi
J, own, what he had never had, friends
."Oh, you're a. killer, are you?'
commented the sergeant. Then
- can see your finish. They'll take al
that killing business out OF you wher
e you're going, Chink."
""chey can't. Tn going to ge
g hunk on him -&or me friends" In
sisted the Kid as they led him away
}. This embedding spirit OF reveng
seemed unnatural in g. boy. Neithe
t sorrow 11ofufHry' brought tears, tn
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:. eyes. ''':
t., l went to the "prisoners' pen"
I the. court house to see II the Kid wa
d prepared to take his medicine.
n His mood was unchanged, and m
reception was sullen scowl.
" II suppose you are sorry for whs
u you did last nlght?" I asked.
It Il amt sorry for nothing" he al
q swered with flashing eyes. Me
d me dog amt alive no more this mor1
is ing than he was last night, and
ID but you see it don't get hunk &
that guy I'll do him the minute I g
a out
i'd You must stop that sort OF tall
lg Besides, you haven't been sent ava
yet."
;" The Kid looked at me with min
a ling of contempt and worthy w1sdoI
"Ah, what's the use O. talking Ill
that? What chance do / stand?"
Ds 1t was true. He was OF no mon