Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-02


nride I2ut he had walened TO the mo
80, ., . no that was to bc an unerd-
,,,,.. t,,,,o.sa,t,. and he rose In a
ing holiday hehceior'h' ana He ''9e ~ 81
bad mood
The silver loving cup presented to him
ON tho ,ra,ious e,,eniuf, by battalion Chief
ua w 1000 -, ,ia Nor, nf Iool, and
I'en.' ". DS''''a ~ ,'t -, .,,o. oi-c1o,h
OF the dining room table WhIe ne a'e is
breakfast. The illuminated address. which
assured him that the fire department lost
=, 49,. 49,, 80 ..,,a-,i. ,.o-tb %. stood ON
the painted mantelpiece before MN ~ ~
porter. looking for a special" for his sun
day paper. came to ask for an interview
with hin, before the table was cleared. But
~ ~ -. 80, ,,is
none of these evidences OF honof e'Se' 'S
frown of surly discomfort.
Long he growled to the reporter ms.
question about his length of service. IT
don't seem long to me. Thirty-hve years
amt long. Besides I'll bet I'm s Timber g
any man half my age
The reporter replied jocularly that he
would not take the bet; for the captains
eye was keen under his gray eyebrows an"
though his hand was witherad it did not
shake with any weakness of old ase; ana
he had a back as straight and ShoUld"r
as broad as the youngest driver IN the
service.
1t was evident, however, that the cap
tain's temper had not similarly preSSFF,
old horse was sullling because he had bccH
turned out to pasture; and he began to
coax him artfully into speech with pueS-
tons about the nature OF hack-drafts. the
proper methods of fjre-Ightiu2, the use
of modern apparatus and the cscapades or
old volunteer days.
Meaghan chafed and siuir,n"d, correct
ing the mistakes of affected ignorance with
a contempt that was gradually Modified by
the diligence with which the reporter made
his prelance of taking copiuus notes.
Jump" lie replied To- "a question about
the use of life nets. Jump nothir'. No
fireman ever jumps into a life net lie
falls He drope An when lie hits ii, he's
sittin' down. Mary there could tel y about
Impin' She knows how to do it
The reporter looked around to see a slim
Young woman standing in the kitchen door
way with her hand on the knob. listening
to the conservation. She gave a little gasp
of confusion and shut the door on Ter
bushes
GLOW does she know he smiled
"'CauseS she done it," Meaghan said
..She dropped ont o. the fourth story win
dow a. Tho Adiron Flats as plumb as an
ample off a tree An she followed d'rec-
lions when she did it An that's what
saved bcr life
The reporter frowned quizzcalIy. The
AdIron Flats? She's your daughter, isn't
sheo'
"No SIR Meachan said shes not my
da,ebter an don't know whose daugh-
49,. - &c -
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ne II. $500 ,o no i,,gratiotine
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e. 't'
'o.uiiu . IN ,o,,o, out of tho 1rindou, ST
~, -. sa a,la,,,.a across the court He
,he rus'S me - 81 +oineIad hesitation
I.,t a ai.t ..s,,,,aneo 7 s,ot u into the
anu ul.'oSS ~ g. = he ID o+ last "It
he"spape,S us"i,l nv 80
iasht iii.u ;, so M ,'',,or I'D with ready
SURE TO- '4e i'p''' '' ' ''
conVlctoh. $500, ,, VI, o,or,ool7
Meaghah looheu "9t ,eu g., : ~
around at 'he cloHeu u,oi ,nl,iir, GU
oughprea-er i IN no iIuSe "'s'O'' '''1
TOO good Ter 'ils S'aple'
es ,, IT,, , .-,.o,
the captain gianCta AT MN anu sMni-
lowed u pose yum II max a d !'ctute
spiel or H. he SAID, WrathiuiiE' AN mat
fool o me .,
The reporter laughed ON. don . Kno"
Il do, Meaghan groW!ed. lie zen PACK
on thoughtiu4 silence again. II fhlsHt
make trouble between her an Gahegher,
he muttered. An then again II mlghtht
She's got things comm TO ner' l
guess-er ought to. Shes got rlSht 10
know who her folks are, anyway.
The reporter was discreet enough 10 say
nothing.