Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-11-04


crash of broken glass. The building at
the other end of the yard possessed a
couple of windows facing into another
Enclosure at the back Obviously, the
broken nosed 'Jocky," unseen himself,
had observed the constables movements.
Realizing that discovery was imminent,
he was etiecting a strategic movement
to the rear.
The policeman instantly abandoned his
cautious tactics. He ran toward the
door of the house whence the sound came.
1t resisted somewhat but yielded to his
shoulder. He disappeared inside Philip,
after closing his own door, also ran to
the new center of interest. shielding the
candle with one hand lest it SHOULD blow
cut.
Quick as he was, he missed the first
base OF Homeric combat. The violent
"Jocky," foiled by an unnoticed iron bar
in his attempt 10 escape, turned like 4
mailman on the policeman. There was no
sort of parley bet"een them. Cursing
the luck that had revealed his hiding
place. the man, an ex-convict, with the
frame of giant, sprang at his pursuer
suddenly from an inner room.
The policeman had a seconds warning.
1t was something, but mot enough to give
him an advantage. He'g0t his truncheon
cut, but simultaneously his assailant was
on him with the ferocity of catamount.
They closed in bone breaking endeavor
and before they were locked together for
ten fearful seconds the officer of the law
bitterly regretted the professional pride
which sent him single handed into this
unequal strife.
For he was physically outclassed, and
he knew it, and there is no more unnerv-
ing knowledge can come to a man in
such a supreme moment. Nevertheless,
he was brave man, and he fought with
all the resolution that is born of the con-
seriousness of justice and moral right.
But Providence is on the side of big bat
talions, and ''Jocky" was taller, heavier,
very much more active. Moreover, liberty
is as potent an incentive as law any day,
and law was being steadily throttled
when the pale CLEAN of Philips candle
lit up the confines of the ruinous hovcl
about which the tw0 men stamped and
lurched and wrestled.
At the precise moment of the boys en-
trance the policeman's knees yielded and
he fell, with his remorseless antagonist
uppermost. Philip, gazing at them wide
eyed. almost fell too. for his left foot
rolled on the constables staff.
Being fashioned of the stuff which
POUNDS empires-on the principle that in.
stant action is worth century of III
plomacy-he picked up the truncheon
and brought it down on "Jocky's" hard
skull with such emphasis that the con-
Wet emitted queer sort of cough, and
collapsed Imply on top of his conquered
adversary.
Then the boy was Mortified. The two
lay so still that he imagined both were
dead. 1t is one thing to help the law,
but quite another to kill man. He did
not want to be a murderer as well as a
millionaire, not knowing then the quail
ties which go to form these varieties of
the genus homo are strangely alike.
He gazed at them as in trance. but
relief came when he heard them breath
ing stertorously. At last. after pause
that apparently endured unnumbered
minutes. the constable weakly rolled him
self free from the bulky form of his
would be slayer and sat up.
He inflated his lungs vigorously. Then
he managed to gasp
Thank yon! You've saved my life!"
He pressed his ribs with both hands
and gingerly felt his throat. He stood
up. His lamp was still alight, but a
quantity of oil had run over his tunic
and trousers.
by Jove, boy you are brick" he
said, and his voice was under control
again.
Philip answered not word; his eyes
were glued on the PROSTATE form of
Jocky. The policeman understood his
fear. and laughed.
Don't You worry about him. He'll do
stretch all right. | would have given
him a harder one than that if | got a
swing at him.
His words were quickly justified The
fallen man growled mintelligently and
moved. With n rapidity born of much
practice the officer handcutied him. There
must have been some sense of familiarity
in the touch of the steel bracelets, for the
recipient of this delicate attention stirred
uneasily.
You knocked him silly" grinned the
policeman, but he will get his wits back
in a minute or two. Can you bring him
drink of water? 1t won't do me any
harm, either"
Philip hurried away to comply with
this request His mind was relieved
row, and with the backward swing of
the mental pendulum came the reflection
that the least said of his connection with
the case the better,
He filed a small tin at the scullery tap
and ran with it TO the scene of the cap
ture The constable was gently shaking
his prize and addressing him by name.
"Jocky! Jocky Mason! Pull yourself
together This way for the Old Bailey"
IF you please" said Philip, Il would
be very greatly obliged were my name
not mentioned at all with reference to
this affair"
The policeman. whose senses were nor
NAL again, was instantly impressed by
the boys grand manner. His accent was
that of the men of the University mis-
sion. And how many boys of his age
would have struck so straight and truly