Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-10-31

f~AA.~aoA u tudl udUe, lh gong
to give you the cripple beat and see
what You can do with it,
policeman Flynn nodded gravely.
He knew the cripple beat by reputa-
non, and he realized that to be as
signed to it was compliment to his
proWess. It lay in district in which
there were two rival factions of row.
d1es, who had nothing in common ex-
cept an Unborn hatred of the police,
ana It derived its name from the fact
1nat more policemen had been tenn
porar1ly crippled on it than on any
o1ner one beat In the city. The row
dies c1ashed at frequent intervals, and,
In the general fight that invariably
ensued, windows were smashed and
the hVes of all in the immediate Vicln
lty were put in Jeopardy by the flying
missiles. Arrests were frequent, and
the patrol wagon had made so many
trips to that neighborhood that the
horses Just naturally turned in that
direction when they left the barn. If
single policeman endeavored to in
terfere when battle was in progress,
he went to the hospital In an ambu
lance; if squad arrived on the scene,
the warning factions scattered, and the
fact that few participants might be
gathered in had no lasting effect on
existing conditions.
m TO ha-ave a thria1 on tn Grip
pie beat said Policeman Flynn some
what dejected1y when he made his
daily report to his wife
"1'll lay in a supply iv arniky an
shp1ints an pla-asters this very
da-ay,'' was her far from conso1ing
reply. Bad luck to thin, why do
they put little felly like you to doin'
big ma-an's work.
FIR BECAUSE" answered Policeman
Flynn, with some pride, pluck an
| raysoorce is not decided be a fut-rule
| OF pair iv scha1es. TIL capt'in says
to me, he says: I've thried tn big
min an they've not been akel to tn
job, an it's nicissary f'r to take tn
| sta-arch out iv thin ri'tous fellies
some wa-ay.' So it's f'r me to take tn
sta-arch out " thin, but I wisht he'd
| toll me how to do it"
"There's only wan wa-ay I know -
| said Mrs. Flynn. ~..-
| ",Tis astonishin' to me ye haven
tin iv thim," returned Policeman
Flynn, sarcastically.
"Give me ye-er COLLAR commanded
Mrs. Flynn, by way Of reply.
| The policeman looked surprised, but
he took off his nicely starched collar
| and handed it to her. She promptly
dipped it in a basin of water and then
held it up for his inspection.
"'Tis done,'' she announced.
| Policeman Flynn scratched his head
and departed in thoughtful mood.
'1She has a great head on her, fl
sure he soliloquized. eff liver r-run
| short iv ca-ash I'll rint her out to a
| comfy " ways an means"
/ The first few days passed unevent-
fully on his new beat. The clash that
had resulted in temporarily incapaci-
| tating his predecessor for work had
been followed by the arrest of some
of the rowdies, and the Others were
| disposed to be quiet. Policeman Flynn
put in the time making a study of the
| situation. He knew that they were
watching him, and, like good gen
eral, he desired to familiarize himself
! thoroughly with the locality in which
| his battle OF battles were to be fought
I It was perhaps week after he had
begun patrol11ng the beat that the
| first conflict came, and he announced
the: result when he reached home by
the simple statement, 't'Tis DONE"
whats done?' asked Mrs. Flynn.
ME first job," replied Policeman
| Flynn Eye see, twas this wa-ay,'
+ he went on. 9Th 1a-ads have beer
sizin' me up an waitin'. They's ne
fightin' whin new po-lisman shows
up till they ha-ave thry at him, an
they TUX chanst at me this da-ay
Ohio! twas a big fe11y that sta-artel
it all be ta-alkin' har-rd to me. Dye
| think ye'u r-run this beat?' he says
| III thry,' says I. fYe ha-ave ye-e1
work. cut out fr ye,' he says, y,
little bit " sawed-of match T
We touch tn MATCH I says to him
.ye'n find ye ha-ave hold iv the sui
phur ind Shall ha-and him wan?
/ he says to tn Others Sure says the,
to him, but twas too late. While w
| was ta-aIkin's I'd worked him r-rount
till had his ha-aek to TIL horse,
trough in front iv tn say-1oon where
| tnev,d Sht0nued- me"
An what did We do thin?" asRez
Mrs. Flynn -~ =.
With wan push" answered Police
man Flynn, Il tuck tn STARCH out i,
him. : IN
They'll murder ye r. that sait
Mrs. Flynn bad luck to thin all,
wisht ye'd niver been put on tn beat.
t However, by keeping his eyes open
IFlynn was able to guard against any
sudden attack, and they showed nc
disposition to go at him openly. >. I.
But you'd better watch out fo1
them when the two gangs have theil
next =scrimmage.' ,* cautioned the ser.
! geant. they can get. a. policeman
in it they'll quit fighting. each other
to do him up Just remember to cal
the wagon the first thing d. DO: :5ss T
III Iz ha-aye time" answered Po-
/ liceman lynn careIessly. *faaTis no,
:lfr sport that I've beens shtudyin' th
Hay tv.st TIL 1a-and an maxim fri'nds
Inv sthA1a-adss ia III mime house. : ss;::5
What do ron intend to do? asked