Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-27

Just then Terry came racing back
from the corner where he had been
watching the fight.
"Oh, it's a bully fight" cried the
boy.
AN fair?" asked Policeman Flynn.
Sure" answered the boy.
Nobody usin' br-rass knuckles or
bricks or knives?"
"Oh, no! Regular rough and tumble"
"An' neither Nv thin picked ON til
other?"
mo; it's an even thing. They've
been threatening to get together for q
month"
Policeman Flynn nodded solemnly.
There do be times" he said, "whin
fghtin' Is In tn INTERESTS Nv peace. I
ray-mimber whin there was throuble
bechune Whalen an Duffy: they had
no liss than tin little fights that was
shtopped an they finly got to heavin'
bricks at each other ontil Duffy got
his head br-roke, whin II they'd been
lift alone tn first time 'tw'u'd've
been all over with nothin' WORSE than
a pair Nv black eyes,"
otis not fr you to pa-ass on tn
la-aws but to infoorce thim," asserted
Mrs. Flynn, warmly. "Ye sh'u'd
shtop tn fight"
CIV coorse," answered Policeman
Flynn, IAN tbs what l intind fr to do.
Terry, c'u'd l lick tn two Nv thim?"
MOO" replied Terry d%oubtfully;
fvHo vat vrtar LA a-LA -
them yet"
But they're near to tn flpish?" sug.
gested Policeman Flynn.
Eyes; they're getting winded," ad-
mitted Terry.
Policeman Flynn took his boy to one
side and whispered to him. Terry
nodded and started back 10 the cor
ner, where the men were still SPAR
ring and occasionally clinching. Pc.
iiceman Flynn took out his watch and
looked at It.
I'm wan minute" he said to his
wife. "Ill give We an Illustration Nv
tn majesty Nv tn 'la-aw; I'll show ye
hoy tn wise po-lisman shtops a fight
without gettin' his head br-roke or
maxim throuble fr himsilf be sindin'
thin to tn station an havin' to ap'
pear ag'n thin In tn polls court.
Wa-atch me-"
I'm wa-atchin' ye," returned Mrs
Flynn, somewhat CONTEMPORARY.
"As I toll We befoor," continued Pc.
liceman Flynn. "tis all in KNOWN
how an choosin' ye-er time fright
Ye understand tn thing Is to shtoI
tn fight without til nuisance Nv havin
to artist amy wan, an the reppyta'
ton Nv a ma-an fr dom things an
permittin' no nonsense counts fr a lot
TIL fact is. Mary. We don't know tn
kind " q ma.an ! am an tn wa-ay tn
~vilators Nv tn la-aw LUX on me. I'll
betther than tin to wan they've beer
watchin' me liver since tn r-row be
gun. an whin ! ta-ake wan shtep tina
wa-ay twill be all of. Ohio! the.
know me, fr sure they dol"
I'm wa-atchin' ye,s' said Mrl
Flynn. sarcastically.
Policeman Flynn gave her Q re
proachful glance. settled his helme
: firmly on his head. and started towar
|, the corner. In an instant there wa
. commotion In the crowd. the tw
combatants an, and the spectator
scattered.
D II toll ye So" said Policeman Flynr
turning to his wife again.
D "D'ye mem to sa-ay." demande
Mrs. Flynn. that yc-er gE-reat rer
. pytation al p%o-lisman Is whs
shtopped the fght?"
"M-m-m, WE'LL" returned Policema
, Flynn. "'tis half reputation an u
half bein' wise an KNOWN tn rigt
wa-ay Nv doin' q thing"
Mrs. Flynn said nothing in repl!
but when Terry came back she Gale
him to her.
Terry" she said. what did yet
!, father say TO ye befoor ye whit bac
!. to tn cr-rowd?"
!. He told me-" answered Terry. "th,
, the moment he started In that dire
!, ton I should start the cry: Police
, Here comes the patrol wsgon!' and
T. did It."
Copyright. 1904 BY joseph 3. Bowles)