The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-12-21
Fut-Rule."

VI Can see YOU Lookln' vice an Me;
Fut-R
Policeman Barney Flynn was griev-
ously troubled by a youth of the name
Of Horatio Mann. Horatio was we'll
meaning young fellow, but he had err
| roneous ideas. He had read dime
novels until he had become imbued
with the idea that a detective is the
greatest of created. beings, and it was
| his ambition to be one. Hence his ad-
miration for Flynn. He had heard
| stories of the policeman's prowess, and
he haunted him. He wanted to know
! all about his methods and his exploits,
and more than all else he wanted the
policeman to get him position on the
force or with some detective agency.
II know I'm just made for a detec-
tive," he said frequently. "All my in
clinations lie in that direction, and
revel in mystery"
! 1t will be seen from this that Horatio
spoke reasonably correct English. In
deed, he had had fair education, the
only trouble being that it had not
worked in" However, as Policeman
Flynn once remarked, "a ma-an can
get book-larnin' amy time Nv his life,
but t is not with sinse, f'r sinse do
be nach'ral gift" Horatio had the
book-learning, but he lacked the
sense, and this it was that made him
so annoying to the policeman. He
could not be persuaded that the life
Of a detective was not one long ro-
nance, filled with DISCUSSES, thrilling
adventures and fabulous rewards. He
would make himself up in the most
wonderful and outlandish way, and
then drop in on Flynn to ask if that
would not fool the cleverest Crook
Later he amused himself by shadow
ing people in the neighborhood, and
I. writing out reports of his work"
which he submitted to Flynn for APP
! prevail or criticism. y. :
Eye wa-ant me .f'r to help We to be&ar
daytictive?" said Policeman Flynn tos
him one day. "M-m-m, well"-draw5
ing his hand over his chin in the old
familiar way-"I'll tell We what I'll do
FIR We. I'll give ye tn polls ixamina4
ton an see how5ye come out: IT is not
sye-er, pla-an, ,f'r to star-art in as a
pathrolman, Nv coorse?"
| ooh, no." answereds the youth. II
feel that my talents are above that"
t<'2"T is what I supposed" said Po-
lfceman Flynn. 9Th woods is full Nv
| la;-ads like you. somesiv thin wa-ants
to be prisidint iv a r-railroad, some iv
thin wa-ants to be editor Nv news
pa-aper,, some " thin wa-ants to be
| g1n'ral manager iv amy OIL business
that's big enough, but most Nv them
wa-ants to be day-tictives. Amy way
! ye put it, they can do betther than tn
fellies that's dom tn work. now.
But t is shtrange thing to me that
tn min that's maxim na-ames f'r Thin
silves at tn top is niver tn vans that
sta-arted in, UP. there. Did ye liver
think iv that?" Il r.
moo, can't say that did," replied
the youth. :.
*e'Iv coorse not" said Policeman
Flynn, IAN We w'u'd MT think tn
e.: r-rule was fr We If ye did. II Is not
sma art. Well, mebbe SO. Well thry
it on. livery la-ad that wants to be a
day-tlctive has to be Examined, an I'll
put few QUESTIONS to ye. Suppose We
was In cha-arge " tn day-tictive
work. an a big burglary was COM
mitted, what w'u'd ye do?" d.
*'I'd look for a clue,' answered
Horatio, promptly and confidently.
II can see We dom it," asserted Po-
iceman Flynn with chuckle. II can
see We goin' through tn pla-ace, an
lookin' wise, an gettin' down on ye-er
knees f'r to Examine a bit w.. mud
through magnffyin' glass, an thin
goin' out an measurin' tn thracks in
tn mud with a fut-rule can hear
ye saying, This great crime was
committed be a ma-an with a large sfut
an q nail shtickin' out iv wan shoe
!; r Is only nicissary now f'r to find til
shoe an artist tn ma-an.' Ohio! ye'd
ma-ake great day -tictive, f'r sure .
is not that, what you'd dog" asked
Horatio. @i# - -. j. =. ii 4 II i: . j.
."'I'm not :ta-alkin' w.: what I'd do"
returned Policeman Flynn. IT I'm
ta-alkin' iv what tn great day-tic-
tive does. II ye was a r-real day-tic-
tive an had this work. f'r. to 4do,sye'd
4 go to tn place an, LUX wise, an thin
we'd 60 back an ordher tn :dhrag net
i put out. livery ma-an that c'u'd ha-ave
Z done it an lots that ;c'u'd n'trw'u'd be
j brought in an e, IA s .;s#=is,& Il
! Arrested :" Interrupted Horatio.
FIR sure, I replied Policeman Flynn.
But what right would you have4to
! arrest people against whom YOU had no
evidence ?'s '=*s Is, 2$ III NH n III s
# Who's ta-alkin' " rights (" retorted
Policeman Flynn. Fl "a alkin, ~ tn