The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-07-27

| again, but the odds are against him
| from the start, and in the end, in
| ninety-nine cases out of hundred,
he's nobbled."
You're bit OF an enthusiast.
| aren't you?" asked Billery.
| What l feel IS the sergeant an
swered. that ii man don't believe in
his profession he'd better get out OF it
and find new 'un. You newspaper
gents. now. You amt half fair to US.
II you'll allow me TO say so II there's
any little bit OF Robbery about the
police ana the public, its the orsaniza-
rion thar gets blamed. 1t amt the or
sanitation that's in fault: It's the in
d,yidual, There's fools in the force,
hut. bless Your soul. there's fools ev-
sryw here. There's wrong 'uns in the
sarce, bat there's wrong us every
where, What says is the force is
hUJuaa institution, and for human in
Syit9sion is pretty bad TO beat"
Have yoW been Il unit III the human
institution longS" Btlery asked
~EiShlssu wears" responded the
SarSsant- Started IN 4 heastly little
e.t,,!i,s vi3ase in the Black country,
IuSt nocJh Of birmingham Saved up
.or Popular Educator Taught my
self shorthand. French and German.
tiot transferred 20 the town. Had one
o. two smart chances and got TO Lon
don. One Or TWO more chances and
then 70 the Yard. It's hard work
sometimes, and its responsible work
always, bur its work like. aud
shall stick 70 il till I'm superanuated"
Neil said Billery. its q fine
thing 20 be satisfied with your own
career"
When / was at Chelsea years ago."
said the sergeant, there was an OLD
party of the name OF CARLYLE. who was
3 i deal looked up to in the neigh.
hoFhood. He wrote books. I've
dipped into one or TWO OF EN-. but they
Was mostly too deep for ME. One
thing | noticed perhaps because, in
manner OF speaking it was PROBES.
sional. The police force, he says, is
the apron OF society. Now, that's
wise word. 1t amt an exalted gar
ment, an apron isn't, but it's useful.
II saves lot OF dirt and damage.
Carlyle, the old gentleman's name
was
I've heard of him." said Billery.
Very highly thought of, he was"
81 III
think if one man has asked me for his
address there's been hundred Most.
~ Germans and Americans. I've seen
some OF EN- standing in front of the
house he lived in with their hats off.
l should think he was as we'll thought
of as Mr.. Gladstone, though, perhaps,
not quite so public a character. And
that was his opinion about the force.
The police, he says, is the apron of
society"
The sergeant appeared to derive
great satisfaction from this testi-
monial, and he repeated it more than
once under his breath. Then he and
Billery walked along in silence in the
direction Of the local tramway line,
and, turning abruptly round a corner,
the sergeant cannoned against
pedestrian who was walking smartly
in the opposite direction. There was
mutual recoil and apology, and the
pedestrian was about to resume his
way when he looked up and caught
sight of Billery. He was burly man.
dressed with cheap and vulgar
smartness, with big butterfly tie of
terra-cotta color and heavy chain of
undeceptive yellow metal across his
waistcoat. He wore his hat cooked
over one eye In one hand he carried
an unlit cigar stump, and in the other
a single glove which had seen long
service
"Helloa, Grimaud!" cried Billery.
What brings you to this part of the
world?"
"I?" said the other, in fairly fluent
English, but with marked French
accent. II will be hanged if l can tell
you l am taking constitutional.
am always SO fascinate by this great
city of London. I walk in it for
hours The exercise does me good.
1t keeps my fat down"
Ito Be Continued.)
Russell Sage's Philosophy.