Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-12-28

" b''' s"u the cripple beat and see
What you can do with IT,"
Policeman Flynn nodded prayely
lie knew the cripple beat By reputa.
ZION, and he realized that to be as
signed to it was a compliment to his
proves. 1t lay In district in which
there were two rival factions of row
dies, who had nothing in common ex-
cept an Unborn hatred of the police.
aud 1t derived its name from the fact
that more policemen had been tenn
porarily crippled on II than on any
other one beat in the city. The row.
dlos clashed at frequent intervals. and.
IN the general fight that Invariably
ensued, windows were smashed and
inc lives Of all In the immediate yicin-
lty were put In jeopardy by the flying
missiles Arrests were frequent, and
the patrol wagon had made so many
trips to that nelghborhood that the
horses just naturally turned in that
direction when they left the barn. II
single policeman endcayored to in
'erfere when a battle was In progress.
he went to the hospital In an ambu-
lance; II a squad arrived on the scene.
the warning factions scattered, and the
fact that a few participants might be
gathered in had no lasting effect on
existing conditions.
I'm to ha-ave thrial on tn Grip
pie beat said Policeman Flynn some
what dejectedly when he made his
daily report to his wife
I'm lay IN supply " arniky an
shplints an pla-asters this very
da-ay' was her far from cOnsolng
reply Bad luck to thin. why do
they put little felly like you to doin'
a big ma-an's work.
"F'r because" answered Policeman
Flynn, with some pride, "plutk an
raysoorce ia not decided be a fut-rue
or pair iy schales Tn captin says
to me. he says: I've thried tn big
min an thsy'ye not been akel to tn
Job, an It's nicIssary fr TO take tn
sta arch ont iy thin ri'tous fellies
some wa-ay.' So It's f'r mo to take tn
sta-arch out iv thin, but wisht he'd
toll me how to do It,"
There's only wan wa-ay know"
said Mrs Flynn.
It's astonishln' to me ye haven't
tin iy Thin" returned Policeman
Flynn, sarcastically.
Give me ye-er collar" commanded
Mrs Flynn. by way of reply,
The policeman looked surprised. but
he took of his nicely starched collar
and handed It to her She promptly
dipped 1t In basin Of water and then
held It up for his inspection
"'gis done" she announced,
Policeman Flynn scratched his head
and departed in a thoughtful mood
she has gr-reat head on her. f'r
surs." he soliloQuized III liver r-run
short ~ ca-ash I'll rint her out to
comfy " ways an means
The FIRST few days passed unevent-
fully on his new beat. The clash that
hal resulted In temporarily incapaci.
"a Ing 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 a good gen
e.al. he desired to familiarl2e himself
thoroughly with the locality In which
his battle or battles were to be fought
II was perhaps week after he had
begun pntrolllng the beat that the
first conflict came, and he announced
the resu, when he reached home by
ihe simple statement, IT'S done
What's done" asked Mrs. Flynn
Me FIRST job" replied Policeman
FLYNN. "Ye see. twas this wa-ay,'
he went on. TIL la-ads have been
sIzIn' me up an wait.n' They's no
6gh,in whin n new po-Iisman shows
40 till they ha-aye thry at him. an
they TUX a chanst at me this da-ay.
Ono! twas big felly that sta-arteI .
II all be ta-alkin' har-rd to me. Dye .
think yell r-run this beat" he says.
.Tn thry, says /. We ha-aye ye-er
work. cut out t'r ye, he says, we
little bit ~ sawed-ud match II
&c touch tn match, ! says u him,
ven find ye ha-ayc hold " the sui
phur ind Shall ha-and him wan .
no SAYS to tn others, Sure, says they
10 him. but twas too late While We
was la.alkin' I'd Worked him r-round
TN / had his ba-ack to tn horse
trough In front Nv tn say-loon where
they'd shtopped me"
AN what did ye do thin asker
Mrs Flynn.
with wan push, answered Police .
man Flynn, Il tuck tn sta-arch out "
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