The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-11-29

They Went to the Floor Together.
more. She give him tn great bowl
an tn shpoon ag'in an toll him tn
sa-anle as befoor' an he was shtill
an honest ma-an. He KEEP gettin' hun.
grier livery day. an fln'ly, be tn ind
iv tn week. she wint AWAY an lift
him in tn kitchen an he ate livery
thing in sight, SOS she an tn oil
ma-an had to go hungry till tn Mkt
pay day"
"She was a fool" asserted Mr.. Bax-
ter. although the story had not inter-
ested him particularly in consequence
of his preoccupation.
Right we are" acquiesced Police
man Flynn. "Whin t is nicissary to
thrust food to a ma-an, we sh'u'd feed
him first. Ye cant ixpict hun
cry ma-an f'r to shtay hungry whin
they's food undher his nose." Then,
after pause, he added. thoughtful
ly: "'Tis a shtrange thing"
Whats a strange thing?" asked
Mr.. Baxter.
81 was thinkin' ye niver hear iv
amy Nv me fri'nd ]. Pierpont Nor
CAMS confldintial la-ads r-runnin' away
with TIL cash, an he must ha-ave a
lot Nv fellies that handles money FIR
him. An I've hear-rd that me other
fri'nd, Phil Armour, whin he was
Twin had plinty iv min that he
thrusted."
"They may have been exceptionally
fortunate" suggested Mr.. Baxter.
"Mebbe tits So" returned Policeman
Flynn. An mebbe they've fed tn la-ads
befoor they give thin TIL porridge to
lNnlx ofthpr " no
to add as his companion tried to in
terrupt him. I'VE ha-ave FIR to wa-atch
out FIR tn gluttons that's niver salts
fed"
Are you trying to defend this de.
faulter?" demanded Mr.. Baxter. with
sudden dignity. Are you so far for
getting your place and your duty
that"
"Niver a bit iv it, broke in Police
man Flynn, meekly. "'Tis not FIR
me to pass judgmint on thin that
vflates TIL la-aw, only tn idee comes
to Newell, niver mind! FIR why
sh'u'd po-lisman be botherin' with
idees anyhow"
Mr.. Baxter looked at him sharply,
and then turned away. Flynn's words
and manner annoyed him, but the of.
tense committed, if any, was intan-
gible, and nothing was to be gained
by engaging in a dispute So he
looked at the buildings they were
passing and kept silent until Flvnu
nervously tangled the handouts again.
when he again protested irritabk.
It's onintintional," apologized Po-
liceman Flynn. There do be times
whin 1 r-reach FIR thin sort iv nat'ral-
like"
The fugitive was found in the lit
tie fiat he had occupied with his wife
and child, but the arrest was not
made without trouble The policeman
on the beat was stationed at the rear
entrance to prevent escape that wav
but it proved to be an unne cessarv
precaution. The man saw them the
moment the door was opened and
made rush for the rear: but F1vnn
was too quick for him. Brushing pas,
the woman who opened the door he
was on the fugitive's back before the
latter had taken half a dozen stems
They went to the floor together. while
the woman screamed and then began
to pommel and scratch Flynn In a
tr1ce, however, he had the handouts
on his prisoner. and as they rose the
woman retreated little, altnourh be-
80 S'1ii ii'Sheu uenance and anger.
During the struggle Mr.. Baxter had
stood IN the doorway, trembling with
excitement and anxiety lest the ma,
should escape. Now he cried. exu1t-
ingly: you've got him, You've got
kim! That's the mani"
Now that you have him" said tho
woman. bitterly. II suppose you win
take me. too
"She interfered Wifi ,-o,, - -.
ed Mr. Baxter, who felt that both b5s
feelings and the majesty of the 1ay