The Ordway new era., 1906-11-02

VI llldl III SoihS
to give you the cripple beat and see
what you can do with it,"
Policeman Flynn nodded gravely.
He knew the cripple beat by reputa-
tion. and he realized that to be as
signed to it was n compliment to his
prowess. 1t lay in "A district in which
there were two rival factions of row.
dies. who had nothing in common ex-
cept an inborn hatred of the police,
and 1t derived its name from the fact
that more policemen had been tenn
porarily crippled on it than on any
other one beat In the city. The row
dies clashed at frequent intervals and.
in the general fight that invariably
ensued. windows were smashed and
the lives OF all In the immediate vicin-
ity were put In jeopardy by the flying
missiles. Arrests were frequent. and
the patrol wagon had made so many
trips to that neighborhood that the
horses just naturally turned in that
direction when they left the barn. IL
sihsle policeman endeavored to in
terfere when n battle was in progress.
he went TO the hospital in an ambu-
lancs: If n squad arrived on the scene.
the warning factions scattered. and the
fact that few participants might be
gathered in had no lasting effect on
existing conditions.
I'm to ha-ave thrlal on tn Grip
pie beat" said Policeman Flynn some
what dejectedly when he made his
dali: report TO his wife.
Il II lay in a supply iv arniky an
shplnts an pla-asters this very
da-ay." was her far from consoling
reply. Bad luck to thin. why do
they put n little felly like you to doin'
big ma-an's work."
"F'r because" answered PolIcemac
Flynn. with some pride. pluck an
raysoorce Is not decided be fut-rule
or Il pair iv schales. TIL capt'in says
TO nie, he says: I've thried tn big
min an they've not been akel to tn
job. an tits nicissary f'r to take tn
sta-arch out iv thin ri'tous fellies
some wa-ay.' So It's f'r me 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.
"'l'is astonishin' to me ye haven't
tin iv thim." 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 1t to her. She promptly
dipped Ii In basin of water and then
held 1t up for his inspection.
"'Tis DONE" she announced.
Policeman Flynn scratched his head
and departed in n thoughtful mood.
"She has n great head on her. f'r
sure" he soliloquized. IF liver r-run
short iv ca-ash I'll rint her out t.
com-ity " wa-ays an means
The first few days passed unevent-
fully on his new beat. The clash that
had resulted in temporarily incapaci-
tating 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 n good gem
erai, he desired to familiarize himself
his battle or battles were to be fought.
1t was perhaps week after he had
begun patrolling the beat that the
first conflict came. and he announced
the result when he reached home by
the simple statement. "'Tis done"
whats done?" asked Mrs. Flynn.
ME fir-rst job" replied Policeman
Flynn. "Ye see. twas this wa-ay,"
he went on. "Th' la-ads have been
sizin' me up an waitin'. They's no
fightin' whin a new po-lisman shows
up till they ha-ave thry at him, an
they TUX chanst at me this da-ay.
Ohio! twas big felly that sta-uried
1t all be ta-alkin' har-rd to me. Dye
think yell r-run this beat? he says.
I'll thry,' says l. 'Ye ha-ave ye-er
work. cut out f'r ye,' he says, we
little bit iv a sawed-off match If
We touch tn match says to him,
'ye1l find ye ha-ave hold iv the sui
phur ind Shall ha-and him wan?'
he says to tn others. Sure says they
to him, but twas too late. While we
was ta-alkin' I'd worked him r-round
till I had his ba-ack to TIL horse
trough in front iv tn say-loon where
they'd shtopped me-"
"An' what did ye do thIn?" asker
Mrs. Flynn.
with wan push" answered Police
man Flynn. II tuck tn sta-arch out iv
him."
They'll murder We f'r that" said
Mrs. Flynn. bad luck to thin all,
wisht ye'd niver been put on tn beat"
However, by keeping his eyes open
Flynn was able to guard against any
sudden attack, and they showed no
disposition to go at him openly.
But you'd better watch out for
them when the two gangs havp their
next scrimmage," cautioned the SER