Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-09-12
HE AFFECTS A COMPROMISE.

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Barney" said Mrs. Barney FLYNN.
IS the policeman settled himself for
smoke.
"Prisent,'' returned Policeman
Flynn, absent-mindedly saluting.
'Ha-ave We a minute to sp-are?''
II ha-ave tin iv thim," answered
Policeman Flynn.
"'Twill be enough" said Mrs.
Flynn. II wisht ye'd run Mkt door
an artist Mrs. Dugan."
"Fr why!" asked Policeman Flynn,
looking at her in establishment. did
she give ye the cold shtare whin ye
pa-assed her be tn corner, or did she
tell tn neigh-bors We was wearin' q
hat " la-ast years CROP"
""Ha-ave little sinse about ye, Bar.
ney," returned Mrs. Flynn, indignant.
ly. "She do be pilin' ashes feminist
tn f1nce, where they blows over an
rooms the work. Nv days washin'.
ha-ave tn clo'es hung out to dhry
an whin take thin in me best white
pitticoat luks like polky dhress' 81
'Why don't We wear it f'r wan?'
demanded Policeman Flynn, peril.
nently. "'Tw'u'd be money saved"
Barney, are ye 'fool?" asked Mrs
Flynn, warmly. "Will ye artist that
woman or will We not?"
"'Tis tn first time l liver knew ye
c'u'dn't hold up ye-er own ind with
amy wan" replied Policeman Flynn,
evasively. IF they was foor to wan
tw'u'd be dif'rint; but with wan to
wan I niver knew We to back down."
"Back down, is it," cried Mrs
Flynn. "sure, We betther not sa-ay
that more than wanst. Back down!
Oh, me! Oh, my! G'wan over an
| ask Mrs. Dugan if I backed down
give her as good as she give me
livery time. Dye think I ha-ave NO
tongue in me head to let tn likes iv
her come over me?"
"I know ye ha-ave," said Policeman
Flynn, with feeling. But, accordin
to ye-er own shtory, it's an akel
| thing"
"'Tis not, If ye're a man." as
serted Mrs. Flynn; If ye're not, thin
Fave. me know it. IT'S an akel thing
bechune her an me, with me havin'
a little tn best iv it; but her ma-an
do be dhriver an not a po-lisman.
F'r why are ye on tn foorce? FL
tn protection iv thin as needs it. II
yell not shtand up f'r me, I might
as we'll be marri'd to a hod-caryer."
Mrs. Flynn" said the patrolman,
impressively, there's wan thing I'd
like f'r to tell ye. IT'S me that niver
shir-rked me july. I've been feminist
the worst that liver come down tn
plank r-road. Eve TUX three min
to the station to wanst, an I've KEEP
ordher Fiction day in tn hardest
district in tn city. I've TUX tn con
min an tn strong-arm min an the
worst characters that liver wassaput
behind the ba-ars, but niver wi1tttp
feminist woman in clo'es-line fight,
an l niver will while I have me
sinses lift to me. I'd rather go to tn
park an artist tn tiger FIR playin'
with blind pig, I w'u'd that. I'd
rather run in tn ELEPHANT f'r tn
larceny iv bale iv hay. I'd sooner
dispute tn fright iv wa-ay Nv cable
car with me back TURNED to it.
Mrs. Flynn"-and here he became
even more impressive-"I ha-ave a
head iv hair that I'd like f'r to keep.
an it's not to me likin' to have me
uniform tore to pieces
"Ye'H not artist herr"
II will not
will We go over and talk to her
fri'ndiy-hke?"
ttWhat'n I sa-ay to herr"
"Tell her in a quit, gintell wa.ay
that she's no la-ady, or she'd not be
afther THROWN ashes where thew
blows on me clo'es, an talkin' back
to her betthers. Shpeak gintle. w
coorse, but tell her yen sind her tn
tn pinitintiary and br-reak her ma-an's