The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-12-28

! In meditative mood Policeman Bar
ney Flynn was smoking his pipe in
front of his little home when the cry
of Fight! Fight was raised down
the street and everybody started run
ming in that direction-that is. every
body but Flynn. He continued to pun
at his pipe as If there was nothing
unusual going on.
Barney" exclaimed Mrs. Flynn.
suddenly appearing in the doorway.
why don't We wake up?"
''Diyil ta-ake tn pipe" commented
Policeman Flynn. "'Tis no betther
than tn fue iv tn kitchen shtove
that's always gettin' shtopped up"
Dye hear. Barney that two fellies
is poundin' thimsilves up over fer
ninst tn corner?" persisted Mrs.
Flynn.
"Ha-ave We seen Terry foolin' with
tn pipe?" asked Policeman Flynn. ig-
noring his wifes question. Ills all
WRONG an l can't make it draw at
all"
Mrs. Flynn's Indignation at being
thus ignored was so great that she
promptly snatched the offending pipe
away from him.
Barney" she said impressively. ARE
yo tn guardeen iv tn peace or are We
nut?"
Il am. he replied but I'm not tn
guardeen iv tn fights Are ye tired "
me that We wa-ant me f'r to mix it up
with two la-ads that's havin a bit iv
thrOnble bechune thimsilves?"
Il wa-ant We to show that ye're
man an a po-lismaH." asserted Mrs.
Flynn They do be fghtin"
I'm of july" protested policeman
Flynn, an it's not on me beat amy
way. Sind in tn riot call if we think
It's r-rigght FIR to interfere. Lave me
have me pipe now. an don't be afther
botherin' me. Dye think I'm lukkin'
FIR a black eye"
81 think ye're lukkin' FIR a chanst
TO show that ye're a coward" said
Mrs. Flynn. scornfully.
Now. ordinarily. Mrs. Flynn's asper.
sions on her husbands prowess are
sufficient to rouse him to action. as has
been demonstrated on many occasions.
but this time the method failed.
Dye ray-mimber tn da-ay | come
home with me coat tore an me
knuckles bleedin' an a big lump over
me lift ear?" he asked.
81 do" answered Mrs. Flynn.
81 shtopped a fight that da-ay." said
Policeman Flynn. and then. after a
pause sufficient to enable his wife to
grasp the connection, he added: Dye
ray-mimber tn time Maloney wint to
tn hospittle FIR to be Switched up?"
4 Il
Flynn.
He shtopped a fight that da-ay" re-
marked Policeman Flynn. II tell we.
"ary, whin a ma-an wants FIR TO fight
lis fright to Fave him have his fill iv
it"
TITS not july" insisted Mrs. Flynn.
But it's sinse." said the policeman.
I'VE see, Mary, It's all in KNOWN how
Whin a ma-an is fghtin' mad It's
small matther to him who he does his
shcrappin' with. He'll start in fight
in wan ma-an an wind up be fightir'
another, an It's more satisfyin' to him
FIR to take a welt at tn peacemaker
than at amy wan ilse. If We was on
tn foorce, Mary. ye'd larn that We niver
sh'u'd interfere in fight ontil We
can lick both iv tn parties to it. FIR
tbs tin TO wan that's what yen have
FIR to do"
Thin ye won't shtop tn nght?"
suggested Mrs. Flynn.
Il told we, Mary" returned the po-
liceman. It's all in KNOWN how. "
coorse I'll shtop it whin tits time. ]
ha-ave me eye on thin, an I'm wait
in"
Gle glanced down the street again
and slowly rose to his feet.
''Whin two fellies is fightin'." he
said, AN wan Nv thin is gettin tn
worst iv it, tits all fright FIR to
shtep in. FIR tn la-ad that's bein' done
up will be gla-ad to have ye; but whin
It's an even thing ye betther keep out
ontil tn both iv thin ha-ave all they
want Nv it. 'Tis not so hazard to han
die licked ma-an."
Just then Terry came racing back
from the corner where he had been
watching the fight
oh, it's a bully fight" cried the
boy.
An fair?" asked Policeman Flynh
Sure answered the boy.
Nobody usin' br-rass knuckles or
br-ricks or knives?"
"Oh, no! Regular rough and tumble"
AN neither iv thin picked on tn
other?"
mo; it's an even thing. They've
been threatening to get together for a
Month"