The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-25

teal and based on pure empiricism
Briefly stated, it's cardinal principle
was this: You did a thing; if nobody
kicked you 1t was all right; if the kick
was forthcoming you must not do it
again, or you must contrive a different
method. There were few spots on
Heiny's small body undecOrated by a
lesson Of this nature; well conned and
wisely constructed. So by the time
he was 10 years old he was an able
practitioner of life, capable of meet
ing any emergency which might con-
front him on or about New YOrk's great
east side.
Profession or trade. Heiny had none.
Odd jobs of a light and airy nature,
such as running errands, he would do
at inclination rather than upon the
compulsion of necessity. Gambling at
craps Melted him a wavering income
when he CHANGED to have the capital
for an original fade" without which
the crap-shooter finds no game open
to him on the sidewalks of New York.
He had been known to sell ''extrys,"
and once at least had applied for and
held a job, until at the end of four days
the pettiness Of unchanging tomor-
rows had so wrought upon his soul
that he forsook the grocery store re-
Sime and was seen in that environ
innoccntly parasitic life. He was not
beautiful to look upon, being short,
squat and unduly fiattened of visage.
But Mother Nature the only mother
he had ever knOwn) had blessed him
with a smile Of winning responsiveness
which slowed IN old-gold glory from
every one Of his thOuSand-odd freckles,
and commended him to the friendly
offices of the world at large by it's ire
sistible earnest OF good nature and
good fellowship. To such as knew him
he was further certified by an Unborn
aud anchored loyalty toward whOmso-
ever he accepted in his general scheme
of conlradeship.
You're my friend" said Heiny's
eyes and Heinys smile to you, and
thereafter he would fight, lie, beg, lend
or even risk capture at the hands Of
The dreaded "kid-grabbers" d. e., the
Gerry society for your need.
Such was Heiny as one autumn even
ing he drifted down the Bowery cur
rent into the dark pool of dubious traf-
fic which officially styles itself Chat
ham square and became part thereof
through the agency of Dutch Gus.
The introduction took place under cir
cumstances Of peculiar embarrassment
10 a less finished worldliness than
Heiny's. Dutch Gus was in a hurry
at the time. He was, in fact, a fugi-
tive, if not from justice at least from
the arm and implement thereof, for a
policeman with a club at the ready was
IN hot and somewhat unsteady pur-
suit. Arrest was no part of Officer
DOnOvan's program. He wanted Dutch
Gus for purely personal reasons. He
aspired Gin the words of his own threaD
10 knock the block off, Gus because
of a slight matter of rivalry in the
affections of one of Chinatown's adopt
ed daughters. Having had a number of
drinks, he had neglected the wise 20
lceman's pTecautiOn of discarding his
uniform before going out to settle a
personal gTudge. The fugitive passed
close to Heiny, at that moment engaged
in redeeming a "snipe" which some eX-
travagant smoker had cast in fiery
fight from an L. train.
For the better knowledge of such
readers as have never lived on the
BoweTy or its tributaries. l may state
that in that section to obstruct the pO-
lice is to acquire merit. Heiny was
not slow of seizing his opportunity.
Me dimel Oh, me dimei" he walled.
Hands and knees a-scramble, he shot
across the sidewalk like a chunky in
sect. There ensued a spectacle os sub
verted law and the sound OF language
ward the gutter. Heiny rolled over
gave a moan, quiveTed and lay still
Speeches. with rage, the policeman got
to his feet rushed upon Heiny and
booted him savagely. The boy did not
move. Hauling him up, the half
drunken officer cuffed him once, and
was drawing back for a harder blow
when a snarl from behind arrested bis
hand.
"Ahr-r-r-r-, We murderer! Dye want
to kill the kid?"
Two women were moving up on him
For the protest of the male citizen the
New York policeman cares nOthingi
interfering with an officer in the dis
charge of his duty" disposes of such
But the revolt Of the Chatham square
harpy is all toe likely to be borne cut
by furrowing nail and deep-sunk tooth
Donovan saw beneath the pains on the
women's faces a murderous hate work
ing; might have seen, had his eye pos
sessed the vision. a glimmer of sub
merged womanhoods noble pity for The
unfortunate. Hesitant, he dropped hi:
hold on the boy. The little body
sIumped to the sidewalk like an empty
bag.
you've done him." cried the younger
of the two women. "An' him no more
than a baby.
What is it to you?" growled the po
liceman.
You drunken brute said the wea
zened girl, glaring at him. IF the Cal
gets onto you being full again and muir
dering a kid"
Take care of the mutt. them inter
rJpted the officer, glapcing around un
easily. for the drink was dying out o
him and he began 10 b. afraid (Heinl
Law faccid as a corpse). 81 neve
touched him"
He skunk away and the women ben
over the still form.
Are you much hurt, dearie?' aske'
Heiny opened one eye. Where's tn,
cop?" he questioned.
''Gone"
Nah; he didn't hurt me-much.
said Heiny. rubbing himself. Thel
brushing up his manners: How
things, Idb?'' he politely inquired of tn
older woman, and OF the younger, BUS
mess good, Peaches?"
you've got us down pretty pat, SAT-
the one last addressed.
sure. Seen you around the concer
halls. 1 been on this beat lOnger'l
you"
You've cut your eye-teeth all right,
said the girl he had called Peaches