The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-01-14

ttiehard Skinner. alias Murphy
alias Hfoaka. alias fhhiftf pilhs
nloaohed Neafliy down the street
ahifty Dick saa thoroughly diH-
RiIsfad. Less than week Out ~
Ian. where he bad spent the lest
n months. al his clothes ~ 10, =
Swallowed on general principles ~
every copper ~ town. ana Mith
nuIy a nickel % his name. he hea
fhaila un hia mind 20 shake TIE aust
~ the place from hts feet.
lie would 20 down % Hiiiys sa-
loon for a last drink with Ms nickel
aud when the night train came
through he would jump the ffeishs
aud SO where II took him.
home street urehins. playing ~
the gutter. had inxeHted q new ana
exciting game. u vas 70 dash ~
'front.' 81 The unwafy passenger ana
dance along ahead Of hifu. aH nue.
under foot a. pozslbls. all the TINE
crying pefauaslvsiy. Mister. gimme
cent p
AN. ne Amt got nothin'i He's
a tramp. seofnfuily said the old
est boz.
effampa has money sometimes.
said the blue eyed slfi wifh the
daley face. and she danced fearless
- up to him. crying. .Oh. mister.
gimme a cent?
ahifty Dick stood siiil and looked
II her. he looked - long that she
became frightened and started away.
Here. come back. I won't hurt
you he called. and tossed her The
niekei.
cfisa sf what yer Toin' "a buy ?
Gimme some. won't yerf "Aw.
Maggie, you know me- feii IN
hesdsd on Dicks ears a. he re-
stunned his interrupted journey q
tho baffoom.
lie thought no more about the
lack OF the nickel. there would be
satnaane there who would stand
treat especially as u was his first
/ appearance among them since he
had left. Suddenly and fofeibly. .
year aad a half aga.
lie reached the saloon Al an
aunpieiaua moment. Naa heartily
welcomed aud made % feel thor.
auKhly ~ hens. lie vas treated
fully as much aH he had expsfted
ana Vas reEaisd with choice bic
u nsNa about bis friends and iheil
doinEs during the period Of his en-.
forced sbsenee.
II uaH. indeed. unfortunate thai
the spirit q good Fellowship % hap
PITY present should have been dis
hurled by the entrance u TIE mar
who had turned STATES esidenes sus
had been The principal witness q
send plek TO jail
When he was seen 20 enter IN.
dSaf there zee = hurried and con
eeftea effort on the part II the bar.
tender ard q few peaee-i0vfng tn
ffftduais - hustle him out unseel
~ nfeh. but thls had nsiserabl,
failed. Dask had not only seen. bui
nas dellnhtsd - the sight Anyons
ahu heard his remarks eoaia havs
hsA no deubss en- IN. sub1se
No one kusW much about tn
actual engagement. but Nhen ths
battle Nan over there we're EeVcfa
men wtth mare or less gore upoF
them. and alFetehsd ga tbs floor IN.
sensible ias ulck and gias sesern-
lneni Witness
whaa Dick eams 70 himself h.
uas lying "a = stFeteteF u the long
earrfdaF of . hospitat Ills sur.
euundlnEn we're very familiar pre-.
yluuk battles sltnfiar To ths present
enc bad made them 40.
The hossss surgeon PASSED hinA
III. there called Dick did
Ali hlm1
No. not exactly Ne replied pgth
a auissieai laak @isus yoa unas
a spisnaia clinic out " him for the
ssuaeusa-
what ais my Jaw muabis1
uack
lie Kicked you.-
Is be hurt wofae'n { am
~ron'ii be oat tomorgw. and he's
coed fer = week
uteh drrp contenisi breath and
asttgo3 himself more comfortably 81
TIE stfeiehef. liz bore TO further
EgsAEe.
AZ he lay there. not suffering
mueh. his thoughts wandering aim
samaiy. he aiawiy became eopsclop.
that BE had been llHfsnfnx FER q
touw Nhiia % a uonntoaoan pitifal
wmii. repeating itself With cioekfsks
| rrautAfItys
agNef ana over the means sounded
\ tiil there was nothtng else IN ire
9uFia fov him bat those cries. pc
tossed uneaeglS on tha ntrutchsr
The means vent on INCREASINGLY.
oh. ~--e." he said. y cant afana
fhiai- aud struggled % his fest