The Jasper news., 1907-01-10
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Just then Terry came racing bacl
from-the corner where he had beer
watching the fight.
"Oh, it's bully fight" cried tn,
boy.
An fair?" asked Policeman Flynn
Sure" answered the boy.
Nobody usin' br-rass knuckles O,
bricks or knives?"
"Oh, no! Reg'lar rough and tumble. +.
An neither iv thin picked OF. tn
other?"
mo; it's an even thing. They've
| been threatening to get together for a
month"
Policeman Flynn nodded solemnly.
There do be times" he said. "whin
fightin' is in tn inth'rests iv peace
ray-mimber whin there was throuble
bechune Whalen an Duffy; they had
no liss than tin little fights that was
shtopped an they f1nly got to heayin'
hr-rlchs at each other ontil Duffy got
his head br-roke, whin IL they'd been
lift alone tn first time 'tw'u'd'ye
been all over with nothin' WORSE than
a pair iv black eyes,"
"Tfs not f'r you to pa-ass on th'
la-aws but to infoorce thim," asserted
MIS-. Flynn. warmly. "Ye sh'u'd
shtop tn fight"
Nv coorse," answered Policeman
Flynn. "an' It's what intind f'r to do.
Terry. c'u'd ! lick tn, two iv thim?"
to1
not yet. There's lot of fight in
them yet" o
"But.they're near to tn finish ?" sug.
gested Policeman Flynn.
Yes; they're getting winded," ad-
mitted Terry.
Policeman Flynn took his boy to one
side and whispered to him. Terry
nodded and started back to the cor
ner. where the men were sill spar
ring and occasionally clinching. Po.
liceman Flynn took out his watch and
looked at 1t.
In wan minute" he said to his
wife, I'll give We an Illustration iy
tn majesty iv tn 'la-aw: III show We
now tn wise po-lisman shtops fight
without gettin' his head br-roke or
maxim throuble f'r himsilf be sindin'
thin to tn station an havin' to an
pear ag'n thin In tn polls court.
Wa-atch me-"
I'm wa-atchin' ye." returned Mrs.
Flynn. somewhat contemptuously.
"As tol' ye befoor." continued Po-
liceman Flynn, 'tis all in knowin'
how an choosin' ye-er time Fright.
Ye understand tn thing is to shtop
IN fight without til nuisance iv hayin'
10 artist amy wan, an the reppyta-
tion iv ma-an f'r doin' things an
permittin' no nonsense counts f'r a lot.
rh fact is. Mary, ye don't know tn
kind iv ma-an I am an tn wa-ay tn
iv tn la-aw LUX on me. 'Tis
'etther than tin to wan they've been
me liver since tn r-row be-
gun, an whin l ta-ake wan shtep that
'a-ay twill be all off. Ohio! they
snow me, f'r sure they dol"
I'm wa-atchin' ye." said Mrs.
flynn, sarcastically.
Policeman Flynn gave her a re.
'roachful glance. settled his helmet
irmly on his head, and started toward
he corner. In an instant there was
commotion in the crowd, the two |
ombatants ran, and the spectators
catered.
II toll ye So" said Policeman Flynn.
urnfng to his wife again.
Dye mean to sa-ay," demanded |
drs. Flynn, that ye-er gr-reat rep
ytation as po-lismau is what |
htopped the fight?"
"M-m-m. WELL" returned Policeman
lynn. "tis half reppytation an it's
alf bein' wise an KNOWN tn right
1a-ay iv doin' thing"
Mrs. Flynn said nothing in reply.
ut when Terry came back she called
i'm to Der.
Terry" she said, what did ye-er
ather say to ye befoor ye wint back
D tn cr-rowd?"
He told me" answered Terry, "that
he moment he started in that direc-
lon should start the cry: Police!
lere comes the patrol wagon.' and
Id It."
tcogyright. 1900, BY Joseph B. Howlsa,