The Washington herald., 1908-08-21

L added 10 his pain
As vaf he dared not move Voices
noatsd 10 him. nufied and inolsuno''
and he strained his ears 70 catch what
was being said. or. failing that. 70 gather
from rbelr tones some clew 10 the iden- l
titv Of the speakers. y burst OF laughter
relieved him The police would not laugh 1
The revolver. thrust into the ugnt-
hipned trousers that he wore in common
with his type. pressed against his ribs !
as he Law on it, He drew il out ana
plsced II under the footb0ard. within easy
reach. There were stil three cartridges
in il. The other two had done the!- Work
done IL we'll he hoped. with a grim
tightening Of his thin lips
Aluuigan had been looking for It since
the section mems dowu-the-river picnic
when Pete proved himself tie better man
as everybody had declared MulHgan de-
served u. too Couldn't he have taken
q beating without making such a rumpus
about il. and then spinning Old Man
L.ea-y a whole string % les And Leary 4
was just on the point OF adding his con-
sent TO Norahs and letting them hit i /
on together on the next picnic down the /
river. Even the priest had been spoken 4
10 with Leary's kn0wledge
Oh. well there was no use whining
about il now 1IulLgaa was soft on No /
lrah 700. as everybody knew and that
/ v-ss tbe real bone OF contention; and [
ATuu.car was brotaer-!n-isw 20 the sec
tio1 boss. who was supposed 10 have
puu with the division superintendent
I himself The end was as plain now as i
/ pronounced in the crisp tones q a judge
sentence 1IuIisan was IN The doctor
hands. and good for az least month IN
the hospital When he came out ne
could marry No-al. VINO would oe mac
through the lies -old he-- aD1-a1c-Ue-l-
Inc pete. would either have 70 skulE
around in hiding or give himself Cp and
take his medicine And, Of course ne
had forever lost all chance of g JOB on
. The road with 1Iuliigan-
PETE dug his nails into his palms and
ur.thed. Reuorse ne had none. he
would have done Il al over again " nat
I had happened was. from his viewpoint
. f-ay5-arle the one honorable thing He
p would resist 20 the last OF course No"
thar NotaE was lost 20 him. what was
the use OF living
: Tre- would search the freight yards.
though tcey seemed % have lost the
scent The growing darkness favored
Z him. Perhaps he might venture now on
3 q change Of position
La-eE- l--1 -4ae--H az
} stW rueed. and the uneasy reflection o.
, Lanterns E.luue-ed IN spots. their bear
I --s hidden by intervening cars he
I tracks shook with the vibration OF trains
Messing on the main line To The north q
massive bridge overhung the yard wnerS
= Il narrowed Under The arc lgAt ina
s1apped and fickered above i two po-
Hcenen were posted. J-e-r races o4le'
black under the shadow OF their sumrnsl
TIe was about 10 descend between th'
cars when the sound Of approaching Zee
arrested hin. even as his hand close'
NC, The top rung of the iron ladder .
swing on He noiseiessly cooked the re
volver-
scramble and the crack q a mattel
--st1t- PETE lowered his weapon an
. oa--5 downward .Gst as dark forn
- -ro-n -Es interior, closely tol
-. M second There was that 4
-t rgure which needed 4
mor - Dle 10 declare the tramp.
Tr -.Jot. leaning with their BACK
aga-rsr tie sill
rher1. Ne -r, BeertOwu.'
- los YOUR nerve. It's nothir
but Ire heat I seen kids Ike that be
7 tell ys he's goin' to croak." reiteI
ated the first voice Listen 10 hi
breathe.
There was a short silence.
you're a c1Uup.' the other struck
presently Didn't We md Mn losl nee
the Yards. an lock him in the car fc
safa kespir-e What have We done
Notrf1--onIy took care of him Al
won't his folks make good when we wri'
EN- how we rescued little Willie no
boboes up the line? Il ought 10 be goo
for fifty apiece the way he's rigged on
An you want to weaken
4 Thin. Qusruious cry sounded no
the depths OF the car The second tran
stuck his. head into the door and growlt
q ferocIous threat
7 won't stand for it. protested Il
other ITS plain kidnappin
s.Huh, We only takes him Up the III
a hundred miles OF so. This train pul
out at Il It's a cinch-'
STAY with IT, then, Il you want to-
amt takin' no chances with dead kid
The speaker dtved under the rods 81
6isappeared. His companion swore- look
into the car and hesitated- A sight
the Officers on the bridge decided hil
and he followed the other.
Aeain the cry sounded family from Z
interior. Pete nUng mouonless. his he
still clutching the rung OF the ladd'
The sound haunted him Possibly SON
dIrnly suggested an analogy with his oV
situation
He descended the Ladder and swU
himself lightly into the car It was pit
dark there and the air was ike an ovs
He heard a painting. futtering respiI
ton, and struck a match, masking {
fame with his hands
Bred in the tenements, he had Sc
enough Of heat prostration to Tecogn
the symptoms which precede the n
collapse 4 moment later he leaI
down. bearing a little boy across his
arm. The child had been subjected
the terrible heat OF the closed car p
haps for hours. Terrified into silence
- first By the threats Of his captors. q
- then. after a little. Incapable OF effect
ais' outcry. only this chance stood betw'
lev him and death
this Pete laid him upon the road ball
be and stood at bay. Between the I
Vine Ioomed the prison Let the boy die
was every enc for himself. Did any
los ever help him. Pete, when his back =
ent. at the wall?
.nth A great gush OF fame from a tail ch
1900 nev beyond the yards threw bioOd=