Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-08-04

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that business could be built up. She's
peach as far as dago could be.
~ thought l had that senoreena
mashed sure last week, but look what
she done to me! guess | got too
fresh. Well. there's another scheme
queered.
You don't mean to say said Muir.
ray. with Infinite contempt. THAT you
would have married that woman to
help yourself out of your disgraceful
troubles"
"Me?" said the captain. I'D marry
the empress of China for one bowl Of
chop suey I'd commit murder for II
plate Of beef stew. I'd steal Il wafer
from a waif. Id be Mormon for n
bowl Of chowder."
II think" said Murray, resting his
head on his hands, that | would play
Judas for the price Of one drink of
whisky. For thirty pieces Of silver ]
would
"Oh, come now" exclaimed the cap
tain I'm dismay. You wouldn't do that
Murray! ] always thought that kikes
sQueal on his boss was about the low.
est down play that ever happened. 4
man that gives his friend away Is
worse than pirate"
| Through the park stepped large
man scanning the benches where the
electric light fell.
rs that you, Mac" he said. halting
before the derelicts. His diamond
stickpin dazzled His diamond stud
dcd fob chain assisted. He was big
and smooth and well fed. "Yes. | see
it's you," he continued "rhey told
me at Mixes that ! might find you
over here. Let me see you few min.
utes. Mac"
The captain lifted himself with a
grunt Of alacrity II Charlie Finnegan
had come down In the bottomless pit to
seek him there must be something
doing Charlie guided him by an arm
into patch OF shadow.
You know. Mac" he said, they're
trying Inspector Pickering on graft
charges"
"He was my Inspector" said the cap
| tain
"O'Shea wants the job" went on
Finnegan. "He must have it. It's for
the good Of the organization. Picker
ing must go under. Your testimony
will do it. He was your man higher
up when you were on the force. His
share of the Doodle passed through
your hands. You must go on the
stand and testify against him."
"He was began the captain.
| "Wait minute" said Finnegan. A
bundle OF yellowish stuff came out Of
his inside pocket. Five hundred dol
lars In 1t for you-two-fifty on the
| spot and the rest
"He was my friend. say" finished
the captain. "I'll see you and the gang
snd the city and the party In the flames
Of hades before I'll take the stand
| against Dan Pickering. Pm down and
out, but I'm no traitor to man that's
been my friend" The captains voice
rose and doomed like split from.
bone. Get out Of this park, Charlie
| Finnegan. where us thieves and tramps
and boozers are your betters, and take
your dirty money with you"
Finnegan drifted out by another
walk The captain returned to his
seat
81 couldn't avoid bearing" said Muir
ray drearily 81 think you are the big
gest fool ever saw"
what would you have donei" asked
the captain
mailed Pickering to the cross" said
Murray.
sonny" said the captain huskily and
without heat. you and me are diff
ferent New York Is divided into two
parts--above FOrty-second street and
below Fourteenth You come from the
other part. We both act according to
our lights"
An Illuminated clock above the trees
retailed the information that it lacked
| the half hour Of r. Both men rose
| from the bench and moved away to-
gether as IL seized by the same idea
They left the park, struck through
narrow cross street and came into
Broadway, Mt this hour as dark, echo
Ing and depeopled as byway In Pom
peii.
Northward they turned, and police
man who glanced at their unkempt
and Sinking figures withheld the at
tention and suspicion that he would
have granted them at any other hour
and place, for on every street In that
part of the city other unkempt and
sinking figures were shuffling and hur.
rying toward cOnverging point-a
point that is marked by no monument
save that groove on the pavement
worn by tens of thousands Of waiting
feet.
At Ninth street tall man wearing
an opera hat alighted from a Broad.
way car and turned his face westward
But he saw Murray. pounced upon him
and dragged him under street light.
The captain numbered slowly to the
corner, like q wounded bear, and wait.
ed, growing.
"Jerryw cried the hated one. How
fortunate! was to begin search for
you tomorrow. The old gentleman has
| capitulated. You're to, be restored to
favor. Congratulate you Come to
Al