Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-28
THE ARTISTIC TEMPERAMENT
Continued from rage Seven)

bought a drink and threw down dol
lar. The bartender gave nm lhe
change. Leaving the saloon, he walked
a couple of blocks, and then entered
a cigar store and purchased pack
age of smoking tobacco. Again he
paid with O dollar and received ms
change. After this he visited num-
ber of saloons, taking whisky IN each
place and paying each time with
new dollar. Presently he became Vls-
IDLY under the influence of liquor, ana
Quick decided that the time had ar
rived to make an arrest He directed
the turnkey of the station house not
to provide the prisoner with tood OF
drink. The next day he called at the
station house and timed his cali SO
that it would be late in the afternoon
Speed looked haggard and forlorn.
Il am hungry and thirsty" he said
Get me something, quick"
presently" was the firm response
II want to ask you a few questions
first"
For heavens sack, give me some-
thing to quench my thirst before you
start" was the appealing rejoinder'
Il want to talk to you frst, anu
then we will consider refreshments az
terward''
Go ahead" almost shrieked the
other man; what do you want 10
know?'
IL want to know how long you
have been passing counterfeit money?
The prisoners face paled and ms
hands trembled.
''Who said that 1 was passing couh>
terfet money!"
Il say it!'
How do you know?'
81 saw you l followed you yester-
day, and | have four or five men VINO
took your bad money"
The fellow broke down, dropping for
a few moments, and then looked up.
"It is true" he said. II am guilty.
| am ready for my punishment.
"Now, see here, Speed" sad Quick.
II want you to tell me the trulh' anu
the whole truth"
Il have told you that 1 am guilty,
was the dogged reply. 4
Il know that very well, but want
to know where you got the pau money
that YOU were circulating yesterday.
"That's got nothing to do with the
case" was the sulky response.
"Oh, yes it has a great deal to do
with the case, and ii you don't tell
me you will be put on bread and water
for the next thirty days.
II am ready" was the grim re-
joinder Il am ready to take my hheu-
icine. l did try to do the right thing
ready to take the consequences
With all of his cross questioning
Quick found it impossible to get any
further information, but he had stuuled
the case we'll and knew about What
would happen. By his orders Speeu
was kept on bread and water, ana at
the end of twenty-four hours he called
on the prisoner again.
Are you ready to tell me the whole
story?" asked the detective
Speed, who was blear-eyed and shak-
ing from dissipation and hunger, burst
out with a cry of despair:
Yes, 1 will tell you all 1 know
He then proceeded briefly, but elo-
ouentIy to relate the story of his
checkered existence. He had spent
twenty years of his life in the penl-
tentiary, but after his last discharge
he mad made really sincere effort TO
reform. He had obtained work as a
norter in a wholesale house on Market
street, but when his prison record be,
came known he had been disc harged
nv the proprietor. After that he Sc
cured employment as a cleaner IN one
of the trolley car barns. The work was
not heavy, and the pay was reason
able, but, unfortunately, it became
necessary to lay off number OF
hands and he was one of the flrst TO
suffer At the end of the second week
he was met by a former convict, VINO
offered to put him onto a good thing
He said that he was done with good
things" but the other laughingly in
IL, fob