The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-03-26
HOW TROUBLE IN
WIRE IS LOCATED
DELICATE MEcHAN SM KNOWN
AS GAlVANOMETER is GREAT
TIME SAVER.

ephone wires" as lull in the wind
let his kite fall entangled into the
mass of wires strung by the road
side. He pulls on the string in his
hand and it breaks, leaving the
kite a plaything for the wind, its
string twisting about the mass of
wires. He goes on his way lament
ing that his days fun has been
spoiled.
A man in the Chandler telephone
office seated before a large
| board OF instruments jumps to his
feet and announces, The lines to
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dy made a full confession without
any particular urging.
They got me anyhow" he grum'
| bled. so wot's the use holdin' back?
| done it. | was down an out an
| had to do it,
Then he told his story 1t was a
fine story, too. Kirkham had suggest
ed many OF the details.
He was, he repeated, down ana
/ out: he did not have a cent in his
| pocket; he had not had penny to
exchange for food for three days; he
had no place to sleep. He neglected
to state that he had had a few olmes
to exchange for drink and had helped
himself generously to free lunch, but
that, of course, was immaterial He
also neglected to state that one OF
these dimes, had he chosen to expend
it that way, would have bought him
a bed for the night, but that was
equally immaterial. He was certain
ly broke" when he sought the park
bench.
And he was even denied the natur-
al privilege of sleep! 1t was very
sad, policeman had famed his
feet" and told him to move on. The
, great, wide world had no resting
place for him. Even under the twink,
ling stars he could not have peace
, This was not the way Raddy express
ed it, but Petlow was mentally put
, ting the story in some such form
There was a sociological study in it
an illustration of the faultiness OF
civilization. 1t presented the essence
, of a problem with which progressive
minds were struggling. A sensation
al and Illuminating cross-section oi
life among the submerged tenth!
Il drills away" said Raddy, contin
uing the narrative, "but Were was
e to go? If they turn me out of the
t park. what chance is there anywhere
I else? If they don't let a feller use
, the sky fer a roof wot kind OF /,
+ losin' game is he in? I circles bacl
: to the bench, cause there amt nj
l other place to go. An then, vile In
thinkin it all over an wonderin' wot'!
t the place git off at, along comes thit
lad that I done up. | see him under
y the light a half block away, an HI
!, looks like he'd lose more money thar
Id ever need out of a hole in hi!
t pocket and never miss it. Honest, i
bites into me sudden! The price o
- one o. the cigars he's smokin' would
fix me up fer a day. 1t don't look righ
that I got to lie out there fer a col
to play shiny with"
$50 you crawled out and slugget
him." suggested Petlow.
/ Il didn't go fer to do it," explained
' Raddy. 81 didn't look to have hin
, put up no fight. I see him playin
with a silver dollar that was big as
= a house to me, an | figgered I could
pass my arm under his chin, jerk his
top back, an get the coin. But he
was too quick an strong, so | hi
) him an run"
t That's all, is it?" asked Petlow.
Amt it enough?" demanded Rad
dy.
We'll, don't see what there is in
it to make Kirkham give up the case.
, remarked Petlow.
That skate" exclaimed Raddy
) still mindful of his amazing instruc
=. tions. Il handed him some back talk
when he told me to plead guilty"
, But you're going to do it?'
! They got me-" said Raddy, an
= don't see nuthin' else to do now, but
{ don't need no lawyer to help me
: do It, Lawyers that hands out lem
l ons amt in my line. He didn't act
>. like he thought much of the case, any
y how
: Probably not" agreed Petlow. "lt
S must have looked pretty hopeless
t Have you told your story to anybody
n else?"
4 Raddy had not, and Petlow derived
9 much satisfaction from that assur
ance. There was still ample time fol
D others to get it, but it was possible