The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-23
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It. Long disused, however. the trigger stuck. but he took after them Cn foo, in spite cf the pain of the two l fearful kicks that he had received instead of darting straight out of the alley, the men turned in at a small . gate al the side of narrow building on the corner. and slammed the gate behind them. He could hear he d. D Cf the wooden bolt He knew perfectly that entrance. l. was 10 the Uttered back yard of a . heap saloon. al the side of which ran narrow passageway to the ] street beyond, where street-Cars passed every half.minute.
 Just as he came furiously up to the gate a policeman darted in at the alley mOu hand, catching the glint Ot stones revolver, whipped out his own He ran quite fearlessly to Stone, ani with a deXtTous blow upon the wrist sent the revolver spinning.
 You're under arrest" said he.
 For just one second he covered his man. then his arm dropped and his jaw opened in astonishment.
 Why, it's Stone!" he exclaimed.
 Yes, damn you, it's Stone." screamed the Boss. livid with fury, and overcome with anger he dealt he policeman staggering blow in he face You damn fat-foot. I'll each you to notice who you put your hands on. Give me that badge."
 White faced and with trembling fingers. and with a trickle of blood starting slowly from a cut upon his cheek. the man unfastened his badge
 Now. go back to Cooley and tell him brcke you" Stone ordered, and turned on his heel.
 By the time he reached the back loOr of the beer garden he was limp ing most painfully, but when he re joined his crowd he said nothing of he incident. In the brief time that il had taken him to go from the al ley mouth to that table he had di- vined the significance of the whole hing. For the first time in his ca ger he knew himself 10 be a system IiCally marked man, as he had sys- ematiCally marked others; and he was not beyond reason. Thereafter, Bobby Burnit was in no more jeop- trdy from hired thugs, and for a ,olid year he kept up his fight, with Ilcnty of material to last him for gill ano her twelv month. It was a ear which improved him in many ways, but Aunt Constance Ellston , jcctc1 to the improvement.
 Bobby, they are spelling you" he complained. "Theyre taking our suayity away from ycu, and ou're acquiring grim, hard lines round your mOu Il.
 "1hey're making him." declared Agnes, looking fondly across at the firm face and into the clear, un, Favering eyes.
 Bobby answered the look of Agnes with enc that needed no words to interpret. and laughed at Aunt Con stance.
 "I suppose they are spelling me- he confessed, and I'm glad of it. I'm glad above all, that I'm losing he sort of suavity which led me to smile and tell a man politely to ake it. when he reached his hand into my pocket fer my money"
 You'll do," agreed Uncle Dan. When you took hold of the Bulle- in, your best friends only gave ,ou two months. But are you mak- ng any m ney?"
 Babby's face clOuded.
 Spending it like water We have practically no advertising, and a larger circulation than l want. We lose money on every copy of the pa per that we sell"
 Uncle Dan shook his head,
 Is there a chance that you will ever get it back?" he asked.
 "Bobby's so used to failure that he l-esn't mind" interjected Aunt Con stance.
 "Mind." exclaimed Bobby. T never minded it so much in my life as ] To now. The Bulletin must win. I'm bound that it shall win. If we come cut ahead in our fight against Stone I'll get all my advertising back. and I'll keep my circulation, which makes advertising rates.'
 The telephone bell rang in the study adjoining the dining room, and Bobby, who had been more or less listrait all evening, half rose from his chair. In a moment more the maid informed them that the call was for MT. Burnt. In the study they could hear his voice, excited and exultant. He returned as delighted as a school-boy.
 Now I can tell you something" " he anncunced. within five minutes the Bulletin will have exclusive eX- tras on the street, announcing that he legislature has just appointed a committee to investigate municipal affairs throughout the state. That means this town. l have spent ten thousand dollars in lobbying that measure through, and charged it all to Improvements on the Bull letin. Sounds like l had joined the ranks of the boodlers,' don't 1t? Well. don't give a cooky for ethics 90 long as I know I'm right. I'd have been simp, as Bif Bates calls #, to go among that crowd of hun gry law jugglers with kind words ;nd the ten commandments. I'm not rsing cross-bows against cannon and as a result Pm winning. l got my measure through, and now l 'hink we'll put Stone and his crew of freeb" o'ers on the grill, with some extra hot coals for my friend De Graf and the other saintly sin ners who have been playing into Stones hands. I have been working year for this, and the entire pol- tics of this town. with wide-reach- ing results in the state, is disrupted"
 You selfish boy" chided Aunt Constance You have been here with us for more than an hour, ex- Decting this all the time, and have not breathed one word of it to us. Don't you trust anybody any more?"
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