The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-06-01

ical and moral EFFORT In handle some
OF the turbulent characters which in
Tested the region. Like many another
district of its sort. n was a hot-bed OF
politics. And diplomacy was required
in handling some cases. even II these
were clear infractions Of the law. Far
rells readiness with a gun" he fan
cied. might save him much trouble
II he did not let his inclination run
too far that way-if II did. the Captain
reflected Erimly. there was a certainty
OF trouble and plenty OF a..
His belief that the episode in which
the patrolman had just figured would
help the officers standing came partly
true. The man who had been charged
by the steer was a resident OF the dis
trict and spoke highly OF Farrell's rush
INTO danEer-his tale maEnifying the
event IN all details 30 as 10 emphasize
his own part and the GOODNESS he had
shown In escaping. BY the time the
tale had permeated the district. Far
roll was a subject OF much curiosity
10 the Conner gang. who made "Ben's
Place and The Old 40" their head
quarters. So on his first shift 10 a
night beat. when the gentry who fire.
quented those places were spending
their hours 81 leisure consuming beer.
Farrell found himself n center or inter
est and was asked "a have a drink in
several bars. besides being greeted in
friendly fashion by numerous resi-
dedUs OF his precinct.
Whatever ye DO" HIS captain had
cautioned him. don't 10 10 drinkin'
with any Of Thin lOafcrs around here.
There a rule on the dcpartmint that
an officer mustn't inter a saloon excipt
Yu aHHHnH Am Nm- go 49, d. 49, r.aa--
But itll BE- hard for We n We get in a
row some tmc. Iu one Of thin places.
lf 80 want a sup Of beer occasionally,
take o. when ye're on duty
But a few DAYS Of watching told him
that Farrell clearly was not obeyInE
his maulafe-or. rather. was not fol.
loving bis advice. The policeman was
or "a spciaule deposition apparently.
thought his chief disgue'edly. but he
RETAINED from speaking 10 him on the
subject. Farrell never showed tho ef.
fe"'q OF liquor. except In n slightly
heightened color. always called M
promptly and followed tho routine o.
his station In mothodlral fashion But
he remained a good deal Of a mystery
10 hls commanding Officers
"Do you believe FarreITa sfrinRin' IN
with that bunch on the next blork7
Hagrrty oure demanded 81 Sergeant
Collins IN secret conclavc "ftIl b. a
bad thing for him N be is They've
got too many black marks against
fhom YOUNG ConnOr. one N that gang.
ig in the pen now Yet here's Farrell
comm ln nirht after nirhf. without
ever hatIu' trouble with Thin
The Sergeant shook bis head On slow
perpleNlty
Hes n decent. we'll sp0kcn boy he
remarked ln "a worried tone but I
canf sizo bin roo some way ! don't
think he's ETlurin' in with that gang
But I mind a few nights ago. was
making the rounds on tho upper end
Of the precinct that { heard some %
that bunch up a. Grogau's maxim
cracks about him as be- walked past.
lle heard .cm 400 right But hr never
bai'cd an eye You know how those
fellows stand in with Oh a~dministra.
Hon Well 90 told him not to beat
any OF them up If De ever made a
pinch. iust as n matter o. policy Hut
7 didn't tel him f0 stand FOR them
ahusin' him any One 0f them rhurkod
hair % hrirk right near him-ho throw
~ into n puddle FARRELL vaq naasin and
dIf 30 nm purpose f0 splash me water
0fnr him Dr. Huiaahed no 0ver hig fr0u.
erI Nrf hr made out be- didn't mo-.
f..0 and walked on
yet saw him fakin' r. drink win
ono of Thin f%oi'ere NOT long since
said tho mvstIfed CAPTAIN 81 be-