River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-12-11

:, FALLS JOURNAL, .HlVER FALLS
was eager to plunge 81 ance into the
work of reform. She was going TO
permit her father TO be a Ways and
means committee, but she intended to
have thorough grasp of the whole
situation herself
why do you pay this--this hlac,i,.
mail?" Gloria demanded.
I've got &c 1--we What else can
do-now? N down. an in debt"
But they can't keep you from lir
irg"
''They can send me to the work
house" And at the thought Little
Ella shuddered.
Whom 3"-s :1is money 80 70:
want TO get that part OF : 2hsc."teiy
straight so | can tell father
1T goes to the boss, of course"
Little Ella made this statement Is
a inatter-of-fact manner. The methods
of the system" were SO notorious
that she did not have to think a mo-
ment before giving her answer.
The boss. Here was factor in the
game of which Gloria as vet had had
no mixing The boss. What does he
do? Now she desired to know about
this boss.
The boss?" Both the tone of her
question and the look on her face de-
noted her Interrogation.
Yes, the boss gifts the money" Lit
tie Ella saw that it would be neces-
sary for her to explain. Il thought
everybody in Belmont knowed that.
gives it to Noonan mostly, but some
times the round-sergeant collects, an
sometimes they both do
This double collection wasn't on the
square, but what was she to do? II
she complained. she knew too we'll
what would happen to her.
Who's Noonan?"
Mike Noonan? He runs the saloon
downstairs, an rents me this roC~a
He gifts rake-off from most every
body down here
HE must be q rich man."
ooh, some-but he's got to pass a
lot of it on
And YOU say the police know about
ths?"
Little Ella looked at her in amaze
ment To Gloria a policeman was a
stalwart individual with white gloves
who halted traffic while she crossed
the avenue To the other police
man was an enemy, CRATER who new
er overlooked an opportunity to feath-
CT his own nest or line his own pocket
book. The best that she ever could
say for any one of them was that he
was az autocratic rowdy Gloria's sim
plicity in asking if the police knew of
this tribute caused her to reply:
They ought to-they git some of
it. Then the man higher up gifts his. -
II can't believe it, When you get
we'll | want you to come and tell my
father all this He is-hes an infiu.
entail man. I'm sure he'll help you.
He shall help YOU she added decisive
ly, and every poor, unhappy person
down here, because | shall tell him
to-"
Little Ella looked at her, all admira-
ton for such power.
Gee / wisht | had q pa like
yourn," was all that she could say.
He can't know that such things are
ng-here-every day III Bel
mont
IF he did. | reckon he wouldn't tell
you" Little Ella was more conversant
with the ways of the world.
And what did you say finally be-
Of RI
pay?"
THE boss gifts it,
"Oh. yes This boss-who is he?
What does he do to earn his money?'
That's what he gifts fer pertectin'
us He keeps the bulls from juggin'
us
And if YOU don't pay?"
He gives EN- the tip an we're
hauled in. and sent up for thirty days.
This didn't accord with Gloria's idea
of law and justice. Here was man
who, without authority and as his
! Ehim dictated. arrested people be
cause they would not do something
unlawful. And the police. instead of
being instruments of the law, were I'M
der the direction of this boss
Cant the law touch him." she
asked.
Huh! He's the law in this town"
do YOU mean to tell me there is q
man Sc base" demanded the daughter
of David Kerr Indignantly, this boss,
that spends his time collecting this
money!"
(TO BE CONTINUED
Lie Always More Active.
Strange the truth never gets the