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The Winslow mail., 1913-09-20
SYNOPSIS.

Major Mcdonald. commanding an army
post near Fort Dodge, seeks man to
Intercept his daughter, Molly. who Is
ar ahs post A aamn ssr
geant who has just arrived with mes
sages to Mcdonald, volunteers for the
mission. Molly arrives at Fort Ripley
two days ahead of schedule. She decides
company with "sutler Bill'' Moylan. Con-
Eales, gam bier Is also a passenger.
Hamlin meets the stage with stories of
aepredations committed by the Indians.
The driver deserts the stage when 1ndi-
ans appear The Indians are twice re-
pulsed. Hamlin and Molly escape in the
darkness Molly is wounded. Hamlin is
much excited at finding a haversack
that he was in the Confederate service
and dismissed in disgrace under charges
of cowardice. At the close of the war he
enlisted In the regular service. He says
the haversack was the property of one
Capt. LeFevre, who he suspects of being
responsible for his disgrace. Troops ap-
pear and under escort of Lieut. Gaskins
Molly starts to join her father. Hamlin
leaves to rejoin his regiment, He re-
turns to Fort Dodge after summer Of
fighting Indians, and finds Molly there
Shots are heard in the night Hamlin
rushes out, sees what he believes Is the
figure Of Molly hiding in the darkness
and falls over the body of Lieutenant
Gaskins, who Eccuses HamIin of shoot
ing him. The sergeant Is proven iHno-
cent. He sees Molly in company with Mrs.
Dupont whom ne recognizes as for
mer sweetheart who threw him over for
LeFevre. Mrs. Dupont tells Hamlin Le-
Fevre forced her to send him a lying
note. Hamlin declares he has been look
Ing for LeFevre to force him to clear his
record. Later he overhears Dupont and
plot. Molly seeks an interview with
Hamlin.
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Something New to Her.

Childish sarcasm seldom is so in
tended Usually it is the result of
the keen. clear judgment springing
from instructive and instantaneous
realization of the truth. But some
times it has cutting ring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stubbs, for instance,
are devoted home missionaries. Their
children are well used to being told
that highly desirable articles of food
and clothing are not for them but "for
the Lord" or some ecclesiastical
equivalent. This fact occasioned little
Jessie's recent sharp speech.
"Oh, mother. those cookies smell
good" she cried, entering the kitch-
en- in which her mother was busted
Are they for the Young Peoples So
ciety or the Sunday school picnic?"
Neither, dear" was The answer,
"they are for you"
Jessie, who had forgotten all about
her imminent birthday, was surprised
and delighted
"Oh, mother" she exclaimed again,
her eyes dancing, ARE we really going
to have some ourselves?"
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when no trolley or other wheeled
transport can be had. Besides, if you
walk in these days you may be thought
to be devil-wagonless; and what is
man, woman, life itself without that
shoe OF swiftness? Old men can re.
member when bicycling was about as
common as taxes. Do folks bicycle
now? In less golden or snobbish re-
gions, yes. In this United States
workmen and old-fashioned folks and
a few others; but here again the
people who can afford a bicycle must
have a motor caT.--New York Sun.
The Winslow mail., 1913-09-20
CHAPTER Xxx.

Molly Tells Her Story.
Her Egeath came in a little sob, and
she sank back on the bench.
For me? How do you mean?"
Surely had every reason to dis
trust her, to question her character,
and l could not believe you realized
the sort of woman she is. l felt it
my duty to discover her purpose here,
| and to warn you if possible"
"And you have succeeded? You
learned her purpose in your inter-
view?"
mot exactly" with regret. my
suspicion was merely stimulated To
tell the truth, we rather drifted into
renewal of our old quarrel How
ever, between what she said, and parts
of another conversation overheard,
know there is blackmailing conspir
acy on foot In which you are in
volved. May / speak very frankly?"
Il certainly desire it," proudly. II
am not aware that have anything to
conceal"
Apparently the scheme these
people have on foot originated about
/ Lieutenant Gaskins. He is wealthy,
1 understand"
Il have been told SO; yes, know
he is"
"This knowledge, coupled with the
fact of your engagement"
my what?"
Your engagement. l had heard it
rumored before, and Mrs. Dupont as
sured me it was true"
But it Is not true, Sergeant Ham
in"-indignantly. 81 cannot imagine
how such report ever started Lieu
tenant Gaskins has been very friend
ly; has" her voice breaking slightly,
even asked me to marry him. but
but l told him that was impossible.
He has been just as kind to me since,
but there is nothing, absolutely moth
ing between us. l have never spoken
about this before to any one"
If Hamlin's beart leaped wildly at
this swift daNial there was no evi-
dence of it in his quiet voice.
"The point is, Miss Molly, that Mrs
Dupont, and those connected with her,
think otherwise. They are presuming
on Gaskins' being in love with you.
Mrs. Dupont can be very seductive.
Little by little she has drawn the Lieu
tenant into her net. Believing him en-
gagged to you, they have him now
where he must either pay money for
silence or be exposed. Just how it
was worked, do not know The shoot
ing last night was done to convince
him they were serious. The fact that
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Man She Wanted.

"Will you marry me?' he asked
She paused for moment before
she replied. Then she said:
Listen carefully please. You are
a man Of ordinary abilities and per-
fectly conventional ideas. You
haven't the slightest conception Of
the new world movement which is
now taking place. You are intensely
blind to all of it's radicalism, intense
ly unoriginal, satisfied to be an in
tellectual nonentity, engrossed in that
horrible, stagnating thing known as
business, and mental slave to the
opinions put forth by your daily pa
per. l am a true feminist, an individ-
ual searcher, bound by no ties, seek
ing the highest self-expression in ad-
vance art forms and acknowledging
no preconceived standards. Will
marry you? OF course l will. You're
just the man / want Life.
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digging secret tunnel from their hut
to the beach. At the end of the tunnel
they followed out a chamber, in
which, with pieces of driftwood and
little bits of steel and iron smuggled
into the hut, they fashioned a boat,
the metal being at first used to make
tools and afterwards to form bolts and
rivets.
Then with infinite pains they built
an engine to propel the boat, and aft
er laboring nightly for seven years
they completed their task.
Everything was ready except the
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CHAPTER xlx.-continued.

1T is all right, Miss Mcdonald" he
murmured hastily, arising. There is
nothing to fea1."
"You are here-alone?"
YES" smiling in memory. There
were occupants when l first arrived,
but they were persuaded to depart
had suspicion yoal might prefer it
that way"
"Yes," puzzled by his manner, yet
softly pushing the Coor back so as to
exclude the light. II can see better
now. Are-are you sure no one can
overhear? I have something to tell
you-something important"
There is no one else here, yet some
one might stumble into this room.
1t is not private, you know. We shall
be safer on the porch outside. Will
you take my hand, and let me guide
your"
She did 10 unhesftatingly, but her
fingers were cold, and he could feel
the twitching of her nerves.
You are frightened-not of me.
surely?"
"Oh. mol" slight catch In her
voice, but / am running such a risk
venturing here. IL had to pretend a
sick-headache to get away. You must
not condemn me until you hear why
came"
condamA? Hardly, Miss McDon-
aid am merely q soldier receiving
orders; miae not to question why
Here Is the window now sit down on
this bench. I'll keep guard, and
listen" His voice sank lower, a little
touch OF tendernesn in it impossible
to disguise. Are you in trouble? Is
1t something I can aid you to over
Gomez"
She did not answ,r at once but rest
ed her chin In one hand, and turned
her eyes away. Her breath came swift
ly, as though she had not yet recov-
cred from fright, and her face in the
dim light looked white and drawn.
Yes, you can," she began slowly,
Il am sure you can. II came to you
because there was no one else In
whom felt the same confidence. I
know that sounds strange, but 1 can
not explain-only 1t seems natural to
trust some people Gven when you do
not know them veIy well. 1 do not
suppose l know you very well; just
those few hours we were together, but
somehow l thiRk you are true"
Il certainly hope So" he put in ear
nestly. II couldn't very well help
befng--with YOU"
Il believe that" and she lifted her
eyes to his face.
yet l do not wish you to think me
bold, or-or indiscreet. You do not
think so, do your"
THAT idea has never once occurred
to me, Miss Mcdonald. am only
too glad to be of service"
1T is good of you to say that; you
see, there was no one else"
Your father?" he suggested.
But that is the very trouble" she
insisted, rejoicing that he had thus
unconsciously opened the way to her
confession. 'It is because my father
is involved, is completely in her tolls,
that am compelled to appeal to you
He will not listen to a word against
her."
"Her? You refer to Mrs. Dupont?"
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ave Were Engaged to Be Married"
He Acknowledged Frankly.

Gaskins later denied knowing who his
acc-se me-is abundant proof of their
success" He hesitated, wondering at
her silence. What puzzles me most
is why you were present"
Present? Where?"
cat this quarrel with Gaskins last
evening. AS I ran by toward the scene
of the shooting I passed you hiding
at the angle of the barrack wall. OF
course l have mentioned the fact to
no one. That was why l made no at
tempt to defend myself when arrest
ed"
She gasped for breath, scarcely able
to articulate.
you believe that? You think that
of me?"
81 may have been deceived; l hope
so there was but little light, and |
got merely glimpse" he explained
hastily.
you were deceived" impetuously.
81 was not out of the house that eve
ming. l was in the parlor with nv
father when those shots were fired.
You are sure you saw a woman there
-hiding?"
There is no doubt of that; her
footprints were plainly to be seen
in the morning. This discovery, to-
gether with the size Of the weapon
used, resulted in my immediate re-
lease. l saw her, and imagined her to
be you. l cannot account for the mis-
take, unless you were in my mind, and
possibly what had heard of your con-
The Winslow mail., 1913-09-20
In the Stone Age.

Here are sign words, professor. on
the walls of this cave"
so see.'
They tell, no doubt, tale Of great
historical value"
Not exactly. This is just the lease
of the cave. Says the tenant must
pay forty clamshells per month in
advance and isn't allowed to keep
dinosaurs, pterodactyls or sabre
toothed tigers"
The Winslow mail., 1913-09-20

prices Paid by Denver Jobbers F, o.
B. Track Denver)
Colorado upland, per ton. .13.00014.00
Nebraska upland, per ton. 11.00@13.00
Second bottom, Colorado
and Nebraska, per ton. .10.00@11.00
Timothy, per ton .13.00@15.00
Alfalfa, per ton ......... 9.00010.00
South Park, choice, ton. .15.00@16.00
San Luis Valley, per ton. .12.00@13.00
Gunnison Valley, per ton. .13.00@14.G0
Straw, per ton ...... $3.50 400
The Winslow mail., 1913-09-20

provisioning of the vessel, when they
were betrayed by fellow-convict to
whom they had confded their plan
But so impressed was the French COM
mandant by their marvellous energy,
skill, and patience that he managed
after year to obtain a pardon for
them
The Winslow mail., 1913-09-20
Chicago Grain and Provision Prices.

Chicago Grain and Provision Prices.
Chicago = Wheat = Cash: No. 2
red, 93@94c; No. red, 9134 @93c;
No 2 hard, 1914 @89Ac; No 8 hard,
8SM MS91ac; No 2 northern, 91@92c;
No. northern, $4,000; No. 2 spring,
91092c; No. g spring, 881a090c; vel
vet chaff, 8S0911ac; durum, 87@91c.
Corn-No. 2, 7707Sc; No. 2 white,
77A AQ78Ac; No. 2 yellow, 77@7Sc;
No. 3, 7707712c; No. white, TN q
78c; No. ) yellow, 77077a4c.
Oats-No. 2, 431Ac; No. white,
Az @441ac; No. white, 43@44c;
standard, 44@44Ac.
Rye-No. 2, $2.68@2.681a.
Barley-6O0S1c.
Timothy-$4.500525.
Clover-s9.00@1L25.
Pork-$22.50.
DISQUALIFICATION.
Ribs-$1O.75@1175.
Omaha Live Stock Quotations.
South Omaha. = Cattle - Native
steers, $700@9.00; COWS and heifers
$57567.25; Western steers, $4,000
7.75: Texas steers, $5.5006.75; range
cows and heifers, $5.25@6.75; calves,
s650@9.50
Hogs-Heavy, $76O@7SO; lights,
$7.S0@S.30; pigs, $7.0O@8.O0; bulk OF
sales, $77O@780.
Sheep-Yearlings, $5.25@575; weth-
ers, $4O0@4.40; lambs, $6.60@7.50.
Linseed Oil.
Duluth.-Linseed $1.50A; Septem-
ber, $1.49N; OctoDer, $1.49H bid.
The Winslow mail., 1913-09-20
OPENED WAY TO FREEDOM
Ingenuity of Prisoners In Effort to Es-
cape Awakened the Admiration
of Theif JaiIer.

Amongst the prisoners in the French
convict settlement Of New Caledonia
were two marine engineers who not
long ago received a pardon-strange
AZ 1t may seem-for making a daring
and ingenious attempt to escape
Living together In the same hut,
these men were engaged for years In
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Another Area.

"The prima donna fell down In the
opening to that aria"
'Lawdy days! So did our cook"
The Winslow mail., 1913-09-20

"But cannot understand. Why
should you? Do you"
mo; wait" he interrupted, ventur-
ing to touch her arm. Il came, not be-
cause of any interest in her, Miss
Molly-but for you"
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Where Are the walkera2 2

Excellent days for walking. the
glory of the year, but where are the
feet? Can Americans walk? Will
they. do they walk? A few. perhaps,
The Winslow mail., 1913-09-20

Don't be misIed. Ask for Red Cross
Bag Blue Makes beautiful white clothes.
At all good grocers. Adv.
The Winslow mail., 1913-09-20
Quite Another Thinn

Marks-I hear that you have been
operating in the stock market
Parks-You've been misinformed
I've been operated upon.
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Live Poultry.
EGGS.

Eggs, graded No. l net F.
0. B. Denver ........22h@ 231
Eggs, graded No. net F.
o. B. Denver .......... 10
Eggs, case count ...... .575@6.00
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Its Adornments.
whats the plant in Wall street,"
Mostly green suckers"
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Grain.

Wheat choice milling, 100 lbs. ..1.27
Rye, Colo, bulk, 100 lbs. .05
Nebraska oats, sacked .......1.6 so
Corn chop, sacked ............1.62 go
Corn, in sack .1.61
Bran, Colo, per 100 lbs. .1.20
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w. N. U., DENVER, NO. aa-1sts.

After the husband goes shopping
the wife goes swapping.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.

ST. Louis Lead and SpeIter.
st. Louis.-Lead, $4.65. Spelter
$5.75.
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LATE
AR K ET
estern Newspaper Union News Service.
DENVER MARKETS.
Cattle.
@ U oTATIo Ms

Cattle.
Beef steers, corn fed, good to
onolce ..............S1 81 60QS.40
Beef steers, corn fed, fair to
SOo" (.UU0D I.oO
Beef steers, grassers, good to
choice .6.750z5O
Beef steers, grassers, fair to
good .6.25@6.75
aelfers, prime cornfed 700@7S5
COWS and heifers, cornfed,
good to choice .6.6OO725
Cows and heifers cornfed,
fair to good .6.OO@6.6O
Cows and heifers, grassers,
good to choice .6.0O0675
Cows and heifers, grassers,
fair to good .5.2506.OO
Gamers and cutters .4OO@5.00
Feeding COWS 425@475
Veal cows .70O@95O
Bulls $50
Stays .............5.O .5.OO@7.OO
Feeders and stockers, good
to choice .6.25@7.OO
Feeders and stockers, fair to
good ...........5.5O .5.5O@6.25
Feeders and stockers, COM
mon to fair 5.00@5.5O
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Neqetables.

Cabbage, Colo, cwt ....... .1.75@2.00
Potatoes, new .......... .1.50@1.65
Tomatoes, Colo. .......... .03@ .04
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Butter.

Elgin :. 80
Creameries, ex. Colo, lb. :. 33
Creameries, ex. East, lb. :. 33
Creameries, I'd grade, lb. =. 80
Process .... 20
Packing stock .2318 @241a
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Fruit.

Apples, Cole, box ........ 10000
Cantaloupes, Colo, crate -. 75@150
Peaches, Colo. box ........ .65@LO0
Pears, Bartlett, box .2.OO@3.00
Plums, Colo ..........125@1.75
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Flour.

Flour.
Standard Colorado, net ...... 1920
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Linseed Oil.
Duluth.-Linseed, $1.50A; Septem-
ber, $1.49A; Octoper, $1.49H bid.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-10
ilson, a Baseball
Fan, Intends to See
Major League Games
One White House Precedent, at
Least, Will Be Observed
by President.

WASHINGTON, March 10.-At least
one of the precedents of the white
house, which says that the president OF
the United States shall be an ardent
baseball enthusiast, will be upheld dur
ing the new administration. President
Wilson let it be known today that he
intends to make good use of the gold
season passes to the major league base
ball grounds in the country, which an
nually are presented to the president
While in Princeton, Mr. Wilson was
a warm advocate of college athletics
and baseball. The president expects to
attend many games at the Washington
American ball park Speaking of the
presidents regard for the national
game, Secretary Tumulty said:
You can be assured that the pres
ident will be on hand for as many of
the games as he can possibly get to-
He loves baseball and has az extensive
knowledge of the inside of the game
incidentally, I am great fan myself"
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-10
Arithmetic Training
Afforded by Public
Schools Criticised
Tests Made Show New York Chill
dren are Not Good, Inac-
curate and Unreasoning.

NEW YORK, March 1O.-Stuart A.
Courts, of Detroit, today filed with the
committee on school inquiry of the
board of estimate report on his tests
in arithmetic in the city's public
schools which were made for the pur-
pose of appraising the efficiency of the
present method of education
Mr.. Courts report begins with the
following somewhat sensational state
ment:
''The efficiency of school work as
conducted at present in the New York
schools is very low. Compared with
schools in other cities, they are slight
ly better in speed, worse in accuracy
and very poor in reasoning"
The tests were tried on 1880 chill
dren, who were given the simplest
problems in addition, subtraction, null
tiplication and division. In another
part of the report Mr.. Courts says:
"The results of my test more than
justify the severest criticism of eff
cheney of the training in arithmetic
afforded by the public schools"
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-10
tuberculosis
Talks To Be Given
In Public Schools
Board of Education Grants Asso-
clation Permission to
Use Auditoriums.

Inc board Of education has granted
PERMISSION to the Atlanta Anti-Tu-
oereulosls association to use the audi
forums of the public schools for the
purpose of giving public lectures at
nght or in the afternoons. The educa-
tiohal committee of the association will
arrange for series of talks on tuber-
cuIosls and its prevention to be held
III various sections of the city in these
dliferent school auditoriums.
The board also voted to allow the
association 80 minutes at each Of the
public schools between now and June
for lecture to the school children on
the subject of tuberculosis.
1t is the purpose of the educational
department of the association. of which
Mrs j. Wade Conkling is chairman, to
provide good speakers and to make
these 3O-inmute lectures as interesting
and instructive as possible, both with
a view to the education OF the school
children in the matter Of prevention
and care of this disease and in the hope
that another year longer time will he
allowed for such lectures, and that Ill
timately there will be incorporated in
the school curriculum important in
Struction along this line.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-10
JOHN D., JR., SENDS
REGRETS TO CHICAGO
WHITE SLAVE PROBE

NEW YORK, March 1O.-Starr J.
Murphy, personal counsel to J. d.
Rockefeller, Jr., said today that a
strong impression had been created by
the dispatches from Chicago which
stated that Barrett O'Hare, lieutenant
governor of Illinois, had been invited
by Mr.. Rockefeller to come here with
his Illinois vice and girl wages inves-
tigators and look into conditions here.
Mr.. Murphy said the Illinois inves-
tigators wrote and suggested that they
come here and cooperate with Mr.
Rockefeller. He replied that he was
going away on a trip to Panama, which
will probably last a month or six
months.
In the meantime, four books contain
Ing the results of the investigations
which have been made in New York
will be published. Mr.. Rockefeller
wrote that the reports would make fur
ther investigation unnecessary.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-10

leghorn. with figured maFquisette
crown and facing and little
punches of lovely, modest flowers.
Picture to yourself a large, beau
tlful evening hat in cream tones.
with pink and cream roses be
sprinkled with consummate art
with paradise feathers. Draw on
your imagination and blend all the
fairy lore with all the art you have
seen, and then go to J. NJ. Highs
and see the fulfillment OF your
fondest dream Of loveliness as ex-
pressed in the favorite feminine
way.
The striking pyramid trimming
is delightfully."- used on a gray
hemp with figured chiffon crown
and facing. The little button roses
outline the upturned brim and form
the pyramid. 1t is one Of the be-
coming small hats which will rival
the larger models.
Even the men are strong for
the hats at Highs. So you may
choose the beauty which your head
and heart prompts and fear no E
sneers or murmurs about "a lot of
money for mere hat" Never was
a time when taste and the pocket
book kept pace to the extent that it
does in j. NJ. Highs millinery de-
partment.
1t seemed little short of cruelty
to have to look at the fascinating
array of the apparel dearest to the
feminine soul. 1t gave me many
little tugs at the chords which gov
ern common sense. I knew I could
not possibly wear the twenty five
hats which set my heart in a f1ut-
ter, and yet how hard it was to
resist the temptation for which
Nine. Stedman was so largely re-
sponsible.
Why are the hats so pretty?
have endeavored to decide, but find
too many reasons to make my de-
cision quite satisfactory. The
shapes are graceful, light and be-
coming. The ribbon is more lovely
than ever in the history Of femi-
nine frills. The flowers are adora-
bic. as French as Paris itself The
feathers are magnificent.
There are hats for every age and
the school girl will rival in her
ardor the debutante or staid ma
tron. To each 1t will appear as il
j. NJ. High has had but one age in
mind-her own. That is the way
/ felt, and that is the best test OF
a large. becoming stock.
Nine. Stedman-third f1oor-J.
NJ. High Company. Sufficient in
struction. Your enthusiasm will
do the rest. (Advt.}
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-10
OFFICER, DRUNK,
TERR0R|ZESC|TY
Louisville Policeman Attacks
Man, Knocks Down Woman
and Arrests 200 Persons.

LOUISVILLE. KY, March TO-
More than zoe innocent bystanders'
were arrested, a woman was pushed
down and a man beaten into uncon-
sciousness on the street here yesterday
by mounted patrolman, who himself
was taken in hand by a squad of officers
after he had terrorized community for
several blocks around. 1t is charged
the patrolman was intoxicated.
The trouble began when the patrol
man walked UP to two men standing on
street corner, accused them of having
just left a poker game and placed them
under arrest The men protested and
the loud voices in argument attracted
others.
Fast as they appeared they were
placed under arrest. One man who was
hailed as he passed and arrested OBJ
jected so strenuously that the patrol
man knocked him down. and when a
woman who was witnessing the affair
from her doorsteps approached the Of
ficer with plea for mercy in behalf of
the man, she was pushed backward un-
til she fell to the pavement
BY this time a crowd of over 200 had
appeared, and all were placed under
arrest.
The patrolman then started his cap
tives marching toward the station
house, when he was interrupted by the
police patrol and a squad of officers
who had been summoned by phone
They took the patrolman in charge
disarmed him and dismissed the crowd