New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-11-18

and conveyed to low dive in the slums
OF New Jersey. from which Alan rescues
her after accidentally setting the tene'
ment on fire.
TO the speakers SIDE another
ranged. cycling Alan with formida BILE
scowl. At discretion he stepped back
and turned as if persuaded to mind his
own business, then swung on his heel.
caught the two in the very act of open
ing the door, and threw IN. self be-
tween them.
An elbow planted heavily in the nit
Of the stomach of one disposed Of him
for the time being. A blow from the
shoulder sent the other Keeling to the
gutter. And Alan was in the tene-
ment's lowermost ha]l-a foul and
evil-odored place, dark as a pit the
instant the door was closed. it's murk
relieved only by the fame of a kero.
sene lamp smoking in a bracket nesr
the foot of the stairs ,s
Sounds of scufling of feet were au-
/. dible on the. first landing Alan ad-
dressed himself impetuously to the
staircase, gaining it's top in half a
dozen leaps, and only in time to see
door slammed at the forward end of
the hall and hear key turned in its
lock. =,
A cluster of men blocked the way.
He didn't pause to wait for it to be
cleared, but threw himself headlong
into their midst. and by dtnt OF tha
CHAPTER xxx. -.
Jailblrd. -. ( ~ *sz+rs. =.
The period of restraint in! durance
vile suffered by one Thomas Barcus
In consequence of conduct riotous, I'M
seemly, and in general prejudiced to
the public peace: of the New Bedford
Waterfront: at half-past four In the
morning, proved in the upshot Tar
more brief than had been fondly
hoped, not only by his just judge, but,
singularly enough, by the misdemean-
ant himself. sr r.. !
I: Taking everything gravely into con-
sideration, including a person any
thing but prepossessing, the Judge
reckoned that, in default of a fine Of
one hundred dollars, ten-day layup
for repairs and repentance was not too
much to mete out to the prisoner at
the bar.
8 He was sentenced at 10 a. m. and It
was little short of 10 p. m. when his
post-prandial repose was disturbed by
the rattle of key in the lock Of the
, door to his cell.
: q Conducted with every evidence Of
disesteem on the part of his jailers to
the Office of the warden, he was &C
Quainted with the fact that his fne
had been paid by no one less than the
Judge himself: then present in portly
and solicitous person.
IT only you had told me you were
4 friend of Mr.. Digby's," the Judge
fastened to say as soon as the two
were ensconsed in the privacy IF the
judicial Limousine, Il would have
known better how to guide myself in
this unfortunate affair.
= "And If you will be good enough. to
Indicate how Use l may serve you
=. ?" +
\ "Digby didn't offer eny suggestions
In his wire, l gather?"
Zone moment: | have it here
Naturally I'D like bath and a
change of Clothes" Barcus pursued
while the judicial breast-pocket was
being explored; and could do with
transportation to New York by the
first train out of this God-forsaken
hole, and"
This is what Mr.. Digby says" the
Judge interrupted, laboriously de-
ciphering the m usage by the light of
match: please see to immediate
release Of one Thomas Barcus. prob
ably In jail In your jurisdiction for riot.
Ing on waterfront this morning. Pay
his fine and instruct him to report to
me in New York at earliest feasible
hour. Give him all the money he
wants and look to me for remunera.
ton"
.'''Eh?" Barcus interrupted, sitting up
smartly; whats that last again ?"
Patiently the Judge repeated the
sentence from the message.
Thanks Please don't read farther
You might come to something that
would spoil it. It's almost too beauti
ii full az 1t stands" Barcus observed
Law owes me five thousand or &C
f liquidated damages but I'll be rea
Sonable. Frisk this burg for fifth 81
that sum before train ttr,A-- 4