Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1914-10-23

me, my friend, you're somewhat green
at your business he observed as he
blew out the first puff of smoke. I'm
inclined to believe an old hand would
not have stopped to enjoy himself as
yoo did, but would have made to safer
grounds. just rs soon as he got every
thing available"
You're right" agreed. Il surely
am greene at the game. And NO"
I'm satisfied I'm rank failure at
the business. I've proved 1t by my
foolish conduct this very night
He knocked the ashes Off his cigar
and locked over at me.
Did you ever stop and think what
kind of work you're engaged I'M" he
questioned seriously Really. did
you ever stop and Think"
No, l guess l never did, an
swe-ed.
L ihoeght SO, nay friend. Well, you
want 10 stop and you want 10 think.
and think hard, too. II may be
good thing for yea. You may come to
realize you're in the most dangerous
business in the whole world, and the
one that pays you least, when you
come to consider all things. You're
going abou, with your lie in your
hands, and on every job you tackle
you're inviting bull, regular, or
| Waterman to try his aim at YOU. And
besides, states prison is staring you
In the face. Take tonight. for in
! stance, couldn't have plugged you
! full of lead Just es we'll as not, and
done SO before you'd have time to
say boo? Just az easily as rolling on
| z log. And let me tell you right
now, there's a good many, if they'd
been in my place, would have done so.
too. They'd not have taken any
! chances. They wouldn't have given
! you show to pull arst But somehow
| felt you we're different ! sized you
up quite q while before spoke.
| felt you wouldn't kill 8 man unless
, you had to-
i wouldn't kill under any circum.
| stances" said. I'D submit. to cap
ture every time first" And then l
began the story I'd been waiting from
the first to get going, that raised good,
| fell-through-s omebody-eis and
forced to turn burglar because of no
| open legitimate paths. that mother-at-
home game and the promise to turn
| over-and-do better, if let go, all OF it,
just the hash we have slowed away
in our noodles to pull for sympathy
on such occasions.
! When I'd finished he family smiled
and slowly pulled on his cigar
And your mothers living?" he
asked
| Yes, sir, and belongs to q very
prominent family in Boston
He turned around and looked
straight across at NE.
Have people been in the habit of
using you kindly?' he asked. Have
they been using you as you'd like to
be used?'
| shrugged my shoulders and smiled.
Its been SO long since a kind act
fell my way that I've forgotten all
about it, said. THE rough part OF
the world has always been mine and
always will be, suppose"
For the most part you may deserve
IT, he said. You may not be the
kindliest on earth yourself One thing
cure. you cannot expect to find kind
! ness and encouragement when you
follow what you're at now. But sup
pose now, I should do you kind
turn, would you benefit by It? For
up that transmitter over there on the
table and call in the police and have
you dragged of to jail. But suppose
l don't do 1t, but instead let you go.
would you call that kind act? You
asked me little while ago who |
am. said ! might be the chief of
police. Well, I'm not, and 1t strikes
me, If you'd done little thinking OF
your own, you'd have come to the
conclusion that Mr.. White wouldn't &c
away and leave such q beautiful home
after him as this without somebody
On guard You wouldn't yourself. And
he didn't He left me here, an I'm a
plain, everyday Waterman. And now
I'm going to let you go. So now,
wen have another drink together, and
then make yourself scarce You can't
tell what might happen"
OF course, was delighted to get
away, and | told myself Id pay him
back If had to wait till was oy.
ing and remember him in my will.
1t was daylight when got into the
city
AND being yet broke, the two dol.
lars that Jim the Turk had loaned me
going for car fare. went up to Rosen.
baum's, the pawnbroker, to make a
borrow. He had loaned me some, and
l was over 10 corner of the store,
reading the paper. The door opened
and tall, smooth-faced man stepped
In In his hand he carried q good
sized grip. Rosenbaum greeted him
and took the satchel.
I'm be back in half an hour or
so and collect he said, turning to-
ward the door
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