Marble Hill press., 1915-04-22
FULL POLICE POWERS
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BY ANNIE HiNRicHsEN.

copyright 1915, by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicatel
Il am health warden OF this city,
the young woman WAS saying to the
mayor OF Baysville. Give me police
powers. Make me real policewom-
an with power 10 arrest any person In
the city who violates n health ordi-
nance"
The mayor took form from draw
er OF his desk and filled in the blank
spaces. Here is your commission.
Miss Calvin. You are policewoman
with power 10 arrest"
The newly.commissioned poiicewom.
an stood before the door that Leonard
Gordon's Office boy had thrown open
for her. You are Mr. Leonard Cor.
dom" she asked
The young man AT the desk rose.
There was n half.questioning. wholly
admirine smile on his face.
Il have come to arrest you" said
Miss Calvin. "on n charge OF violating
these sections OF the city health ordi'
pances" She held a book OF statutes
toward him and traced the section
with n slim white finger
And you are arresting me-" he
bcamed delightedly Really arrest.
ing me- You, Bayyille's first and only
police lady ! appreciate the honor.
Put your handouts on me and lead
me TO jail
Mr. Gordon" there was little
angry CLINT In her eyes-"this is not
matter TO be ridiculed have re-
peatcdiy asked your agent to make
the changes In your tenement that
the law demands lie has refused TO
do SO. You have returned 10 the city
after long absence. and have taken
the first opportunity 10 compel YOU 10
rebuild your tenement"
I am delighted TO do what can
for you" he began.
For me7" The girls lips were
set and her face Was white. Not for
ne---fnr those wretched. III. poverty
the law will make you do something.
VIII you come With me TO the Justice
Of the peace
In the Office OF the justice OF the
peace Miss Calvin formally stated her
case Leonard Gordon promptly plead
I'd guilty 10 each charge Miss Calvin
asked ,ha, the maximum tine be i'm.
posed Gordon requested the aston
ished magistrate TO do as Miss Calvin
asked. He promptly wrote check
fer the entire amount
A few DAYS later Elizabeth Cal
Win ~as standing on the side
walk looking az the haif-anished
apartment house that Gordon was
erecting on the site Of his con.
d~mned tenement, Gordon stood on
a scaTolding looking down al her He
waved his hand she paid no acten-
;iun lie took Of his hat and waved
IL around his head The glance she
gave him Was as impersonal as II he
erre part ot the scaroldinF. He
waved his hat In q wider circle. lost
bis balance and fell TO the ground
With cry o, horror Elizabeth ran
20 him He lay white and silent She
laid her ear close to his lips the
.alrtes, breath touched it For an
instant she pressed her cheek against
bis. which was no whittier than her
own Then she called the ~orkmen,
Yet few days later and Gordon
Leonard. pale and thin. one arm in
sllng. entered El!Eabeth's of'Hce.
You are going to marry me. he an
nounced
Her lips curied Marry you In.
deed not
You love me"
4 do not | detest you hate you
and the class to which you belong
II yua do not love me, why did you
Kiss me as lay apparently dead on
the site Of my Sretched old tene-
meat
II did not" she began Indignantly
There was n sound behind her. The
mayer had entered from the adjoining
orHce. u heard ali you two said be
fore | realized had no right TO be
here at this time" he said But, hav'
ing heard. shall say something to
you, Miss Calvin" He Was an elder
ly man. with years OF kindly living
stamped on his shrewd face, Il want
10 tell you that. good and noble as YOU
are. you are most uncharttaole and
narrow. Leonard is good boy II
was not his fault that people were
III and unhappy In his house. He In
hertted that house short time be
fore you came here. He was abroad
and his agent could do nothing He
started home at once to see what sort
OF quarters his tenants were living in.
I learned only after had made you
A policewoman that he had given or
ders for the building to be torn down.
He let you arrest him because you are
so pretty, and he thought II a good
way to get acquainted. feel IL my
duty to tell you this"
The door closed behind the mayor
Elizabeth sat with her eyes on the
floor. Her lips were tightly com
pressed.
Don't look that way. You look