The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-07

"Ye mean by that" says Schmid.
that We do use liquors somewhat now
and again"
You've hit it exactly" says l.
Now and aoain l do in the way Of
sociability, but not regular like some
know"
That goes against you. I suppose
We know" says he. You'll have to
knock that off entirely" says he.
was askin' him where he got his
information, but thinkin' of Katie
again made me hold me tongue.
DO you chew tobacco?" says
Schmid
Very little" says |, land stopping
now and again for day or two to
show me strength"
1T would be better If you didn't use
it at all, says Schmid
Knowing kind of critter.' thinks /.
There was no end to his questions,
and some of them was very imperti-
nent Some OF them | answered with
the truth. and some of them | an
swered the best I could. not knowing
what he was at
That will do for today Tomor-
row afternoon We can come in for the
reading and the writing examination.
Tomorrow. says l. Tomorrow
afternoon. The weddin's to be the
first thing in the morning, and ] must
have that marriage license tonight if
1 m n M hgI VII NJ al uth;t.h | don't
believe you're intendin' in the least"
Marriage license!" says he. What
have ] got to do with yer marriage IL
cense?"
Il should say ye had a great deal to
do with it, says |, by the way we've
been goin' on the last two hours. And
If it wasn't for Katie I'd never stood
your insolence.
Look here, says Schmid, "ye come
in here to get examined for the force,
didn't yet? and yell have TO take the
same examination we put all the men
through"
What force is that" says |, trying
to speak easy and maxim a bad fist
of it,
Police force, of course" says he,
or don't you know what you're about
at ALP"
Whoever said anything about po-
lice force?" says l. And if yen have
it straight from me I'll tell you don't
know any meaner lot of crooks than
them, unless it be the doctors, and. as
near as | can make out, you are on
both jobs"
We stood looking at each other like
a couple of cats on fence, for neither
of us could get word more to the
tongue. l was the first to get my pres
ence OF mind, rs t3;nE -cnmld will
remember it if We ask him.
You hope | didn't harm the man, do
ye?
don't know as you'd call it harm at
all. It's likely it was the best thing
in the world for him. Anyhow, We can
judge about the harm for yourself.
| hit him twice, good ones, and very
hearty. a mans no business to be the
stupid that man was. It's bad for the
public safety.
Seeing Schmid was finished with
his questions about my health. | took
the liberty to get me hat ana come out
the way went in. | had II mind to
take rap at the clerk with the Cog
e,es. and maybe it's as well for the kid
lie was out of sight.
Anyhow, | got out without doing any
more harm. excepting for breaking tke
glass in the door, more by my haste
than by intention.
Why didn't they arrest me?
Well, think they would if it wasn't
for Father Flanagan. He's great
man and good one as we'll.
| had to 20 back and tell him, of
course, hadn't got me license, and
wished he would repeat the directions
to me once more.
'Ge had trouble in finding the
place." says Father Flanagan.
Well, not exactly trouble" says
], but I'm wishing Id remembered the
name of that man a bit better. 1t
would saved me bothering some that
was busy says |.
Seeing that was getting no further
With the difficulty, and the time being
short, aud me not daring to so back
to the city hall alone, had to up and
tell Father Flannigan the whole story.
The good man looked dispeascd We
can imagine aud bit puzzled and
4 I ~.
could liX it for me somehow.
SO of he goes, and by and by back
he comes, very red in the face, but
smiling. and he says if I'd come back
with him could have my marriage
license.
So ! went down with Father Elan.
nigan and got me paper without any
more disturbance of any kind 1t was
for fear of Father Flanagan or they d