Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-07

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Instantly Mrs. Blimmims' ladies' be.
came frumps and Mrs. Pethcod-W Will
liams ladies' became trades people.
With few properly pronounced and
accented words, Mrs Amabelle Rick
ert introduced Miss Henrietta BloSh.
Miss Blosh, walking to the mayors
desk, hung her crook-handled UNI,
brella over her arm, removed her
gloves, took a document from her
pocket and began reading statistics
or crime. For half an hour she read,
proving herself an expert criminolo-
gist, after which she produced eight.
paper targets. showing that she could
nit ,bulPs-eye eight times out Of
ten with, revolver at ten yards:
Ladies'" said the mayor, tapping
the fingers of his two hands together.
Il have fully decided to appoint n
lady policeman. I have no doubt
that lady policeman can DO much
good in this town. ; Unfortunately
there is but one vacancy, while you
bring me three candidates. The ques-
tion is, which of the three shall I
appoint? I admit he said smiling.
ut is quite a question when three
such admirable candidates are pre-
sented." s." ." du<.
"Really" said Mrs Pethcod- Will
liams. why, 1 am sure there can
be no question at all. There is really
but one available candidate. Miss
Jones is SO superior in qualifications.
andrso far superior in T.. .ts-
s"An. wud ye be sinlin, bony thing
like her down to wrastle with tn
Mike Hooley gang?" asked Mrs. Null
ligan, sarcastically. III somewan
sneezed in tn dance hall 'twud blow
her out Of TIL winder."
BE still" said the mayor, angrily.
You will pardon me-" said Mrs.
Amabelle Rickert. in her sweetest
tone, but 1 must agree with the
person. It seems to me that a mere
student of sociology, however well
endowed mentally, is i'll fitted to"
. Indeed" said Mrs. Pethcod-Wil-
liams. "And perhaps you would send
out as policewoman a. person whose
first thought, and. 1t seems-to me, sole
recommends ton, is that she can shoot
down the poor creatures she
shoot, laughed Mrs. Mulligan.
shoot, indeed! Fine shootin' that is,
leanin' on tn counter an shootin' at
tinplate in Fogarty's shootin' gall
lery. A babe can do it. Does she think
she's joinin the militia. l wonder?
Now, me bye Larry"
pardon me-" said Mrs Blimmims.
IT should consider any person who
thinks in terms of targets danger
Gus person to appoint. We need some
one to police the youth of our town.
Miss Candy"
"Cud run a day nursery finer said
Mrs Mulligan. Shed be just tn one
Z play jackstones wild tn infantils
class of kindergarten. Sure! An
whin Red Donohue come up to her
an ordered her out OF tn ward"
That will do" said Mayor Graham
sternly. Now, ladies'"
Just one minute. Mr.. Mayor" said
one Of the ladies. and the next mo-
ment all the ladies Of all the delega-
lions were talking at once. They
talked to him, and they talked to ono
another. With his back against the
desk the mayor tried to pound on tho
top Of the desk for order.
Ladies" shouted the mayor. and
there was a moment of silence. You
must know I cannot appoint three. ]
suggest
AN I suggest that ye all get out OF
here" said Mrs. Mulligan. land let
tn mayor appoint me bye Larry like
he ought to do. II ye can't agree. and
We can't. then"
"Biddy, be still" said the mayor. Il
have promised to appoint woman
and"
There was q scream from the scrub.
women at the door and they lodged
aside. The delegates inside the ONCE
turned, and they, too, screamed.
Through the door. his face heated by
the liquor he had guzsled. a pistol in
one hand and q knife in the other.
ran Red Donohue. chum Of Larry
Mulligsn, drunken mad and on the
RAMPAGE. HIS fuddled brain only knew
that Larry was not to get the police
lob, and that the mayor was throw
ing somebody down to please q pack
Of women. who had no business In