Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-08-05

He had held the traffic at the moment
when the girls car stopped just above
the crossing. The girl was making for
the rear platform; bevy Of children
were being herded across the street
by Dan. From behind the ruck of
halted cars came charging an arrO-
CANT blue automobile, whose fat, red
faced driver was recklessly and de-
family seeking to gain time through
the narrow space next 10 the car
track Boring and crowding trucu-
lently, 1t came on-and from the i'm
pact Of its mudguard the girl was
flung against the standing car.
Casting half an eye, so TO speak. to
ward the girl-whom he would see no
more till tomorrOw-Dan was just in
time to glimpse the thing in its hap
pening. In the twinkling Of an eye
all his policemanhood fell from him.
He was no longer an exponent of dis
cipline, figure of the law. He was
mere man-and wild with anger. In
six jumps he was beside the blue
roadster. In three seconds more he
had hauled the driver out upon the
pavement and smashed him twice In
the face with his fist.
The man in the blue car was Big
Bill Burtis, district leader Of the
party" Three-quarters of an hour
later Patrolman Travers was out of
his uniform, under suspension. and
quite sure Of being dismissed from
the force. And the girl, unhurt after
all, HAD boarded the car and gone
about her business.
Officer" said the commissioners to
Dan, II have sent for you TO substi-
tute a feprimand for dismissal. You
conducted yourself in that affair with
Assemblyman Burtis in an extraOr-
binary and violent manner; do you
realize itY'
Eyes, sir" replied Dan. as he stood
at attention.
"And you are hereby reprimanded
do you realize that?"
Eyes, sir"
Every well: that's done with. And
now, by jove, want to thank you
from the bottom Of my heart for what
you did in behalf Of my daughter"
"Your daugh-w The dismay, in
Dams face was as comic to the COM
missioner as the cause of It was tragic
to the young policeman. 1t meant
that his dream had gone to smash.
He even quite forgot to thank the
commissioner for his coat Of white
wash.
Exactly. 1t was Miss HigginsOn
that Burtis ran into. Edna goes down
to her settlement house as regularly
as stenOgrapher to her jOb-and al
ways on street car. She's terrible
little nut-hcI mother can't get her
to dress right even. Edna says she has
no business to wear better clothes
than the girls she's working among
full of all sorts Of notions about equal
ity and that kind Of thing. But she's
the best little sport in the world
and, privately, l am damned glad you
smashed Burtis. Shake hands-and
report back In the morning"
Eyes, sir" said Dan. mechanically.
But he was listening to the fall of
the ruins Of his castle. He buy coats
for the daughter of Commissioner
Higginson. indeed! Why. the girl was
rich-a swell!
by the way, Travers"-the COM
missioner seemed to have almost for
gotten it-"Miss Higginson told me to
ask you to call on her this evening.
She wants to thank you-and / think
maybe she'll tell you, like she did me.
what a perfectly splendid soak in the
~, that second one was-the one that
gave Burtis the sinner"
Eyes, sir" was all Dan Travers
could articulate. But all the way up
town his head was ringing with one
wonderful. hopeful word. Equality"