Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-09

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Sis.s ,1:: S:s,:"ss::ii ss::ii.es'Ss 70 lid kS I" South
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vn,;Nn The first corner Nanc,
A ,l,ht.d help in the form OF " 20.
...... They are frequently found In
- - Yort when you need them But
y. ~" Encouraging fact Is this: they arr
s.o.lesi n: beyond belief utter midnight
.hooapd false alarms to contend
al: wits.beaters. husband . beaters'
.,.hbo,bood rows, childrcn's squabolea
y, bubbles. The cry Of murder no
,,.s., thrills; generally It 10 some
..w.n,s trick to avoid beating. Su
NJ, Nancy rushed toward him, dis
..,.I.d no did not greet her with en-
.Au.Iasm: her appearance had oil the
..,m,rk, Of the old STUFF.
"Quick!' she cried. THEY are KILL
N him!"
"who," asked the policeman an'ia'
4, Here was q pretty young wofn"n'
!, su,bat her hat WIS hanging over an
.rS a little trickie Of blood was
s.,.ssin, down her chin. A row with
Hsfssdy": wanted him locked up
..i.ht nnd tomorrow she'd BE- tearing
he bars to get him OUT. ~ IN.
Now Nancy was still Doil'ng WIN
hrr. and It overflowed Mt the Mgnt OF
h. S policeman's lnck OF professional IN
s,sst. she caught him by the sleeve.
"You blockhead! I'm telling you
thst bandits are killing my escort.
Xiuing him"
"Where"
"The alley"
"ehow me !'--still skcptical. ,
sbe turned and raced to the corner.
M ofBcer hard upon her heels, his au-
somstIc 10 hand. Ninth street was
WELL" he said, slowing up.
"whees this war O. yours? don't
Bur she aew on ahead. When sha
reached the alley she dropped to her
knees. The policeman. reconsidering
n. Aippant diagnosis, scattered up just
' y Nancy raised Jeremah's bloody head
h her arms.
N"Oh, Jerry. Jerry !" she cried. brenk.
! hs INTO hystcrical sobs; which 1t was
IN .ehronologically proper that she
SAsuM.
TTHs policeman opened the bloody
| |Alrt front and felt of the victims
lsat.
"Tour Of 'em. huh! Just my damn
hex to be a few minutes late"
rs he dead?"
mot yet. His hearts going. I'm
sorry, miss. I didn't dope It right but
iiss, iI;' 's:. s:a y.iI, III :" bee" too late Why
"I-didn't think Of 1t. I tried to
Aslp him. but ! wasn't of any use."
"You walled in?"
"And one Of the beasts struck me Oh
Ae mouth. The poor boy! to
defend me" What's the odds, no
long a. she never learned the TRUTH
tAat she mistook Ajax for Menelaus?
!. ne policeman searched the victim,
~ bio pract!ced hand found nothing
lst ksyring. The crooks had cleaned
q. @ boy thoroughly: Black!acked, too.
Waded In. eh? Women-if they were
worth anything-gencrally waded in for
ehoss they loved. They might pommel
sneir lords and masters. but they would
bot permit anybody else.
did be carry any valuables?"
Il don't know" she answered. rock. |
ny ! si!htly. |
u Z call for the ambulance"
!, NO. no! We both live in that housc
mere, With the marble steps. I'll helm
10Y: A surgeon lives next door, and
lem Dc home now"
The policeman thought II over. Proh.
bly the chap would get proper cnre
acre quickly il the girl had her wnv.
.,All right. I can handle him alone
you'll give me a boost when INV
:. There's his hat. You take f."
'resently he swung Jeremiah's deod.
y '..S. 4. into a scientific sling. 'Show
;: ..ns. me way; a miss. How many Aights?"
..i,ns ..rins"
Me,il put him in my room until the
ecto. decides. But, oh, hurry! II he
'ou!d die u!
Aw, he'll be all right for ths w.d.
ny, MISS" said the policeman choor
'ily. S
The getting Of laramie. D.. N
'cm wns q task that ronu, ~ NIncys
ol!ceman's strength ~ nutteo .h ail the
sa 'uld have carried his burden a 'pae milo nr nr
ushins s tho sisnteen stx te n, steps was like
"S "NoSw III ~, SKY Ky, o%ek;" 1%s
you'd only holIers% iIs %1e, :. m.ss. u.s. Gee;
sAt "a plugged V" n 'o,,n az 'he stnrt, !!
can't set the doc' f:lI ffTIp.e ne,, o. T., them; If
,ss, ss: ~ Wash bis face but dont mt %Gs both.r
%s' ,ss' n1s ~! head; a that blood il from hi.
,si ,tsid. dne ~ o. blackjack ,s doesn't do much
hy, he'll bnyc ~ ~ It's 1t! real concussion
L ain't ,m hs,l, 10 10 60 to the hospital
two H.. !; "s s u oe around In an hon
: three or four our honr. e'n oead ~. to the world
y, rnuI ~ nome; You look kind o. hrn."' '