The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-17
CAPPY KICKS
He Discusses the Advantages and Disadvantages of
Winding Ones Business
Written for The Star by Peter

ON other plain clothes mon out 10
prowl Ia my neighborbood. where
q good many hurglarlen have been
committed or late.
About o'clock In the morning
Mnlnchi aw a nicely dressed young
man enter yard. via the nutomo-
bio driveway. so he nnealsed In nf-
ter him and caught tho follow iugt
AZ hc was climbing In n window.
with a hand firmly gripping the
Invaders nnISle. Malachi said. Here.
you. What nro you doing hcrer
THE climber looked down al
Malachi and placed bis finger on
his lip. Not no loud officer hc
whispered 4 forgot my latchkcy
and dare not ring the front door
bell TX ! do. tho bnby will wake
up and III have 10 walk the floor
TN daylight with tho little beggar.'
lilo dug up a card. handed II 10
Malachi and told him what IA pleas
urc Il was for a householder 60
have this evidence OF tho efficiency
OF the police department Then he
smiled and said. Tho nights cold
and foggy. How about wee
Doch an Doris. officerT'
MALACHI said tho idea appealed
TO him. NO he was told 90 go around
10 the front door and his new found
friend would lot him in quietly He
did--nnd no and the householder
had q small drink per each in the
dining room. Then Malachi went
on his way while that fly burglar
stayed and cleaned up about $4,000
worth OF loot. The wretch was 70
proud OF his achievement and 80
anxious 10 brag about Il. and make
good on the brag. that he wrote a
delightful letter to the chief regard
ing his chance acquaintance with
Malachi Brennan. That wouldn't
have been no bad. because tho chief
wasn't anxious TO give himself and
bis job wretched advertising OF this
sort. but thu thief also wrote 70 the
nti-adminis,ration newspaper and
an soon as tho chief got wind or
this his hand was forced and he
bounced Malachi Brennan"
Malachi Brennan was a credu-
loua. susceptible ass" said Mr.
skinner firmly.
We'll. maybe 30" said Cnppy.
hut remember. that adroit crook
innocently and accidentally tackled
Malachi on hts weak spot Tho in
slant he mentioned his fear OF
awakening tho baby. that burglar
and Malachi were brothers They
had something In eommon-sauawl-
ing babies and lot OF nocturnal
providing. That excuse was some
thing Malachi could understand. He
could sympathizo with t. And then
the fellow made good by Inviting
Malachi IN via the front door and
giving him n sociabia drink. Mnia-
chi IS not q Buperrnan- He ac-
ceptod."
can OF which comes back 20 my
contention. Mr. Kicks II the man
had attended strictly 10 his bust
meas; II he had lived Up 70 the
TNif8 OF ttlikA RlfsAsAa@s 'ttf - "ttsNts
fortlds the taking OF sociahle nip
while on duty. he would not now
be looking for a Job"
"oh. Malachi isn'; looking for a
Job Cappy replied smilinEiy. He's
got one-on two countA First. be-
cause be knows how 20 attend 10
his business and second. because he
has proved himself a human being
By falling 90 attend 20 II with $50
per cent efficiency. As n detective
sergeant be was paid by tho city
$3.50 per month and had TO buy his
own Uniform As day Waterman
on the Blue Star Navigation COM
pany's dock"
Has no applied TO you for the
johg" Matt Peasley demanded.
Cnppy nodded.
"He can't havo H." Matt replied
Il do not approve Of his recon-
mendations."