The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-24
The Booking Office
Where the Tragedies of Life Are
Unfolded in Endless Review

llNlNDD lNSN low
oGloer says, nut he pleads Tor ss-
creey,
Please don't tell my old Man.
ho hegu "Aiy mother she-it would
hurt her, was just kind % foolinE
Honest Some Of tho gang bet me
wasn't game aud / just took u,
Nov comes "a glrl 20 the booking
IN window. Something tragic about
a girl under arrest They're general
ly pretty girls too. Her firt time
n shs stole a.dlamnnd ring want
cd some new elolhcH Trading free.
dom FOR a baubls Big eyes full Of
tehrH She's sorry now
"phl don't want 10 so 20 iaii'
Please = don't"
nut tho elevator makes another
trip upward and tho women's ward
has new boardcr
THEREs an old man at the win.
l. dow He's Bu old vag Eyes
weak aud bleay lie has been az
tho window many times before
Seeking term Of rest in Sail
Threw brick thru "a window but
was too listieas 10 take anything
Too llfe.weaTy 10 talk Glad he's
going 10 jail the old vag is. Place
10 sleep and eat Doesn't even mind
tho eocAroachss Up goes the old
vag 70 get grub ana lodging from
tho city,
Look AZ the window now Some
one more pliitul there. An old WON.
an is In for her turn among the
names on the big book She's an old
has, No home Nobody. sha stole
purse Ia store Doesn't need a
purse, goodness knowu Just aiols
a. She smiles a thin. wrlnkled sort
OF hnils. but doesn't say anything.
Up bhe goes, TOO,
NELL, here's something 10 think
w about, Tho old yag and tho
old has were once boy and girl
first time un before the booking
window. They too. were frightened
and fearful They're used 10 IL now.
Something went wrong somewhere
Ambition snapped because OF some.
shingt They're both nobodles No
good. a history Of wrecked lives in
Tho gap between tho boy and the
girl and tho old vag and the old
has. Maybe the boy and tho glfi
won't turn out that way.
There Is a big noise coming up
tho elevator Might be something
Important. but Il lsn't. Only a
drunk. Several DRINKS. 20 bs exact.
but one win 10 FOR example. The
drunk y talking loudly and boldly
False courage from liquor Tenor
row he viii bs Just a wet rug.
what's your name
"twah' Fwah. Nonsdambisnlsh'
stan back! f4c1 10 eops' FNvah,
Fwah' Come on n fight. you -
The officer Il called many insult
ing. anpF.niabls names. Ia ,hs
drunk knocked down ana beaten
He is not. and this il why. with /
most policemen, policing Il their
business They Desire promotion I
Jus, the same as hank clsrks, and l
they go IA, their work IN busi. |
resa-like way. John Doe" Is book.
81 a. drunk again. and maudnn |
fool II led to the elevator az quietly |
az possible, He. too. t. on his way.
T'HE hooking office men seem
rather tense seem 20 be az
peciiug something. An officer from
outside has sen, In report over
tho wire. f.yerybodys sort OF get.
ting ready.
Tho elevator comes up from b.
low The policemen lead In a man.
He has handouts oHd his wrists.
He has jugt murdered another man
with gun. Tho killing lust is s,ill |
In his eyes. He n silent and wary. |
Get cut Of Il yet IL he can.
did you search hlu7 Better
take Off the cuffs. then" says the ]
booking officer
The killer gives his name. PROT, /
ably not his true one. Ho come. I
close 10 tho window. looking at the 4
officer with red. vicious eyes. He /
suddenly seems TO faint and sinks
towards the floor.
quick. Hogan! Watch him.
Tho man has not tainted. He IN 1
trying one. last desperate chance
to escape. He darts past an Off.
GERS feet and leaps for the other
side Of tho room. drawing a pistol |
which he has hidden cloverly under
his arm pit An officer leaps with
him. Tho praoner's arm flies up. |
ward and the weapon cxplodes with |
roar. The bullet crashes into tho
ceiling.
HCoT him. tyani Let's put the l
bcnffB back on
The manacied killer goes up 10 I
the jail 20 think It over In a special !
cell for such as he
Death danced n dizzy fox trot |
for few minutes In tho booking 4
room. The policemen won this .
time, but sometimes the killer wins
and the name or another bluecoat
goes on tho list OF Those Who .
Cave Their AL" The policemen
ore need tn ~ All tn n dny'a
work-this fox trotting with death.