The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1929-12-06

was WIdl ldle dIu there Wd
some difficulty in getting the lun
attic into the democrat, for he re
sisted the officer in spite of tn
straight-jacket. In boarding tn
train he again protested, but tn
embarkation was accomplishe'
without great exertion.
The prisoner was a G~alacian,
miner, and his physical strength
was something to marvel at. H
was deformed to the extent tina
he had a double row of teeth al
the way around both upper ant
lower jaws. To make this unnat
uralness more unsightly, he hat
never cleaned them. AS the trio
foud their seats, the constable be
gan removing the straight-jacket
thinking thereby to make his pris
oner more comfortable. Barker
cautioned him severely against
such foolhardiness, explaining thai
the man was vicious.
Feeling at peace with the world
and confident of the constable's
ability to care for the lunatic,
Barker sat down in the seat fac
ing the other two and soon dozed
Off. The constable noticed the
prisoner stealthily raise his feet
until the huge hob-nailed shoes
rested on the edge of the seat
they occupied. He thought nothing
of it, however, remembering the
instructions to make his prisoner
Is comfortable as caution would
permit.
The escort observed, too, that
every once in a while the prison
er leered at him from under shag-
gy brows. One such glance was
followed by a Strengthening of the
lunatic's legs that jammed both
feet forcibly into the stomach of
the sleeping Sergeant Barker.
The latter sprang to his feet, and,
with language the mere recollec-
ton of which brings a blush cuff
ed the prisoner into submission.
The constable's heart missed a
beat or two. Had not this some
sergeant warned emphatically the
day before against the use Of VOL
ence under any circumstances?
Here he was guilty of the very
thing he had cautioned the sub
ordinate against doing. But that
to superiors that builded
the force so effectively budded in
to being, and the young constable
excused the outburst as being due
to the rude awakening.
Barker looked sternly at the
constable, and inquired if the lun-
attic had been given his breakfast.
Being informed in the negative.
Barker ordered that the escort get
off at the next station-Broad-
view-and obtain food for the pris-
The lunch must be purch-
ased, too, with the constable's
own money, for the government
could not be charged with two
meals when n only was auth
priced. Back On the train again
With the lunatic's breakfast for
which he had paid twenty-five
.ents-half a days pay-the con
table began taking the straight
acket off that the man might
eed himself, but Barker a second
ime advised otherwise. The es-
ort was ordered to stuff the sand
Tiches and the juicy apple pie in
o that NAV himself. With the
.ag wrapped around the dripping
lie to prevent soiling his bright
ew uniform, the escort set about
D fill the avern He pushed IN
Il the pastry would go no farth-
r, wondering the while the pris-
ner never swallowed, as his
heeks were %protruding to the +.
training point.
AS the Galacian chewed with
he monotonOus regularity of a !,
reoccupied goat, he turned slight
in the seat and began regard
lg the constable and his brilliant
inform with a mischieyous eye.
heir faces were not over seven
inches apart. Without warn :
Ig, the lunatic, with all the force :
e could exert, exploded the con-
of his mouth into the con ,
.able's face, completely conceal
g the officers features. I
Now there are some things even :
yalty cannot endure. Jumping to :
feet and brushing away the :
asses of food from his eyes, the .
Unstable drew back for a blow !
at would have, had it ever land
permanently erased the glee- :
i smirk from the prisoners I
,ce. I
Here, here what're you doing?" {
the sergeant's inquiry. did A
not tell you only yesterday new
to lay hands on a prisoner"
Astonishment was written all {
rer that troopers face. Within
e hour he had seen that griz-
ed old warrior strike the man
r a much lesser indignity than c
himself had been subjected to.
1T again that loyalty SO mark o
in the Mounted Police gained il
.premacy and the escort hied t