The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-03-09
CEASED AT 1901

and after a little while opened his |
ewes. He looked about in a be- ;
wildered way.
Flows it, old mani" Murph
asked him.
Emil, still dazed, in a weak pro-
testing voice answered: THAT
fellow pushed me down the stairs.
eve damn well know it," said
Murph's buddy.
Emil seemed to be coming around
now and after a while Murph
asked him if he thought he could
get up. He shook his head Eyes"
so Murph and his friend got under
his arms at each side and assisted
him to his feet. Little Jim picked
up the cap and handed it to Murph
who put it on Emil's head. The
bruise was now swollen into big
red lump. They started down the
street through the snow, Murph
and the other fellow at each side
supporting him and little Jim tag
cling along behind relating to them
the story of En1il's hardships.
Christ" Murph said at the end.
"And we're supposed to be civil
lized."
They walked about a block and
a half and Emil seemed to be get
. ting along fairly well. Then he be-
gan to slump down in their arms.
They tried to hold him up but
: when they'd got him Strengthened
t he lurched forward with all of his
4 weight on Murph's buddy and all
three of them went down in the
4 snow. They got him up again and
a dragged him over to a store,
drug store. The proprietor saw
them coming and he stood in the
4 doorway with his hands raised
:. Don't bring him in here" he
a said. "I don't want any drunks
|, in here"
+. "He's not drunk" Murph told
It him. "This mans been hurt anC
e he's sick.
5 "Well, call the police and the
IS ambulance" he said. 81 have nj
y room for him here. Wait, I'll ge
y you a chair. Let him sit on tina
e until the ambulance comes"
II He went into the back of tn
ID store and returned with an old
in cane-seat chair. "The god damne
Ill louise" Murph said under his breat
's' as he took the chair.
y The two of them managed {
AZ get Emil seated on the chair il
ih front of the store. The snow wa
II caked on the side of his coat. H
y. head dropped down until he wa
az almost bent over double and j
'It they hadn't been holding him I
N n, would have tumbled forward O.
~ the chair. Small glasslike bead
90 :. had formed in his mustache fro
~ the drip off his nose A crowd b
~ gan to gather around and MurI
n asked a woman if she would go
- the drug store and call an amb
= lance. The snow kept on comil
- down, drifting lazily in the ligf
-. Emil's cracked hands were ros
l. red.
.tIa Little Jim stood by with s.
IA and awed look on his face. T
II woman soon returned saying tn
10 would send an ambulance rigl
away and while they were waltz
tbs two or three men, rather than j.
nil stand there and do nothing, beg
AID to rub Emil's hands and wrists
NV restore the circulation. After t
,,,o minutes two cops In rubber car
nod came down the street and push
no. their way through the crowd.
mil whats the matter with Il
ton guy?" one of them said, shaki
Ted him. LOADED up with smoke?
inn Murph gave him a sidelo
mil look. "I don't know. He loo
the half frozen to me-" he said short
silv This angered the cop. "W
bid are your" he asked Murph in
the hard, tonghguy tone.
ned "Oh, I'm nobody" Murph So
up 81 just found this guy in the sn
ata- out in the gutter and picked h
reiy up"
.op. The cop eyed Murph, a dir
full look on his face, and for an
slant it seemed as though he mil
and grab him or give him push
1 in the face. But there was a +
the sized crowd around and a grc
set from Emil gave him an excuse
ded divert his attention. What's
ible name?" the other cop asked, 6
ned little jim came forward and il
| in timid voice told who he was. So
he one in the crowd mentioned Il
Iirs, an ambulance had been called.