Show I THE NIGHT WATCHMAN J By ByJ J. J A. A FITZGERALD I A II I r AIT a a. minute Dugan Du gan gan The Night i g h t iA Watchman turned and saw the tho Cop COl CopI I hurrying In his hits di ti- ti Instead of or slowing down he quickened his Ii h i S gait Oh Dugan r I yelled I Krause hats hat's yr h hurry u-rr u Tell it to Whitman Dugan shouted bock back over o his hit should shoulder r Krause redoubled his efforts and caught up with his tormentor He Ic was out of ot breath when whon he lie backed the Night Watchman up UI against a building I I r dont don't want to lo hear heal It said sald Dugan I Hear what sputtered the Cop He Ic was mad clean through Your confession replied Dugan Tell It H to the District Attorney and maybe hell he'll b be lenient with you If It that's it In your our pocket It must be a no whopper I ITh The Th Night Watchman pointed to a bulky hulky looking booking object that gave Krause the appearance of having a dislocated hip That aint no contes confession lon growled the COI Cop Its a a. bottle of ot tea Youve You've got a fine tine nerve to to Then you ou haven't confessed yet yet et interrupted Dugan I l have not and and And SAnd you OU dont don't Intend to to came the second interruption Krause bit his lip and walked away Dugan expected an explosion and ha was not disappointed What right have you got to Insult mo me meZ demanded I Krause rause I 1 had hat no such Intention said Du Du- Du- Du gan san Im sorry you misunderstood me mc Misunderstood nothing bellowed the tho Cop Youve You been bawling about mo me making a a. confession for tor the last ton ten minutes I want you OU to understand understand understand under under- stand that I haven't got goot anything to confess I 1 aln ala done nothing wrong wrong- Ini Im x m lad glad lad to hear bear it said Dugan I I always gave you OU credit for being on the level lc but when I saw v you ou run run- running running ning toward towar mo me I thought you rou were going oln to confess Every time I see o a cop coming coming- toward me mc now I get g-el ready to listen For lor every er cop tha that's crooked theros there's ono one hundred on the level answered Krause Chew on that for tor a little while white He emphasized the statement b by hy burying liI his index Inex finger up to the hilt In DU Dugans Dugan's ans an's chest Tho The Night I ht Watchman's Watch Watch- mans man's face fact broke into a a. broad smile I 1 was only Joshing ho lie went on Oil T I thing the average of or honesty on the thC tho force torce Is higher than you OU have stated The trouble la is Is that most persons ex expect ex- ex Pct too much front from the tho COP cops M Men n cnn can graft Cratl In au any other walk walle of or life and little attention is paid to it It but let Jel one policeman get cramps in hi his hia fingers fin tIn gers and be discovered and tho town is in an uproar Those who denounce the police forget that the tho men In blue I are firo read ready any minute of the twenty twenty- four hours to lay Jay down their lives for ti-i ti thorn em Believe me its it's been Leen tough going for U us fellows fellows' since the grafters in tho the department began cornering the tho immunity im Im- im- im market I 1 thought It was a hard game last summer after the Bbs Ros- murder but wo we got a n square deal then compared to what w were we're re getting getting get get- ting now no Nine Ine out of ton ten persons ons seem to have havo a n. club out for tor us Tho Thu tenth doesn't ta say anything but buttons but but- tons his hiM coat when he sees us comin coming Jf It It wasn't for tor the pension thing Id I'd blow the Job in a minute Looks like the annual parade will willbe willbe willbe be heI held In Sing Sing SinS this year car sal sold said Du Dugan an Thc They cant can't send tho thu grafters up too fast last to suit me said the Cop What have you ou got to show for tor your eighteen elg years on the force torce asked the Night Watchman The finest crop of ot corns in this city sail said Krause |