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*iv>iJLn*z s v /■■.'. ■:-i-"'^~.y.';f ■ aatzLEf It was not Jim Wilson’s fault that he was born with a same leg. But it was Jim’s fault that the game log proved his undoing. Reared lu all the luxury of southern affluence before the war, he had squandered first his in heritance, then a competence earned by shrewd speculation, and, Anally, a snug ten thousand dollars wrung from its rightful owners by a series of tricks that form in themselves a story of human perversity, but are without importance In this account These tricks were tho third degree in his career, however, for they landed him behind the.bars; and when “Lim- py" Wilson returned to his old haunts he fell to the lowest plane. He de veloped into a first-class sneak thief, expert in “lifting” costly wraps and furs from unoccupied carriages, from theatre boxes and hotel parlors. How he accomplished these slick abstrac tions was more than the average In dividual could-understand. It was his beautiful assurance, his unobtrusive approach and departure, his suavity and grace .that made him for a time the foremost exponent of his art But he went down hill steadily, and when New York became too hot Chicago, wealthy and wide open, welcomed him to the Tanks of the pickpocket and the purse snatcher. \ Jim had two passions; first bis un controllable mania for theft; second, .andjdomlnatiDg much of bis life, llt- tie Alice, daughter by his second wife, who kept for him the tiny apartment to any day in the week but Sunday, when they always went for a walk on toe Lake Shone* - ~ “Why no. Papa, It’s the 6th day of December—my birth (lay. Don’t yon remSmber!" She wanted a turkey dinner, and be fore he left the house she bad planned a royal spread, with cranberries, and celery, mashed potatoes and gravy, and a pie for dessert Old Mrs. Jans- chowskl, the Polish widow, of whom they rented Jhelr two little rooms, had offered to prepare the dinner on her big stove. All Jim bad to do was to briny home the turkey and the trim mings. He promised 'solemnly, though he had not a cent In bis pock ets. And Alice had hugged him in de light, saying, “You are my very dear est bestest papa.” Jim stopped at a corner and looked np and. down the street wondering how he might raise the price of that turkey. A soft-footed policeman ap proached. An oaken night stick prod ded him in the back- “Move on. Get to cover,” said a gruff voice;- He started in andden fear and Slouched Into the darkness of a nearby alley. It was the same old story. For- weeks luck hod been against him. It seemed as though the whole police force of that great city had suddenly Opened Its eyes to hfs existence, wherever he went there appeared the brass but tons, the badge ,tbe club. It was get ting on his nerves, and he feared to attempt schemes that a tear years ago JIM LEAPED TO HIS FEET WITH STARING EYES, , on tho West Side, in the very heart of ■ - the Polish quarter. During her ten ■1 years of life AUce bad never wavered 1 iSam absolute adoration of her father, !*?* 'And Jim returned her affection to the limit of his nature. ■ They say that criminals are born, Sfiot made. It la a true raying, in Jim’s ■ “t least As a boy he was in no Msi^Hbnormal, adhering In an re- S to the proud traditions of his ’deed father, who owned broad Mississippi and ruled his bun- I dred* of well-kept alavea with firm I generosity. There was no mother. She I I - died during Jim’s infancy. But at flf-J teen camo a sudden passion for moneyJ His monthly nllownnco was too slon- aU'SJJrartSiSStufflss a£fSvJ«"“S«S at Intervals la his paternal ancestry for generations uncounted. He formed , his plans elaborately, and one night -during his father’s absence he entered tho library, brokeopenthelittle iron j I safe, and decamped with upwards of a thousand dollars In cash. Ten years later Jim returned to tho plantation. Hero he found strangers, from the North, to whom his father had sold the family home. Tohlt credit be It said that be weptover the old man's grave, and again when the County Judge turned over to him, In securities and esab, «U M. father’. property, for there was no will and Jim was the only heir. He bad left home a boy; he returned a man, ex- perieneed in the ways of the ses and m the paths of crime. Bet his sud denly-acquired wealth, his recollec tions of his father, and contact with old and forgiving Mends, seemed to wine out the past He threw aside his degenerate habits. He became a gen tleman. and took up his abode In the city of New York. It Is a far cry frotu the plantation to Chicago, and the little room In the Polish quarter. Thirty years lay be tween—three decades of steady degra- datioa Very bitter were Jim’s recol- lections this' December night, as he limped along State street beneath the glare .of the electric Jlgbts , eye-ng sharply every carriage waiting by the cnrbT A raw wind blew In from the lake. His hands were numb. His whole body ached with the cold, ms game leg, which had been doctored during his term In Sing. Sing, tras be ginning to bother him agali It had S way of stiffening In the blp jolah so that his too dragged a little at * V And S n8 P 'though the situation Were not sad enough already, fotejhrew another burden on M* shonidera. He had made a promise to little Alice, and it must be kept, regardless of consequences or effort. She bad slip ped into his bed early that morning and cuddled down beside bim. _?Pa- pa,” she said, “do you know what day to-morrow wifi be?” “Not Sunday, surely.” hd- He could attach no special wonld hare been easy of accomplish ment. _ He came out on the next street; di rectly opposite a station of the ele vated. Without reason, but follow ing the Instinct that bad so often led him to bis quarry, he climbed the stslrs, passing on tip-toe the ticket- chopper dosing In bis warm booth. A atylishly-dressed youdg man paced.the platform, waiting for a train south. Cold aa It was, be carried his over coat on bis arm, swinging it ■usleaste Jim stood directly In the man’s path, at the head of the stairs, and waited until the coat brushed' against him. Then giving It a quick twist with both hands he tossed It‘lightly over the rail. The man gave a cry of astonish ment, but of what avail? There were none to hear. He was nlone on the brilliantly-llgbted platform. For In one bound Jim was down tho first flight of stairs, and In another was on the afreet Ten minutes later, after a mile of -quick and devious traveling, he descended Into a foul-smclilng basement and handed-tbe coat over to “Mother Isaacs" for Inspection. It was a beautiful broaddoth, silk lined, with fur collar and cuffs. It was I worth ten dollars, at least But the Jewaaa sneered In his face, and was glad to take the six silver dollars she flung upon the counter. It was Utile enough, but It would help. Three dollars must go for rent and two more for cool and oil. He was deter mined that AUce should be comfort able. That left a dollar—hardly enough for a chicken, much less a tur key. And the trimmings? no thought about-It for sometime. There was only one thing to do-swlpo the tur key from a store. Like all criminals Jim was supersti tions, * n d f » the past few weeks- be had encountered m:lny bad omens. Caution was a part of his very fibre. But he could not disappoint the little girl. For Alice he must run the risk. After an hour’s tramp he found the ace—a market store with a row of Hoka outside, OD' wtiteb bung a doz en turkeys. He came boldly up the street; selected the last bird in the row, and without a break In his gait passed Into the darkness, tho bulky burden thrust under his coat It was a raw winter’s night The moon abone at Intervals through scurrying clouds. Enough snow had fallen to whiten the streets. Jim limped toward home, chuckling with delight In an alley ho stopped to wrap the Mrd In a sheet of paper, begged for that purpose. It wonld ill- rart suspicion, tor be bad still to get tho trimmings; and these ho pur chased at a small store close to the house. Thus weighted, and with a light heart, ho climbed the stairs and entered the dark room. AHec was asleep, bnt when he had made a light he wakened her. and with tugging heart strings watched her shining eyes as ahe Inspected the supplies “It Is a fine bird,” he said glibly., ft se lected It very carefully from . whole stock. The man guaranteed it, and if It isn’t tender I’ll take it hack.’ Mrs. Jnuschowski know little of Jim, seeing him only In the mornings. But her motherly heart went out to Alice, so different from her own dirty- faced, sturdy-legged brood; and It was tor Alice’s .sake that she had agreed to cook the dinner. Alice gave valiant assistance, and , promptly at one o’clock the beautifully-browned bird was brought to their little table. If Jim had any premonitions of his rapidly-approaching finish, he was too happy to give them more than a pass ing thought He wag Ini his i gayest mood. He told Alice stories of the see, and described royal dinners In foreign lands. When they had eaten all they could, Alice slipped down from her chair and climbed up in his lap, saying, “Now, tell me a really fairy story, papa” And Jim-begun Slowly— “Once upon a time there was a great big giant—.” Heavy footsteps sounded In the hall. The door opened suddenly, and a broad-shouldered man wearing a black hat and overcoat entered the room. Witira cry of alarm, the picture of the giant fresh in her childish imagi nation, Alice slid to the floor and took refuge behind her father. But Jim leaped to his feet with staring eyes, and face as white as a sheet The visitor looked at him curiously. “Hello, Llmpy. It’s you, is it?” Jim bad but one thought—that Alice must not know. Into this crisis of his life came his old-time, splendid nerve. He extended his baud, aud tho color swept back Into his thin face. “Glad to see you, Cap. You're just In time tor dinner. Too late for tho blessing, but there’s plenty of turkey. Sit down and have a bite. Thought you were still In York.” There was a mute appeal In Jim's eyes that went to the detective’s heart He took off his hat and sat down by the table. “Oh, I’to been hero tor a year or two,” he said carelessly, smiling at Alice. “I’m on tho force—plain-clothes man.- Didn’t expect to see you, though." Then, with meaning empha sis, “No monkey business. The jig’s ). It won't pay, you know," for Jim id measured with bis eye the dls- nce to tho door, calculating his -jances. -" “Who’s the kid?” he went on. “Reminds me of ono I lost a couple of years back with diphtheria. Pretty near broke my wife’s heart. Sit down, Jim. I’m in no hurry.” Jim gave a long slgb. Yes, the Jig was up. This man knew him like a book. This man ran him Into Sing Sing yean before. This man was his gtoaiMi*- They understood each other norw, and tor tho time restraint was at an end. The captain made himself most agreeable. He. had a pleasant face, with deep-set, twinkling eyes, and the heartiest laugh Alice had ever heard. She thought him almost as nice aa her papa. He aampled the turkey and the cranberries and tipping back his chair crunched a long stick of celery In his strong,, white teeth, talking briefly to Jim In words Alice could not understand. - “Fine turk, Jim, but an unlucky pinch.- Just happened I wan In . the Btore getting one for myself. Hpwl your lay, and would have landed If I hadn’t slipped on. the lee. Never thought of old Llmpy W11 sou till I haw that trail In the snow. Good cov er you’ve got, but the old lady put me wise. Unlucky leg, that, Jim.” Presently the captain rose. “Guess we’d better get along, Jim,” he said briefly. - o , Jim put on his coat and bat and turned to Alice with a wistful smile. “I’ve got to go out for a while, little sweetheart.” His voice trembled, hut Alice did not notice It “The captain haa come to offer mo a lob—a fine place that will fix ns np affright I’ll be back soon." A desperate hope whs in bis mind. He gave It voice aa they reached the street. “Cap," he said pleadingly, “wait a tow days till I can placo the little girl. She’s all alone. 1 can put her somewhere so she’ll be taken caro of nnd won’t know. For God’s sake, Cap, help me. out .She thinks her daddy’s straight aa a string.” The captain’s eyes were full of pity. “No frlends?"/ho asked. .“Not one, except old Mrs, Jan, and she’s got seven of her own." ’’It’s a tough proposition, Jim.” He was silent tor some time. His hand was on Jim’s shoulder, the alack of the coat In his firm grip. “Tell, you what I’ll do, Jim. You can take your choice. I’ll give yon a year to brace up, and you can stay right here nnd keep the kid.- That’s one side; here’s the ether. There’s five thousand dollars for me when'I deliver you over to Now York head quarters. I'll take the kid and give her a home, and uso tho money for her education. My wife would treat her like a daughter. Wo'll tell her you’ve got a job in Now York, and that she’s to stay with us till you send for her. When she’s old enough to bear it wo’ll toll her. you’re dead, ns you will ho long-before you servo all your time. Now I'll let you go, as I say, and If you turn square It’ll be affright But I’ll watch you like hawk, and If you trip up- again, vu help me! you'll take your medicine, child or no child. And you know, as well as I do .that you're too old a dog to learn new tricks. Speak np, now. I’m wasting good time.” And Jim spoke quickly. As much as he loved liberty ho lived Alice more. He could not hope much longer to keep from her tho awful secret of bis life. Better that he should gtvo up now, and spare her tho disgrace. “I guess you’re right Cap. I’ll give in.” _ A week later Jim stood before tho rail In the familiar New York head quarters, aiul heard himself sent down for trial. There were many charges against him. He could not ex- poet less than thirty year*. Presently those massive Iron doors would clang behind him, and the world wonld for got bun forever. Well, Alice would be, happy. She would think kindly of him. She would not know. And under tho captain's watchful care Alice never knew. VOHAK IN POLITICS. RECENT TIGHT AGAINST BOSSES DEVELOPS HER AS A STRONG FACTOR. Campaign of Good Government Calls Out Enthusiastic Aid of Feminine hex. “The man can do it but will not; tho woman would do It but may not. We are bound hand and foot, hut for tunately our tongues are not tied,” suld Mrs. G. A. Kuollenberg, of Rich mond, Indiana.. A bitter fight was on for tho election of Mayor of that city. The 'present incumbent, whose private aud public life is obnoxious to the bettor clement of the town, was up for re-aloction. For eight years the poli tical machine had hacked the Mayor, a mere tool in I In- hands o£ unscrupu lous leaders. The forces of good gov ernment seemed on the very verge of defeat, when the women arose In their might, twelve hundred strong, demand ing that their little city be controlled by men of clean character—that good Instead of evil, honesty Instead of graft, decency instead of Indecency, be the watchwords. They held a great mass meeting and made stirring speeches. It was not a question of politics; It was tho moral sentiment or the community speaking through Its wives and toothers. And it was effective. The Mayor .went down to defeat. Stahl a leading pai "Tho women of Richmond made result possible. The tide began to turn when the women met and to be half of womanhood and the sanctity of- the home protested against the con tinuance of tho present regime. It was not until then that the real im port of the fight was felt” Hot Stuffln New York. , Not only to this Indiana town, bnt in larger centers, the women were ac tive to the campaigns. In New York their earnest work on behalf of Je rome, reform candidate for re-election os District Attorney, has called out the admiration of even that opponent of woman’s activity In municipal af fairs, the Boston Herald, which says editorially; Bless the women) How they are work- lie meetings and street parades distribut ing bushels of Jerome literature; their armlo» of picked newsboys dealing out hot stuff at the aubwav and elevated itn- tlens during the rush hours; their night processions of autoa with atereoptlcons throwing upoa big sheets the split ticket to,teach the masses how-to uso it; their volunteer bands of watchers upon lodging houses and tenements to prevent the eol- onisstlon of floaters! Bleee the women municipal leagners and clubbers and sweet Rainy Daisies! They fie glvln- the men lotks very practlcaf lessons In election- Bring, and demonstrating thetr capacity ad genius for avstemotto and effective olltlcal work which mast rejoice Justice -rower and confound Grover Cleveland. In Craft-Ridden Philadelphia. But tho women of Philadelphia were equally active. Their aid was solicit ed by the city party to tho great work of reform, to secure for the cltizeaB an honest decent administration, and a physically clean city. And right well they did their work.- In nearly every one of tho forty-two. ward* they assembled to enthusiastic crowds, ana listened to addresses from promi nent women speakers, Including Mrs. Rudolf Blankenbttrg, Mrs. Owen Win ter (wife of tho author of “The Vir ginian"), and Mias Jennings, sister-in- law of Mayor Weaver. In the Toledo Morning Times appeared the following trenchant comment on this feature of the Quaker City campaign: In quiet, staid, precedent-loving Philadel- phta. thQ women are In politics up to tbclr are so amused lu the battle against Itical corruption and.graft that they willing to ataud shoulder to shoulder Hirobuml Ito Is called the Grand Old Man of Japan. lie la described as being to Japan what Fctcr the Great was to Russia. In the diplomatic his tory of Japan he is what Richelieu was to the France of Louis XIII. . Mrs. Samuel Smartwood who died lu Pennsylvania recently, at the age of 47, was the mother of twenty-five children She married at 14. and her first child was born soon after she was 15. There were but two sets of twlas. -• with the men and tight. coSSr^£Efu t0 /‘JM^S S life, and pat thetr shoulders to the wheel la aiding tho accomplishment of c the downfall of the public, evils that liavo been mado apparent In thelr-clty. It required nerve for the flrst woman to set. Formerly people didn’t admire nervo In a womsa. They do now. , The old manner of sitting back and wott ing to bo “protected” la gradually disap- peering—possibly because there were not eoongh protectors to go around; possibly because they didn't wont tho Job. In every city a halt bos been called on the ancient way wherein the woman’e hem' grew frantic over Its doll routine, her brail rusted from, disuse, : and her laentnlltj shrunk^from tho compression of the "ohel- Now. she breathes comparatively an- trammeled, the atmosphere of the whole world, sad rejoices In the nso of all that Is to her. Her pent-up activities t leaped tho barrier, and ahe Is, flrst of ■i hwnan, with humanity's Interests The women may prove a power for good In trrnft-rlddcn Philadelphia. whether or not this activity of wo man In municipal affairs Is welcomed, tho practical efficiency of her efforts to the recent fight against the bosses cannot be denied. 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