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NO. 4
CHICAGO, ILL.,
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7,
1903.
SINGLE COPIES 5 CENTS.
LIEUTENANT OF ENGINE TEN;
OR, WON FROM THE FLAMES. BY WALTER A. SINCLAIR.
ing hard ever since a younger man than he
d_ bee f a newly-created
he had confidently expected
whole
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him, and then st in the bac hat
it. , Dugan saw through it all the
‘ e, rs Was out for his job; he stot
: in line of promotion and would let nothing
come between him and his ambitions.
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- When the Chief of the Third Battalion
: drove up in front of Engine Ten’s house, the
- Captain went out-to see what -he wanted
? with a slight foreboding of the trouble in
* stor
“See ugan,” said the Marshal, low-
ering his voice so tha’ Jap
tain could hear, “what's this 1 “about
you not being able to answer the call at that
- rug store fire day bi
The Captain's red fac w almost pur-
ple. “Why, what did y’ anaged
to stammer after
“When Ten Company arrived there Lieu-
. tenant Danvers w: charge. He reported
that you had been accidentally thrown from
@ Cart and left unconscious. ave re-
. ceived later information that you were in-
toxicated and un: to get onto the seat,
nd Danvers ordered you to remain while he
took your place.’ The Marshal had flaunted Danvers’ rapid
© The color had gradually faded until Du- rise at him and compared it with his own
gan's face was normal. Tie eyed his accuser failure. The Marshal was down on. him,
sullenly, while the low-apoken, sen- too. Danvers was his pet. Oh, he'd show
tence thrust him through and through. them all yet! "d see whether this young
When his superior had finished, his rage schemer Was going te climb over him.
burst out. i” here were ways to fix him.
“T ! a damned lie! (he crled, shake Dugan stopped with a start. leep, was
ine with iitsuppressed wra this gets .to headquarters I don't know old friend on the day referred to, and they: he in his moody thoughts that he deep. to
drunk; I was hurt. Danvers overs “stepped what'll happen, I'll hush this up, but it had celebrated at the corner saloon in con- hear a light on the sta s Danvers,
his authority when he ordered me in. fant continue. Understand? Well, so- Yentional s yle. The alarm was just coming attired in his best clothes, cay
aecuser, “anyhow? Let me face him lon i en, © returned and in his ‘ogged , Captain, what's wrong?” he asked,
dow The reins tightened, the big roan stepped condition he barely escaped being run down seeing the strained; tense look on the othe
soothe statement was sent, »meé in a letter. off rapidly and the Marshal's red-wheel ted. e horses as they ran to their places un- er's face,
here was no name signed. iggy disappeared ina clou ler the harness.. He might have been unno- “You ought to know,”
. “And yeu'd believe a blackeuard who did "Captain Dugan stood looking blankly after tied in the excitement had he not fallen meantn iy” returned Dugan,
; not dare sign his name, against me? I his chief, one hand resting on his gray head akly while attempting to climb to his iow? Know what?"
/ thought you was my friend.” as if to shield it fro’ . Finally, he seat on the hose-cart. Staggering to his feet con't think you ca fool me, Danvers, I
r “I am, Th 's as a friend I come to turned and walked slowly, thoughtfully, he made another drunken, blundering at- saw through the whole business at e.
warn you. order an examination, back into the engine house and mounted t tempt to take his place, fumbled for the You've been after my job ever sin ince
nd if it turned out that the charge was stairs to the bunk r orn. handle and failed to find the hub of the “came here and you dont. s stop at “anything
true, where would you be methin; “The Gap looks. as had a call- wheel with his foot. Then Danvers jumped to get it. But I'll beat you yet
akes me suspect that it's true, in spite of down.” remarked Pipeman’| ‘Snell to the en- from his seat on the engine, gathered up thi The poured forth in a passionate
+7 your denials. I know you, Dugan, and I ginee! Captain in his strong arms, staggered up to. torrent, starting in a low tone and gradual-
now of other affal: We started in to. Guess he had it comin’ to him, although the bunk room. deposited his superior on y rising and growing in force until it
Bether, and if you'd 1 e booze alone Danvers told us to tell the accident yarn,” bed, and taking Dugan's pla face on the cart, reached the full-throated ron fiance.
you'd have a battalion as easy es 8 the answer. ordered lost time to be made up. Danvers looked astonished, hardly believ=
at youn, anvers, how he’s cl ed. The Tt ere no one in the bunk room when As reviewed happenings, the ing he head aright,
youngest ‘loot’ in the department, fd he'll the Captain entered, and stepping to his Captain felt his aversion for the young “Captain, I demand an explanation of
, be @ marshal before many years if he keeps locker, he opened it and took out a bottle, Lieutenant growing. He had never liked your talk,” he cried, as his superior paused
from which he proceeded to take a drink, hi well, for failure envies suc» in ‘his outburst,
ikely he's out for my place. I sus- Then Seating himself on his bed he fell into cess. He had exonerated himself to his own uu demand, hey, Lieutenant Danverst
on pect that he's the man that t reported me... -an leasant reve ins which figured © satisfaction... Heswasn’t intoxicat fay hate: tke your ordering me around the
“You're ungrateful,’ Tim. - Danvers is profnitently the which the Mare be he had been taking a little too much, but other day, If you want to know, go ask the
square young fellow, an endangered shal had hinted, “Unfortunately for Dugan, who wou t after sustaining the disap~ Marshal. "He your cowardly, black-
his Job as much as I have to shield you. If the charges were all true. He had met an pointments he had. Dugan had been drink- guarding letter that you weren’ man
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