nsity. Then he left the
station house.

CHAPTER IV

WHAT THE DOCTOR SAID

Officer Bobbie Burke found the case at the Men's Night Court to be less
difficult than his experience with Dutch Annie and her "friend." The
magistrate disregarded the pleading of Alderman Kelly to show the
"law-abiding" Morgan any leniency. The man was quickly bound over for
investigation by the Grand Jury, upon the representations of Captain
Sawyer, who went in person to look after the matter.

"This man will bear a strict investigation, Mr. Kelly, and I propose to
hold him without bail until the session to-morrow. Your arguments are
of no avail. We have had too much talk and too little actual results
on this trafficking and cocaine business, and I will do what I can to
prevent further delays."

"But, your honor, how about this brutal policeman?" began Kelly, on a
new tack. "Assaulting a peaceful citizen is a serious matter, and I am
prepared to bring charges."

"Bring any you want," curtly said the magistrate. "The officer was
fully justified. If night-sticks instead of political pull were used
on these gun-men our politics would be cleaner and our city would not
be the laughing-stock of the rest of the country. Officer Burke, keep
up your good work, and clean out the district if you can. We need more
of it."

Burke stepped down from the stand, embarrassed but happy, for it was a
satisfaction to know that there were some defenders of the police. He
espied Jimmie the Monk sitting with some of his associates in the rear
of the room, but this time he was prepared for trouble, as he left.
Consequently, there was none.

When he returned to the station house he was too tired to return to his
room in the boarding-house where he lodged, but took advantage of the
proximity of a cot in the dormitory for the reserves.

Next day he was so white and fagged from the hard duty that Captain
Sawyer called up Doctor MacFarland, the police surgeon for the precinct.

When the old Scotchman came over he examined. Burke carefully and
shook his head sternly.

"Young man," said he, "if you want to continue on this work, remember
that you have just come back from a hospital. There has been a bad
shock to your nerves, and if you overdo yourself you will have some
trouble with that head again. You had better ask the Captain for a
little time off--take it easy this next day or two and don't pick any
more fights."

"I'm not hunting for