HOW HEFTY BURKE GOT EVEN OUTSIDE THE PRISON AN UNFINISHED STORY * *

"They won't keep company with me on land," Hefty complained, bitterly, "and they can't keep company with me in the water; so I lose both ways."

Rags had been Hefty's foremost rival among the swimmers of the East Side, but since the retirement of the former into reputable and private life Hefty was the acknowledged champion of the river front.

Rags had been Hefty's foremost rival among the swimmers of the East Side, but since the retirement of the former into reputable and private life Hefty was the acknowledged champion of the river front.

So it became Hefty's duty to behave himself.

On Monday night the foreman at the livery stable of the ice company appointed Hefty a driver, and, as his wages would now be fifteen dollars a week, he concluded to ask Mary to marry him on Wednesday night at the dance.

And the private yachts and big excursion-boats that passed, banging out popular airs and alive with bunting, made Hefty feel very bitter.

" "I know," assented Hefty, gloomily, "but I came as soon as I could.

Hefty got away from the Islan

Hefty's features were not exactly the sort of features you would imagine a Marquis de Neuville would have; but as his visor was down in the picture, it did not make much material difference; and as his figure was superb, he answered very well.

For all his contempt, Hefty had a secret admiration for the ancient marquis who had worn this suit, and had been strong enough to carry its weight and demolish his enemies besides.

But the more Hefty thought of it, the more he believed that only the real suit would do.

"Holee smoke!" gasped Mr. McGovern, as Hefty stumbled heavily across the pavement with an overcoat over his armor and his helmet under his arm.

They observed Hefty's approach with whispered awe and amazement.

McCluire took this challenge calmly, and looked down and smiled at Hefty's feet.

"You'll look like a fool standing on his head in a snow-bank if you talk impudent to me," said Hefty, epigrammatically, from behind the barrier of his iron mask.

Suddenly Hefty threw up his visor "Stuff," he cried, "are youse with me?" He did not wait for any answer, but swung back his two iron arms and then brought them forward with a sweep on to the back of the necks of the two policemen.

Then he was waiting on the depot platform, and Hefty Burke, the baggage man, was saying, "Where you goin', Buzz?" "Goin' to fight the Germans.

" Hefty had hooted hoarsely: "Ya-a-as you are, you big bluff!"

" Hefty, still scoffing, turned away to his work.

Hefty chaps in a scrimmage, and both equal to engines of any kind.

I footed hefty petrol bills for this by the way, but could not claim the travelling allowance.

He did not speak much French, I fancy, but I loved to hear him say that "Ca y est," when he raised a stretcher in his hefty arms and packed a piece of bleeding flesh into the top of his car with infinite care lest he should give a jolt to broken bones.

"A hefty lot! ...

And my weightI was weighing a good thirteen stone at that time, being a big and hefty youngstercarried me down and down into the green water, for I had been shot over the side with considerable impetus.