The ragged edge: A tale of ward life & politics

The Ragged Edge A T ale of W ard L ife & P olitics
By John T. M c . Intyre
First Novel
Series
New York M c C lure , P hillips & C o . Mcmii
Copyright, 1902, by McCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO Published, September, 1902, R
To Wayne, Andy, George & Lew
THE RAGGED EDGE
“ Arrah, me jewel, sure, Larry’s the boy! ”
Old Song.
WEARY horses dragged ponderous trucks homeward; the drivers drooped upon their high seats and thought of cans of beer; a red sun threw shafts of light along the cross-town streets and between the rows of black warehouses.
The porters had all gone for the night from Mason & Sons, and young Mason stood upon the office step, about to lock the door, when Kerrigan jumped from a passing car and hailed him.