The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-28

OAAy tAO HULL Ouy W yAun1C, DuL dloO select quorum of street boys and loafers who had come to see the fun.
 "Oh, my eyel 'Ere's the City Cor poration been and swore hisself in as 8 speshul!" ejaculated one of the by islanders at the sight of MT. Tidy waite's portly form.
 "Hallo, copper when did you see your toes last?" inquired another.
 q say, Bill," said third, "what's the bloke been and gagged hisself for?'
 "To save his false teeth from bein' knocked down his throat, most likely,' replied Bill.
 "Please, sir, be you the speshul or the hextra, or the hextra speshul?" cried cheeky arab.
 Amid an encouraging chorus in this key the two constables started on their rounds. They walked slowly over the extent of their beat, and then came to standstill in Portland square Snow had now set in again vigorously and a keen northeaster drove the flakes in the faces of the two specials and caused the elder to shiver beneath his wraps.
 Do you think" said the banker presently, "that it would appear-a- unprotessional if were to put up an umbrella?"
 "Contrary to all the regulations, , replied MT. Wyldfire, who kept up his spirits very creditably under the circumstances. "Don't you let the inspector catch you at itl think, though, that I can put you up to a better dodge than that"
 "Pray, what is it?" inquired MT. Tidywaite, much interested.
 "P 73, the peeler on the beat, tipped me wink as he was going away, and whispered that we should find No. 24 the right sort of shop. I can't say what he meant, but I caught a glimpse of a larky looking slavey at No. "A Duchess Place as we came by. l mean to have another look. If you'll stop here minute I will return and report progress" And, without further ex- planation, the scion of the aristocracy departed. At! the end of about a quarter of an hour he returned, visi bly satisfied with the result of his mission.
 "It's all right" he said. "P 73 is a brick. There's comfortable kitchen entirely at our disposal at No. 24. The slavies are full of fun. The fam- fly is out, and 1 have sent for bottle of whisky. Come onw
 The banker gazed at his comrade in blank amazemeut.
 "You don't mean to say" he gasped, "that you expect me to-"
 "Why not? Whats the use of play ing at peeler if you don't do the thing properly?"
 "But what about the best, and the dukes house here?"
 "Oh, they'll look after themselves for half an hour. For the matter of that, it wouldn't be much loss to so- ciety if the Fenians were to blow old Dublin into smithereens. You had better come. The cooks a topper, I can tell you-just your sort"
 Had it been any one else than an earPs son who spoke, MT. Tidywaite would undoubtedly have met this ribald speech with the rebuke it mer- tied. AS it was, he contented himself with declining the invitation as stiffiy as politeness permitted.
 "As you please" said the Honorable Guy. "You will know where to find me if Pm wanted. No. 24; don't for get. Ta-taw
 He was soon out of sight, and MT. Tidywaite was left alone with his own reflections. Solitude did not add to the charms of his situation. The storm seemed to be steadily increasing in vi- olence, and, though he had no desire to initiate the example of MT. Wyldfire, the banker presently moved round his beat, looking for chance of gain ing shelter. He came thus to No. g. the duke of 'Dublin's house. It was a fine mansion, with portico extend ing to the pavement; and, remember ing his instructions from the inspector, MT. Tidywaite thought he would be doing his duty, as we'll as consulting his inclination, if he stood up against one of the pillars at the side, sheltered from the wind. He had stood there about quarter of an hour, his toes numbed and his teeth chattering, when the clock of neighboring church struck nine. The last stroke had scarcely ceased when MT. Tidywaite was startled by low whistle close at hand. Looking out from his shelter, he perceived tall man in an ulster standing near a lamp post. As if in response to the whistle, two other men hurried up from opposite di- rections. Their movements were SO mysterious that the special constable drew back as tar out of sight as he could get. The men were now talk ing together, and the inspectors in- structions-the allusion to the duke of Dublin and the dynamiters-re-