Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-20

Beaver House door the tramp had resolved
upon his course of action. He ran down
the steps pell-mell, seized Lawrence by the
hand, and exclaimed:
"Well, well! TO see you again and IN thus
shapel I'm delighted and everlastinGly
relieved" 90,
lawrence, las the policemen paused:
see that you are at the upper end or the
tetter-board at present"
He would have said more in expression
of his bitterness, but the tramp interrupt
"Oficers. don't think you have any
right TO hold this man. l know him. de
j. my only brother. His name is Lawrence
Srane, of Kansas City, and am his brother
John, come on TO take care OF HIM. L de-
mand that you show me your authority Tor
arresting him before you take hum any FUR
cher.
This. of course. was stumper for the
policemen. They had no authority what
ever.
that reward?" :.
Al this moment a button in Mr.. Drane's
Bowery suit gave way.
Jimmy. of course, had explained the
prospective reward to the policemen and
had held out its terms as inducements Tor
their action. Neither Mr.. Drane or the
tramp knew exactly what to do.
"Well, the fact il" began MIR. Drane.
"You understand" said the tramp at
The same moment, Mr. Drane is not q
crazy man; he is my friend and relative"
but, Y interrupted again one OF the po-
hcemen, THAT rewardg We don't pro-
pose to stay out all night looking for this
gent and the rewardwithout some return"
And here Mr. Drane's right knee began
20 peep through his trousers. His economi-
cal suit was coming rapidly and naturally
dDoes it look very bad? he whispered
70 the tramp, as he felt seam in the back
burst.
at looks like bloody murder" said the
tramp in an undertone; and speaking OF
that, how do you think those made Kansas
City pantaloons Of yours fit me?"
Tell 'em you'll give 'em a check at the
Beaver House at o'clock this afternoon"
whispered Lawrence.
The tramp knowing that Lawrence had
lots Of money fell into this plan. and the
police. knowing that they had no authori-
~. Immediately disappeared. But not so
Jimmy. jimmy hung on until the tramp
assured him that he and Drane were going
TO the parsons house to elucidate together
one or TWO problems that were not yet clear
20 either of them. During all the CONVEX
sation that this involved Lawrence dis
creetly kept his mouth shut and presently
Jimmy dashed off presumably TO givea col
umn Of copy 10 his newspaper for the last
edition. After this the two men paused on
The sidewalk and Mr.. Drane began:
My dear man, there is something about
you, In addition 10 my clothes. which
makes me think that you are or ought to
be gentleman"
Sir. responded the tramp, there is
something about you besides that ILL.,
aetff hot oh a
you rs destined to better things than you
have endured during the past week.
Then both men laughed and after that
they shook hands heartily.
say" said Lawrence, "what is your
name and how the unmentionable Gead
did you get into tramp's lifeYn
Ny NAME" responded the other. ";s
plain johnson, baptized Richard j. was
ct one timea country school-master, which
may account for my lapses into fairly cor.
rect English when / talk. School-rnaster.
ing, found, did not pay for man who had
acquired champagne tastes on beer in.
come, and 50 determined 10 travel. Ex.
perience OF an unusually severe nature un-
dermined my convictions respecting neun,
Il fsssua, and therefore descended totheft,
But IL u only fair to explain that tins de-
scent IN morality came from the fact that
soon after gave misunderstanding went
Unfortunate murmured Mr.. Drane.
/ MAS an alderman" continued the
tramp. and voted various franchises 10
railroad corporations aud escaped indict-
ment / never knew how. Then, having
nv hands in the public treasury, otherwise
The peoples pockets, for two or three
years, lost al sense Of decorum and
honesty"
fo1 ere 70 b pitisd, not condemned"
aid ~, Ufape.
IS. 3 oopfipusd the tramp, " an not
n1keeo1hGr bad. That. With your kindaes4