Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-19
NARROW ESCAPE.
TWO SOCIETY GIRLS RESCUED BY
A POLICEMAN,
They Mixed Drinks, Got Gay, and Were
Deserted By Their Escorts-A Cops
Experience-Good Samaritan Work.
He Took Them Home.

"Say, if you want story" said a po-
lice officer to HERALD reporter yester-
day, "I'll give you one if you won't put
my name to it.
II was going back to my beat, after
having taken prisoner to the station
the other night about 10 o'clock, and
had just turned down Ninth street from
Spring when heard some one groaning
near wagon which had been left
standing on the side OF the street. L
went over there and found two girls
one was awfully sick, and the other was
steadying herself by hanging on to the
wagon. They were both drunk as lords,
and I was about to run them in, for I
thought they were couple of tough
women out on drunk, when l took a
close look at them, and you could have
knocked me down with feather, for
they were two very well-known girls,
who are perfectly respectable, and who
are society high-hiers. I've seen both
of them at swell dances and parties
when I was detailed to look after things.
Well, sir, l was staggered.
''The girl that was standing up, was
very full, but she would talk and she
knew what was the matter with her.
She managed to explain that they had
gone to party with two young fellows,
and had foolishly drank number of
glasses of punch, and just before leav-
ing the lady who gave the party had
made them all drink some champagne.
She told me the lady's name and ]
knew that she had given swell party
that night. The girl said when the
other girl began to get gay and then
sick, that the fellows who took them to
the party seemed to get scared and
stopped the hack they were in, and
told the girls to get out and walk
little as it would sober them. They got
out, when the two fellows jumped back
into the hack and drove off, leaving
them.
By this time one girl, who had done
all the talking, began to get pretty
sober, and asked her what she thought
she had better do.
81 want to go home," she said.
"But how about this girl?' said l,
pointing to her companion.
"Well, if she would only pretend to
be awfully sick, and not act like a fool,
would take her home with me and ex-
plain to my mother that she was too i'll
to 60 home, and she could tell her
mother the same thing tomorrow"
"Can you play your part?' l asked
the sick damsel.
"Pm sick enough, amt I? and as for
acting like a fool, 1 won't if can help
it, she said.
Well, 1 got a hack and we drove to
to .one of the best houses in the city,
out Figueroa-street way, and l quietly
got the girls up to the door, rang the
bell, and then skipped back to the hack.
saw the door open, and the
soberest girl turned, as if speaking to
the fellow who had taken her out, and
said, good night, Jack I murmured
good night and then drove off with the
hackman."
The policeman stopped as if the story
was ended.
"Well, did the girls get out of the
scrape all right?" asked the reporter.
81 think so," replied the cop. II see
them often out with their folks, and you
often have their names in the society
columns of the HERALD. They fre-
quentiy pass me, but never give the
slightest indication of knowing me.
They've no use for me now"
"You deserve great credit for the way
you acted" continued the reporter.
"You doubtless saved their reputation"
"Yes, suppose did," answered the
officer. "I'm glad saved something,
for they forgot to give me any money to
pay that d-d hackman. He cinched
me, tell you. Asked 500, or said he
would report me for riding off my beat
with girls. 1 was afraid he would make
trouble for the young women, SO paid
it. But, / tell you, don't want any
more good Samaritan in mine, unless /
get my expenses in advance"