Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-19

clothes and cOolly appropriated his knife
revolver. tin cup and the two-dollar DILL
but had allowed him to retain his tooth
brush and pocket comb, for which articles
apparently, none of the party had .he
slightest use.
Thankful to get off with a whole skin
and with the clothes he WORE Paul had SUBJ
mitted philosophically to the robbery, see
ing that 1t was worse than useless to enter
any protest, but the incident had not tend
ed to elevate his spirits. and, more down
hearted than ever, he continued his tramp
into town. Turning discon solately from the
restaurant he spied pleasant-faced boy
standing in the doorway of a grocery store
with whom, after short parley, he mana ged
10 trade natural agate for a piece Of
cheese and handful of crackers
The edge of his hunger worn Off. he con-
tinued his tramp around town until the
gathering dusk warned him he had better
hunt sleeping quarters for the night AT Q
O'Clock, after meeting repeated rebuffs,
Paul grew desperate, and approaching a
blue-coated man standing under a gas lamp
inquired If he could help him to a nights
lodging.
Can I? Well. I should say so. What
man demanded in an authoritative voice.
Paul explained that he was stranger
ana had no money.
oh. you haven't. Ell? Well. can fix you
out, young fellow; just come with me- %
and up the street he started half dragging
the unwilling lad, who began to SUSPECT
the lodging provided might not be at all
to his liking.
This suspicion shortly became a certointy
when, after traversing a few blocks. the
burly stranger pushed the hesitating youth
up stairway, over the entrance to which
was lamp bearing the legend "City Hail.
Inc black letters on the glass. Down a long
corridor Paul was marched by his cantor
who by this time had announced himself as
the city marshal.
Hating before an iron-grated door the
officer rod na6 b.
the lock and turned the bolt back with a
smart snap that sent a SILVER through the
frame of his prisoner, who realized with
painful suddenness that he was about TO be
thrust In jail The thought was so agoniz-
ing that he turned fiercely upon the marshal
and protested vehemehtly against the indig-
nifty.
You keep quiet. youngster. or mebbe
you IL get more than you bargained for We
nave Just one place for all tramps and va
grants Inside here you stay until O'Clock
tomorrow morning, and II you don't pull
your 1relSht then lively like as not you'll
ing" wal
1t was bitter dose for the poor lad. but
Paul had no recourse. Argument with the
bullet-headed officer was nseIees 90 80
lowing his Indignation along with fen,
salty tears. he passed through the heavily
barred door. which closed with n bonG
Then Paul found himself in a large cell. in
the center or which a smoky oil lamn SRI
ITS dim rays over the room, emitting at the
same time most villainous smell
As soon as he became accustomed 70 tho
uncertain light Paul discerned a dozen
shapeless FORMS wrapped in blankets str1np
out around the brlck-walled chamber. from
some OF which the most unmeIodious snoras
emanated. y drunken brute in one corner
who persisted in filling the air with his idi.
otto yells. was being kicked into silence nv
two wakcful tramps. whose rest the moist
reveler had disturbed. and a general unric
ing was threatened. when the crazed wretch
sank back into inconsistencies and the agi-
tated blankets returned to their former an
pearance Of torpidity.
Not pleasant situation for a delicately