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Drane shgddered
I'm goIn to take . vacation =, the
island " continued tpe other. cbeerfully
'',iot kind o tired walkin, an need 10
rest up. sPect 10 60 Up fos long?-
II don't know what they will do with
J me, replied l'rane, and don't want
{ - talk 10 yog."
IAN right. all right said the rara-
muffin. "Oulv if you ain used to this
business You'll find lore long that it's
usefsl 10 make friends wherever yo, can
PICK 'em up. No tcliin' what Q naan
might do for you, seef"
Lawrence turned away, feeling in his
disgust a forlOrn conviction that the 1ssl-
low was probably right. At the other
side of the court whore several women
prisoners were grouped he saw thu
Young lady whose misfortune had h ad So
much to do with bringing him there He
started at once to go over and speak ~
her, and of course policeman prevented
him. He saw that she was speaking
eagerly with anslderly lady who stood
on the other side of the rail.
'she at least has found frienA.-
thought Drane. and so it proved, for in
few minutes she was called before the
Judge, and the elderly lady stood ND
with her at the bar. There was . brief
conversation which Lawrence could not
hear, and then both women stepped
down and passed through the gate into
the audience room. They were on the
way out of the court, but the young LADY
paused moment and looked inq uiringly
back. Lawrence caught her eve and
bowed. She returned his salutatioa and
hurriedly whispered to her companiOa
The latter raised pair Of glasses, beau-
tlfully framed and handled in ebony, to
her eyes and scrutinized Drane keenly
Then she shook her hesA decidedly end
passed out
oh, yes, go o." thought Lawrence,
hes bad case, OF course. Look st mis-
clothes and his villainous face,'
The young lady's face WAS grave with
Disappointment. but just rs the door was
closing on her she threw back at him .
smile which made the unhappy prison.
er's heart bound.
''she's trying to tell ME TO be hope
ful," he thought, and 10 l will, By
Jove,-
For a full minute after that he felt
convinced that somehow all would 90
well with him; but this uplifting of his
soul was transient He soon relapsed
into dull, faint Indifference, paying no
attention whatever to the trial of cases
constantly going on before him. He did
not hear the crier call out twi,e:
Thomas Jones'" and he did not half
comproh hend what was up when an on
Ger seized him by the shoulder roughly,
saying;
Here, come along why don't yoa
stand up when you're called?-
In the little delay that thus ensuei
another case was crowded before he
judge. Lawrence, standing at the bar,
tried to listen. He caught some words
about common vagabond," and stale
beer gang, but he could not understand
1T all. Presently, however, the prisoner
on trial turned to him and Lawrence
recognized his recent acquaintan the
ragamufYin.
I've got ten days" he said. smilinr
complaeently. The fellow shuffied OF,
and Lawrence looked up just in time to
catch the judges eye IS the formal ques-
tion was put:
What is your namef"
Lawrence Drane," he responded
quickly. and then he thought-too late.
The judge scowled at q document before
him and glanced inquiringly At the Do
liceman.
That's my prisoner" said the latter,
''he gave a different name At the station
house"
har A, =
judge, ''by giving one name at the sta
ton ana another one here?-'
Il didn't want to be known, your
honor" stammered Lawrence.
"No, l suppose not" snapped the
Judge. ''well, what is IL, Jones, or the
other name?-
"Jones is right replied Lawrence.
realizing gloomily that another hone
that he had cherished slightly. that of
convincing Judge, had been shattered
by his blunders.
You are charged" continued the
judge, with assault and attempt to rob.
What do you say TO it?~
OF course Lawrence respondea s.pot
guilty" and then the Judge called Tor
the complainant. The weIl-dressed
Young man was not present. There
upon his honor reprimanded the police
man for bringing up . case without a
witness and added:
In the absence OF q complainant.
should discharge this man ct once il he
had not tried to assume a false name.
That attempt makes him suspicious
character Hold him until three O'Clock.
and see that your witness is here 1t that
hour
The hours dragged along. the Judge
went 70 lunch. another session wss be-
gun. and at last Thomas Jones' w,s
again called to the bar Tho oou-
plAinant had not turned I'd. AL tie
Judge sad, irritably:
You are discharged Jones. but I wan