Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-09-23
CHAPTER V.
pERpLEXING A MAGISTRATE.

PERPLEXING A MAGISTRATE.
In after years Philip never forgot the
shame of that march through the staring
streets. The everlasting idlers of Lon
don's busiest thoroughfares gathered
around the policeman and his prisoner
with grinning callousness.
"Wot's e bin a-doin' of -
"Nicked lydy's purse, eh?'
Nav! Bin ticklin' the till. more like"
"Bli-me, don't e look sick!"
They ran and buzzed around him like
wasps. singing most bitterly with coarse
words and coarseT laughter. An omnibus
slowed its pace to let them cross the
road, and Philip knew that the people
On top craned their necks to have good
look at him. When nearing the viaduct
steps. the policeman growied something
at the pursuing crowd. Another con-
stable strobe rapidly to the entrance and
cut off the loafers, sternly advising them
to find some other destination. But the
respite was brief one. The pair
reached harrington street, and had bare
" attracted attention before they passed
the restaurant where Philip had lunched.
The hour was yet early for id-day Gus
toners, and the bald headed proprietor
saw them coming. He rushed out. The
geengrocer, too, turned from his wares
and Joined in the EXPLANATIONS of his
friend at this speedy denouement of the
trivial incident of twenty minutes earlier.
The restaurant keeper was made jubi-
liant by this dramatic vindication of the
accuracy of his Judgment.
The thievin young scamp he elacu-
Otnl 81.
Lock i'm up. 'Es regular wrong 'un."
The constable stopped ''Hello!" he
said. do you know him?"
81 should think l did. f KEN ERE
just now an obtained a good blowout on
false pretencies, am"
cold ard" put in the greengrocer
that's not quite the ticket. e asked
You to trust i'm, but you wouldn't"
The stout man gurgled.
Not me. / know is sort. But e 'ad
You fair treat, Billy"
"Mebbe, an mebbe not. Ennyhow
two bob won't break me, an Pm sorry
for the kid. Wot's ,e done, Mr.. Police
man?' Mr.. Judd was nettled, yet un-
willing to acknowledge he was wholly
wrong
Stole heap of diamonds. Do either
OF You know himg'
Never saw him afore this mornin,."
Never bin in my 'ouse before"
Then come along and Philip was
tugged onward, but not before he found
courage to say:
Thank you once more, Mr.. Judd.
Will keep my word, never fear"
What are you thanking him for o.
SAID the constable.
For believemg in me- was the curt
answer.
The policeman tried to extract some
meaning from the words, bat failed He
privately admitted that it was an eX
uaoTdlnary affair. How came boy who
spoke hike gentleman and was dressed
IKE street Arab to be wandering about
london with a pocketful of diamonds and
ADMITTED TO the private office of the chief
diamond merchant in Hatton Garden
ne gave 1t up, but silently thanked the
lars which connected him with an impor
tant case
=, Al last Philips via Dolorosa ended in
me Brldewell police station. He was
I"laaed before the inspector in charge,
IGnetionary who would not have exhib-
''N any surprise had the German En-
p'f9r been brought before him charged
win shoplifting.
I've opened huge ledger. tried if his
tsN would make a hair stroke on a piece
q" paper, and said, laeonically:
Manner"
w answer from the prisoner, followed
EMPHATIC demands from inspector and
abe, the former volunteering the
nation that to refuse your name
,1 address was in itself an offense
against the law.
al ''i,ps sangfroid was coming to his
Nv. i ne horror of his passage through
apIhg mob had cauterized all other
l''lhents, and he now saw that if ne