Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-24

0tonu 2. .pSSSy SOOu ouOW UI DeIu rounded up for moren 30 days, too We'll, ye've had yer joke; mebbe ye have tn price t'.pay tn fiddler. Turn here"
 : The rest of the ride was in silence Warburton gazing callously ahead and
 the officer watching him with wary !. eye to observe any suggestive move ment. He couldn't make out this chap.
 There was something wrong, some deep-dyed villainy-of this he hadn't the slightest doubt. It was them high toned swells; that was the craftiest an
 most daring. Handsome is that hald-
 some does. A quarter of an hour later
 they arrived at the third precinct, : where, our.jehu was registered for the
 night under the name of James Os-
 borne. He was, hustled into a small
 cell and left to himself.
 He had kissed her! Glory of glories!
 He had pressed her to lis very heart,
 besides. After all. they couldn't do anything serious to him. They could not
 prove the charge of abduction. He
 stretched himself on the cot, smiled,
 arranged his legs comfortably, rwon-
 dered what she was thinking of at this
 moment, and fell asleep. iIt was a sign
 of good constitution and a decently white conscience. And thus they found him in the morning. They touched his arm, and he, awoke with smile, the truest indication of mans amiability. At first he was puzzled as he looked blinkingly from his iailers to his sur roundings and then back at his jail- CTS. Then it all returned to him, and he laughed. Now the law, as repre- sented and upheld by petty officers. pos- sesses dignity that is instantly ruff fled by the sound of laughter from a prisoner; and Mir. Robert was roughly told to shut up, and that he'd soon laugh on the other side of his mouth.
 "All right officers. all right; only make allowances for a man who sees the funny side of things" Warburton stood up and shook himself. and picked up his white hat They eyed him in- telligently. In the morning light the young fellow didn't appear to be such a rascal. It was plainly evident that he hal not been drunk the preceding night; for his eyes were not shot with red veins nor did his lips lack their usual healthy moisture. The officer who had taken him in charge. being shrewd and trained observer noted the white hands, soft and well-kept. He shook his head.
 Look here, me lad. you're no groom. not by several years. Now. what tn 1eeirwas !yssnp to, anyway"
 T'm not saying word, sir" smiled Warburton. "All I want. to know is, am to have any breakfast? shouldn't mind some peaches and cream or grapes to start with, and a small steak | md coffee"
 "Ye wouldn't mind. hey?" mimicked he officer What dye think this place is. tn Metropolitan club? Yell nave yer bacon an coffee. an be glad : git it. They'll feed ye in the mess { 'oom.' Come along"
 Warburton took his time over the ! ,offee and bacon. He wanted to think | ,ut a reasonable defense without un- masking himself. He was thinking low he could .get word to me. too. The. '"duffer'' might prove friend in leed.
 Nov where?" asked warburton, viping his mouth.
 'T' tn court. It'll go hard with ye f ye're handed over t tn grand jury ,n tn charge of abduction. Ye'd bet. CT make clean breast of 1t. I'll speak ! word for yer behavior" |
 Aren't you a little curious?"
 Its a part of me business, "-gruffiy.
 "I'll have my say to the judge" said Narburton.
 That's yer own affair. Come"
 Once outside. warburton lost color nd large part of his nonchalance; or an open patrol stood at the curb.
 Have I got to ride in that?"-dis- 
 "As true as life: an if ye make any isturbance. so much tn worse"
 Warburton climbed in. his face red Tith shame and anger. He tied his andkerchief around his chin and Ilted his hat far down over his eyes.
 "Fraid of meetin' some of yer swell -iends. hey? Ten t one. yer swell an ras runnin' away with tn wrong -oman. Mind. I have an eye on ye"
 The patrol rumbled over the asphalt n the way downtown. warburton uried his face in his hands Several mes they passed a cigsr-store. and is mouth watered for a good cigar, le taste of a clear Havana.
 He entered the police-court. not lack lg in curiosity. IT was his first ex- erience with this arm of the civil W. He wasn't sure that he liked i,. wasn't an inviting place with it's are benches and It's motley. tawdry Irong He was pumped into a seat . stveen some ladies of irregular sbits. and the stale odor of intoxi- Ints. mingling with cheap perfumery. ok away the edge Of his curiosity. Hello. pretty boy: jagr- asked one these faded beauties. in an under me. She nudeed him with her eIbou. No sweetheart he replied. smiI- g iB spite of himself
 -Ah gowan. Been pinching som. le's vsdr ~Nope.-
 What are you here for. theug- Having good time vithout any 'dyis consent. If you wiII Iis-sn. yoH m soon hear all abort ft-