The Irish standard., 1906-05-12

| Washington like We do in England. me
cockney. Ye can't drive more'n hum
dred miles an hour on these pave
ments."
But. tell YOU" Warbur,on. real
ling where his cscapade was abou,
to lead him. grew desperate. The is-
nominy OF it: lie would be The laugh
ing-stock Of the town on the morrow
The papers would teen with il. You'll
I find that YOU are making Il srca, mis-
, take. Il you will only take me to-
! Scott Circle"
Where We have a pal with a gun
ch' Gi, abas,ti!" and the two made off
toward the west
Once or twice the officer found HIM
self admiriny the easy seat of his
prisoner: and If the horse had been
anything but trained animal he
| would have worried some regarding the
ultimate arrival at the third precinct
! 4 sweat OF terror moiStencd his brow.
What are yc M to. anyway" asked
the policeman. What kind ut booze
have We been samplin'o"
1--we nothing to say
"Ye speak clear enough. So much
tn worse. If We amt drunk. Was ye
crazy i ri,lc like that? We Nigh, have
killed tn women an had bill of man
slaughter brought aSains, yc."
II have nothing To say: ii is all a
mistake. go, the wrong number and
the wrong carriage"
TIL devil Nc did. An where was
yc Son' to- drive tn o:her carriage at
tina, ,hnn.irrin' rate? i, Won, wash
His hnnurll be >tonr-lcaf when w tell
him that. You're drunk or have hcen."
Mot tonight
well, Ia give me night OF T. know
what y" we're up to. noal We know
no. him about ordinances an laws?
| An ! wouldn't mind ha>in' We tell me
why ye threw Yer arms around tn lady
an kiSsel her. "-shrcwdly.
WarbnrtOn started in hi. saddle. lie
had forgotten all about that part Of
the episode. Ills blood warmed sud-
denly and his cheeks burned. lie had
kissed her. kissed her Sonnll\, too
WV ubSSt lu'iutIIltI woman IN
tho world. Why. come TO think of it /,
1t was easily worth night in jail.
Yes. by George. he had kissed her,
kissed that blooming check. aud but
for this policeman. would have forgot
ten! Whatever happened to him. she
wMldn, forget in hurry. He laughed.
The policeman 2azed at him in panied
surprise
well. We seem T. take i, good and
hearty"
"lf yon could only see the humor
in it, my friend. you'd laugh. too"
"Oh. would. hey? All ! got t.
say is that yer nerve gifts me. An We
stand pretty good show OF bcin'
rounded up for morc'n 30 days, too.
Well we've had Yer joke; mcbbo ye
have III pric" T. pay tn fiddler Turn
here
The rest of the ride was in silence.
Warbnrton gazing callously ahead and
the officer Watching him With a wary
eye tn observe amy suggestive move
nent. He couldn't make ont this chap.
There was sOmehin. wrong. some
dccp-dyed villainy of this he hadn't
the slightest doubt. II was them high
toned swclls that was the rrafticst an
most daring. Handsome is that hand
some does. A quarter of an hour later
they arrived III the third precinct,
where our ichu was registered for the
night under the name Of James Os-
horne. He was hustled into a small
cell and left to himself
lie had kissed her! Glory of glories!
lie HAD pressed her to his very heart,
besides. After all they couldn't do
anything serious TO him. They could not
prove the charge of abduction. lie
stretched himself on the cot, smiled,
arranged his legs comfortably. won
dered what she was thinking of at this
moment, and fell asleep II was a sign
OF good constitution and a deccn,ly
white conscience. And thus they found
him IN the morning. They touched his
arm, and he awOkG with a smile the
truest indication of a mans amiability.
Al frs, lie was puzzled as he looked
blinhinely from his ,jailcrs to his s,u-
roundnSs and then back at his jail
crS Then IL all returned to him. and
he laughed. Now the law. as repre-
scented and upheld by petty officers, DOS
scsses a dignity that Is instantly ruff
fled by the sound of laughter from a
prisoner: and Mr.. Robert was roughly
told to shut mp. and that he'd soon
laugh on the other side Of his mouth.
"All right officers, all right: only
make allowances for man who sees
the funny side of things" WarburtOn
stood mp and shook himself, and picked
up his white hat. They eyed him in
trlli"rntly In the morning light the
young fellow didn't appear to he such
rascal. II was plainly evident that
II" ha 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 wcll-kcpt. lie
shook his head
Look here me lad. your re no groom.
not by several years Now. what tn
devil was yc up to. anyway"
"I'm not saying a word sir" smiled
Warburton. "All ] want tn know is,
am to have any breakfast? shouldn't
mind some peaches and cream or
grapes to start with and a small steak
ana coffee"
"Yc wouldn't mind, lcy?" mimicketl