Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-10
CHAPTER v. (Continued.)

Half dozen times Warburton was
OF a mind to make a bolt for it, but he
did not dare trust the horse or his
knowledge Of the streets: He had al
ready two counts against him, disor-
derby conduct and abduction, and he
had no desire to add uselessly, third,
that of resisting an officer, which
seems the greatest possible crime a
man can commit and escape hanging.
Oh. for a mettlesome nag! There
would be no police-station for him,
then. Police-station! Heavens, what
should he do? His brother, his sister;
their dismay, their shame; not count
Ing that he himself would be laughed
at from one end of the continent to
the other. What an ass he had made
o.. himself He wondered how much
money it would take to clear himself
and at the same moment recollected
that he hadn't cent in his clothes
A sweat of terror moistened his brow.
What are We up to, anyway" asked
the policeman. what kind Of booze
have We been samplin'?"
1--WE nothing to say"
eye speak clear enough. So much
TIL worse, if We amt drunk. Was We
crazy t. ride like that? Ye might have
killed tn women an had a bill of man
slaughter brought against ye."
81 have nothing to say; it is all a
mistake. l got the wrong number and
the wrong carriage"
9Th devil We did. An WHARF was
We goin' to- drive tn other carriage at
that thunderin' rate? 1t won't wash.
His honorll be stone-deaf when We tell
him that You're drunk Or have been y
mot tonight"
Well, I'd giYs me night off t. know
what We were up to. Don't we know
nothtn' about ordinances an laws?
An wouldn't mind havin' We tell mo
why We threw yer arms around tn lady
an kissed her."-shrewdly.
Warburton started in his saddle He
had forgotten all about that part of
the episode. His blood warmed sud-
denly and his cheeks burned. He had
kissed her, kissed her soundly, too,
the most radiantly beautiful woman in
the world Why, come to think of it,
it was easily worth night in jail.
Yes, by George, he had kissed her,
kissed that blooming cheek, and but
for this policeman would have forgot
ten! Whatever happened to him. she
wouldn't forget in hurry He laughed.
The policeman gazed at aim in panied
surprise.
well, We seem t take it good and
hearty"
"If you could only see the humor
in it, my friend, you'd laugh, too"
ooh, would, hey? All 1 got t.
say is that yer nerve gifts me, An ye
stand pretty good show Of bein'
rounded up for more'n 80 days, too.
Well, we've had yer joke; mebbe ys
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 a wary
ment. He couldn't make out this chap.
Ihere was something wrong, some
deep-dyed villainy-of this he hadn't
the slightest doubt. 1t was them high
toned swells that was the craftiest an
most daring. Handsome is that hand
some does. A quarter of an hour later
they arrived at the third precinct
where our jehu was registered for the
night under the nam1 of James Os
borne He was hustled into small
cell and left to himself.
He had kissed her! Glory of glories
He had pressed her tol his very heart
besides. After all, they couldn't d.
anything serious to him. They could no
prove the charge of abduction. HI
stretched himself on the cot, smiled
ARRANGED bis legs comfortably won