Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-02-03

man can commit and escape hanging.
Oh, for a mettlesome nag, There
would be no police-station for him,
then Police-stationi 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
Of HIMSELF lie wondered how much
money IL would take TO clear himself
and at the same moment recollected
that he hadn't a cent in his clothes.
A sweat OF terror moistened his brow.
What are We up to. anyway" asked
the policeman. What kind OF hooze
have We been samplin'?''
I've nothing TO say"
eye speak clear enough. SO much
tn worse. II ye ain't drunk. Was We
crazy { ride like that? Ee might have
killed tn women an had bin Of man
slaughter brought against We"
Il have nothing TO say; It IS all a
mistake / got the wrong number and
the wrong carriage"
9Th devil we did. An where was
We goin' TO drive tn other carriage at
that thunderin' rateg 10 won't wash.
I.is honor1l be stone-deaf when We tell
, hlr that. You're drank or have been"
Not tonight"
well. I'd give me night of Z know
what We were up t.. Don't We know
nothin' about ordinances an laws?
An I wouldn't mind havin' We tell me
why We threw yer arms around tn lady
an kissed her. '-shrewdly.
Warburton started in biz saddle. He
had forgotten aILabout that part OF
the episode His blooI warmed sud
denly and his cheeks burned. lie had
| kissed her. kissed her soundly. too.
the most radiantIy beautiful woman I'm
The world. why. come 20 think OF if.
It was easily worth q night I'm Jail.
Yes. by George. he had kissed her.
kissed that blooming cheek. and but
for this policeman. would have forgot
tenl Whatever happened TO him. she
wouldn't forget in q hurry. He laughed.
The policeman gazed at him in palned
surprise
Wei. ye seem T. take 1t good and
hearty"
III You could only see the humor
In e. my friend. you'd laugh. too"
ooh. 7 would. hey? An I got Z
say Is that yer nerve gifts me. An ye
stand a pretty good show Of bein'
rounded up for more'n 30 DAYS. too.
Wen. we've had yer joke, mebbe We
have IN price & pay tn fiddler Turn
/ here"
The rest Of the ride was IN silence.
Warburton gazing callously ahead and
the officer watching him with n wary
eye 90 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 10 was them high
, toned swclls 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 tho
night under thc~<as@1e OF James Os-
borne. He was hustled into a small
cell and left 90 himself
lie had kissed her, Glory Of rloriosi
He had pressed her TO his very heart.
besides. After an. they couldn't do
anything serious SO 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 az this
moment. and feu asleep 10 was a sign
OF a good constitution and a decently
white conscience. And thus they found
| him iE the morning They touched his
/ arm. and he awoke with a smile. the
| truest indicc ion of a mans amia5ility.
/ AZ firss he was puzzled as he looked
/ bliniinely from his jailers 90 his sur
roundings and then back at his jail
/ ers. Then 70 an returned 90 him. and
he lauPhed. Now The law. as repre-
| scented and upheld hv petty officers. pos
sesses dienitv that Is instantly ruff
fed by che soart OF laughter from a
| prisoner; and SIR Robert was roughly
| told 20 shut un ard that he'd soon
Iaurn on the ofho~ side of his mouth.
"AH rirht officers. all right; only
| make allowance for a man who secs
the funny side OF things" Warburton
, stood mp and Shoot himself. and picked
Il uR MS WilIt m. I|- ! NtN tNNN nun IN
telligentlv. IN ne morning light the
young fellow didn't appear to be such
a rascal II 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 a
shrewd and trained observer, noted the
white hands soft and well-kept He
shook his mead.
Look here. me lad. you're no groom,
not by several years. Now. what tn
| devil was ye up TO. anyway"
I'm not saying a word. sir" smiled
| Warburton. "All I want TO know is.
am 10 have any breakfast? I shouldn't
mind SOME peaches and cream or
grapes to start with. and a small steak
| and coffee"
eye wouldn't mind hey?" mimicked
the officer. what dye think this
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