The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-19
HE DIDN'T PAWN IT.

Money for Matinee Tickets and Got
 Arrested.
 It was Featherly's unluckly month Everything he touched made him think of Midas, because the result was so different. The last straw was laid upon him Tuesday night, when the boys trimmed him up at poker for so much that he had to write Q Us for the whole bunch and borrow carfare home.
 He had promised Mrs. Featherly that she and her mother should go to the matinee Wednesday, and you may be sure they reminded llim of it before he was fairly seated at breakfast that morning.
 Sure" said Featherly; T hadn't for gotten it"
 And the worst of it was, he hadn't It had pesteled him so that he hadn't slept much or any during even the few hours ne had lain in bed. No; come to think of it, that was not the worst of it. The very worst of it was that Mrs Featherly and her mother had not for gotten it.
 Have you got the ticket?" his wife asked.
 No, I ordered the seats by tele- phone I will pay for them on my way down. The tickets will be at the box office for you. Just give your name and you will get them
 That clinched the difficulty. There was nothing for it now but to get those in1y atr d Featherly couldn't think of another person in all the world from whom he could borrow even a paltry dollar, with llis pay day half q week away,
 After breakfast he wandered aim- lessly about the house trying to think of somthing he could pawn. He had already had to explain how his watch had gone back on him and he had had To take it to the jeWeler for repairs. His little diamond scarf pin, too-the one his wife and mother-in-law had pooled their savings to get for him last Christmas-had been missed and he had been compelled to tell thrilling story about how he had discovered, in. the very nick of time that the stone was loose, That, too, was in the hands of the 'jeweler,"
 What next? Featherly tried hard to think, At last tine pearl-handled re- volver that had been so useless to him l came to mind, It was just the thing It would bring $9, he felt sure, and that would see him through for matinee tickets, carfares and sinker Inches un- l til Saturday.
 so he sneaked the pistol from the drawer where it had lain for months and slipped it into his pocket.
 The world seemed uncommonly bright to Featherly as he rode down town that morning. The revolver in his pocket had solved what had seemed at one time, to be an unsoluble problem. Resolutions looking to utter reform of lis habits made his mind comparative ly easy.
 II will close" he said to Glimself; "cut out all forms of gambling, pay my debts, and never again get into this fix never, again" #.<
 The car was crowtle d;that goes with out saying in Brooklyn, x Featherly gave his seat to a woman and stood up be side the policeman in5pntform, who was riding to his post.
 Every now and then the ear stop ped with a joltror stasSed with a jerk wGlich sent Feathefiy against the l big policeman. Featherly smiled his apologies at the officer, but the re sponse was not friendly. The police man looked down at him with stern eyes and said nothing9t
 Then Featherly sqppsaea through the jam between him ahd the door, for l1e vas nearing a certain pawnshop which 1 he knew, alas, too well,
 Close at his heels came the policeman. l And when they had landed and the car l had gone on the officer quietly, but firmly, took Feati1erly'iby the arm, say | ing:
 You'll come to the station with me"
 What for?" Featherly wanted to know.
 For carrying concealed weapons the officers informed him.
 No amount of explanation served Featherly's eager desire. Pleading was equally vain. He had to go to the sta- l tion, where the revolver vas con fiscated and he was locked up.
 Were going to break up this habit people nave of carrying pistols about with them" said the sergeant.
 But I was merely taking it down tc pawn" Featherly explained. Look at it. It hasn't had a charge in it for years. I wasn't carrying it as 1 weapon, I tell you'
 But nothing went with the police rnen-nothing but Featherly who went with one of them to the lookup.
 Let us draw a well over the harrow ing details of Featherly's grieYous in- carceration and come at once to the important fact that he sent for his wife, told her the whole truth inn plored her forgiveness and got it, ot