St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-09-09

we're timid, nesitaung creatures and
he was saying "Geel" to himself as he
started off with the warrant
Johnny followed on. He had never
seen a man arrested and the oppor
tunity had come Besides, that con
stable wasn't going to be given a
chance to go OFF fishing, leaving the
guilty to make his escape from the
United States. The gull-shooter was
to be taken red-handed, and II he
didn't go to the electric chair II
wouldn't be the boys fault. He in.
tended to swear hard enough
Mr.. George Lawrence of New York
had come up to the South Bay for a
fortnight's recreation. He knew the
rules of the three or four clubs he be.
longed to, but he never paid much at.
tention to state law. No one had said
ho mustn't shoot birds. lie had a sis.
ter who had taken up taxldermy as n
fad. and he had promised to bring her
specimens.
He had shot and secured five gulls
when the constable reached him. The
officer had lost his enthusiasm, but
Johnny had not. He had gained more.
He ran on ahead, and selling the
shooter by the arm he called out:
THE schoolma'am and | arrest you
for shootin' gulls. and II you stir hand
or foot blood will nowi"
II took some time to explain things
TO the guilty party, but when II was
all clear to him he willingly went
along with the officer. The justice put
the case for two o'clock In the after.
noon, and II was not until that hour
that Miss Nina saw the prisoner. She
had meanwhile been hardening her
hoart. She had n mental picture OF n
big fellow with an ugly mug on him."
and she would show him no mercy.
She got surprise when she came Into
court The prisoner was not n great.
big man. he was not ugly. In fact, he
looked like a gentleman. He was also
In n serene instead Of desperate
mood. She had scarcely looked at him
when she began 20 feel sorry over the
situation.
But Il was Johnny who got the
greatest surprise. lie would get n
licking anyhow. and he determined TO
earn an old whopper. lie was going
on the stand TO swear that he believed
the prisoner guilty OF at least two mur.
ders and several highway robberies.
and that he expected nothing but n
bloody resistance when he helped 10
arrest him. but he was cut out When
called 90 plead. Mr.. Lawrence not only
answered guilty" hut asked 20 bo
fined the full limit lie said he was
ashamed OF himself for what he had
done; that he had been needless; that
II was right to preserve the birds. and
that he wanted TO Join the Audabons
and present the club with the sum OF
nifty dollars 10 aid Il In enforcing the
law
Tho little school ma'am blushod
and blushed and kept her oyos on tho
floor
Johnny wriRgled and wfigglcd and
wriggled and said 10 himself In a
loud voice: "oh. what's de usoi"
The Justice hummed and hawed and
stammered and finally observed that
the example was a most worthy one.
and that he would let the defendant
on as easy As possible under the law.
Mr.. Lawrence was fined and paid over
the cash. Some folks looked 10 him 10
get right out OF town. but ho didn't go
lie had duty 10 perform II was to
hunt up Miss Nina Anderson and re-
itorate all that he had said In open
court. and then go on and add 10 H.
lie did become a member OF her club,
and no did hand over that fifty. and
ne did make II known that he should
have an eye on any one else who was
tempted 20 break the bird law.
And OF course that opened the door
for Cupid 20 come IN. and no didn't
linger outside. Mr. Lawrence had
come for fortnight lie stayed a.
month, and then went homo 10 be
back IN week and stay longer, lie
hshed and shot and visited the school.
Ito hunted up and down the shore for
and visited the little
boarding house TO re-
port all well. Things had gone on this
way for long time when the teacher
found Johnny with tears In his eyes
and asked the cause
what I want TO know" he replied
rs more tears eame-"what want 10
know Is where do | come inl"
Alas. he was left out In the coldl