News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-02-26

thS bHldll DOy Caught TODDluS du apple
orchard, was to hide. Last night was
one of those unfortunate occurrences
1t were best to pass over in silence.
He turned and glanced at the house.
The place looked deserted in the morn
Ing sunshine. The blinds were drawn,
the doors shut, The general and the
girls apparently still slept, and no
country variety of New York's Finest"
with warrant and shotgun could be
seen approaching. Alphonse looked
up from the car and gazed moment
at the house with the scornful indif-
ference for the law and it's minions of
the confirmed joy-rider.
II do not see anyone" said Bartlett
with calm dignity.
They are creeping up on u.s." said
the Watermelon cheerfully. Trust
the rube to do the thing up in style.
Three men came along. They stopped
down by the gate and talked, pointing
up here, then one ran on to the vii.
lage to. get help, l suppose, and the
other two are waiting down there"
Il will go and explain that 1t was a
mistake" said Bartlett.
Now, don't do that" adjured the
Watermelon. 1t was just possible that
the police had already picked up his
trail and he preferred the chance of
escaping in car to stealing away by
himself, through the woods, a tramp
again, leaving behind him Billy and a
week of fun. "Alphonse can bring up
the cars and we can slip away before
the reinforcements come. See?"
81 will explain that it was a mis-.
take"
Mistakes" said the Watermelon
coldly, aren't on the cards in school
and the law. Come up to the house
and see the others first, anyway"
Zone can afford mistakes as we'll as
any other luxury" said Bartlett
Money is all the fellows want"
Lets talk it over first with the 9th.
ers, anyway" urged the Watermelon,
feeling that it might be that money
was not all they wanted.
They found the general and the girls
in the kitchen putting it in order.
Certainly" said the general with
the calmness of one immune from the
law. 1--WE will explain"
WHAT" asked Henrietta. as she
drew shut the basket lid and slipped
in the catch.
Father used to say that if what
you've done makes fight, explana |
tons will only make another" said !
the Watermelon. While he had the |
time he realized that he should slir |
away, but there was chance that the |
police, finding their youthful quarry in |
he society of general and a reput |
lble and wealthy citizen of New York, |
could be impressed with the belief |
hat they had made mistake, and the
Watermelon was always ready to take
chances. Still, there was no need of
'unning needless risk, and if he could
persuade them all to escape with him
n the cars, he would do it.
Henrietta nodded Billy was for an
instant flight. I'VE might as WE'LL"
he explained lucidly, eying her ia.
hSi
mot at ALL" said Bartlett. Money
S all they want"
can explanation" said the general,
will be sufficient. We do not want
ny tampering with the law" He
licked up his hat and started for the
loor as he would sally forth and de-
nand the surrender of a beaten foe.
But, father" Henrietta's clear voice
made him pause, what can we ex
lain?" She pushed back her auto
ell and gazed from one to the other
n gentle depreciation. How we got
n? But they wouldn't want us to ex-
lain that. You see, they can sur.
Mise that"
The general came back to the table.
little flrmness, tempered with
lcid explanation in words of one syl.
able had always been his method in
ealing with the weaker sex. MY
ear Henrietta, we can explain why
ye are here"
why are WEI" asked Henrietta
1eekly.
"hy oiC VIC uSludnuCu lub gen |
raj. Because we took it for the
ouse of a very old and dear friend"
But as soon as we entered, father,
re knew our mistake"
Henrietta" said the general, 81
annot argue with you"
Money" said Bartlett, "is all they
rant. They always fine all motorists
Dr. breaking speed laws. 1t becomes a
ort of habit with them"
This amt breaking the speed laws"
the Watermelon. This is
Sir" demanded the general, do
GU accuse me, me, of house-break.
1872"
'The whole damn family" said the
Watermelon bruskly. This is some
ifferent from speed-breaking, he add
! gloomily.
FThis is preposterousi" cried the
eneral That 1, l, should be arrest
d! Why, I refuse to be. No one has
right to arrest me-"
IF you break into another persons !
ouse, father" began Henrietta.
But, Henrietta, ! am not a house |