Bisbee daily review., 1913-07-01
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with the immobue Alphonse Both were smoking and both had apparent ly been up for some time. Had Batch elor been to the village and tele- graphed already? He would have had time to go and return if he had used one Of the cars.
 The Watermelon looked up. Hello" said he.
 Hello" said Bartlett. Been up long?"
 Not so long," said the Watermelon.
 Are the cars all right?" asked Bsrt lett.
 'T haven't been to see" said The Watermelon, rolling another eigaretH-.
 Bartlett drew a sigh O. relief and started after Alphonge for the shed beside inc barn. The Waterru- -lOn had not had time to walk 10 the vt iag1 and back, besides te'cgraphiEF Bartlett raused and glanced over his shoulder.
 Aren't you coming
 No, said tho Watermelon. 'T air B bHgg abou the gasoline buggles
 Bartlett walked on, shra7 dlv euess- ing thai fine lauguid youth 7-as watt ing for Billy. Her charms, q seamEf had not grown aay less efeCfi7-. I, decided that Ra would not try lo gel in touch wl.h hi- broker. He c0uTd frusa hin tC take care of the city end aL tbG buG;ucss if Batchelor were -9 De eliminated Hutil the following Sunday Bartlett admitted to tiuselr aa le gazeT abstract sd'y al the sbir.s cars that the young man had moi ap- peared visiDly impressed either Hy himseIf or the general Bat BaJche7or vaz clever and would hide his eiatrr.
 The Watermelou's slow dravl at last aroused him.
 "Cut it," said the Watermelon aThe cops are coming
 One of New York's leading citizens, bank president and corporation dfrec- tor. felt a slow, cold. ciammy chil creeping up his spinal column. His first instinctive desire, like that Of the small boy caught robblng an apple orchard, was to hide. Last night was one Of those unfortunate occurrences it 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 Works finest" with warrant and shotgun could be seen approaching. Alphonse looked up from the car and gazed a moment at the house with the scornful indif- ference for the law and it's minions of the confirmed joy-rider.
 q do not see anyone" said Bartlett with calm dignity.
 They are creeping up on us." sais the Watermelon cheerfully. 'aTTuE' the rube to do the thing up in style Three men came along. They stopped down by the gate and talked, pointing up Dere. then one ran on to the vil- lage 70 get help, I suppose, and tho other two are waiting down there"
 T will go and explain that 1t wac mistake, said Bartlett
 Nov. don't do that" adjured the Watermelon. IL was just possible that the police had already picked up his trail aad he preferred the chance q escaping in car to stealing away D. himself, through the woods. a tramp again. leaving behind him Billy and 8 week of fun. "Alphonse can bring up the cars and we can slip away before the endorsements come. See?"
 T will explain that it was u-is- take"
 Mistakes" said the Watermelon coidiy, aren't on the cards in sehool and>ths law. Come up to the house and see the others first, anyway"
 "One can afford mistakes as weIl as any other luxury" said Bartlett Money is all the fellows want"
 Lets talk flower arstwith the oth. CTS. 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 E the caImness of one immune from the la% We 0iii explain"