The Springdale news., 1915-07-02

Got ye, me laddy DUCK. ne claimed triumpAantiy
 "Ie-leggo me-" gasped NIT Goose fighting for breath in the heafIlAe embrace of his unexpected ea2tor.
 That IT not. responded the o1heF promptly I've caught yez. nc pueAo' an a fine burglar ye are. Ne won't git away from ne
 You're an idiot shouted Mr- Googe 'Leggo Of me this minute. Bryant
 Don't try to blaa me#Wit yer 'Bry. ants. at all,4 said the officer.
 He pushed him away at arms length, holding him out for inspec- tion.
 His prisoner took one look at him and his heart sank
 This was not tbe regular Fatrolman on that block. whom le knew
 It was a sHBstifase-who did not know nim'
 I've caught Fez rea-hanaed.' said the other "Ye we're tryin to break into this house
 As I've eot 8 riaht to do, you foo1ta rasped afr =GeogeZ II o#n this house it's mine can so into it any way I Ike"
 That's a pood one scoffed the patrolmaa "Yez look like the owner of house like this-I don't think
 His eyes scornfully swept over MT. Googes dilapidated appearance.
 T can prove who am snapped his captive,
 Yell have tn chance,' returned the officer, when I trot ye to the lookup"
 NIT Googe looked at the man. He knew no words of his could ever pierce the abysmal unintelligence of the special cop" And he wanted to go to bed-he vas tired, Jagged out bed was where he ought 10 be-
 All right he said shortly Take me to the station-house It's right round the corner I'll go with you quietly. I'm known there. and II won't take two minutes to prove tc you nat d DIONhlt tOu
 I'll take ye there fast enough re- torted the officer, when I've got yer confederate,
 MT Googe started
 aMy-what2" ." he exclaimed
 Yer eonfederatei repeated the patrolman firmly There wuz two ay ye on the job of breakin, into this house saw yer pal go over the fence from the street beyand before you came round just now. And I'll not take yez to jail tin I've caught tn both av yeZ'
 The fellow had watched MT Googes first entrance to the house. and now thought his present prisoner was a second burglar"
 The humor of the situation was not manifest to MT. Googe, however
 He wanted to go to bed
 Yet. until this prince of stupidity before him found the nonexisting confederate" he was after. Mir Googe would not be taken to the station house, where he could be identified and released from the clutches of the officer who had him in his hold
 He could not go to bed till the patrolman found a duplicate of MT Googe himself,
 In vain did he explain argue. pro test. and complain to the obstinate fool of man who would not let him go.
 Whist, now" ordered his captor, at the end of five minutes of impas- stoned oratory on the part of NIT. Googe You come wit me. quiet. mind. an we'll nab yer buddy that's inside the house. Come along"
 Still protesting whispers which were forced against doing anything of the kind Mr Googe was led inside his own home by the iron hand of his Nemesis
 They started at the basement, and went slowly through the house The search was slow. Mir. Googe was about ready 10 drop at the end of half-hour, during which he had finally talked himself into insanely wrath ful speeehlessness
 And then
 The patrolman dashed suddenly for ward into a shadowy corner of the second-floor bedroom. dragging Mir. Googe behind him. and clutched. with his free hand. the collar of man who was hiding in the dark,
 Got ye, me laddy buck" He re- peated his first words to Mr Googe of the previous half-hour.
 "1'll go quiet," gasped the second prisoner
 All three moved quietly-Mr. Googe being too stunned with surprise for words-to the station-house round the corner
 There the gentleman was instantly released, and the man who was found in the house told his story.
 "I was sleepin in the vacant lot. when this guy come through and walked me up. said the fellow-a tramp. T follered him. He went in