Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-14

OFF adds to the delicacy of the situation If she is
giving her Runabout airing, he finds 1T difficult
to commander the Machine and revert to Career of
Crime, forcing her to drive him out of the Bloodhound
Zone or into suitable location for the resumption Of
Inquity.
But this is serious Tactical Blunder. The Heroine
naturally resens the interruption of her Holiday, and
rushes her Machine back to collect Revenge Squad
This enters the ex-Convct in busy Cross Country
Rum during which he discovers that Gasoene is supe-
rior to Lung Capacity and before night he dismally
resuming the Warden's acquaintance.
Fimville's Best Opportunities reserved for the
exConvict who has decided to lead Better and Nober
Life. In this he comes upon the Heroine as she
sits on the Lawn knitting for the Soldiers 1t makes
little difference to her whether he the Stripes
the Shoddy. If he is in danger from the Bloodhounds,
she recognizes the faibility of Canine Judgment and
agrees to hide him. If he is merely seeking Fair Start
for his Future, she takes his word for it that he
convicted by mistake and gets him a Job as Porter in
her Fathers Warehouse.
This keeps him from biting the Landscape until his
Former Janate shows up and begins to be annoy.
ing. Every exConvict after he has passed his Exam
inaton with the Heroine, suffers either from Guilty
Conscience or from Former Jailmate both of which
the same purpose F1nvie prefers the latter,
however, being more Picturesque, the Guilty Con-
science commonly resembling Before Taking Adver-
tisenent.
The ailmate has the persistence and lack of SYM
pathy of successful Bill Collector. His principal
object is to share the exConvcts Weekly Pay Envelop
without permitting his own brow to furnish half the
Weekly Perspiration But by this time the exConvict
has picked out neat little Suburban Cottage with
Suburban Girl to match, and is paying Simultaneous
instruments the House and the Solitaire. 1t is
sequenty nopportune time for Former Jaimates
and the exConvict grows in the habit of registering
annoyance that he finds it hard to straghten his Fea
lures into shape for the necessary Love Scenes.
The Jailmates activities finally become perncious
that the ex-Convict determines to take Hour Off
and settle him for all. Learning that his Incubus
is plotting to rob the Herones Father he drives
from the Bank with the Payroll he decides to substitute
Finesse for Simple Assault. By hiding in the nearby
Bushes he is able to ring the Tmeclock the dot of
the Psychological Moment after his Employer has been
frightened to frazzle but before anything more
critical than his Self Esteem has been puncured by the
Jailmate's Bullets
After brief but Fimful encounter the Sheriff hur-
ries the Jarnate to the Exit, while the Herones
Father gratefully escorts his Rescuer to the Office.
There, with Appropriate Ceremonies, the ex-Convict
is promoted to the Post of Paymaster salary that
enables him to help the Suburban Girl pick out the
Furniture without Quaver.
This is the Incident which every Convict sets his
heart land he does not look up any Former Sweethears,
he has aReasonabe Chance To do this invites Calamity
his former Sweetheart having invariably joined Gang
OF Redhanders who do their worst to lure him back
to the safety second