Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-11-15


be about the thing, with bottle OF
Chablis, and then Camembert, demi
tasse and a cigar. One dollar for the
cigar would be enough. The total
would not be so high as to call forth
any supreme NANTES .ation Of revenge
from the cafe management, and yet
the meat would leave him filed and
happy for the journey to his winter
refuge.
But as Soapy set foot inside the res
taurant door the head walters eye fell
upon his frayed trousers and decadent
shoes. Strong and ready hands turned
him about and conveyed him in silence
and haste to the sidewalk and averte1
the ignoble fate of the menaced NAL
lard.
Soapy turned of Broadway. 1t seem
ed that his route to the coveted island
was not to be an epicurean one Some
other way Of entering limbo must be
thought of.
At a corner Of Sixth avenue electric
lights and cunningly displayed wares
behind plate glass made a shop win
dow conspicuous. Soapy took a cobble
paon,o oaraa r,,.,,s.,a $50 ~. e ss
nor a nol,coran g., .ha La So.nv
stood still with his hands in his peck
cts and smiled at the sight Of brass
buttons
"whera,a tho man that done thaty.
manfred tho off,cer excited,v
"Don't Won figure ont that might
have had something to do with itY'
said Soapy, not without sarcasm. but
friendly as one preets good fortune.
The policeman's mind refused to ac-
cept Soapy even as clew. Men who
smash windows do not remain to par
ley with the laws minions. They take
man halfway down the block running
to catch a car. With drawn club he
joined IN the pursuit. soapy, with DIS
gust IN MS neart, ioaIed along twice
unsuccessful.
WI Tue opposi.e sue VI Tue street
was d restaurant vi no great pre.en-
SONS ~ catered 10 large appetites
anu AAouesI PURSES. lts crocAery anu
asnspn .,. "ere 'nl IN, -, soup anu
,, r.
oA n.' a.sus.'e SUES anu 'en'a,e
.iouseis ",'noul en"nense ~ laoie'
NC s0' anu oonsu peeiS'eaA, nnp
Jas uous nu' aru pie u ..en
.ne "a,e, NC De,' 'r .o,.
enat 'ne linu'e'' GUN anu himself
e.'aeS
~" set ousy anu cal . cop, sai1
ooapy' anu uon Aeep seh'ieinail
40 cup ior youse' saiu .ne WALTER
Win voice IKE putter cakes ana an
eye IKE tne cnerry In Mammalian
cocktaii' ney' Con!
Neatly upon his lelt ear Oh tne cal.
lous pavement TWO WALTERS pitcneo
Soapy. ne aroSe' JOINT NY JOINT as
carpenters RUE OPENS, ana Deat tue
oust from MS CLOTHES. Arrest see"eu
Out rosy oream' ine ,siano seenn-
ed very !ar away. A pohceman VINO
stoou Deiore orus store Two ooors
away Musneu anu "aiAeo uo"n Tue
street.
Five BLOCKS Soapy Travelled before
his courage permitted him to WOO cap
ture again. This time the opportunity
presented what ne 1atuousiy termed
to himself "cinch. A young wom-
an OF modest and pleasing guise was
standing before snow WINDOW gaz-
Ing with sprlghtly interest at It's DIS
play OF shaving mugs and inkstands'
ana two yards from the WINDOW q
large policeman OF severe oemeanor
leaned against water plug.
1t was Soaps design TO assume the
roie oi the uespicap'e ana eAecrateu
masner Inc renneo ana elegant ap-
pearahce VI LIS VctAn anu tue conI-
guilty OF the CONSCIENTIOUS cop encou-
aged MIN 70 DeneVe tnat ne would
soon feel the pleasant ohcial Gluten
upon his arm that would insure his
winter quarters on the right little.