Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-20
Don't be funny. young fellow!
For stopping on the wrong side, If
you like it better, then"
I'm not stopping"

II am stopped. You did not see
me do 1t. I might have come out Of
n Of those buildings. or have come
up on one of those sidewalk eleva-
tors. for all you know. You can't ar
rest me for something you didn't see
me do. man You wouldn't If you
could; I can see you have q sweet dis
careful. survey of his antagonist. :.
YOU'RE no chauffeur, I guess" he
pronounced dryly.
Well, I've got a license"
That may be. Anyway. chauffeur
or college student, you can't stay here
with that machine"
You want me to leave? Certain
~, officer. I always obey the Law.
Here comes my friend; I'll go now"
The policeman's face relaxed into
sour smile, the nonsense sharing him
into unwilling participation.
DO" he recommended. 1.-THE
minute your wheels move, you will be
driving on the wrong side of the
street and I will pull you i'm
When I drive on the wrong side
OF the street, go ahead and do 1t.
Are you ready to start, Gerard?"
Gerard, who had come up In time
to hear enough, had Interpretation
been necessary. put an additional ar
gument into the mans hand before
entering the car.
with the quiet serenity Of n certain
Of his ground. You know 1 am not
a aw-breaker, I fancy; this was a
case Of necessity.
1T was your friend, Mr.. Ger
ard
Corrie reached for a lever. smiling
ingenuously across as he interrupted
to reply.
The rule says to keep to the right,
oficer?"
Sure" :
Wei I am l~eft-handed, that's all.
Now look at this"
This was the execution of a move
Sment hat sent the automobile roll
ing backwards.
"You see, 7 90 north on the east
side." the driver called, while the
machine slid away "All right, e
Nothing in the rules about which end
frst you drive your car? NO? I
thought not. G%ood-by."
Z The a was at the corner
1t, and darted away in the Customary
method of straightforward progress
sion. & o
But if this had been New York, I
would be in JAIL" Corrie added placid
commentary, when security was at
tanned. II, know all about it: I was
arrested in Manhattan, once, for driv-'
ing without a license number. dis
y The cords must have broken
= nave let the number-plate fall
on. Much that policeman listened to
me. He ordered Dean into the tom
neau with F1avta. stepped up into the
seat beside me and ordered me to
drive to the nearest police station"
What did you dor"
II drove. 1t cost me twenty-five
dollars. a week later. and / had to
phone for. the family lawyer with
bail o keep me from spending that
night In q cell. Father"
The stop was full. Gerard turned
his attention to the street tramc. CIV
ing his companion liberty to ,eyado
continuing the theme. The evasion
was not made. 80"
Father" corfie resumed. clearly
and steadily. gave me this diamond
i wear, when I told him, 80 that I
might always have something with
me to give as d bond for reappear-
ance Instead OF having to be locked
night aa Sas'l 4 ! got ca nslsi H II sald ons.s
pecketbook along. but not without
since" =
There; w a chpnge in his tona
thstG Gerard had haard before. and
never had sYcceeded in anaiyzine:
change from gayetyt to Rrayi.
y, although that was present. hnt.
sorne subtle alteration that
stirred the nearer to q strange. ilioxi-
cal sense OF discomfort ana ,failure on
his own part. The. feelfnk1 waat
Transient and most & unreasonable.
common-sense swept, .it aside Sinnost.
- ttNwas formed. He said nothing,
nor Old ahis cpmpanion speak again.
Ihe sytnee gl01 and color were
remained I q q luminous presence IN
the land whom the antoYnobiie enter
q the boundaries o. the Mercury
company's property. There vas 1