The Washington times., 1923-01-07
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Beauty Mixes Sweet
Words With Laws
Arm, and Smiles
Drive Off Threaten
ing Arrest.

- N : popular block ~ more
popular uptown street two
young ladies Of the much
berated '.fIapper type were
parked IN . coupe OF diminutive
dimensions shout two feet from
= fire plug. They had been nit
ting there for some few minutes.
from time to time chatting with
acquaintance who were passing
and who stopped to pass the
time Of dayor whatever it Is
thar flappers discuss when they
meet on ! busy Saturday after
noon. They had been parked
there cor some time. to ali ap-
pearances trying to decide where
they should go, when suddenly
young policeman approached The
fair lady ct the wheel imme-
diateIy began motions which was
intended to result IN departure It
IN early moment, thereby dispel-
ing any idea that they were not
aware of their proximity to the
plug However, the policeman,
perhaps only to have 8 word with
20 charming 4 pair. stayed them
with 1 gesture. The conversation
thenceforth ran something like
this:
Don't you know you're not
supposed to park within fifteen
feet u : IRE pluggs
Young lady It the wheel. lii the
sweetest voice imaginable: isn't
that fifteen fset?" Indicating the
two feet between the car and
the plug.
The policeman. with o sidei0ng
glance: Now. Won know It isn't.
See that white lire there9 That's
the fifteen-foot line
Second young lady. leaning ont:
why, you can't even see II.
It's 80 faint didn't even know
1t was there"
Neither did until l looked
from the policeman And to the
first young lady: LET me- see
your drivers permit
PERMIT MISSING.
the girls exchanged gIances of
CONSERVATION. .sIh - nh - /
haven't got ii with me. Then.
with an inspiration: This car
doesn't belong to me. The fell
low who owns It went to do. some
shopping. z
Well. I'll wait till he comes
out" all in the pIeasantest tone
Of voice. He was young and good
looking.
BY this time the smiles on the
girls faces were becoming a lit
tie fixed, but they were game and
exclaimed: 'All right. Wed love
to have your The policeman was
s = : s@9
evidently enjoying himself i'm
mensely but he suspected that the
girls smiles were partially for the
benefit Of amused passersby).
Can you driver the p. m.
asked the girl at the wheel
The second girl answered: "Can
she? She drove all the way to
Maine and back again last sum-
mer. was with her.
rs that so?" from the p. m.
That's my home state. =
SONG OF PRAISE.
/, And the girls, with this In
hand, making the most Of their
opportunities, launched forth on
q song Of praise for the police
mans home State. Finally, after
IL minutes or so of this, the po-
liceman said, "Well. I'll tell you.
won't arrest that gazaho this
time, but you pull up there in
that vacant space ahead and
tell that friend of yours when, he
comes out to keep away from
fire plugs after this. Good after.
noon"
The two looked ut each other,
sighed with relief and turned to
gaze at the retreating hack Of
the policeman. After q moment
the second one said. 81 can't see
him any more, guess he turned
the corner. Let's CO."
So the fair young thing at the
wheel started negotiations ana off
they went, the chauffeuse az
claiming as they departed, '.Be-
lieve me, I'm going right home
and get my permit before I or
another thing. That might have
cost me $40"
But they did not see the DO
liceman with a broad grin on his
face had stepped into one Of the
shops to watch them as they
drove off.
Who says q policeman hasn't q
heart? HELEN e. GERvAIS.
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