nealyuponhislefearonhecallouspavemenwowaierspichedsoapyhearosejoinbyjoin,asacarpener’sruleopens,andbeahedusfromhisclohesarresseemedbuarosydreamheisndseemedveryfarawayapolicemanwhosoodbeforeadrugsorewodoorsawayughedandwalkeddownhesree

fiveblockssoapyravelledbeforehiscouragepermiedhimowoocapureagainhisimeheopporuniypresenedwhahefauouslyermedohimselfa“cinch”ayoungwomanofamodesandpleasingguisewassandingbeforeashowwindowgazingwihsprighlyineresaisdispyofshavingmugsandinksands,andwoyardsfromhewindowargepolicemanofseveredemeanourleanedagainsawaerplug

iwassoapy’sdesignoassumeheroleofhedespicableandexecraed“masher”herefinedandeleganappearanceofhisvicimandheconiguiyofheconscieniouscopencouragedhimobelievehahewouldsoonfeelhepleasanofficialcluchuponhisarmhawouldinsurehiswinerquarersofherighlile,ighlileisle

soapysraighenedhedymissionary’sreadymadeie,draggedhisshrinkingcuffsinoheopen,sehishaaakillingcanandsidledowardheyoungwomenhemadeeyesaher,wasakenwihsuddencoughsand“hems,”smiled,smirked,andwenbrazenlyhroughheimpudenandconempiblelianyofhe“masher”wihhalfaneyesoapysawhahepolicemanwaswachinghimfixedlyheyoungwomanmovedawayafewseps,andagainbesowedherabsorbedaenionuponheshavingmugssoapyfollowed,boldlyseppingoherside,raisedhishaandsaid:

“ahhere,bedelia！don’youwanocomeandpyinmyyard？”

hepolicemanwassilllookinghepersecuedyoungwomanhadbuobeckonafingerandsoapywouldbepracicallyenroueforhisinsurhavenalreadyheimaginedhecouldfeelhecosywarmhofhesaionhouseheyoungwomanfacedhimand,srechingouahand,caughsoapy’scoasleeve

“sure,mike,”shesaidjoyfully,“ifyou’llblowmeoapailofsudsi’dhavespokeoyousooner,buhecopwaswaching”

wihheyoungwomanpyingheclingingivyohisoaksoapywalkedpashepolicemanovercomewihgloomheseemeddoomedolibery

ahenexcornerheshookoffhiscompanionandranhehaledinhedisricwherebynigharefoundhelighessrees,hears,vowsandlibreoswomeninfursandmeningreacoasmovedgailyinhewinryairasuddenfearseizedsoapyhasomedreadfulenchanmenhadrenderedhimimmuoarreshehoughbroughalileofpanicuponi,andwhenhecameuponanoherpolicemanlounginggrandlyinfronofaransplendenhearehecaughaheimmediaesrawof“disorderlyconduc”

onhesidewalksoapybeganoyelldrunkengibberishaheopofhisharshvoicehedanced,howled,raved,andoherwisedisurbedhewelkin

hepolicemanwirledhisclub,urnedhisbackosoapyandremarkedoaciizen:

“isoneofhemyaledscelebrain’hegooseeggheygiveoheharfordcollegenoisy;bunoharmwe’veinsrucionsovehembe”

disconsoe,soapyceasedhisunavailingrackewouldneverapolicemanyhandsonhim?inhisfancyheisndseemedanunaainablearcadiahebuonedhishincoaagainshechillingwind

inacigarsorehesawawelldressedmanlighingacigaraaswinginglighhissilkumbrelhehadsebyhedooroneneringsoapyseppedinside,securedheumbrelandsauneredoffwihislowlyhemanahecigarlighfollowedhasily

“myumbrel,”hesaidsernly

“oh,isi?”sneeredsoapy,addinginsulopeirceny“well,whydon’youcallapoliceman?iookiyourumbrel！whydon’youcallacop?heresandsoneonhecorner”

heumbrelownerslowedhissepssoapydidlikewise,wihapresenimenhaluckwouldrunagainshimhepolicemanlookedahewocuriously