"cinch。
"Ayoungwomanofamodestandleasingguisewasstandingbeforeashowwindowgazingwithsrightlyinterestatitsdislayofshavingmugsandinkstands,andtwoyardsfromthewindowalargeolicemanofseveredemeanourleanedagainstawaterlug。
ItwasSoay&aos;sdesigntoassumetheroleofthedesicableandexecrated
"masher。
"Therefinedandelegantaearanceofhisvictimandthecontiguityoftheconscientiouscoencouragedhimtobelievethathewouldsoonfeeltheleasantofficialclutchuonhisarmthatwouldinsurehiswinterquartersoftherightlittle,tightlittleisle。
Soaystraightenedtheladymissionary&aos;sready-madetie,draggedhisshrinkingcuffsintotheoen,sethishatatakillingcantandsidledtowardtheyoungwomen。Hemadeeyesather,wastakenwithsuddencoughsand
"hems,
"smiled,smirked,andwentbrazenlythroughtheimudentandcontemtiblelitanyofthe
"masher。
"WithhalfaneyeSoaysawthattheolicemanwaswatchinghimfixedly。Theyoungwomanmovedawayafewstes,andagainbestowedherabsorbedattentionuontheshavingmugs。Soayfollowed,boldlysteingtoherside,raisedhishatandsaid:
"Ahthere,Bedelia!Don&aos;tyouwanttocomeandlayinmyyard?
"
Theolicemanwasstilllooking。TheersecutedyoungwomanhadbuttobeckonafingerandSoaywouldberacticallyenrouteforhisinsularhaven。Alreadyheimaginedhecouldfeelthecosywarmthofthestation-house。Theyoungwomanfacedhimand,stretchingoutahand,caughtSoay&aos;scoatsleeve。
"Sure,Mike,
"shesaidjoyfully,
"ifyou&aos;llblowmetoaailofsuds。I&aos;dhavesoketoyousooner,butthecowaswatching。
"
WiththeyoungwomanlayingtheclingingivytohisoakSoaywalkedasttheolicemanovercomewithgloom。Heseemeddoomedtoliberty。
Atthenextcornerheshookoffhiscomanionandran。Hehaltedinthedistrictwherebynightarefoundthelighteststreets,hearts,vowsandlibrettos。Womeninfursandmeningreatcoatsmovedgailyinthewintryair。AsuddenfearseizedSoaythatsomedreadfulenchantmenthadrenderedhimimmunetoarrest。Thethoughtbroughtalittleofanicuonit,andwhenhecameuonanotherolicemanlounginggrandlyinfrontofatranslendenttheatrehecaughtattheimmediatestrawof
"disorderlyconduct。
"
OnthesidewalkSoaybegantoyelldrunkengibberishatthetoofhisharshvoice。Hedanced,howled,raved,andotherwisedisturbedthewelkin。
Theolicemantwirledhisclub,turnedhisbacktoSoayandremarkedtoacitizen:
"‘TisoneofthemYaleladscelebratin’thegooseeggtheygivetotheHartfordCollege。Noisy;butnoharm。We&aos;veinstructionstolavethembe。
"
Disconsolate,Soayceasedhisunavailingracket。Wouldneveraolicemanlayhandsonhim?InhisfancytheIslandseemedanunattainableArcadia。Hebuttonedhisthincoatagainstthechillingwind。
Inacigarstorehesawawell-dressedmanlightingacigarataswinginglight。Hissilkumbrellahehadsetbythedooronentering。Soaysteedinside,securedtheumbrellaandsaunteredoffwithitslowly。Themanatthecigarlightfollowedhastily。
"Myumbrella,
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