"Nocopforyou," saidthewaiter, withavoicelikebuttercakesandaneyelikethecherryinaManhattancocktail."Hey, Con!"
, asacarpenter'sruleopens, .
"cinch".Ayoungwomanofamodestandpleasingguisewasstandingbeforeashowwindowgazingwithsprightlyinterestatitsdisplayofshavingmugsandinkstands, andtwoyardsfromthewindowalargepolicemanofseveredemeanourleanedagainstawaterplug.
ItwasSoapy'sdesigntoassumetheroleofthedespicableandexecrated "masher".Therefinedandelegantappearanceofhisvictimandthecontiguityoftheconscientiouscopencouragedhimtobelievethathewouldsoonfeelthepleasantofficialclutchuponhisarmthatwouldinsurehiswinterquartersoftherightlittle, tightlittleisle.
Soapystraightenedtheladymissionary'sready-madetie, draggedhisshrinkingcuffsintotheopen, , wastakenwithsuddencoughsand "hems", smiled, smirked, andwentbrazenlythroughtheimpudentandcontemptiblelitanyofthe "masher"., , boldlysteppingtoherside, raisedhishatandsaid:
"Ahthere, Bedelia! Don'tyouwanttocomeandplayinmyyard?"
, stretchingoutahand, caughtSoapy'scoatsleeve.
"Sure, Mike," shesaidjoyfully, "ifyou'llblowmetoapailofsuds.I'dhavespoketoyousooner, butthecopwaswatching."
.
, hearts, , andwhenhecameuponanotherpolicemanlounginggrandlyinfrontofatransplendenttheatrehecaughtattheimmediatestrawof "disorderlyconduct".
, howled, raved, andotherwisedisturbedthewelkin.
Thepolicemantwirledhisclub, turnedhisbacktoSoapyandremarkedtoacitizen:
"; 'veinstructionstolavethembe."
Disconsolate, ? .
, .
"Myumbrella," hesaidsternly.
