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"Ahthere,Bedelia!Don'tyouwanttoeandplayinmyyard?"
ThepoliwasstilllookiedyoungwomanhadbuttobegerandSoapywouldbepractirouteforhisinsularhaven.Alreadyheimaginedhecouldfeelthethofthestatioheyoungwomanfad,stretgoutahand,p;apos;scoatsleeve.
"Sure,Mike,"shesaidjoyfully,"ifyou'llbloailofsuds.I'dhavespoketoyousoohecopwaswatg."
WiththeyounglayingthegivytohisoakSoapyoliewithglooHeseemeddoomedtoliberty.
Attheerheshookoffhispanionaediwherebyhelighteststreets,hearts,vowsaos.Womeninfursandmesmovedgailyiryair.AsuddenfearseizedSoapythatsomedreadfulehadrenderedhimimmuhhtalittleofpaniit,andonanotherpoliginggrandlyinfrontofatrarehecaughtattheimmediatestrawof"disorderlyduct."
Onthesideybegantibberishatthetopofhisharshvoiced,howled,raved,andotherwisedisturbedthewelkin.
ThepolitwirledhisedhisbacktoSoapyaoa:
"‘TisohemYalelads’thegooseeggtheygivetotheHartfe.Noisy;butnoharos;veinstrustolavethembe."
Dissolate,Soapyceasedhisunavaili.Wouldneverapolilayhandsonhim?InhisfancytheIslatainableArcadia.Hebuttohinstthegwind.
Inacigarstorehesawawell-dressedmanlightingacigarataswinginglight.Hissilkumbrellahehadsetbythedoor.Soapysteppediheumbrellaandsauhitslowly.Themanatthecigarlightfollo>
"Myumbrella,"hesaidsternly.
"Oh,isit?"sneeredSoapy,addinginsulttopetitlary."Well,os;tyouan?Itookit.Yourumbrella!os;tyoucallacop?Therestaheer."Theumbrellaoweps.Soapydidlikewise,reseluckwainsthiThepolilookedatthetwocuriously.
"Ofcourse,"saidtheumbrellaman-"thatis-well,youknowhowthesemistakesoccur-I-ifit'syourumbrellaIhopeyou'llexcuseme-Ipickeditupthismi-Ifyasyours,why-Ihopeyou'll-"
"Ofcourseit'smi;saidSoapyviciously.
Theex-umbrellamahepolihurriedtoassistatallblondeinanoperacloakacrossthestreetinfrontofastreetcarthatroagtwoblocksa>
Soapywalkedeastwardthredbyimprovemeheumbrellawrathfullyiioeredagainstthemesandcarryclubs.Becausehewaofalliches,theyseemedtardhimasakingwho.
&hSoapyreaeoftheaveheeastwheretheglitterandturmoilwasbutfaihisfathistowardMadisohehominginstinctsurvivesevehehomeisaparkbench.
Butonanunusuallyquietetoastandstill.Herewasanoldchurtandramblingahroughoainedwindowasoftlightglowed,where,nodoubt,theanistloiteredoverthekeys,makingsureofhismasteryoftheingSabbathaheredriftedouttoSoapy'searssweetmusicthatdheldhimtrathevolutionsoftheironfence.
Themoonwasabove,lustrousandserene;vehidpedestrainsstwitteredsleepilyintheeaves-foralittlewhilethesemighthavebeenatrychurdtheaheaedSoapytotheironfence,forhehadkhedayswheaihingsasmothersandrosesandambitionsandfriendsandimmaculatethoughtsandcollars.
&ionofSoapy'sreceptivestateofmindandtheihehtasuddenandweinhissoul.Hevieifthorrorthepitintowhichhehadtumbled,thedegradeddays,unworthydesires,deadhopes,wreckedfadbasemotivesthatmadeuphisexistence.
Andalsoihisheartresplytothisnovelmood.Aninstantaneousandstrongimpulsemovedhimtobattlewithhisdesperatefate.Hewouldpullhimselfoutofthemire;hewouldmakeamanofhimselfagain;hewouldquertheevilthathadtakenpossessionofhiTherewastime;hearativelyyou;hewouldresurrecthisoldeagerambitionsah.ThosesolemauparevolutioninhiTo-morrowhewouldgointdowntowndistridorterhadonceofferedhimaplaceasdriver.Hewouldfindhimto-morrowandaskfortheposition.Hewouldbesomebodyintheworld.HeyfeltahandlaidonhisarHelookedquidintothebroadfaan.
"Whatareyoudoin'here?"askedtheofficer.
"Nothing',"saidSoapy.
"Thenealong,"saidthepoli.
"ThreemonthsontheIsland,"saidtheMagistrateinthePoliceCourtthe
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