hepolicemanpaidnoattentiontoSoapy.Menwhobreakwindowsdonotremaintospeakwithpolicemen.Theyrunaway.Hesawamanrunningtocatchacarandrushedafterhimwithhisstickinhishand.Soapy,withdisgustinhisheart,walkedalong,twiceunsuccessful.
Ontheoppositesideofthestreetwasalittlerestaurantforpeoplewithlargeappetitesandmodestpurses.Soapyenteredthisplacewithoutdifficulty.Hesatatatableandatebeefsteakandpie.Andthenhetoldthewaiterthathehadnomoney.
"Nowgoandcallacop,"saidSoapy."Anddon'tkeepagentlemanwaiting."
"Nocopforyou,"saidthewaiter."Hey!"
InamomentSoapyfoundhimselflyinguponhisleftearonthepavement.Hearosewithdifficulty,andbeatthedustfromhisclothes.Arrestseemedarosydream.TheIslandseemedveryfaraway.Apolicemanwhostoodbeforeadrugstoretwodoorsawaylaughedandwalkeddownthestreet.Soapyseemedtoliberty.
Afteranotherunsuccessfulattempttobearrestedforpersecutionayoungwoman,Soapywentfurthertowardthedistrictoftheatres.
Whenhecameuponapolicemanstandinginfrontofaglitteringtheatre,hecaughtatthestrawof"disorderlyconduct."
OnthesidewalkSoapybegantosingdrunkensongsatthetopofhisvoice.Hedanced,howled,andotherwisedisturbedthepeace.
ThepolicemanturnedhisbacktoSoapy,andsaidtoacitizen:
"ItisoneoftheYaleladscelebratingtheirfootballvic