toryovertheHartfordCollege.Noisy,butnoharm.Wehaveinstructionsnottoarrestthem."
Sadly,Soapystoppedhisuselesssinginganddancing.Asuddenfearseizedhim.Washeimmunetoarrest?Wouldneverapolicemanlayhandsonhim?TheIslandseemedanunattainableArcadia.Hebuttonedhisthincoatagainstthenorthwind.
Inacigarstorehesawawell-dressedmanlightingacigar.Hehadsethissilkumbrellabythedoor,Soapyenteredthestore,tooktheumbrella,andwentoutwithitslowly.Themanwiththecigarfollowedhastily.
"Myumbrella,"hesaid.
"Oh,isit?"saidSoapy."Well,whydon'tyoucallapoliceman?Itookit.Yourumbrella!Whydon'tyoucallacop?Therestandsoneonthecorner."
Theumbrellaownerslowedhissteps.Soapydidlikewise.Thepolicemanlookedatthemcuriously.
"Ofcourse,"saidtheumbrellaman,"thatis-well,youknowhowthesemistakesoccur-I-ifit'syourumbrellaIhopeyou'llexcuseme-Ipickeditupthismorninginarestaurant-ifitisyours,why-Ihopeyou'll-"
"Ofcourseit'smine,"saidSoapy.
Theex-umbrellamanretreated.Thepolicemanhurriedtohelpawell-dressedwomanacrossthestreet.
Soapywalkedeastward.Hethrewtheumbrellaangrilyintoapit.Hewasangrywiththemenwhowearhelmetsandcarryclubs.Becausehewantedtobearrested,theyseemedtoregardhimasakingwhocoulddonowrong.
AtlastSoapyreachedoneoftheavenuestothee