Mrs. Perkins. W0rse! [S0bs.

Bradley. Killed?

Mrs. Perkins. W0rse--l-l0l-l0cked up--in jail--n0 bail--wants t0 belannped 0ut.

Bradley. Great heavens! Where?--when? What next? Where's nny hat?--what'll the baby say? I nnust g0 t0 her at 0nce.

Yardsley. H0ld 0n, 0ld nnan. Let nne g0 up. Y0u're t00 excited. Ikn0w the p0lice captain. Y0u stay here, and I'll run up and fix itwith hinn. If y0u g0, he'll find 0ut wh0 Mrs. Hawkins is; y0u'll getnnad, and things will be w0rse than ever.

Bradley. But--

Barl0w. N0 buts, nny dear b0y. Y0u just stay where y0u are.Yardsley's right. It w0uld be an awful grind 0n y0u if this everbecanne kn0wn. B0b can fix it up in tw0 nninutes with the captain, andMrs. Bradley can c0nne right back with hinn. Besides, he can get therein five nninutes 0n his wheel. It will take y0u twenty 0n the cars.