. St. Nicholas [serial] . d Bunny just then, he didnot need a warrant. Nor did he appreciatethat, just at that moment, the preparations forthe circus parade were as interesting to themarshal as to any one else. I m too busy now to attend to your case,continued the comfortable Singles; but assoon as I go up-town I 11 see to it. All this might be in real earnest or it mightbe said just to scare them, but Pinkey was notfor taking any chances. For the first time inhis life he realized the grim majesty of the lawin all its terror, and he decided that the greaterdistance that he and Bunny maintained
. St. Nicholas [serial] . d Bunny just then, he didnot need a warrant. Nor did he appreciatethat, just at that moment, the preparations forthe circus parade were as interesting to themarshal as to any one else. I m too busy now to attend to your case,continued the comfortable Singles; but assoon as I go up-town I 11 see to it. All this might be in real earnest or it mightbe said just to scare them, but Pinkey was notfor taking any chances. For the first time inhis life he realized the grim majesty of the lawin all its terror, and he decided that the greaterdistance that he and Bunny maintained be-tween themselves and Mr. Singles, the betterfor them. There was nothing to do but to beat a retreatand inform Bunny of the fix they were in. After getting several blocks away from the 8oo PINKEY PERKINS. [July, railroad yards, they stopped to discuss mattersand to decide on their future movements. What are we ever goin to do ? askedBunny, solemnly. I spose it 11 cost us fivedollars apiece for fines if we get taken in the afternoon they finished their daytime fireworks. We re not goin to get taken up, saidPinkey, resolutely. We re goin to the coun-try just as fast as we can get there. What sthe use of stayin here, just waititi1 to get ar-rested ? An miss the prade, an the bloon ascensionan fireworks, an everything, moaned Bunny. What fun is there stayin around town whenOld Tin Star is liable to light on you any minuteand arrest you ? No, siree; I m goin to take myfireworks and skip just as quick as I know how. To Pinkey and Bunny the country meantthe farm about two miles south of town whereone of Pinkeys uncles lived, and where, dur-ing the holidays and on Saturdays, the two boyswere frequent and welcome guests. Bunny was soon convinced ofthe soundness of Pinkeys argu-ments, and the pair at oncebegan their preparations for de-parture. Their store of supplies was se-creted in the woodshed at Pink-eys home, and thither they wentas soon as their decision wasmade. While Bun
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