Show f. f TELLING ThU TH By NEAL OHARA O'HARA tI Copyright Press Prea Publishing CoN Co N New w York World 1328 1928 a M MIf If Paul Revere made his f fride fam i iride ride under present conditions condition It was midnight of April 17 17 1 Paul Revere with his had been waiting in the darl n non on the Charleston side re red ready ride and spread the alarm wi withe I Ithe the signal sinal lights light's fl flashed shed fr frO from O Old d North church Suddenly traffic cop a approached him H Hyou you said the tho cop t What Wha hangin around here heie for I am waiting for tie the lights said Paul Revere sneer sneer wan Go wail go traffic officer Them tra t nals dont don't operate after 8 p p. p Youve You've been aro around nd here a acou cm of hours n nOW no w. w I 1 beg your pardon IS Rev Revere re but but Ive I've be been n here hero scat scar scarly car ly Iy thirty minutes s. s I Know better barked tb th tr tm tic cop I pu put a chalk ma your our horse at 10 1015 15 p p. p in in and a 11 aits ait's its it's after ater midnight I got i gr gi mind to give you jou OU a ticket j Oh please dont dorit said pau I vere m Well Veil beat it then snarl snarled d t I officer Just then the lights from Old North church chuich and P. P Revere was off aU on his tr to warn the countryside the Br Brit were coming coming- S S 5 Ten minutes later Revere 1 galloping through Medford on onWay onway I Iway way to Lexington and Concord shrill whistle sounded and an anol tl traffic cop came up up alongside Pull over to the curb ther the snapped the traffic cop and Re evi ev obeyed him You was going tw twe twe to fourteen with that bag sa cW officer The speed limit here hen e eight miles an hour 0 Im sorry said Revere I 1 you jou ou see officer the British fi 1 coming i So So Is ChrIstmas Christinas said th the co coOne 0 One One if by land and two sea muttered Paul Revere in I excitement M I Nix Nj nix nix said the off f e Green means go and red n ee toP stop You got your signals crois cross cros What's buddy your YOUl name Im I'm Paul Revere I Another one of those poLe el ci elsaid said thE tho cop Well Vell Pol Fol Revere pal I suppose you jou know v the c cof ch chot of ot police of Lexington or the c ci clerk of of Boston or some one P E Ethe the stuff dont don't go AV with me S S 5 Well to make the same samee MC short the officer l promised hm ii i summons and Revere way again On the outskirts outskirtS Arlington he lIe wheeled Into a fai yard Before he Tic could bang on door a a. traffic cop was at t I II Hev He said sald the tho officer the idea of elf a left turn in inthis I this driveway and not 0 I your our hand handY j So Paul Raul Revere excused h gave the essential data for tOr an summons and was on his way as with a promise to make no no-JIT no mo left turns Two miles mites 1 ington ho he pull pulled d up to the cu cua a dismounted to spread the alarm a wayside house When h he Cj t gack to his horse a cop op was v ving In ing for him J Hey said oaid the cop you par pk park your horse too near that hydrant Oh that's all right said vere You see this horse isa f plug m mAh Ah Aim one of those fresh guys guyse eh said the officer My ye name two Bos Bosa Bostc Bota P lOP Revere two thirty thirty thirty- of a bell moulder five feet eld blue eyes and a a. sandy 11 said Revere Lets smell your breath sa a Revere let him Got Go a ar booze under that saddle there I II n proved proven he had not A Aright right then Ulen buddy said th tb ott cei You 11 get a summons summons' summons summons' M r day for parking in front h drant Now go on but let m me go you jou a n. tip tip slow slow slow down in inand and Concord because the arc ale very tough 31 Oh is that so said Paul Pain Rf vere Well VeIl in that case Lexi ton and Concord can go to bellS bell heU lI S S S SAnd And we dont don't know as w we hl ej C en blame him i 4 m |