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Show 1 I SHORT STORIES 1 OF STREET-AND TOWN I L ' J The witness had been asked to testify as to the color of a bicycle which he alleged had been stolen from him. He said that the wheel was green. He declared de-clared that he had seen the accused while she was riding the wheel, at a distance dis-tance of half a city block from the He walked to the desk and again spoke to the man who had entered before him. "Can you tell me the timet The hotel clock is broken." - The man gasped again. Then he looked at his watch and gave the desired Information. Infor-mation. Now he Is wondering. Was It a real hold-im scheme, or what? store. "How did you know it was your wheel V asked the prosecutor. "I knew it by the color. It was a green wheel." Then the attorney for the defense took a turn at the witness. "If that was a green wheel, do you say', you could tell the color a half a block away?" he asked. "I knew the wheel by the color, as well as by. the shape of the handlebar" handle-bar" "You are color-blind, are you not?" "I have never been pronounced colorblind." color-blind." The defendant's attorney held a piece of light sea-green blotting-paper in his hand. "What color would you say this is?" "It looks like a blue-black to . me," said the witness. Pointing to the pretty olive green necktie of the prosecuting attorney, the attorney for the defense thundered: "You say this paper is a blue black? Well, in heaven's name, what is the color of the necktie worn by the prosecuting prose-cuting attorney?" "Looks like a dirt color to me," said the witness, lis the spectators tittered and tfie prosecuting attorney excused the witness from further interrogations. interroga-tions. . - On the lawns at the city and county building are many signs warning all persons to keep off the grass. The rule against walking on the grass is closely observed and enforced by the custodian. A few days ago -a pedestrian saw a friend a short distance away, in the grounds, and wanted to reach him quickly. To do this he had either to go around by a circuitous path, or else go over the lawn. ' He decided to do the latter, but as bad luck would have it, one of the employees em-ployees of the building saw the act and remonstrated with him. "What difference does it make?" asked the offender, "the grass is half dead, anyway." "Sure an phwat if it is?" retorted the vigilant guardian df the public ground. "Sure an' If yes had a sick friend would yes be takln' a walk on his stummick?" The man got off the grass. It was midnight ' The man had been dining late, but was nearly at his hotel. Just as he was within a few steps of the brightly lighted front entrance, a figure stepped from the deep shadow of the building and said: "Say, can you tell me what time It is?" Visions of the old game of footpads, of j asking the time, and then jerking the watch and running, or belting the victim 1 over the head with a sandbag, while he i was fumbling nil watch chain fl6ated through the mind of the diner out He gasped. Then he ran for the entrance of the hotel and burst Into the lobby, gasping. Fortunately, he did not tell of the attempt to rob him. The front door of the hotel opened again, and In walked the depot runner. |
