Show I F Dad s F Faina ere Jr 4 r t GRAHAM 1 i i S THE BOY POLICEMAN He was a splendid boy of about nine years of ot age oge He hud had straight legs straight shoulders clear gray eyes One ODe of his best friends was a po po- The policeman was a very busy man milD for he lie stood In the tile center of the street and directed the traffic When he held up his land hand the automobiles automobiles auto auto- automobiles mobiles and aDd trucks and oDd wagons all stopped and when he waved for them to come on OD they came come on The bo boys boj's s name was Richmond though for short he was always called Dick The policeman always al called him Dick and oDd Dick always called the policeman policeman po po- po- po Mr Policeman Dick had to cross that street when he came from school and when he lie went to school where Mr Policeman stood No one ODe was nervous crossing a street where Mr Policeman had hod charge of the traffic Mr Policeman liked all the tho boys and girls who came and went to to school and he helped them all across the street But Dick was his particular favorite Dick liked Mr Policeman more than anybody else did even though the others others others oth oth- ers liked Mr Policeman so much Dick quite adored him Mr Policeman was so big and so strong His chest was so broad and so splendid His Ills face was ruddy and It was a face that could look so stern storn when some on one drove his automobile carelessly It was a face foce that could could be all aU smiles when the boys and gigs ghis were were to be seen seeD ready to cross the street Mr Policeman's arms were so comman com com- man manding ding Every one ODe obeyed Mr MI Policeman's Policeman's Policeman's Po Po- arms One felt so small beside Mr Police Pollee- man But It was nice to feel small beDick bey be- be y i. i f d 1 t. t e. e Dick Blew the Whistle side so big and magnificent a man Mr MI Policeman was very brave He had been beeD awarded several medals med medd als but Mr MI Policeman never talked about anything fine fiDe that he lle did Dick was full of excitement one ODe day His ninth birthday had hod arrived and he had been gIven ghen a n bicycle He was anxious to tell ten Mr Policeman about It So when he lie went to cross the street with the others he stopped a minute longer lODger than usual to whisper to Mr 11 Policeman that he lie was nine niDe years old and that he had a new bicycle Mr Policeman told him to walt wall He helped the other boys and girls across the street while Dick stood In center with the traffic stopped at either side Then TheD Mr Policeman came come back Youre big enough to direct the traffic for a little while Mr Policeman Policeman Police Pollee- man said now DOW that you are nine Dine years old He gave Dick the whistle that was around his neck and told him to blow it Dick blew the whistle and waved his Ills arm for the traffic to come forward and put his other hand In the opposite direction for the traffic to stop Just Justas as os Mr Policeman told him to do do- doAll All the automobiles obeyed him All the traffic stopped when he be commanded command command- ed them to o stop and came come pa when he be told them to come on OD They saw sow him stand by Mr Ir Policeman's Policeman's Police PoUce- mans man's side They saw sow him blow the whistle himself They saw sow him hits only a boy of of nine years ears but they obeyed him liim as he be stood II by Mr Ir Policeman's side Mr Policeman looked down upon him with admiration In in his eye eyes A uA pretty good assistant tant Ill I'll say was Mr Policeman's cost flattering remark A few minutes lat latt Dick went on onto onto to school and once more Mr poU Policeman Policeman Police Police- e- e man mOD took tool charge of ot the traffic But for a few moments Dick had peen heeD the one they had obeyed It had hod been a n pretty good way to toI begin ones one's ninth year t I |