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Show Vigilant Law Officer Had Seen 'Em Doing It Speeding across the country from Los Angeles to New York by motor, two motion-picture celebrities were held up by the unstable in a small town and, as usual, the officer had all the advantage on his side. He refused re-fused to give them k ticket and finally compromised by tnklug them directly before the Judge. The constable was very hot under the collar and declared he would make It hot for them, but the couple were hardly prepared for the outraged officer's of-ficer's charge In court. "Y'our honor," he announced pompously, pom-pously, "this Is a couple of motion-pic ture people an' the charge I'm prefer-rin' prefer-rin' against them Is arson." "Arson!" roared one of the accused. ac-cused. "What do you mean ! We were never out of our car till you flagged us !" "You was burnin' up the road, an I'm preferrin' the charge of arson against you," insisted the constable, and even the court had to laugh as he let them off with a five dollar fine. |