There was a policeman standing at the bottom of the street. So handing back the fellow his dollar I said. don't want your money. But for the part of the plan missed fire completely. Finally he said "Look here. you fellows are strangers here in New York. So I just want to warn you against picking up a girl in the streets." Then he launched into another long yarn of how he had picked up a girl and when he wanted to pay her $5 found he had only a $20 bill which he gave her to change for him and with which she promptly made oft.
By this time I had come to the conclusion that the young fellow was not only a dreadful bore, but also a crook as well And I was intent on warning my "Canadian" friend against him, as he appeared to be becoming much too friendly with him. What then was my annoyance when the " lion" said laughingly Oh, that couldn't happen to us in
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