ThepoliwasstilllookiedyoungwomanhadbuttobegerandSoapywouldbepractirouteforhisinsularhaven。Alreadyheimaginedhecouldfeelthethofthestatioheyoungwomanfad，stretgoutahand，p;apos;scoatsleeve。
"Sure，Mike，"shesaidjoyfully，"ifyou'llbloailofsuds。I'dhavespoketoyousoohecopwaswatg。"
WiththeyounglayingthegivytohisoakSoapyoliewithgloom。Heseemeddoomedtoliberty。
Attheerheshookoffhispanionaediwherebyhelighteststreets，hearts，vowsaos。Womeninfursandmesmovedgailyiryair。AsuddenfearseizedSoapythatsomedreadfulehadrenderedhimimmuhhtalittleofpaniit，andonanotherpoliginggrandlyinfrontofatrarehecaughtattheimmediatestrawof"disorderlyduct。"
Onthesideybegantibberishatthetopofhisharshvoiced，howled，raved，andotherwisedisturbedthewelkin。
ThepolitwirledhisedhisbacktoSoapyaoa:
"‘TisohemYalelads’thegooseeggtheygivetotheHartfe。Noisy;butnoharm。os;veinstrustolavethembe。"
Dissolate，Soapyceasedhisunavaili。Wouldneverapolilayhandsonhim?InhisfancytheIslatainableArcadia。Hebuttohinstthegwind。
Inacigarstorehesawawell-dressedmanlightingacigarataswinginglight。Hissilkumbrellahehadsetbythedoor。Soapysteppediheumbrellaandsauhitslowly。Themanatthecigarlightfollo>
"Myumbrella，"hesaidsternly。
"Oh，isit?"sneeredSoapy，addinginsulttopetitlary。"Well，os;tyouan?Itookit。Yourumbrella!os;tyoucallacop?Therestaheer。"Theumbrellaoweps。Soapydidlikewise，reseluckwainsthim。Thepolilookedatthetwocuriously。
"Ofcourse，"saidtheumbrellaman-"thatis-well，youknowhowthesemistakesoccur-I-ifit'syourumbrellaIhopeyou'llexcuseme-Ipickeditupthismi-Ifyasyours，why-Ihopeyou'll-"
"Ofcourseit'smi;saidSoapyviciously。
Theex-umbrellamahepolihurriedtoassistatallblondeinanoperacloakacrossthestreetinfrontofastreetcarthatroagtwoblocksa>
Soapywalkedeastwardthredbyimprovemeheumbrellawrathfullyiioeredagainstthemesandcarryclubs。Becausehewaofalliches，theyseemedtardhimasakingwho。
&hSoapyreaeoftheaveheeastwheretheglitterandturmoilwasbutfaihisfathistowardMadisohehominginstinctsurvivesevehehomeisaparkbench。
Butonanunusuallyquietetoastandstill。Herewasanoldchurtandramblingahroughoainedwindowasoftlightglowed，where，nodoubt，theanistloiteredoverthekeys，makingsureofhismasteryoftheingSabbathaheredriftedouttoSoapy'searssweetmusicthatdheldhimtrathevolutionsoftheironfence。
Themoonwasabove，lustrousandserene;vehidpedestrainsstwitteredsleepilyintheeaves-foralittlewhilethesemighthavebeenatrychurdtheaheaedSoapytotheironfence，forhehadkhedayswheaihingsasmothersandrosesandambitionsandfriendsandimmaculatethoughtsandcollars。
&ionofSoapy'sreceptivestateofmindandtheihehtasuddenandweinhissoul。Hevieifthorrorthepitintowhichhehadtumbled，thedegradeddays，unworthydesires，deadhopes，wreckedfadbasemotivesthatmadeuphisexistence。
Andalsoihisheartresplytothisnovelmood。Aninstantaneousandstrongimpulsemovedhimtobattlewithhisdesperatefate。Hewouldpullhimselfoutofthemire;hewouldmakeamanofhimselfagain;hewouldquertheevilthathadtakenpossessionofhim。Therewastime;hearativelyyou;hewouldresurrecthisoldeagerambitionsah。Thosesolemauparevolutioninhim。To-morrowhewouldgointdowntowndistridorterhadonceofferedhimaplaceasdriver。Hewouldfindhimto-morrowandaskfortheposition。Hewouldbesomebodyintheworld。Heyfeltahandlaidonhisarm。Helookedquidintothebroadfaan。
"Whatareyoudoin'here?"askedtheofficer。
"Nothing'，"saidSoapy。
"Thenealong，"saidthepoli。
"ThreemonthsontheIsland，"saidtheMagistrateinthePoliceCourtthem。