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"I've been to Paris and I've been to Dover"

"Go agen then, and stop," growled Ike irritably "Swep' all away, my

lad, by the road-police, and now--"

"There's a e, Ike," I

whispered "Is--is he likely to be a foot-pad?"

"Either a footpad or a policeman Which does he look like?" said Ike

"Policeman," I whispered "I think I saw the top of his hat shine"

"Right, lad You needn't be scared about theas and steaines and police have done away

with theht or day"

We jolted on past the policeman, who turned his bull's-eye lantern upon

us for a moment, so that I could see Basket's ribs and the profile of

Ike's great nose as he bent forith his arht," and we had left him about a couple of

hundred yards behind, when, a of the baskets overhead, ike said suddenly: "Seeone to--"

"I've been to Paris and I've been to Dover"

"Why, if he ar'n't there agen!" cried Ike savagely "Look here, it

worries

like that I hates singing"