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A BEAUTIFUL PELT INHABITED BY AN IRISHMAN
"'The poor boy's conscience!' thought K. K., and attempted to kiss him good-night.
"Bright and early the following morning the Gilded Kidd started out to entangle himself with the law.
"As luck would have it, a soulsatisfying drama was being enacted in front of the Wine Shop, then the swaggerest resort in town. An intelligent gentleman leading an inebriated dog — or shall we put it the other way round? — was trying to gain an entrance. The proprietor and several waiters did not want their company. At last he and the dog were turned over to the ever-ready copper.
"The Kidd realized that here was his chance. The proprietor was smarting with outraged propriety, and another such attempt would bring the whole police force down on the luckless perpetrator.
"The Kidd decided to gamble high on this last attempt at getting arrested, and a near-by circus poster gave him a glorious inspiration.
"Why not steal a circus animal
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and try to lead it into the restaurant ? The result would be immediately disastrous.
"Once inside the circus tent, the bulk and unloveliness of most of the animals somewhat abashed the Kidd. He passed up as uncompanionable a camel, a giraffe and a baby elephant.
"The clown bear — a beautiful pelt inhabited by a wild Irishman — took his fancy, however, and he made suitable financial arrangements with the bear to keep him in honey, or beer, for the rest of his life.
"The unexpected happened. The Kidd led his bear up a rear alley to the restaurant, and then boldly essayed the front doors.
* ' One sight of the hairy visitor, and the proprietor deserted the entrance and fled to parts unknown.
"The Kidd and his guest entered. There were all sorts of panics among the smart girls — jumping on tables and fainting in waiters' strong arms — but it ended up by the bear getting thirsty and cowardly peaceful.
"He drew up to a table and called loudly for a drink in rich Gaelic.