欧亨利短篇小说集(13)

"Nowgoandcallacop,"saidSoapy."Anddon"tkeepagentlemanwaiting."
"Nocopforyou,"saidthewaiter."Hey!"
InamomentSoapyfoundhimselflyinguponhisleftearonthepavement.Hearosewithdifficulty,andbeatthedustfromhisclothes.Arrestseemedarosydream.TheIslandseemedveryfaraway.Apolicemanwhostoodbeforeadrugstoretwodoorsawaylaughedandwalkeddownthestreet.Soapyseemedtoliberty.
Afteranotherunsuccessfulattempttobearrestedforpersecutionayoungwoman,Soapywentfurthertowardthedistrictoftheatres.
Whenhecameuponapolicemanstandinginfrontofaglitteringtheatre,hecaughtatthestrawof"disorderlyconduct."
OnthesidewalkSoapybegantosingdrunkensongsatthetopofhisvoice.Hedanced,howled,andotherwisedisturbedthepeace.
ThepolicemanturnedhisbacktoSoapy,andsaidtoacitizen:
"ItisoneoftheYaleladscelebratingtheirfootballvictoryovertheHartfordCollege.Noisy,butnoharm.Wehaveinstructionsnottoarrestthem."