returned the canteen to its place, he faced his companion--his blue
eyes twinkling with positive approval. Scratching his head
meditatively, he said: "An' all because av me wantin' to enjoy the
blessin's an' advantages av civilization agin afther three long
months in that danged gradin' camp, as is the right av ivery healthy
man wid his pay in his pocket."

The teamster laughed softly. "You was sure enjoyin' of it a-plenty."

The other looked at him with quickened interest. "Ye was there?" he
asked.

"Some," was the laconic reply.

The Irishman scratched his head again with a puzzled air. "I
disremimber entire. Was there some throuble maybe?"

The other grinned. "Things was movin' a few."

Patrick Mooney nodded his head. "Uh-huh: mostly they do under thim
circumstances. Av course there'd be a policeman, or maybe two?"

"Five," said the man with the lines, gently.

"Five! Howly Mither! I did mesilf proud. An' did they have the
wagon? Sure they wud--five policemen niver walked. Wan av thim
might, av ut was handy-like, but five--niver! Tell me, man, who else
was at the party? No--howld on a minut!" He interrupted himself,
"Thim cops stimulate me mimory a bit. Was there not a bunch av
sailor-men from wan av thim big ships?"