THE HIGHWAYMAN.

"TAXI! TAXI!"
"WHAT ABAHT IT?"
"I WANT TO GO TO HAMPSTEAD."
"DO YER?"
"I'LL DOUBLE YOUR LEGAL FARE."
"DOUBLE THAT AGIN AN' I'LL TAKE YER—'ALF-WAY."
"AN', MIND YER, I WOULDN'T 'AVE BROUGHT YER AS FAR AS THIS ONLY I 'APPENED TO 'AVE BIN COMIN' ANY'OW. I LIVE UP 'ERE."