"It's my bag—who's got a better right?" retorted the Unwiseman. "I bought and paid for it with my own money, so why shouldn't I walk off with it?"
"Has it been inspected?" demanded the official.
"It don't need to be—there ain't any germans in it," said the Unwiseman.
"Germans?" laughed the official.
"Yes—Mike robes—you know——" continued the Unwiseman.
"O, you mean germs," said the official. "Well, I didn't say disinfected. I said inspected. You can't lug a bag like that in through here without having it examined, you know. What you got in it?"
THE UNWISEMAN LOOKED THE OFFICIAL COLDLY IN THE EYE
The Unwiseman placed his bag on the floor of the pier and sat on it and looked the other coldly in the eye.