Pee-wee said, “Let’s ask her where the police station is, hey?”
“Sure,” I said, “I’ll ask her. Only maybe she’s sweeping in her sleep, it’s so early. I wouldn’t want to wake her up.”
“If she’s asleep she’ll tell you so,” Dub said.
“I never thought of that,” I told him.
“Are you thinking about getting the robbers arrested or are you thinking about being a fool?” Pee-wee wanted to know.
I went up to the girl and I said, “Hey, girl, are you awake because we’d like to ask you a question?”
“Don’t you pay any attention to him because he’s a fool,” Pee-wee said. “Will you please tell us where the police station is?”
She stopped sweeping and she looked kind of surprised and she said, “It’s on Main Street and it’s right next to the Fire House.”
I said, “Can you get any ice cream cones anywhere around there?”
“Don’t you pay any attention to him,” Pee-wee piped up, “because it’s serious business—so do you think the police are up yet?”