The sergeant said sharply, “Now, you get out of here, and quick too. It wouldn’t pay to prosecute you, for you’re too slippery. Get out—quick!” And the man just skipped.
“Now, young man,” said the sergeant, “you take better care of your camera next time. I’ll see you into the grounds again.”
So I thanked him. He saw me through the gate, and that was the end of my adventure. But it was a close shave. I didn’t tell you about it before, for fear you would think I had been stupid.
WONDERFUL!
THE FERRIS WHEEL, FROM “OLD VIENNA.”
CHAPTER XIX
Mr. Douglass has a Remarkable Experience.
“No, sir; not this afternoon, sir. I’m very sorry, but that’s the orders. We have to be very careful with her, sir. There hasn’t been anybody in it for full two hours,” said the man at the gate.