“Hello!” said the man. “Who's that?”
“Only me,” said Samuel.
“Get up there,” commanded the other.
He got up and a hand seized him by the collar. “Who are you?”
He was jerked into the light before he had a chance to reply. “More bums!” growled the voice; and Samuel, terrified, saw that he was in the grasp of a policeman.
“Please, sir, I'm not doing any harm,” he began.
“Come,” said the policeman.
“Where to?” he cried.
But the other merely jerked him along. A sudden wild horror seized Samuel. “You're not going to arrest me!” he exclaimed.
“Sure,” said the other. “Why not?”