"

"This fellow upset an Italian's cart by pushing me into it to-day,"
explained Jimmy, keeping hold of Bulldog despite the latter's efforts
to get away. "I was arrested for it, and the sergeant said I should
have him and Mike locked up as witnesses. Here's a note," and with
much difficulty Jimmy took it out and handed it to the policeman.

"I didn't do it. It was Mike," declared Bulldog.

"Youse done it yerself," said Mike.

The policeman quickly read the note. Meanwhile Mr. Crosscrab had been
holding Mike, and the crowd was now so thick that Bulldog had no chance
to escape, even if he had dared risk it with an officer at hand.

"All right. I'll lock 'em both up," said the officer, taking one arm
of each of the prisoners. "Make way there. I'll ring for the wagon."

"I'll do it for you," volunteered Jimmy, for he had once opened a
patrol box and sent in a call for a policeman who had his hands full
with a refractory prisoner.

"All right. You're a smart kid. Here's my key," and the bluecoat
passed it over, temporarily letting go of Mike, but grabbing him again
as the thief started to run.

Meanwhile Mr. Crosscrab had picked up his pocketbook, and with Jimmy
followed the officer and his two prisoners, while the crowd trailed
along in the rear. The patrol box was soon reached and Jimmy sent in
the call. In a few minutes the wagon arrived, and Mike and Bulldog,
both protesting their innocence, were taken to the station-house.

CHAPTER XXIII

BACK AT BUSINESS

Formalities at the police-station were soon complied with. Mr.
Crosscrab made a complaint of robbery against Mike Conroy, and that
bully was locked up. There was also Jimmy's charge against him, and in
this was also included Bulldog, so that youth, too, was put into a
cell. Mr. Crosscrab and Jimmy were told to appear in the morning as
witnesses.

"Well, Jimmy," remarked Mr. Crosscrab when they were in the street once
more, "you seem to be right on hand when you're wanted."

"It was mostly luck that I prevented him from robbing you though. But
I did myself a good turn, for now I can be cleared of the charge of
upsetting the banana cart."

"If my pocketbook had been stolen it would have meant a serious loss to
me."

"How so?"

"It contains a large sum of money. I am going back to my home in
Newton, Vermont, to-morrow, and I have to take quite a sum with me to
conclude some business matters in which I am engaged. So if Mike had