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Updated: June 12, 2025
But they will 'cop' you in damages, a thousand or fifteen hundred, and then the best thing that you can do will be to go bankrupt, or perhaps you had better clear before the trial comes on." I groaned aloud, but the little man went on cheerfully: "Same solicitors, I suppose? I'll take the other things to them so as not to bother you more than I can help.
Old Taylor him over at the Cop he's got a very good lad at eighteen yards, a very good lad indeed; and he's a tryer this time, I know. But, bless you, my lad could give him ten, instead o' taking three, and beat him then!
"Yes, sir," said Willis. "Then there's us cops," said Sergeant Madden wryly. "Mostly we join up for the glamour. We think it's important to be a cop. But presently we find we ain't admired. Then there's no more glamour but we're still important. A cop matters because he protects people against other people that want to do things to 'em. Against characters that want to get important by hurtin' 'em.
"Meaning's just this, my son," replied Cop, getting out of his limited running togs into something more respectable, "that if you chumps guessed all day you'd never strike just how the Indian came to this school. Who do you suppose wrote to the Head recommending him to take the Redskin, and kind of insinuating that the college would do well to treat him properly?
A small boy was standing at the door, holding a note. "Mr. Maude?" he said. "Cop at Jefferson Market give me dis fer you." "What!" He took the letter, and gave the boy a dime. "Why, it's from Smith. Great Scott!" It was apparent that the Kid was politely endeavoring to veil his curiosity. Master Maloney had no such delicacy. "What's in de letter, boss?" he enquired.
Before Rigor Mortis could set in or the Undertaker had time to flash a Tape Measure, Aleck was up at the grief-stricken Home to cop out an Option on the Interest. Now he could give the Cackle to all the Knights of the Road who had blown their Substance along the gay White Ways of Crawfordsville, Bucyrus, and Sedalia.
For five blocks north and south they jammed on the brakes when the unexpected interruption occurred, and Big Ivan gasped. "Don't be flurried, little woman," said the cop. "Sure I can tame 'em by liftin' me hand." Anna didn't understand what he said, but she knew it was something nice by the manner in which his Irish eyes smiled down upon her.
"I heard it what you tell me now several times before already, Abe," he said; "and if you want it that Max Tuchman or Klinger & Klein or some of them other fellers should cop out a good customer of ours like Marcus Bramson, Abe, maybe you'll hang around here a little longer."
He's some hoss I don't think. He's got a splint big as a turkey egg that keeps him ouchy in front half the time, 'n' his heart ain't in the right place. I've filled his old hide so full of hop you could knock his eyes off with a club, tryin' to make him cop, but he won't come through third is the best he'll do.
Two blocks away a burglar was coming out of an apartment-house with a bag of silverware on his shoulder; but that is neither here nor there. "Carry on yez mashin' tricks right before me eyes, will yez?" shouted the cop. "I'll teach yez to speak to ladies on me beat that ye're not acquainted with. Come along." Elsie turned away with a sigh as the ranchman was dragged away.
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