Detective And Tramp

There wa3 in the tramp's appearanca , a suggestion of the lethargy that follows a gorging with free lunch and copious libations of beer that belied nis piteous story of not having had anything to eafc "since yesterday morning. " The shades of night were falling f ast, and that may have to some extent acoounted for the mistake of the bum in selecting as the object of his whining appeal McClusky, one of the best known of the Central office detectives,, who was "sleuthiug it" along the Bowery. "You are shy dinner and supper for yesterday and breakfast. dinner and supper today. Come with me,"aaid McClusky, and he led the way into a greasy little beanery from the door of which hung a dingy sign announcing "regular meals, 8 cents. " Had the vagrant known what was in store for him he would have never crossed the threshold except under forcible persuasión. "Give this man his yesterday's dinner, " said McClusky. A slice of boiled beef, a boiledpotato, two slices of bread and a cnp of muddy cofïee were sooh set up. Slowly the tramp attacked the meal, and McClusky waitad. When the dishes were clean, the detective beckoned tothowaiter and said: "Bring the gentleman last night's snpper. ' ' The order was repeated. The tramp began to suspect something, bnt he thought it the better to act his part. Perhaps his eccentric benefactor would give him the price of a bed. Vain hope! The supper disposed of, McClusky ordered "the gentleruan's breakfast." "See here, pardy, I nevereats butona meal a day, " the latter demurred. "It is uot enough. You told me you were starving, and of au offlcer of the New York pólice forcé it shall never be said that he allowed a fellow man to starve. ' ' And the detective displayed his badge. "Supposin I v-ou't eat?" said the tramp sullenly. "Then you take a ride. See?" The trapped bum saw, and he ate his breakfast, and then in great agony he managed to dispose of his dinner. 1 ture would stand no more. "See here, pardy, I couldn't eat any j more, not if I got two years for it, " he ' pleaded in genuine distress. McClusky had had his fun, and he ' excused his victim the supper. As the tramp rolled torpidly out of the place he paused at the door, and with a ' derous gleam in his eye said hoarsely, 'Til get even wid you for dis, vou big