st.

Well, we fixes him up, writes out all the partic'lars of his route on a
card, and gives him a fresh send-off. It wa'n't more'n half an hour
afterwards that I was out on an errand, and as I cut through 22d-st.
back of the Flatiron I sees a crowd. Course, I pushes in to find out
what was holdin' up all the carriages and bubbles that has to switch
through there goin' north. Somehow I had a feelin' that it might be
Clifford. And it was!

He was in the middle of the ring, hoppin' around lively and wavin' that
umbrella of his like a sword. The other party was the pilot of a hansom
cab that had climbed down off his perch and was layin' on with his whip.

I hated to disturb that muss; for I had an idea Cliffy was gettin' about
what was comin' to him, and the crowd was enjoyin' it to the limit. But
I see a couple of traffic cops comin' over from Broadway; so I breaks
through, grabs Clifford by the arm, and chases him down the avenue,
breathin' some hard but not much hurt.

"Chee!" says I, "but you're a wonder! Was you tryin' to buy an
eight-mile cab ride for a quarter?"

"Why, no," says he. "I merely stopped the man to ask him where the
nearest subway station was, and before I knew it he became angry. I'm
sure I didn't know----"

"That's the trouble with you, Cliffy," says I, "and if you don't get
over it you'll be hurt bad. Where's that card we made out for you?"

"I--I must have lost that," says he.

"What you need is a guide and an accident policy," says I. "Better let
me tow you back to the office, and you can talk it over with Mr.
Robert."

He was willin'. He'd had enough for one day, anyhow.

By mornin' Mr. Robert has lost some of his joy over Cousin Clifford's
visit. Come to find out, he'd never seen him before, and hadn't heard
much about him, either. "Torchy," says he, "I shall be rather busy
to-day; so I am going to put Cousin Clifford in your care."

"Ah, say!" says I. "Hand me an easier one. I couldn't keep him straight
less'n I had him on a rope and led him around."

"Well, do that, then," says he, "anyway you choose. You may take the day
off, show him the buildings he wants to see, keep him out of trouble,
and don't leave him until you have him safe inside my house to-night.
I'll make it right with you."

"Seein' it's you," says I, "I'll give it a whirl. But if Clifford wants
to travel around town with me he's got to shake the ear pads."

Mr. Robert says he'll give him his instructions, and al