Penny.
“Here,” said Henry. “If that’s all you need, I can
help you. Here’s a Penny,” and he handed the Penny to
the Person, who put it in his pocket.
The Person tipped his hat and said, “Thanks,”
without looking up. Then he started to snore.
Suddenly a man with a little black satchel ran by
and dived into the bushes. Then another man came
running after him. The second man was a policeman,
and he was all out of breath.
“Which way did he go?” yelled the policeman over
to the sleeping man on the bench.
“Why do you want to know?” asked Henry in the
dark.
“He’s a criminal! A bank robber! That’s why!
Which way, did he go?”
“First tell me who you are,” said Henry.
The policeman said, “The police! Who do I look
like, The Queen of Egypt?”
“Who’s the Queen of Egypt?” Henry asked.
“Quick! Tell me which way he went, or I’ll run you
in!” said the policeman over to the bench.
“Well, since police starts with a P, I’ll tell you, said
Henry out of the darkness. “He’s hiding in that bush
over there.”
The policeman dived into the bush and there was a
big scuffle. In a minute the policeman came out leading
the bank robber, who was in handcuffs.
“Well!” said the policeman, smiling over toward
the bench. “You’re in for a big
reward!
And he came
HENRY
THE
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