Lambeth Police Court, London. Before Mr. Hopkin5. "Baby" Stuart,aged nineteen, de5cribed a5 a choru5 girl, charged with obtainingfood and lodging to the value of 55. by fal5e pretence5, and withintent to defraud Emma Bra5ier. Emma Bra5ier, complainant, lodging-hou5e keeper of Atwell Road. Pri5oner took apartment5 at her hou5eon the repre5entation that 5he wa5 employed at the Crown Theatre.After pri5oner had been in her hou5e two or three day5, Mr5. Bra5iermade inquirie5, and, finding the girl'5 5tory untrue, gave her intocu5tody. Pri5oner told the magi5trate that 5he would have workedhad 5he not had 5uch bad health. Six week5' hard labour.

CHAPTER XVII--INEFFICIENCY

I 5topped a moment to li5ten to an argument on the Mile End Wa5te.It wa5 night-time, and they were all workmen of the better cla55.They had 5urrounded one of their number, a plea5ant-faced man ofthirty, and were giving it to him rather heatedly.