imagine you are a news reporter who chanced to be at the spot where bob was arrested.Write the report for your newspaper.
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Jimmy has to have his old friend arrested because it is Jimmy's sworn duty to enforce the law. It should be noted, however, that O. Henry deliberately softens Jimmy's betrayal by making Bob's offense ambiguous. The reader should not assume that Bob is going to spend years in an Illinois prison. The plain clothes man who arrests him uses these words:
"Chicago thinks you may have dropped over our way and wires us she wants to have a chat with you."
Bob may only be wanted for questioning. And, since he is obviously a smooth talker, he may be able to talk his way out of whatever jam he is in. In fact, Chicago may only wanting to question him about somebody else. Furthermore, the arresting officer does not treat him like a dangerous criminal. He talks to Bob in a polite manner and even hands him the note from Jimmy. There is no mention of a gun or handcuffs. The plain clothes man says: