midnight
I suppose you meant to put it in your own , but you did n't . '' `` Aw , g ` wan ; lem me go , '' pleaded the stranger . `` I did n't get nuthin ' -- you ai n't got the goods on me . '' Now , such a tableau as Jimmy and his new acquaintance formed can not be staged at the corner of Randolph and La Salle beneath an arc light , even at midnight , without attracting attention . And so it was that before Jimmy realized it a dozen curious pedestrians were approaching them from different directions , and a burly blue-coated figure was shouldering his way forward . Jimmy had permitted his captive to rise , but he still held tightly to his wrist as the officer confronted them . He took one look at Jimmy 's companion , and then grabbed him roughly by the arm .