The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03


him. But tn chief. he found out that
tn Cap let a .ot of panel games run
| Panel games is bad: they're against
orders. Some Tammany men got stuck
and that could have been fixed with tn
| Captain. But some of them Kicked to
the Chief instead of the Captain. and
so, you see. the Chief he saw that
! TwitChell was doing business on the side
and wasn't dividing up on the level
See? Twitchell was transferred Dor
welching."
The reporters stared. They were ready
| to believe Mickey. but" as one Of
them said. 1--WE can't print that It's
libel, and we couldn't prove It. Cou.d
your
mo" said Mickey but | won't have
| Ito"
Mickey swung upon car and went
down to his office. And when he ar
rived there. and reported, his city ed
tor made much the same comment as
the stars" had made
That's a good story" he said. but
what's the use of it? We can't print
| IT,"
why not?" said Mickey. "The Chief
will stand for IT, lie wall deny IT, OF
course, but he won't sue for libel"
why not?"
Because | convinced him that ! had
1t right. and he doesn't know but what
! might be able 30 prove It. Besides
m Chiefs a sport"
"A sport?'
Eyes; he's on tn level; plays fair;
pays his gambling debts You know,
he's honest. No. I don't mean that;
he's a crook all right, but, you see. it's
] In. H.
he takes tn gam and don't holer lie
Amt a welcher. That's ALL"
The editor shook his head obviously
well then. I'll show you" said
| Mickey You take your phone and
listen while | talk to him"
The office central connected the two
phones and, with the editor silent at
one. Mickey called the Chief
Hello, Chief" said he. this is Swee-
ney."
"Oh. it is. is it?" came the big voice
sweeney, Ell? Wei. what's the mat
to. now Did We forget yer umbrella ?"
NO. but chief, my city editor is a
college graduate and he don't under
stand what y.u mean by calling Capt.
! Twtchell a welcher"
! wv hiatt" the Chief answered
Hes sparrng for time said Mickey
| over the telephone to his editor.
/ Whats that" the chief said
"Nuthin." said Mickey. My city ed
itor is listening to our conversation,
ana I told him you said What to gam
| time to think"
oh that's IT, is it.? That's all right,
| Of course You could hear the sar-
casm in the CHEFS voice. But will
! YOU kindly repeat what it IS that the
gentleman wants to know"
He wants to know Mickey br-
| gan. but he rearranged his question.
F"Nou see, chief. | told him my story.
/ You know. About the yallcr dog. and,
/ like YOU. he won't believe it, Says it's
. libel. Now | want that scoop, so |
told him Id leave. it to YOU. And I'm
leavin' it to YOU, | asst you what tn
| police mean by calling Cap Twitchell
weicher.'
"Oh. / see" said the Chief and with
an audible chuckle he explained "Well,
! you tell your citr editor that W,lsher
is @ native Of Wales. which is a small
country over near England some
| where's"
II Mas Mickeys turn to be daZed.
| The chef broke the connection with
]
city editor was laughing too. very sin
| cerely.
! stalled. Mickey" he said. You're
stalled" ana he laughed some more.
When he regained his self-possession
he was satisfied. Mickey couldn't UNI
derstand why. but he was; the city
editor wrote that story himself lie did
il very carefully and Mickey thought
not very clearly but he put it all in,
"chesty" and "Welsher,' and all. Since
no other paper touched the Welsher
part Mickey had a scoop on the stars
and they ACKNOWLEDGED IT, Whenever
any of them saw the boy they were po-
! lite to him. but they also smiled.
THAT was mighty funny story YOU
had about that Tenderloln transfer"
| they would say
Rather than explain that he didn't
write nor, for that matter understand
| his story. Mickey let them go on smil-
ing without inquiring why, He poured
out his soul to a certain cur, which
kept turning up at Police Headquarters
to see the boy.
Il said yuu were strange, Oncet,'
Mickey told him kindly, and YOU sure
are WALLER. but you amt SO strange as
those strange yal.er things you see
valIlin' around on their hind legs, nor
so waller But there's something in a
college education; | dunno what 1t is;
its strange, and it looks yaller to me.
Anyhow, it amt straight. 1t don't tell