The evening world., 1920-09-02


THE peck faced youth leered
and twisted the handle. and
the girl leaned forward with
sob and seemed about to
fall.
Don't make her faint, yer damned
fool" broke in the leader. Let up
for a minute. Now. lady," he said
do like / tells yer. or yer knows
what happens. Don't yer2" He
caught her delicate chin in a hairy
fist and pinched it savagely.
Yes. oh-yes," she cried. only
leave me alone and stop that thing
from hurting my wrist l can't stand
it," she exclaimed piteously.
will yer do like ] want2" he de-
manded.
YES" promised Miss Billlngsley,
"if only
l"All right. Let up on the twister,
Ike. But be ready to jerk it quick.
Now" he continued, turning to the
reporter, "call up yer office and tell
fem it's a big story"
J whats big story7'
Tell EN- yer was with the Judge
In his private office at noon when he
calls in O'Connor, the District Attor-
ney guy, and tells him he's CRATER"
HE is not" denied Miss Billings
ley; hes a nice
Come on" snorted Adolph, this
amt no mattermoney bureau. Where's
the twister? No? All right. Tell 'em
he calls O'Connor CRATER and
O'Connor admits It, See? Flossy 1t
up to sound like a<reg'lar newspaper
yarn, and IL yer squeaks word
wrong Ike'll twist yer hand off. And
make 1t damn good. l works around
a newspaper office once myself and
be on the listening machine here, and
Ikell watch for the signal. Go to
It," He adjusted a receiving. appara-
tus about his head.
Il won't. | can't tell that about
Joe" sobbed the girl Historically.
Cut out the Joe stuff" snarled
the captor, "Or," he added menacingly
yer know how 1t hurts yer pretty
wrist. And ii yer don't make good,
If they gets wise-it's all off. Yer
last edition goes TO press in twenty
minutes, as they told meb Go to 1T"
The reporter hesitanuy took up the
phone.
STEADY" cautioned the man.
She gave a despairing look about
the room and took the receiver from
the hook.
CRANKY 1000" she ordered. Hello,
city desk, please" Her voice faltered,
and Ike. obedient to a wink from
Adolph, started to twist. She gritted
her teeth and announced, This is
Betty Billingsley, Mr.. Fullerton. Good
story. Judge accuses Assistant Dis
trict Attorney of graft in Essex Mar
ket Court. He admits it," A pause
fr.llpNnyad hitch ha wi
the receiver listened intenuy. NO
not in open court, but in his room,
/ replied the girl to the question. Yes
was there. It's o. K"
Wait a minute" came the voice
over the wire. The girl could heal
the familiar instructions shouted
, above the click of the news tickers
Billingsley. Quick. Dead-line for tn,
final in fifteen minutes. All right
Betty" he said in the telephone
Thanks. Walter O'Brien will TAX,
you"
A series of clicks from the switch
board Of the paper followed, anC
x C'Brien said, Hello, Betty. Shoot
: quick"
e Shortly after noon to-day" sale
the girl slowly, as though readina
! from her notes. Magistrate Charlie.
d @. AcDonough, sitting to-day in Els
d sex Market Court, called DEPUTY
l. Assistant District Attorney O'Connol
"a to his room and said, 'O'Connor, yol
are a CRATER, and disgrace 10 you
profession OConnor started anC
N denied the accusation. 4 have th'
goods on YOU said the Judge L saw
re the lawyer pass 1t to you-the $500
d It is in your pocket. 1T is not de
. MED O'Connor, but the Judge reache,
= in and pulled out Ave 800 bills
% Better give up he said. L framed
> YOU with the lawyer. Now how
/ much did you clear since you've beef
~ hereT None of your business re
r piled OConnor sullenly. That's 70
l. YOU TO md out Then he changed
"a his mind and said, L guess you go
- me; took in almost $4,000, That
re all | know, O'Brien,"
rs that straight" asked the maj
L at the phone in amazement.
Fright" answered the girl. IAN,
questions?" In answer TO several sh
l. explained: Charles G.. McDonougb-
G. for George" Joseph, his firs
p name" Yes, one of Cassidy's dis
40 trict men; don't know the address.
In mo, the Judge said nothing of actio
ce then, but made me leave the room
Refused to talk after court closed
n, Probably will leave it to the ID. A.
n Don't know name Of lawyer; n
didn't say" Il Just happened to d
in there, and he didn't see me until
'e started"
Say, Betty, sure you're all right
n. Not the heat, is IT." inquired O'BTier
as you sound sort of shaky."
ed Never felt better. Walter. Just
II, bit excited" lied the girl as Adoip
az frowned. Absolutely straight. Hurr
~ and catch the Final. Bye-bye"
no She put the receiver on the hook.
IA 'There," she said defiantly, 'Tv
or done Il. Do you suppose any one Wi
believe It? All 1t will get il a libt
suit for my paper. You must be fool
d. ish. When l get back to tn
ng office"--, ,,
IL WhlCh WI VIII SOIle nttie TINT
"a rupted, the big man, who was remov
~ ing the headpiece with obvious salts
oil. faction. He grinned amiably.
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