Evening star., 1921-09-03
BY ISABEL OSTRANDER.

was waiting for the ambulance. It's
'0470-X New York. isn't It? And his
car is a long. low roadster, with,an
engine built like a racer?'
The other nodded.
1oT get 3s1s Up there's there's the
ward the farther side Of the garage.
How did 1t happen?"
$50 that's it. Is it7 That's the road
louise that busted my taxicabr" Nc.
Carty doubled one fist significantly.
wheel driving of like the devil and
| leaving me for dead for all he knew,
or cared! I'm going to have the law
on him good and proper. but I'll take
q little of 1t out on his hide first!"
"A decent, hard-working man amt
days with guys like him hogging
| the road and riding over him."
That's right" the other agreed.
| Was it your own cab?"
Sure" McCerty was succeeding in
working himself up into a well-simu-
lated state or ire. II just got it paid
OF two weeks ago and I've been too
busy to look after the insurance.
| Tough luck!" The man spat again.
1T amt complete wreck, is it? You
can get it patched up?"
Wreck?' McCarty snorted, "Im
| lucky If I don't lose my license for
! leaving a heap of junk obstructinR
the road! Who IL this guy Waverly,
| anyway? I've just come from the
license bureau, where I went to look
'Oh. he's one Of the big stins from
the avenue" The man gestured to-
ward the park. Got a bunch of
| dough. but he's q tight-wad; hope
you sting him good! He's more
trouble than anybody else who leaves
l n L. \
| bullying, and flying into q rage over
nothing, and getting his damned little
bus out all hours, but the tips he
| hands out In q month wouldn't buy
you square meal! He's the kind. all
right, that would eids-swips you from
taught"
That. Just what he did to me. but
! I'm laughing now" Mccarty said
grimiy: IT amt only my cab he'll
that had rung up. to say nothing of
| my busted head and shoulder and the
! loss Of my time!-Look here"
He lifted the cap for an instant dis
playing the long strip Of plaster and
Make him dig down dsspi it'n
/! serve him right! Say, what happened
to, to your fare7 Was the party hurt,
mo. only shook up bad. He hired
| m0 " sdhe MN OUT TO MS nome IN
Greenwich and didn't get the loca-
tion Of his house or I'd know where
to find him for a witness. He said
he'd direct me when we got into the
burg" McCarty lied glibly. HE
skagped pe before & came to-"
man demanded suddenly.
Last Thursday night, nearer Fri
day morning. Four days have I laid
on the nat Of my back in the hospital
THURSDAY niGhtw the other re.
Accounts for what?" McCarty felt
at last the old thrill of exultation
Was his 1ong-drawn:out histrioaic
effort to be rewarded"
Why. the bent mud-guard and tbs
the man explained. II worked al
Thursday night taking the place Of
one Of the other fellows that had
been hurt when car was backed In
Waverly sent for his little bus about
was after four in the mSrninE wher
he drove It In. He usually sends 70,
time time he S brought Il sim.sif AN and i.
was in one hell Of temper. swsarips
shs SON: e:asF nS y.n. sSX a.s left Al
hs was purple In the facet That
little bus Of his is = good machine n
right and powerful Tor her size, bu,
she come hmping In like . dog thai
had been kicked. and ! see she was
all battered up on one side. Waverly
wasn't in no state to be asked ques.
tions. though. and he didn't say any
thing about an accident. He had or
| . big yellow leather motor coat and
I saw thSrs was blood on It,"
"Was he hurt. too?" MeCarty addst
| with as vicious snarl as he coulf
| muster. sI hone to tho Lord he was!'
mo. I was putting the car up and
he was standing round under the
lamp when first got good flash al
him. He looked mad and kinder
i scared. too. and the blood-there
wasn't much Of twas smudged or
/ the chest and sleeves Of the coat. He
caught me staring and looked dowr
ct himself and that was the hrst he
the light quick and started cursins
/ again.
l He waited. though. until had nm