Nogales international., 1932-12-28

the place empty save for Joe Moreno.
In the meantime Windy had man
aged tc escape both the local police
and the shore patrol by hiding be-
hind small fruit shop in clut-
tered alleyway. He heard the whistles
and shouts of the police. their rum
ming footsteps. sharp commands to
fellow sailors to stop. When it had
quieted down somewhat he crept out
OF his place of concealment and
started in the direction of the navy
float. still groggy enough from the
whiskey he had consumed and from
landed on his head SO that he was
wobbly on his legs.
He had gone less than two blocks
when he heard police whistle just
around the corner ahead OF him and
an answering whistle back of him. He
was il front of a handsome hacienda.
Just outside the patio wall was a tree.
He saw no other means of escape and
shinned up the tree and dropped over
the wall into the patio.
Spying grilled gate diagonaily
across the patio. Windy ran past the
old lady to 1t and opened the gate to
find himself confronted by a band Of
Panamanian police. Windy squared
off for haymaker only to be pounced
upon by half dozen police and
pinioned to the ground. He tried to
fight them off. but they srlothered
him. handcuffed him and led him off
to the police station.
You can't keep me here" he bell
lowed after he had been locked up.
and the guards were leaving. Il got
ia get aboard my ship"
He shouted and raved, but no one
came near his barred cell until eve
nIng when plate Of food and glass
CT water were brought TO him. He
had spent the afternoon pacing back
and forth in the cell wondering when
ne would get back to his ship and
how he would get out Of the jam he
would be IN with Johnson. stopping
every few minutes at the door to
pound on the bars with his great
fists. seize them IN his hands and
rattle the door
food into the cell. Windy reached out
a powerful arm through the bars and
grabbed the man by the sleeve, drag
ging hun up against the door
Listen. spigotty! I want you to
send a messenger to Name Kelsey at
the Cafe Royale You know where 1t
ls9"
''Si / Know ="
Here's money. Have this note sent
to Miss Kelsey Wait while write it..
I'll give you money--mucn money.
American money. but the messenger
must go at once"
He found bit Of paper and PEN
Gil IN the pocket of his jacket and
wrote note to Name:
Dear Mame-I'm III the hoosegow
The fee. sails IN. the morning. Come
and get me out and bring nay shoes.
Windy"
There. send that to her by mes
senger quick - pronto. you know.
Here's a silver dollar now Therell
be another cne for you when Miss
Kelsey comes
Two dollar. she is not much
money" SAID the guard. but I do it
for American sailor
HIS face was sore from the oea ting 1t
mad received at Steve's fists. the skin
Of his forehead and one check. as
we'll as OF his hands, abrased and
broken. ms head and his back ached
with an aching he had never expert
eneed before:@5EtS must be that he was
beginning to get old: Windy had never
thought of that before in Just that
light--that he was not as strong and
husky at forty as he had been at
thirty and tfirty-five. that he could
not stand up under punishment SO
we'll. though he had never before hac.
such terrific beating as Steve Nell
son had given him.
SO he tossed and fretted and fumed.
and the morning came, the morning
when the feet was to sail through
the canal into the Caribbean Sea. but
no Name Kelsey and no message from
her: not word from the guard whom
he had paid In part TO have his note
delivered at the Cafe Royale.
The window of his cell overlooked
the canal and shortly after sun-up.
Windy took up his station by the
window. waited and watched with
beating pulse and mounting I'M
patience and anger Almost an hour
passed. At length he saw ship be-
ing towed through the canal 1t was
not the, Saratoga but If the feet had
started to pass through he knew 1t
would not be long until the airplane
carrier would pass his window How
long it was until his ship was visible
from his window. he did not know.
but at last he saw 1t being pulled by
the little. electric engine through the
lock- If he did not get out OF Jail soon
there would be no possibility OF his
rejoining the ship.
He had no interest in the fiavorless.
badly cooked food when the guard
finally brought It.
did you send my message to Miss
Kelsey at the Cafe Royale?" he de-
manded.
81. senior american. send 1t by
BOY last night"
. Did she get it?'
Il do not know: the boy he did not
come back
Listen, spigotty gotta get out
Of here-that's my ship going through
the canal now Get another boy
one you know and can depend on
and send him to Miss Kelsey with an
other note" Hurriedly he scribbled
few lines and thrust the bit Of paper
through the bars to the guard
Here's another dollar-and there's
another to match it when Iknow the