Evening star., 1940-09-08

curb on Adams street Two hundred in crisp
new tens and twenties'' She gives an excited
laugh. His son found it and was tempted
to keep it, but his fathers making him return
it. He'd come himself only he works nights
Now will you believe in people,"
Dan mods He will now believe in miracles.
1t doesn't seem in the cards that the same
sized roll, all in tens and twenties, should be
lost where he is supposed to lose his.
The doOrbell rings before dinner is over
The kid is one of those round faced, blue
eyed youngsters with curly hair and sugar
smile Dan watches him hand over the money
to Kitty and sees her count it off She peels
off two twenties and a ten. The reward
she says Curly-hair shakes his head and goes
wistful
No, ma am he says Not like that"
You deserve it,"
Yes m" he says. But if | brought back
cash my old man wouldn't believe turned it
in He'd say l was holding out and just
showing him fifty"
III write him a note" says Kitty
He'd think / framed note. Can't you
write check and put reward in the corner?
That d show him"
Kitty beams on the kid Write check"
honest he is
Ian stands there scratching his head. He
is in too deep with Kitty to come clean and
yet he does not want to gyp poor innocent
kid out OF roll he picks up in the street. Ifhe
had time maybe he could think of something,
but Kitty is standing at his elbow waiting for
him to write the check. So he does. The kid
says thanks. he will cash it first thing in the
morning, and is out of the room and down the
stairs.
Aren't we lucky" says Kitty, tucking the
roll in her dress Nov we can get the things
YOU need to keep looking spruce. Dirk Broth
ers are having a sale and they are open till
nine tonight.
Dan has no choice Kitty is set on making
him an important copper and says appear
ances count for a lot. So she drags him to
Dirk's, roots around for bargains and finally
picks new hat for him. 1t is fuzzy green
him look like rising young executive.
Dan takes it all meekly and she pays for it
with one of Curly hair S crisp new twenties
and out they go. She is so proud of the way
Dan looks she holds him tight by the arm.
and this makes Dan melt and he begins to
think things. He is out of one tight spot, but
he will get himself in another and Kitty will
find out how smart he isn't, and call every
thing Off He is made shivery at the thought
why can't we get married right away"
he says.
Not until you are made first grade detec
tive" she says firmly.
Maybe they got it figured different in
headquarters" Dan sighs
She laughs What you need is confidence"
she tells him. You have head on your
shoulders, if you only knew it. 1t is my
opinion you are one of the smartest Young
dicks on the force"
Smarter than Marv Decker" he asks,
giving her look.
Il picked you and not him, didn't r." says
Kitty, shaking around the question like
fashy open-feld runner. Just wait till YOU
get your chance 1t won't be long"
She is Fighter than she knows.
The very next morning Inspector Cum
mings walks into the squad room and tosses
a twenty dollar bill on the table in front of
Marv Decker Look at that one" he saws.
Marv picks up the bill and goes scientific,
feeling If and smelling If "A DhOnv he c,,c