The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-02

wing, ne Strol8htenS OUT the
wheels and pushes his foot down
on the accelerator as far a. 1t
will 60. Spike gets back on his
knees just In time to see what
Il happening.
holy smokes!" he yells "An-
gus! Are you crazy? You're
gonna run smack into the house."
Angus leans back In the seat
and takes . Arm grip on the
wheel. yeah. Just hang on
like I told you. Here it comes
-"
The French windows are just
big enough for the truck to get
through wit . little scraping
along the frd lee. Angus aim Il
perfect and liz crashing Of glass
sounds like somebody In . china
shop is releasing . few suppres-
sed ambitions. The truck, rips
through the curtains, and when
the glass stops falling and the
truck Is standing In the middle
of Castaloni's sunroom, the place
looks q IL q panzer division just
passed through.
There is q bridge table hang
ing on the radiator cap and the
front bumper Is caught in . sofa.
Angus signs regretfully over the
destruction and slides out Of the
truck. He IL feeling his way
through the debris when some
body turns q flashlight on him
and then q lamp Is lighted.
In the doorway Of what was
previously q cheerful sunroom
stands Castaloni. He is holding
an ugly hunk of blue steel in
his right hand and pointing the
barrel right at Angus. THAT
was q mistake. MacPhillips," he
says, and he says it slowly, like
he mean it was the last mistake
Angus will ever make.
Angus is standing about IL
feet from Castaloni and his face
Is red and hot. He knows he
can't hang on to himself much
longer, so he makes q lunge for
Castaloni.
The Broccoli King goes white
and starts to tremble violently
when he sees this large order Of
muscle and flesh hurting to-
wards him, but he waves his gun
at Angus and then he drops q
bullet into the etching on the
wall right over Angus head.
Angus pulls up sharp and stands
still.
"Stay where you are, Mac
Phillips" Castaloni says. Il
missed you on purpose that time.
The next time I won't"
where's Adder" Angus asks.
Adoreen answers that herself.
Angus can't see her, but her
voice comes from somewhere In
the other end Of the house. I'm
here, Angustin the kitchen.
I'm all right" she says even
though her voice doesn't sound
like it. BE careful, Angus.
He'll kill you"
"shut up'" castaloni snarls
back at her. =
Don't talk to Addie like that"
Angus protests.
Castaloni looks at Angus sur
prised, and then that unpleasant
smile breaks out. "Were you,
by any chance, referring to me,
Mr.. MacPhillips?" Castaloni
asks in q nasty voice.
II said you shouldn't talk to
Addie that way. ] don't know
why I'm standing here like this.
I oughta be Dustin you In the
Jaw"
Maybe this little piece Of
hardware in my hands has some
thing to do with IT," Castaloni
suggests.
If you put that thing away.
we can settle this in q hurry"
mo doubt"
"You oughta be ashamed of
yourself" says Angus. what
are you gonna do with Adder"
THAT" says Castaloni, still
smiling, els q question in which
you will have no interest after
. little while-not where you're
going"
For the hrst time, Angus real
ICES what . spot he u in. He
knows he hasn't much time left
to figure something out, and he
il wondering u It was such q
smart idea after al, ramming
the truck into Castaloni's house
when he sees something NOV
ing behind the racket chief.
At first Angus thinks It must
be q shadow. but It moves again
and then he sees Adoreen stand
ing Just behind Castaloni. She
is looking straight ut Angus and
holding her finger across her
lips.
Angus face brightsns up like
q theater stage after the. fan
dancers drifts of, and then he
remembers that whatever Ador.
eeen II trying TO do. she ought