The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-23
CHAPTER VII

the poor little fellow can't be blamed for oarvin Etswater
 The proprietor N yelling la Greek that no scholar could un~ degstand, The customers dive for the door and disappear Into the night. For . couple of minutes, Angus stands there alone, watch. ing the hysterical proprietor, and then his heart sinks as he secs flve policemen coming through the door with ntghtSticeS gripped for action.
 When Zoe arrives for duty at the laiihoNse the next morning, he wreets Angus cordially, Expected to sec you" he says, Saw it in the papers, Wanna read tte"
 Angus Isn't very enthusiastic, but he takes the paper Some wise-guy reporter has written;
 "fn the wee hours of the morning, Angus Maeehillips, 2B, New YorkS Caliban from Caleb, who last week nearly demoraliaed ManhattanS police force by tackllng 90 officers single-handed, was ar- rested for the second time, this time for allegedly assaultsag Willie Aus. tersehmidt, . subway guard off duty,
 "The fraeas took place in an Mn-niwht Greenwich Village lunch place, Witnesses said Maephillips apparently was angered by Auster- sohmldt'S request to have the catsup passed,
 when AusterSchmidt recovered consciousness, four hours after the NaEray, he resigned his job and lctt New York for chicken farm ups state, saying ho wants to return to the simple life,
 ~pollce ofiioialS say MaePhil- llps' offenSe will probably be reduced to disorderly conduct because of the vtcelm's refusal to prosecute,
 "MacphillipS brush with large numbers of the law last week re- suited from his chase across half I, the United States in pursuit of his Ariel--in this ease, Miss Adoreen Margate, featured singer at the Pur- pie Pelican"
 Angus drops the paper, What does this Calihan and Ariel stun mean, Joey"
 T don't know" says the taller, "Somethln' about love, I guess, Don't ask me"
 "f don't like they should keep dragging Adde's name in like that"
 i "Never mind that now The In- spector wants to see you"
 Inspector Callahan Is slouched over his desk like a beaten man, welcome back, Maephillips, ES- plain this one If you ean,"
 "Just c mistake" says Angus casually. T thought for Q minute the man I hit was someone else"
 Perfectly natural mistake" says the inspector sarcastically, Could happen to anybody, Excuse us for detaining you
 "oh, that's all right, Inspector" Angus says, Mistake all around, We'll, so long"
 come back herep Callahan yells, his face red, Where do you think you're goingp"
 T thought you said-"
 "Sit downl The guy you socked cleared out of New York, which Is the only smart thing to do as long as you're in town, so we can't prosecute. But we're holding you for disorderly conduct, You can get out fl you put up $25 ball."
 Angus reaches into his pocket and fishes out Q $50 bill, Have you got any changer"
 Where did you get thate" the inspector asks Suspiclously.
 T got Q good job
 "All right, MaePhillips. Joe'll show you where to pay, But get this--if there's any more trouble with you, I'm gonna call out the National Guard and put this whole island under martial law until we get you locked up for keeps"
 "Yes, sir" says Angus meekly.
 
 For c couple of days, Angus is too busy to think much about Ad- oreen. He likes 1t better that way, Whenever he lets his mind go back to her, he gets jumpy feeling in his chest.
 Spike Nudge gives hlm list of addresses along the waterfront where he stops to make his col lections from the broccoli mer- chants. Angus is surprised how willingly these dealers pay up, All they do is take one look at him and dive for the safe to get the full amount In cash.
 He figures these broccoli dealers must need an awful lot of protec- ton to be willing to hand over such big payments without batting an eyelid, and he is glad he can be helpful in preserving law and order--a thought at which Inspec- tor Callahan would snort.
 But after about three days of making his rounds, Angus knows he must get in touch with Adoreen whether she like 1t or not. He gets her address from the Purple Pelican and arrives at her apart ment in the West Seventies at 5:30 in the afternoon.
 Adoreen opens the door, and she is as pretty as a picture postcard of Niagara Falls in the moonlight. Her hair Is wrapped around her head in a million little waves, and sch is wearing dark blue neg ligee that drags on the floor. When she sees Angus, her cheeks start to burn.
 "Get out of here" she says dan- gerously soft GO away. How can they spare you from jail?"
 Hello, Addie," says Angus un- abashed. T just dropped in to be friends like you said"
 T said that before I knew you made a habit Of sleeping in jails every night"
 ''Now, Addle. that ain't true. That was just bed luck. I'm sorry