The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-24

"What Miss Mickletwidge
means" interrupts the Inspector,
lis that she has no further need
for your protection and that her
chief ambition at the moment is
to see that you be kept safely be-
hind bars for century or two"
But, Addie," Angus pleads.
"You know how / feel about
you. thought you needed me
to look after YOU"
Maybe you didn't see the pa
pers, Mr.. MacPhillips," she says
acidly. "Of course not, jailbirds
don't read papers-or do they?
Anyway, you have made me the
laughing stock of New York.
You have ruined my career, my
whole life, Mr.. MacPhillips,
that's all. Look at this paper:
'CALIBAN AND AR I E L.
LONE WARRIOR BESIEGES
GOTHAM TO WIN FAIR DAM
SELL Nuts!"
"Why, Addie! Gosh, didn't
mean to make you sore. You
didn't get fired, did you?"
Fired from what?"
"Your job-the one you wrote
about. Dancin' in chorus, or
something"
Adoreen Is scornful. "Oh, that.
II was gone when l got there.
Anyway, I wouldn't have taken
it. It was in a burlesque show"
Angus is shocked, but he says,
Look, Addie, when l get outa
here"
Inspector Callahan motions to
the guard. "She can't wait that
long, MacPhillips-even If she
wanted to-which she doesn't.
Now that Miss Mickletwidge has
told you what she wanted to say,
you may as well 60 back and
ponder on your sins until the
court can set aside week or
so to handle all the charges
against you."
Angus gets the impression that
Adoreen's eyes soften fo a Sec
ond, but when she speaks, he de-
cides he is wrong. "Goodby, MIR.
MacPhillips," she says. Since l
don't make a habit Of frequent
ing jails, I won't be seeing you
again. hope"
After he gets back to his cell,
Angus is lonelier than he has
ever been before. He wonders If
he can smash the bars, and then
he is ashamed of himself be-
cause Joe trusts him so. He
doesn't know that the bull-neck-
ed jailer has an arsenal handy
just couple of yards from An
gus cell.
Also, Angus Is very tired and,
since he has lost both Adoreen
and his job, there is no particu-
lar point in getting out. He leans
his tremendous frame against
the wall and scowls at the floor.
In the fternoon, he asks the
jailer to play double solitaire
with him, so Joe stuffs some
brass knuckles and a six-shooter
in his pocket and brings a couple
of decks of cards into the cell.
After supper, Angus sits on his
bunk and chews q stick of gum
until the lights 60 out. Then he
rolls in and manages to get some
sleep.
Joe is yelling his name when
he comes to. 1t is morning again,
and for q minute he thinks he is
back in Pop Wergenheimer's no.
tel in Moosehart and Pop is wax
ing him up to drive the truck
back to Caleb. But when Angus
sees the guards face, he remem-
bers where he is and grunts I'M
napplly.
get up, MacPhillips," Joe Is
yelling. There's q dame to see
you. She's in the Inspectors Of
flee" Angus glares at Joe. ADO
reen said yesterday she wasn't
going to see him again--ever.
And there isn't any other girl in
the whole city of New York who
knows him.
whats her name, Joe?" An
gus asks.
"A Miss Margate-and hurry
I'D. I've been yelling at you for
five minutes"
Angus looks at Joe and then
scratches his head. There Is
something funny bere. He does
not know any Miss Margate.