The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-09
. SERIAL STORY
DOC IN DANGER
CHAPTER xxx

DOC IN DANGth
CHAPTER xxx
The lieutenant in charge came
over to the shack and hammered on
the door with the butt OF his revolt
yer.
Mr.. Oliver"
stand way Doc said
state police. You're under ar
rest"
Gan you protect us?"
Eyes, sir. Come out, both OF
you"
"Swoby isn't here. There's no
one but Mrs. Banner and me-"
He stepped out. What happened
next, I don't rightly know There
was rush and some police shots,
fired into the ground, and free
for-all fighting between the Well
ivers and the mob, with the foot
ballers chucking rules into the
discard and doing nicely. One Of
the police cars unraveled itself
and put off with Doc between the
Loot and another cop. The two
that were left hustled me over to
the mansion. One of them, a nice
young fella with a Fuller brush
pompadour, asked me:
where's the man you were
protecting, ma'am?"
He got away. In my clothes"
That's good" he said. HE
didn't do tive got the man that
did, red-headed hobo about
half-witted He's confessed"
Where are they taking Doc
Oliver?"
ITO Brandon Jail"
will he be safe there?"
He shrugged. That's up to the
sheriff, mann"
Juddy came up and Rugged me.
ooh, Mom!" she said.
what about Maurice"
"Dr. Starrow's taken him to the
Leverton Hospital"
els 1t bad?"
"I'm afraid so. We're waiting to
hear"
Where's Angelo" l didn't see
him in the come-all-ye."
She turned to Rags and TatterS
Owen who had been in the thick
of 1t and needed repairs. We'll,
where Is Angelo"
That vaudeville team put on
their best duet style. Il don't
know" they both said together,
and then each to the other, We'll
where is hep"
you needn't answer" Juddy
said. Il know. He's drunk. He
would be when l needed him.
Hendy, too. I suppose"
mot me-" Hendy Kent poked
mis- head in at the doorway, 1t
was wrapped in a. dirty, white
bandage. Somebody sideswiped
me with tire wrench he said.
You never can tell ABOUT folks.
That's what makes life so inter-
esting. I'd have bet chat pampered
son of the rich would run a mile
to side step a fight. Juddy said,
Come here and let me fix it,"
1t gave her something to do while
We were waiting. AT two o'clock we
had word from the hospital Maui
RE was unconscious. Every hour we
bCl0IJllOlltd. NV dIllDdy
didn't get much sleep that night.
To pass the time, told Juddy about
.he old Tambay document I'd found,
md the gold ornaments. She wasn't
.ven interested.
II don't need any proofs that
i've been fool about Loren,' she
,aid.
What price Anegl, now?" r
iaid
Poor Angelo she said.
THAT'S all right" I said, $50
long as you don't get too sympa-
thetic and mix everything up for
yourself"
Nom" she said, "does Hendy
remind you of anyone?"
"Me?" said. mo what's the
catch? Why should hep"
Think again"
Then all of sudden it hit me,
"Well, by thissenthat, It's Angel!
Hendy's a pocket edition of him.
They even look alike. Why they
even think alike!"
Now do you get it, about Angel
and me?"
II do not. Once bit, twice shy,
I'd have thought"
MON, you're dumb"
20. K, I'm dumb. But I
wouldn't be dumb enough, after
I'd married one of kind and
found it was flop, to take on an
other just like him"
That's the point. Angel was
never my danger"
mo? What VASE"
'Hendy, Of course. I thought
you understood that before"
you told me you were cured of
him.
"Hendy himself was no tempta-
ton. The temptation was his
money. You know the homeo-
pathic principle, like cures like.
Angel was a counter-irritant, or
whatever they call it. The more
I saw OF him, the better I realized
what boob I'd be to go back to
Hendy."
7 gawped at her. But unless
you're stuck on Angel"
I'm not. l never was. But
I'm sorry for him"
80 am I. l think you gave
him a dirty deal, Juddy."
mo, 1t was all fair enough.