Evening star., 1942-11-22

when he asks, "You arrested colonel,
McGarry? Are you sure it's all right?"
He acts kind of mad, sir" says Dan,
pretty we'll satisfied with the way things are
going 'He is waiting in the booth"
The Captain steps inside, and Dan hears
him let out kind of yelp as he stiffens to
salute. Colonel Wipperspoon!' he gasps
Precisely" says the Colonel, punching
out his cigarette.
''Mercifu catfshr' means the Captain.
He arrested you"
Il seem to have that impression says this
Colonel impatiently.
Dan steps inside Things are going better
than he figured When the Captain turns and
faces him, he is the reddest-faced maddest-
looking captain in the whole United States
Army. "McGarry, you half-witr' he screams
all of sudden. 'You have arrested your COM
manding officer! Colonel Wipperspoon is in
command of all MP. Battalions in this Corps
Areap'
DAN says, Eyes. SIR and tries to look
sorry. But inside he is having grand chucke
for himself, and thinking what smart little
mouse his Kitty is to figure way out for him.
Because it is hundred to one that from now
on his captain won't be able to stand the
sight of him: he will have him transferred to
the farthest possible point, Australia or any
way Ireland.
The Captain lets Dan wait and turns back
to the Colonel, to smooth the old boy down
if he can MY most abject apologies, sir!
he saws "This has been CHASTITY mistakep'
Indeed snaps the Colonel, pulling up his
eyebrows I'm afraid l can't agree" Then
he turns to Dan and says 'McGarry, con-
gratulate you You did exactly rightv
Dan gulps. 81 did, sir?' he means. "Oh,
gosh!'
Every often, Captain" goes on the Colonel,
81 60 around with something little wrong
with my uniform just to test the vigilance of
the NJ P's. If am questioned, pretend not
to have Identification Your man McGary
is the most alert MP. have ever met tried
to talk him out of it, but he was firm. tried
to scare him, and he wouldn't scare. Yes, sir,
and will personally see that he never gets
moved into any of the other services. Now.
Captain" says this Colonel, perhaps we can
ride uptown in the truck for spot of lunch
When they are gone Dan stands in front of
the booth muttering under his breath He is
so mad he is trying to break his club in half
with his bare hands. Here he is doing his best
to get himself into trouble and instead he
gets couple of pats on the back from the Big
Shot himself 1t is enough to break man
down.
0Ur Dan is not the guy to quit easy. All his
life he never has any trouble getting himself
into jam - and he is not going to fail now!
There is grim light in his eye as he looks
around.
His luck holds. There is an officer coming
toward him, just as mean-looking as the
Colonel This one is only major, but a
lot of majors get mad easy, too. There isn't
thing wrong with him or his uniform, but
that doesn't stop Dan now He is going to get
into trouble or bust.
He gives a snappy salute and stops this
Major. Sir, you need shave" he says
Nonsense, man." says the Major II
shaved this morning."
''You missed a spot under your chin, sir"
says Dan. Nov show me your identifca-
ton, sir"
This Major looks madder than the Colonel,
but he whips out folder and it has in it his
name, rank, serial number, signature, finger