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The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-28
Township BaHleines
Eyed by P6kticos
Numerous Hot Election Fights
Loom as DeadIine Passes

died in an airplane tragedy less
than a year ago, into. the politi-
cal lists held particular interest.
She filed as COP candidate for
the office Of township clerk.
Supervisor Adrian A. Linge-
mann, of Lake township, faces
two COP opponents for re-elec-
ton to his 10th consecutive term,
while Abe Allard one-time st.
Clair Shores police chief will OPP
pose him On the Democratic
ticket. Two Smiths, Roy-in-
cumbent Grand Albert q
Demo-may cause a sensation
among voters.
Another highlight of the Lake
township election was the ap-
pearance of Stanton (Red)
Welsh, vigorous former state
representative, on the slate Of
those seeking election to the Of
flee of constable.
Following is a list of the can
didates as tabulated this morn
ing:
ERIN
Republican: Supervi sor =
Frank Biehl; Treasurer-Joseph
Reisterer; Justice - Albert A.
See ELECTION-Page z
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-28
Hold Farley
on Defense
Area Cooperation
Plan Discussed

Complete cooperation of all
defense agencies in the Detroit
Macomb- Oakland county area
pledged at a conference held in
Detroit yesterday, will be discus
sed by members of the Mount
Clemens Defense Council this
afternoon. The local council is
expected to endorse an "equali-
zation" program at the meeting.
At the parley yesterday, over
tapping defense agencies in the
Detroit area agreed upon . divi-
sion Of duties and responsible
tes in a widespread and effective
program,
Harold Lindsey, chief of the
Mount Clemens Defense work,
said that the council would pro-
baby approve the program out
lined at Detroit yesterday.
JEFFRIES NAMED HEAD
Under the plan, which Is SUBJ
ject to approval by all Macomh
and Oakland county municipali-
ties involved, Mayor Jeffries OF
Detroit will direct actual defense
activities. The Wayne County
Defense Council, a part of the
state set-up, will supervise tire
rationing and price administra-
ton, along with unemployment
problems.
Among those from Macomb
county attending the parley yes
terday in addition to Lindsey
were Chief of Police Arthur /.
Rosso, of Mount Clemens; Assist
ant Prosecutor Howard n. Car
See DEFENSE-Page Z
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-28
School Stamp
Sales Soar
Months TotoI
Reaches $1.l72

Sale of $281.75 in Defense
Savings Stamps to. pupils of the
Mount Clemens Public School
system brought the total for the
month to $1,172.65 and the total
to date to $2,022.25, Superin-
tendent L. Wade Fast said today.
Totals for the week were:
Clemens, So; Dickinson, $13.55;
Donaldson, $685.; Grant, $32.95;
Lincoln, $66. 80; Macomb, $30.60;
Wilson, $47.70; high s c h o o ],
5000.
Totals for the month were:
Gle m e ms, $11.45; Dickinson,
$50.35; D iona dson, $3.50;
Grant, $171.55; Lincoln, $185.05;
M q c o m b, $145.40; Wilson,
$207.55; high school, $373.10.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-28
| Ann Arbor
[HerlIo-Gited
for Bravery
WASHINGTON, Jan. "a

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26-(A)
George H. Cannon. 26-year-
old Marine Corps officer who
was killed on Midway Island,
was cited for heroism in a new
Navy report today on the Dec.
7 japanese attack against the
Pacific outpost.
Cannon, . first lieutenant and
son of Mrs. B. B. Cannon III OF
Ann Arbor, Mich, was named
for especially heroic action. He
died from loss of blood, because
he refused to leave his command
post though desperately wound
ed.
Directing fire from. the post,
Cannon suffered fractures Of
both legs and pelvis, the Navy
See HERO-Page 3
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-28
II LocoI Polio Victims
Aided by Ball Funds
Wotkins Points Out benefits
Derived from Annuol Dance

the $736.23 total received from
the several Birthday Balls held
in the county last year and from
the March of Dimes campaign.
After all, the cost of fighting the
dread disease comes high.
Plans for the Senior Birthday
ball to be. held Friday night VI
the Medea are complete, Chair
man CASTOR w. Teck said today
Fred Schock's orchestra will
play for dancing.
Junior Ball Chairman Dick
LePage Is anticipating . lsrge
crowd 1t the knights Of Colum-
bus Hall over the Jewel theatre
on the same night whore Keith
Brown and his Kay Bees will
supply the music.
Meanwhile the March Of
Dimes campaign was progress
inc satisfactorily, Charm . n
George Mccoy said, and Donald
J. Parent said he was pleased
See P0LlO-PaSs 3
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-28
German Subs
Blast Allied
u. 5. Shipping
Undersso Roiders
Prowl US. Shores
for VitoI Prey

Axis submarines, ranging the
Eastern American coast fr m
the Gulf of Mexico to northern
Canadian waters, have sunk at
least Ia American and Allied
ships since the undersea raiders
appeared off Nova Scotia Jan.
IL.
Latest announced blow was
the torpedoing of a large Allied
passenger liner carrying $50
passengers and crew from Ber-
muda to an eastern port. Only
II have been saved, five bodies
recovered, and 374 persons are
missing from the liner.
AS this blow was announced
the Navy at Corpus Christi. Tex,
said that a submarine doubt
lessly German" had been sighted
IS miles from nearby Port Aran-
sas and that probably another
U-boat was in the vicinity.
This announcement followed
upon last nights report of u
boats sinking the 7,096-ton
American tanker Francis E.
Powell off Lewes, DEL, with an
indicated loss of three lives.
The fate OF anotheisAnlcSican
GER, the Pan Maine, 1887
tons, remained in doubt follow
ing q radio report yesterday aft
,ernoon that she was being at
tackled. The Pan Maine carried
80 men.
Thirty-three survivors from q
Greek freighter and a Norwegian
tanker arrived at an eastern
. Canadian port last night and re-
ported that 81 men were missing
or dead in successful attacks on
their vessels.
Official Navy statements list
eight ships sunk off the eastern
American coast in IA days. These
ships, totaling 56,445 tons, went
down with a loss of 80 lives
while 275 men were saved in
widespread rescues.
Two American ships totaling
1855 tons were sunk in black
out collisions condition some
shippers fear more than U-boat
attacks.
Germany said yesterday that
80 ships totaling $4,000 tons
had been sunk off the American
coasts. Naval officers said that
was an exaggerated score.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-28
l46 Jap Ships Destroyed
i'm Seven Weeks Of War
Heavy Losses
Chalked Up
Against Foe
BY the Associated Press

An unofficial compilation to-
day of ship sinking claims OF
American, British, Dutch a n d
Australian naval and air forces,
and Of japanese admissions
showed the Allies have sunk OF
damaged 146 japanese naval and
merchant ships and submarines
from Dec. 2 through yesterday,
Jan. 81.
Revision of the score is posi-
BILE, however, because OF. possible
duplication of claims by tn e
Allies and inability of command
ers of ships and planes always
to ascertain immediate the sue
cess of their blows.
Before the battle of Macassar
Strait began Jan. %, the unof-
fetal figures on japanese mari
time losses were:
Naval ships sunk-57 Go de-
stroyers; one battleship; 2 cruis-
ers; 80 transports; one sub chas-
er; one gunboat; 4 minesweep-
ers; 5 naval supply ships and
one naval sloop).
Naval ships damaged-26 g
battleships;i4 cruisers; 2 destroy
ers; is transports; one seaplane
tender; one naineswkepers one
unidentified). ~
Merchant ships sunk-10 q
freighters; 4 unidentified; one
schooner; 2 tahkers; 8 heavy
lighters; one passenger vessel
which the japanese said was q
hospital ship; q 17,000-ton Yaw-
alta class passenger liner).
Merchant ships damaged-7
e tankers; one freighter and 4
UNIDENTIFIED.
Submarines SUNK.
TOTAL-1l8 (S5 sunk, 80 dam
aged).
Since the battle of Macassar
began, the unofficial figures on
Japanese losses:
Warships sunk-11 (including
ship tentatively identified as a
battleship).
Transports sunk-17.
Total at Macassar-28.
Total to date-146.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-28

Proceeds from the Presidents
Birthday Ball In 1941 and prior
years were used last year to aid
IL victims Of infantile paralysis
in Macomb county, according to
q report made publ. today by
County Chairman Macy z. Wat
kins.
OF the total, $427.45 went to
st. Joseph's hospital for hos
pitalixation; $22S to DR.. +. n.
Purcell, Detroit orthopedic sur.
geon and $40 to the Detroit Or
thopedic Clinic.
The report compiled by
George bankers, treasurer for
the Macomb County Branch of
The National Foundation for
lnfantile Paralysis, shows that
81 $500 II still on hand. A
sizeable balance, committee
members admit but one that .
few serious polio cases could
easily wipe out.
The committee hopes 70 better
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-28

Fire, which broke out twice
during . six-hour period last
night and early this morning
caused approximately $1,000 In
damage at the Unclaim d
Freight building, rs North Wal
nut.
Two apartments q b owe the
store were considerably DAM
aged. one nearly demolished,
while the entire contents Of the
firm were destroyed by the
flames.
The first fire broke out At ap-
proximately $50 pm. and fire
men under Chief c. Edward Will
lert fought the blaze for over IN
hour before it was extinguished.
The building was boarded up,
and at $50 o'clock this morning,
Patrolman Richard Stobber no
ticed flames again coming from
the building.
The fire department fought
the second blaze for nearly two
and one half hours before Il was
finally extingviehed.
The exact cause of the fires
was not Immediately determin-
ed.
Tentative statements OF DAM
age listed the destruction of the
store property at $1,000, and
500 each for the two apart
ments.
Harry Farber Is manager Of
the Unclaimed Freight unit In
Mount Clemens.
Additional damage to walls
and stock was reported at the
F. w. Krauseneck and S o n .
store, which adjoins the I'm
claimed Freight building. Smoke
and water were the most impor-
tant factors in the KSauseneck
damage.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-28
Temperature Drop
Cheers Sport Fans
Mercury Starts Down
After Mild Weather

Prospects for cooler weather
after over q week of Spring-like
temperatures, cheered winter
sports fans today.
Mushy ice on the lake has him
dered skating fo- several weeks,
but q hard surface appeared as
sured again by the falling mer-
curry, which started skidding
downward during the night.
Official forecast Is for slightly
colder with scattered snow fur
ries. Low recording yesterday
was "a.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-28
Defense Council
Hold MeetiaS Today

Members Of the Mount Glenn
ems Civilian Defense Council
were to meet 1t $50 pm. today
in the city commission chambers,
Circuit Judge James 3. Spier,
council publicity director, an
nounced this morning.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-28
Masons 10 Attend
Armada Lodge Fuadion

Members of Mount Clemens
Lodge No. 8 +. & A. M. are ask
ed 70 meet 1t the hall Thursday
ut 6:15 pm. for q trip to Armada
to attend the Macomb Co0lRty
Senior Warden's night.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-28
Claim Reds are Beaten Back

BERLIN. from German Broodcosts), Jon 28lt1-Rus-
sion renforceents landed the southern Of the Cr
eo have been beaten back ond almost completely wiped
by Noz troops in several dogs Of hard fighting the German
high command announced todoy.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-28
Australia Feels Heavy Quakes

SYDNEY, Australia, jan. 28-tp-Srono earth shocks
believed ceerine in the Arofuro Sea between New Guinea
and Austolo recorded here at II 35 pm today The
force OF the shocks dsouted two Of eight Sesmoerophs
RiveNiew Observatory
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-28
MaIayan Defenders Withdraw

LONDON, Jon 28-QFD-Brtsh forces in Control MoIovo
have mode another slight Withdrawal and very heavy FIGHT
ing now going or south Of kIuone which SO miles above
Singapore. mlitory commentator sold todoy.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-28
Raj Blasts Docks 1t Brest

LONDON Jon 28-17-British Dir ro;ders blosted the
ofbobed docks Of 6vsst ord 6cAopne on the Geon-oc-
eped French eoost oooin lost night ts Air Ministry on
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-28
late X X X
bulletins
Japs Batter Coast Of Sumatra

BATAVIA Mel. Jan. 28-H1-Joponese bombers made
heovy raid todoy Eohoven the Of Suo-
to. setting fire to two ships ond damaging third it
announced today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-23
Pharmacy Society
To Hear DR.. Yonkmdn

The Michigan Branch Of the
American Pharmaceutical ASsocia-
ton will hear DIR. Frederick +.
Yonkman of Wayne University to-
morrow at 8 p. m. in the Wayne
County Medical Society Building.
Doctor Yonkmans discussion on
"BarbturateS' will be preceded
at $50 p. m. by the monthly
medical society steak dinner.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-23
TdbIedu 10 Depict
Public S Part in War

students of Mackenzie High
School doing their part toward
CIVILIAN defense cdura.on. viii
fatc series Of tahlcauN showing
people what they can do 20 aid
th, war effort and hav 20 act IN
case ot Wr raid,
lndrr The direction ol Onl
H.'i hut, counselor more than
-No students VIII present The play
'.A' Friday evening ai : o'clock
n he school auditorium. Ticket,
arc freo Heft said hm must bc
obtained in advance.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-23
Daily Quiz
BY THE ACE ANSWERMAN

oerel'sd %, h.s Features s>ns Iuc.
President Lincoln called q
certain car'o0nl~t the best re-.
crulting sergeant Of the Civil
War The Democratic donkey
and tho Republican elephant
originated IN his drawings
Name him.
History records a famous man
named Nicholas Breakspearc
no relation 10 William Shake
spcago How did he come tc
be nOtcd2
What pupil of Enrico CaruSo
the famous tenor and dis
tngluShcd cUICaturl>t, Is now
e topulal' orchestra leader and
r3rlCaturist IN InS own right
Which OF those was. the first
Of 'hc original states 90 cStab-
I.,u e government wholly indie
pendent of Great Britain: Now
liHup-mlu \cw York, New
Jersey
Forestry was given great en-
phaslS by lis carly pioneers
and Arbor Day originated IN
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-23
SHE WANTED CLASS

But Peggy had changed all that
She q wanted hum to be a bIg
timer 30 Walkup fiat m tho
Bronx for her. Class That,
what >hCd wanted; class and the
money ~ went with II Funny
bow much pressure a plnl-SIIcd
girl cam pat on cay who's nuts
dbou, icr And he's sure been
nuts from The moment hc kissed
her tina, night IN the cab
She had Softcncd him up SO
quick he didn't know what was
happening, and the worst of il was
he had liked A. He'd been like n
punch-drunk fighter tectcrin Z
around town on his heels He had
liked everything about Peggy
|ONalley right from the start ....
The way She did her hair KIND of
fancy i'm front and tied INTO "a tight
knot on the uapc OF her neck. It
was soft fluffy as feathers. with
. "A scent 10 IT, lkg-H perfume he'd
ever smclcd.
/ And the way She walked proud
and dainty as q thoroughbred lilly
with rhc seams always straight
IN her stockings she wore them
with 'he scam out said II set them
off. Wadc them seem more sheer
She sure knew how to dress.
Peggy did SO bargain basement
fash tor nor Real goods high
priced goods THAT Went with the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-23
KnowIed dye Test
BY DIR. SABINA II. CONNOLLY

Copyright. 1912. by King Features
Can you name the state In
which is located: ta) the Army
and Navy Hospital; (b) Fort
Adams; Cc) Fort Casey?
Name three physicians who
signed the Declaration Of In
dependence.
3-About how many American
soldiers engaged in Ca the
War of 1912; OBJ the World
War 1; (c) the War with
Spain?
What was the purpose of: (a)
the Gideon Society; OBJ the
voyage of Henry Hudson; tc)
the Sons Of Liberty?
5-What American: ca founded
with Miles Standish the town
of Duxbury, Mass; (b) pre-
coded Boone by Is years into
Kentucky; (c) was "A president
buried near Nashville. Tenn?
5 What line Of work brought
these Americans fame. ca
George Grey Barnard; tb) Fin
ley Peter Dunno; tc) Cyrus
West Field 7-
ANSWERS OF Third Comic Page
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-23

the Tree Planters State.
What state is il?
What three states have cities
named Newark?
What famous American author
is said 10 have originated the
detective story?
Answers on Third Comic Page
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-23
COUPLE MORE MINUTES

Cronin pulled out his watch
again
Couple more minutes" he
reported. and this time he didn't
have 10 be asked about drink.
He took one look at NCGottl-
gan'S face and offered the flask.
ITS like Father Brady says
Big Bill said SollcltouSly wait
ing is the worst part of it,"
NcGcttICan took a drink anC
wiped his mouth and asked:
How do | look? Bad"
"I'Ne seen guys look worse"
CronIn SAID, and grlnncd. Guys
on slab"
Then all at once it was lC
o'clock. And time. which hac
inchcd so slowly, became fleet II
passing seemed to be rushing
past like water in mill race. But
1t wasn't rushing past II was
taking HIM along with H.
Biz Bill grinncd He said
Come on. Mike" and they
were walking toward the door
McGcttigans legs felt wabhly
His knees were like rubber hinges
giving a little with each step. He
thought, Maybe I'm tight Maybe
shouldn't have taken that last
drink
When he walked through the
door he saw the blurred faces OF
a lot OF people. People who were
waiting $3.50.
The EVENING GLOBE carried
a brief account OF II on an inside
page
Captain Michael j. MCGetti-
gan of the Metropolitan Detec-
tive Bureau was married this
murning tu-MiSs Catherine
O'fIalley M IT. Paul'S Cathedral.
The bridegroom who won wide
acclaim for the capture of Stats
NarCiana SiN months ago. has
received two recent promotions.
PatroImap William Cronin acted
- best man
TIE END
Tomorrow hort story:
Travel l. 80 Educational" nv
Isabel Johnston.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-23

YOU out there on my back.
MCGettlgan took a long pull at
the flask. He thought; Cronln Is
wise TO me. He knows I'm. Spooky
as hophcad crying for a REFER.
And those people out there wait
ING they'll know II too They Il
see my knees shake Why the
devil can't this be private, and
quick, instead of all this waiting
Why they got TO make damned
spectacle out of ia stage show
for a lot of long-necked mopcS 80.
1t occurred TO him that Peggy
also was waiting. But therc'd b,
no knots in her nerves, -and hcl
knees wouldn't do a ShmmN
She'd be calm and beautiful, like
she always was She'd see The
scared look in his eyes and she
might even smile.
A satisfied smile. AfterWarC
She would cry a little, But not
until IL was all over and She was
some place where mascara stains
would not spoil her looks. Girls.
he reflected, had lot of gumptlon.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-23
Certainly wish / had my blue serge suit with me!

belonged there's II they'd been
made aud measured TO ht The
sparkle i'm her Gray-srocn eyes and
the soft scent of her hair had no.
v'chcu hum Her >Wcct-cuvlng
lips bad put hmm IN mind of straw
berries moist with morning dew
and ON -iAe-W nay home hed kissed
them
After that everything was dif-
fCront. The gentle pressure of ous
girls lips had tipped over hts
APPLICANT Up until then he had
been satisfied 10 drift along, easy
come ca>y-go Not much money
not much class no women 10
speak III
But plenty way, 10 spend his
spare tmc PLAYING poker With
the gang at the Midtown Sport
ING Club, taking in the fights and
bike races at the Garden, dong a
turn now and then with the dime
-a-dapce DANES at Reseland ano
Tango Palace Life had beer
simple. Nice and simple.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-23
Bio Guns Shell Dover

LONDON, Feb. % uNSD.-
Germans big guns on the French
coast lobbed shells across the
English Channel into the Dover
area fer hpe- minutes carly Today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-23
By l.. ER>TNWEIN

MIKE McGETTIGAN ws>, 2tra'd
4'l Dread slocscd hkc Nre'
through his veins and the ta'onc
fingers of fear tied knots m h,
nerVocS. He knew De- ,h0-,di
feel this WAY. But Do, o's
He thought:
Eve cot 10 walk through that
door. In n few more minutes
it'll he all over. Father Brady
SAWS waiting il the worst part.
He ought Ia know =.
McGeetCan WIpNl aN.T N..a.
Of perSpi,atlCn 'ra' ~ p.AH
out on has broad face .ee -H,',r.
inc pearls. lie tired o. swallow
the pulsinC -.'ter> that r.DgcI nl
into ms throat. Tho JH7g-n' sar-.
10 him that TINS Was '.g .r-i 'Hnf
he had ever been really a.ra d.
A guy who'd been Is tegt tai. 't
his socks and tipped $50 beam ~
100 when he was Is Year, a..
didn't get n'ugr p'5c'Ioo hc
scared There hadn't boon "a kIc
in Hen's Kitchen Who could throw
him in tho Ole days, NOR a man
who could make him step SIac
ways in tho ~ years he'd beer
around Broadway.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-23

was so bad Nay5o If lou were
used 70 being scared dHju T
bother YOU 80 much AT. SORTS OF
guys had faced II without LLll1Z
on the Painting Phil act 49,. little
rlnts who dlGnt look Ike they
had any CUTS al all.
He heard Big Bill CroO.U say
ITS not like YOU was going
10 he hung. Mike. Don't let il
give you the shakes
And then he was taking a lonc
pull al Cronln'S flask.
The whisky put a warmth into
McGettigan's stomach. a wei
come warmth. But the tricklc of
perspiration under has arms felt
as ice. He thought about men
waiting 10 he hanged. and was
abruptly ashamed Of himself
More ashamed than he'd ever
been. Hell he had a braSs-rivctcd
cinch compared 10 guys waiting
for the rope-and-danCe act.
LOTS OF WAITING
They had 10 listen to carpenters
hanmering on a Scanold They
had 10 climb stars and stand on
trapdoors and wait while rope
neckties were fixed around their
necks. They never knew tttst when
the trap was going 10 be sprung.
nor how soon they'd die after they
dropped through II. Some had 10
wait, even While they were dying.
II occurred TO Mike McGettiCan
that there was a lot of waiting III
life. for one thing or another
Right this minute, tins very in.
slant, thousands Of people all over
the country were waiting iol
trains. for doctors. and pay days
There were women waiting e
have babies, gamblers waiting fol
race results, kids waiting to grow
up and old folks waiting 10 die
Smart guys and ChumpS. cops and
lammsters, mill hands and office
workers-all waiting tor some
thing or some one.
Cronin said
Peggy O'Malley sure fixed
your piano, didn't she Mike.
Beats hell how much difference
one red-headed female can make
In q guys life"
SWEATING ICICLES
McGettigan thought If il wasn't
for her wouldn't be standing here
now. sweating iciCleS. No other
girl could have put me into a spot
like this nobody but Peggy.
But all he said was:
"She did for a fact"
He remembered the first time
they'd met, he and Peggy. II wa,
right after be had put a par Of
slugs into the black heart of Santa
Marciana. Some of the boys hac
thrown a party in his honor. H.
could recall each detail of thai
night even to the Slcet that haC
turned Times Square into ;
skating rink. Late at night u was
with the crowd thinning out ir
Bleeker's Hall and the beer kcl
almost empty. Yet, he could rc
member it well :. all the rest q
his life he would remember IT.
Peggy OMalley had come up e
him and shook hands. She wa.
wearing a black evening gown tina
fitted her like a glove. Shed JUS
finished a dance; her breasts roS,
and fell in slow rhythm 10 hci
breathing and her face had Z
peach bloom glow "a IT,
Without realizing what he va.
doing. he had squeezed her hane
and she'd exclaimed.
"Wow. With grip like that
you didn't need 10 use a gun on
Marciana. You could've chokcd
him TO death"
Just like that she'd said r. ia ,
voice sweet as or organ. soft us Z
prayer. Her slim fingers ha.
snuggled in ms palm LlE--1Ar,
ADVFEI1-rHts