The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-03

on the fellows neck and he punc- tuated his remarks with: Nov watch him go to sleep!"
 Suddenly all went still The crowd gasped There was nc sign of life from the one pinned down Good God" said tc Runyon, let's stop it.! He's killing him. This is a murder!" started to intervene Jerking my sleeve and pulling me back, Run yon said: Mind your business!". Someone in the group, however talked to the legless one, who re- leased his grip to listen, during which breather the other jumped up and ran.
 As we rolled along Broadway to an alarm of fire in the next pre- cinct, I said: That was terrible Why did you stop me that way?''
 Its dangerous, intoned Damon ito interfere in matters like that Besides, I have never seen a mur- der"
 But what we started out to re- print was part of his colyum men, tioned in the first paragraph Here is is: " but in general we get along together very well and now that his vacation is draw ing to a close and the nocturnal journeying about t hebig city that have duly reported to my readers must suspend, I think it only fair to pronounce him very pleasant companion. Indeed, we had but one argument involving any heat ir1 over a month of close association That was when he made tremen- dously fast and very short turr with the car and l chided him tol his recklessneSs.
 T said less than an inch (anc considerable good luck) stood be- tween us and headlines shouting 'Runyon and Winchell Killed I said he ought to watch what he was doing. I mean gave him quite a lecture for several blocks and thought he was mulling my word; on the point of more care in driv- ing What do you mean Run yon and Winchell?" he finally asked, halting the car at 116tf Street and Lenox in Harlem, ap- parently for prolonged discussion Do you think you would get tor billing?'
 "I haven't given the matter any particular thought I replied
 "'Then why do you say the head lines would read Runyon and Win chell Killed?' he asked, Why no Winchell and Runyon? Why dc you bill yourself over me?' said l had merely stated the i'm aginary headlines as a sort of fig ure of speech and in moment o. excitement and that in thinking o. situation involving myself ir terms of demise, naturally my owr popped out first. I could see he wal dissatisfied.
 "'It would be Winchell and Run yon Killed, he said, nodding hiE head decisively. It figures. I car see them now Winchell and Run. yon. Maybe Winchell in very large type and Runyon in smaller type (What l really said was: They vii use the sort of type they used fol WAR DECLARED! don't see how you could have though of it any other way even for { second
 T got little sore 'Wha' about seniority?" I said. I have been around longer than you have Besides, I know more newspaper editors than you do and they woulc give me break. I'm sure it would be Runyon and Winchell almoS everywhere :. No, he said, :. would positively be on top In fact I have come to the conclusion tha the headlines would read: WIN CHELL KILLED" Che capitalized the words in his tone of voice. ant underneath a subhead saying: "Un identified Man With Him.
 He started the car rolling, ant I reflected that there must be slight streak of selfishness in man who was not willing to spli the billing even in death.'
 rest my case before you by islanders with the following ex cerpts of recent days :. From tn Sunday New York Times movie sec tion of 8 few Sabbaths ago: WIN CHELL AND RUNYON WRITING FILM OF MANHATTAN NIGHT LIFE It was a two-columr headline at the top of the page in the choice corner, left.
 The newspaper went on to re port that we had written scenario about New York after dark whil' chasing police calls The til, of it, incidentally comes from thu mournful chant of the man at tn, Headquarters microphone when tn, deSperadoes are armed, to Wit PROCEED WITH CAUTION"
 Then, if that evidence ism enough to convince MT. Runyon, hoy about the menus (for dinner a the Stork Club? At the verl highest spot on the huge card i shrieks: CHICKEN HAMBURG FIR, a la WALTER WINCHELL S2.25."
 And what does it say on that very same menu in 3rd position Hollow. ing the line in red: We use Ron rico RuG)?
 It says very plainly; VEAL CHOP, DAMON RUNYON-$2."
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