Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-13


the girl said unhappiy. But he was wrong Vince was
good: He just never got the breaks
What about the REFERS! Your father found out about
those. didn't hep"
He found one in my pocket I'd forgotten it,
We'll you can't blame your father for worrying about
that and thinking Vince a bad influence on you"
The girl sighed Il guess not. It looks different when
you say it." She frowned with the effort to convey the
redeemng magic Of those moments their tragedy and their
glory. You Vince and had all this trouble. We just
tried couple Of REFERS to get minds of it and then
just sort of kept up It's hard to explain We could just
get more away from everybody else after jolt"
What did you do to help?"
This bunch of fellows cheated Vince in crap game
and he had to give lou 1t pretty big He couldn't
raise the money and they got tough They made him push
the REFERS around school to pay off, Then Vince found out
that the Narcotics Squad to it. So he asked to
help him. he could get money and could 60
away. maybe to California"
What did you do to help?"
The girl looked down miserably Il drove the car"
That was when Vince held up the filing station in
Queens?"
The girl nodded. The owed him some money for :
work that Vince had done The wouldn't pay it, and
Vince went to collect" The girls face was bleak. Vince
didn't mean to hurt him. 1t was an accident. The gun
just off, Vince hit his elbow against the door when
he was backing out"
VINCE has an explanation for everything. Elsa Dane
reflected sardoncally. She prompted so Vince out.
jumped in the and you drove off, And left the man
dying"
Il didn't know. Iswear didn't know that Vince said
the wasn't hurt bad Later found out he told me
that to protect He wanted to get away from there
fast 50 wouldn't get in any trouble with the police"
Oh gentle. part knight thou Vince fearful for thy lady
fair Elsa Dane remembered the police photograph Of his
weak almosthandsome face and the girls on his record
whom he had bestowed his galantry before getting
around TO this last victim
And whose victim was Vince? By what and whom had
he been bere Of love- security and confidence? How many
like him she had in her work = ansocal responsi-
bes peyng Others and refusing grow up. Like fair
fruit distorted on the vine gone to waste.
I'VE hid out that night in motor court Vince knew
about in Jersey" the girl continued I'VE in the
papers the next day that the had died. So we knew
in for it them and took off for Miami where
nobody would know US
THE girls voice became lower. Il didn't know il was
stolen car; Vince said friend had loaned it to him. He
only took because he desperate she said earnestly
so the police could pick up and return to the
Elsa Dane said.
YES" the girl said in relief How did you know?"
Just guessing. Elsa Dane said Then what happened
1T getting dark when reached Washington. and
were hungry Vince parked around the corner from
lunch wagon and went in to get sandwiches and
coffee Just when got back to the corner. proW car
came around the the other end Of the block with
that red light blinking and the siren sort Of growing
I'm spot like that Vince naturally couldn't wait for
he had to get away But he pulled out little too fast
The traffic light changing and guess he was afraid
to STOP He had to red light The prOwl car ran him