Evening Star Newspaper, October 3, 1935, Page 32

DAILY SHORT STORY: WRONG By Mary Faith Geary. I[JERRY OLI- FHANT dialed & number, then sat listening to the distant ringing in the receiver, tap- ping a pencil against his front teeth., A surly voice sounded in his ear: “Hullo2"” “Louie, Although his little . cubicle off the city room was vacani, Jerry spoke in a low guarded voice, clese to the re- ceiver. “Yeah?” The voice at the other end of the wire had become af- fable ‘I just got a tip on a scandal story involving one of the society people here—yeah, a wom- an. Reads like a grudge. want to know is, is Bat town?” “He is,” Louie confirmed. here in my joint now.” A smile broke over Jerry's face; his voice became even lower. “He's my meat,” Jerry burbled. “Hold him there for me, will you?" Jerry broke from his private cubicle into the city room. * ok % ok OUIES joint was one flight down from the street. The only light came from three weak bulbs behind the bar. Half the nar room ex- tended back under the ewalk, and the heels of the late afte ers-by could be heard tap) head. Louie was behind the bar when Jerry came in. Bat Bartell was sitting alone at the farthest table in the darkest corner. When Jerry sat down opposite him, Bat gave no sign of recognition save a shght twitching of his lips He stared stonily at a huge, fleshy paint- ing of a rhumba dancer on the wall behind the ba Silently Jerry spread on the table beside Bat's beer glass a scribbled note. Then he nudged the little man’s elbow, Bat glanced at the note, shoved it back across the table. stared again at the painting. “Can't be bothered, eh?” Jerry chuckled. He turned the note around. “I'll read it to you. It's signed ‘a friend,’ and it s “‘Mr. Oliphant—You may be in- terested to know that Ruth Phelan, who is engaged to ma Matt Nelson next Thursday, has been married be- fore. She got a divorce from Peter Beatty of New York in February of last yea att Nelson doesn't know this. Thought you might like to.'” “He's then He JERRY looked up from the paper Bat Bartell turned toward him and rasped, “Am I supposed to c Jerry grinned. “You wrcte Bat “You're bugs.” him with a glance. “You know as well as I do that Matt Nelson would never marry Phelan, if this got in the paper “Don't even know either one of them,” Bat growled. This is your long suit.” Jerry con- tinued. “What did you try to do, blackmail Ruth?” | Bat turned his eyes on Jerry. He tried to make his face express amaze- ment, but something cold and furious ! showed in his eyes, the tautness of his lips. | “What you tryin’ to do, fellow?” he asked. “I've been straight for months.” | “So the police think,” Jerry con- ceded. “I don't. Want me to finish | this, Bat didn't favor Bat Bartell was sitting alone. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. O, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1935. MUTT AND JEFF— YEP! HAVING CHOICE the story? You wrote Ruth and to'd her you knew about her divorce. | You said, ‘Pay up, | or I'll tip off the papers. Ruth's got nmerve. She wouldn’t pay up. ‘Then you sent this spite note to my | paper—right?” he | concluded. | * % Kk % | BAT picked up his beer glass and drained it “Go wipe your ears,” he grunted. You've got an| idea that Matt| DINNER WITH NIGHT! ]) SIS, CAN T HAVE ANOTHER PIECE OF CREAM CAKE? Peter Hasn’t Left 0.K.TLL HAVE ANOTHER PIECE, THEN GET OUT () OF THE WAY! His Tongue Home on the Piano Either! —By BUD FISHER e PETER! SIT.DOWN! SToP REACHING! HAVEN'T You GOT YEH, BUT IT WONT REACH THAT FAR! MODEL AIRCRAFT JUDGES NAMED BY MISS BAKER on. “You think| Appointment of chief judges for Ruth suspects this, | the eighth annual model aircraft too. But if T know my women, Ruth | tournament, to be conducted by the Phelan wouldn't pay a cent to keep | District Playground Department Oc- Nelson thinks too| much of his social | standing to marry a divorcee, eh,| Bat?” Jerry went llobcr 5 and 12, was announced yes- | terday by Miss Sibyl Baker, supervisor | of the department. | Maj. Roy C. Whitehead, medical di- rector of the Bureau of Air Com- merce, will be chief judge at the out- { door events Saturday at Bolling Field. Mrs, Phoebe Omlie, special assistant in population is slowing down. to the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, who has won wide reputation as a plane pilot, will be chief judge for the indoor events, to be held October 12 at Constitution Hall. - Australia’s speedy natural increase week under . auspices of the Silver { which will be held October 11 and 12 Spring Public Library, it has been | at the Woodside School. announced by the president, Miss | - Eleanor Jane Smith. CLUB JOINS FETE | Special Dispatch to The Star. SR | _ SILVER SPRING, Md., October 3.— | The Quota Club of Montgomery| The club will offer as its part of Jews Harps Popular. | County has entered in the Silver | the program songs by Mrs. Gene English manufacturers of Jews | Spring amateur night contest and ‘ Hughes. Sixteen organizations are | harps have more orders than they can entertainment which will be held next | now entered in the performance, | fill, this out of the papers.” — Bat stood Up to leave. “Your drivel's sickening,” he muttered. Jerry raised a hand to halt him. “Let's put it squarely up to Ruth, shall we, Bat?” he asked. “That | would be the ethical thing for a| newspaper man to do. You want to be ethical, don't you, Bat? Sure!” | Jerry moved swiftly around the table and caught the little man’s arm. | “Come on. We'll use Louie’s exten- | sion phone. You can stand right be- side me and listen in.” | Louie had been watching the by- play from behind the bar. He grinned | at Jerry's request, said “Sure!” and | escorted the pair into his private of- | fice. He 'stood with his back to the | door. Jerry held his hand over the mouthpiece of the phone when Ruth Phelan finally answered. | oA | o ]ERRY OLIPHANT,"” he said. “Yes, v Miss Phelan—the reporter. I've | caught a rat, and I'd like your advice on what kind of poison to use.” He grinned humorlessly at Bat while he spoke. | Quickly Jerry related the details of | the note and his suspicions of Bat. The clear, girlish voice at the other | end of the wire replied: - “It's true, Jerry. Pete Beatty and | I were married for about two months.” Her voice seemed strained somehow. “You know Pete's repu- tation—I didn't then. A playboy; the kind that would marry for money. I—I couldn't stand it.” | Bat gave Jerry a look of triumph. Then Jerry grew taut at the girl's next words. “But you can print the story, any- how. I intended to tell Matt about Pete: T had to know if it would make difference to him. If he could love me after that, then I'd he was the right man for me.” thought he heard her sob “Well, I told him, and I seem to have made a poor matrimonial choice| again. You can tell your readers to- norrow that my engagement to Matt been called off” | Tough,” Jerry sympathized. “We'll | print it—part of it. Can I‘interview you later today?” | When Jerry had hung up he | turned again to Bat “No thanks to you for a nice little | scoop,” he growled. “And here’s a story that won't get in our paper. | ‘Bat Bartell was arraigned in court today on a charge of blackmail. When the prisoner appeared before the bar, both his eyes were black- ered—'"" “Right,’ said Louie, taking off his white coat. Amber Miners Return. Amber miners of Germany are re- *turning to work after a long depres- sion lay-off. Marathon Pigeon. A pigeon recently flew 800 miles from Lympne, England, to Heichnau, East Prussia, in 12!z hours. 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