Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-12-24
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Better tell 'em. kid" Red counseied
uneasily. "You got to come clean"
Like hi haveT Once more the
flames of rage leapt high II don't
owe this gang anything, much less an
account of everything 1 DO. The shoes
on the other foot. You all know me.
you all know I'm on the level. Most
of you'd be up the river today if it
wasn't for me-and you know that.
too. How far do you think you'd get
If my brains didn't work for you, tell
you what to do and how to get away
with it without the bulls tumbling?
Who planned the raid on Einstein's
hook shop? Did any of you get
pinched for that? Who figured out
how to get those bonds away from the
Chemical Trusts messenger? Was
anybody Jagged for that? And
because ! take the trouble not to lead
coupla guns right up to you tonight
and because the Nut saw somebody
that looked like me all dolled up on
Fifth avenue yesterday-or thinks he
did"
at was you, all right" Harry af-
firmed coolly
Their glances met and clashed, the
girls hot with challenge and resent
ment, the mans cold with malice. For
the first time she recognized in this
creature an enemy. Then her super
excited intelligence. graphing with the
problem of how to confute his implicit
accusation, experienced a flash of
memory followed by a lightninglike
stroke Of tntuitioA
IF you want to know who squealed,"
she suggested deliberately why don't
you give Harry the office? Ask him
what he does with all his time. where
he gets the coin for all his swell
clothes, who he talks 10 when he's
bulging up to the bars of the big no
tells Ask him why the cops always
look the other way when they see him
coming. why he amt never pinched--"
With an oath Harry thrust back his
chair, which overturned with crash
and jumped up. guilt stamped upon
his countenance of sudden pallor.
ginning fearfully in his furtlve little
eyes. But in the same instant the door
left negligently unlocked after the
entrance of Leonora-was hastily
opened and slammed. The first TO
identify the man who had slipped IN
and now stood fumbling with the key
English Addie cried out in shrill dis
may: "Leo" The company turned
simultaneously and with confused
cries and questions got to its feet
Slight and under normal height
painting. sweating, haggard, his face
iivid, eyes terrified. hatless, and with
clothing disheveled. Leo Bielinsky
alias Leo the Blood, sank back against
The door, one hand pressed to MS
side just below his Iaboring heart. The
other, holding an automatic pistol, de-
Scribed a gesture of supplication. Red
snapped over-shoulder a profane de-
mand for silence Leo's broken
Phrases became audible.
Croaked a bull down the
street coming out of Bennies
place, corbin and Ennis tried to jump
me Corbin got IT." he ges-
uculated meaningly with the pistol
Ennis took after me LOOKS
We frame-up cops every
Where ] turned !"
Red demanded furiously: what in
h--fd you come here for?"
No place else to go cor
nered. tell you ListenT The
russian held up a hand and. bending
ar ear TO the door. heard sounds below
maudible to the others. There they
come now! For Gods sake, get me
out Of thislo
Fire escape" Red indicated with
Jerk Of his head. Somebody thrust
open the shutters os one window. The
murderer pulled himself together,
feeled across the room and lurrSed
OUT upon an iron platform grating
immediately he disappeared.
Now the rumor was loud in the hai
below, the shrin protestations OF the
walters rising above yet dominated by
He deeper voices of the police. AFTER
pref but violent alteration, heavy
-get came pounding up he stairs.
tnen Panic fastened upon the wits OF
~ hose In the private dining room