Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-19

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tusc matters when both wanted clarity
OF vision. came distrllst Events had
not gone according to schedule tonight
Ambrosc's fixed stare into T,c Brun's
eyes demanded the explanation.
"lf YOU try 10 double cross me, Joe"
he said "oolly. "l'll get you"
Joe snarlcd back at him. his small
eyes ,abnormally salient under his hair.
less brOws.
'"Try it," he said boldly. "Thorc'd
3c 9pIcnty. left of my rope to hang you.
"Bv God " !" =" hcpoS Anbroso
rs eyes hardening until they were less
Ike human eyes than polished stone
Then. breaking off suddenly. his voicc
cool ns when he had first come in from
thc street. he said Lets have this
StraIght, Joe, and save time. What do
you know about it,"
,,Nothlng, answered Ic Brun.
;, lou arranged everything with La.
( D"Ii". lie claims that he slid his part
anu nnu put the money in the safe. is he
N'ng! or are YOU lying Or has one
vi your gang shot off his mouth and let
some other crook into the know"
vc kept my mouth shut and you
KNOW it, answered Lc Brun. $50
nave Tony and Frank. As for Labcle
.,,.. lie lifted his fat shoulders
lie your man. not mine. For all
know You and l.abclle may have split
I 1t between YOU.
a"o in AmbrOsc's look. lie Brun seemed
to note neither.
You're getting bold. YOU damned
TOAD. you,' muttcrcd the officer. But
just Us sure ns there's such a thing as
u law court in this burg III set my heal
on you II you don walk straight with
| mo.
Every time see you | am taking
chances. And I'm not tho man TO tnke
chances for nothing. I'll screw every
thing out of Labcllc he's got in him
Whrn | get through with you. And
You II talk now or. curse you, | won Z
llslen when you want to talk tomor-
"W"Il,' returned Lc Bruu heavily,
what do you want"
II want to know who cracked that
safe tonight -
II didn't. Tony and Frank didn't"
''Ihcn who did: If any man knows.
you know"
For q brief second Lc Brun hcsi-
tntod, Then. seeing that his hesitation
was k"cnly watched by the other. he
spat out:
"lt's Ashes work Iadyfnscrs is
the man YOU want. Ambrose. And by
God, hr'S the man 7 want 80
80 - said Ambrose with n grim
tightening Of tho lips. Il thought 80 :.
Hes getting ambitious. is Ashe. He
might be after your job. Joe 49,
Tn" words. coming icrringly, stung
n, little fresh color into Jocs yellow
checks.
lies young know it all tha, ain {
got the sense to keep ont Of jail" he
said vicionslly. And then, You got to
set somebody for this. Ambrose II
YOU can't prov, it on .\shc. why Wen
frame it on him. It'lI serve him right
for buttins in whore hc amt invited" "
And the caSh?" demanded Ambrose
dryly. "Aftpr all the chances I've taken
in this moss you don't think that I'm
coming out Of it empty handed. do
YOU
'Iou'll get moro'n tie rest of US, :"
l"toTtcd Ic Bruu. "You get your name
in big letters IN all tho city papers M
the man that got the doadwuOd ON
IadyfingCrs. You get another little
boost up. What do | gct?"
Ambrose laughed a trihc insultingly.
"lou got man out OF your way
who's beginning 4" prove more than
YOU can handle. IL about time when
it's you or him. Joe, and not being
blind you know it,"
JoC'S splCnctiC Outburst was checked
in it's beginning by the policeman up
lifted hand.
Let me talk" he said sharply. 'I'vc
got something else to do besides chat all
night with you. It's one of two things {:
I'm going 70 got $1,000 In nv fist inside
of twenty four honrs ~ or I'm going
TO make nm arrest. And tho man I jaS
NV hapd on is going 70 do time Get
thnt?''
What thougbts Inv hack or ,ho round
cycs of Tho enngster did NOT make
thrmsolvcs NANTES, IIn mcrrIy wartcd
'If il wos Ishr =" wcut ON Ambrose,
"t's ono chance 70 hundred II We can
provo onyihinr ON him. IIr's tho slick
r,t man doing bushes, in this town
r,gh, now. hc'S got more brains in those
girI's hands of his than yon'vc c6t in
your fnt hnud and hc doesn't leave n
trail n mile wide behind him. And
tell Won right now that when | mt my
land on mnn he's going struight to
tIr pcu."
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