The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-23
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! But the car practically belonge,
to Lefty. he reasoned. He remem
/ bered. too, a sale that had been los
at the last moment because of som
small matter that had displease
/ the buyer.
Lefty might get sore if he couldn
show the car to his friend, and re
/ fuse 10 take it. Stephen decided nc
to run the risk of offending him.
He turned in on the dirt driVewa
and stopped before the rickety fror
steps. Lefty sprang out at once.
Lock 'er up and come in n
said authoritatively
( Stephen reached for his keys anC
locked the transmission gear, anC
/ followed Lefty into J. BIS Place. H
suspected that it was a speakeaSy
Lefty was at the soft drink bal
asking for J. B. The bartender
/ jerked a thumb toward the back Of
the house and muttered something
too low for Stephen to hear.
Lefty turned and motioned Ste
phen to follow him They went
through a grimy hall to a rear room
where they found the proprietor en-
tertaining few friends in private.
Stephen was introduced to him
without formality, the mans initials
appearing to serve as his full name.
Have drink" he was asked
and Stephen said he would have
beer.
THE day had turned lmexpect-
4 eddy warm. The light topcoat
Stephen had donned when he left
the Office was uncomfortable in
doors. He took it off before seating
himself at a table with Lefty and
J. B. and threw it over a nearby
chair.
And in pocket of it he had
thrust the keys to the car. Two
others in that room knew this as
we'll as he In word and a ges-
I ture Lefty had impaired the infor-
nation TO the bartender as soon as
he'd entered the place.
A quick glance when the bar
/ tender came for their order, a sly
movement with his foot, and the
chair, with Stephens coat, had been
pushed aside, almost out Of his
sight
There was a delay after that and
Lefty began to tell j B. about his"
new car, praising IL n the sky.
Lets have look al it" the other
said
Sure" Lefty agreed, IN min
ute Here's Gungha Dim
They still fingered over their
glasses when, few minutes later,
an electric player piano suddenly
emitted a raucouS burst Of sound.
1t filled the air with deafening
clamor, drowning out conversation,
though Lefty went right on talk
ing, his voice raised to high pitch.
The noise got on Stephens nerves.
He looked in the direction whence
it came. celebrating a descent upon
the instrument with intent to de-
m0lish it.
Left saw with satisfaction that
his mind was. for the moment at
least. taken off the car at the curb.
Another thing he had seen with
even greater Satisfact!on-a small
happening that had escaped Ste
phen'S notice.
With swift. sure motion OF one
hand. while with the other he placed
. glasses on the table, the bartender
ha6 managed to extract the keys
from the pocket of Stephens top
coat and drop them into the pocket
of his own Jacket.
After that he had lost no time in
quitting the room, and when the
piano was started up Lefty listened
-anxiously for another sound to
penetrate from the driveway to the
rear of the house.
But all the windows and doors
7 were closed and the covering noises
were effective. There was not even
an echo of a suspicious sound to
hint at what was going on out In
/ front Of the house.
Stephen grew restless as Lefty
continued to put of showing the
! car to J. B Finally he glanced
at his watch and rose, making some
remark about the time being later
than ne thought
Lefty got up, too. as did j. B.
We'll, let's see what she looks
like" J. B. said interestedly. Wish
YOU luck in her. Lefty. on your
next trip But I think the long
distance running is about done for.
Yeah" Lefty grimaced. but this
baby will give them run before
they take her
XXTHEN they reached the front
w door Stephen paused to put
on his topcoat. Lefty and J. B
/ SteDDed through ahead of him