The Washington times., 1930-11-20

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A Talk with Annie
Silk Freeman let himself Into
the $5O-a-day suite where Polack
Annie was his nonpaying guest
in his Hotel Napoleon.
Annie was Gin the hay" al
most as asleep as she made out
to be. He coughed as q hail to
her. She opened part Of one
eye.
well, your boy friend hasn't
come through to you yet, e12
Before we bump him off I'd
like to have you get as much
lowdown as you can on what
their plans are-or would like
to be. have my own ways Of
shaping theirs, but any kinks
we can .straighten out Is that
much in the bag"
well Silk, you see-you told
me to hook him so he'll go
where I say and do what !
say. I can't talk business to
him right off the jump-he
might get suspicious. Besides,
he's too busy tellin' me how
gorgeous I am to be takin' UP
such worldly matters as trucks
an stevedorin'."
''Wha'd you tell him about
me?"
"Oh, not much"
wasn't he interested, Didn't
he wanna know what I was
like, an -"
HE was more interested in
ftndin' out what I was like. I
told him q stranger was here,
hadn' known you long, an didn'
know a damn thing about
your business - that I was
strictly on the loose and popped
UP to be good-tuned an paid
some important attention TO-"
I'VE put over a fast one
t'night. Sit up an take notice.
'I got that Schuyler twist
over in my hut. right this min
ute"
Annie sat up with a jerk.
Who? You've got WHAT"
A couple O. my huStlers
grabbed her off t'night an
brought her in. She dom know
where she is. An o few min
utes ago I drove q spike way
up into. Mr.. Tall Tom Gillespie
an his big brave boy an his
backer an banker, Robert
Schuyler. Well show 'em what
musclin' in means. An a hun
dred grand for gravy, besides"
Too Much Territory
Polack Annie thought a mo-
ment.
silk" she said, then, "far be
It from q dumb dame like me to
teach you your rackets. But
this time I think you took in
too much territory"
Freeman pitched his cigarette
out OF the window.
you think so, uh? To me
no territory Is too big"
Maybe, B. B. Maybe, I
heard Goldie Gorio say that
once-so he paralyzed Chicago.
h1-jacked Central Police Station
and sprung me, made q sucker
out Of the Mayor an q chump
out O. the Chief-until."
$50 they put his whole gang
on the spot and then they
knocked off Goldie-"
They knocked off Goldie?
You didi"
II never would Of if what he
brought on himself hadn't O.
come off. So, lemn1e tell you
you're gonna bring the whole
town o. New York down on
your head"
"I'll bring the whole town O.
New York down at my feet. I
own politics. Anybody I can't
jack up I can bang off. I'm
stttin' on top o. the underworld!
This here Schuyler job'll never
get in the papers. An all con-
cerned'l come clean-an' quick.
On'y the insiderS'lI be wise. An
thisll soften 'em up for future
op'ration. Kidnapin' Alice
Schuyler an KILN Tommy Gil
leSpie-"
Now" interfered Annie, "to
that part Of it there's some
sense. What could be more
nach'ral? You're racketin' his
ol' man, he bristles up an shows
fight-what else could he ex-
pee? But that girl sure
amt her nnouthpiece or nothin'
like that--but that's ridin' raw.
An If 1t ever DOES get to the
papers-wowl"
Freeman laughed.
ION second thought" he said,
''I think will tip off the pa
pers. We need q little free ad-
vertiSin'."
Copyright. 1880. by King Features
Syndicate, Incl
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