The Washington times., 1930-10-13
CHAPTER 3

Polack Annie sat on cushion
at the feet Of the Edgewater
Kid. She turned her big op-
alscent eyes upward. They lit
with passionate pride at what
they took in. The Kid was a
handsome thing.
Kid" she breathed IT never
knew what love was till I met
you."
He stroke her fiery hair. He
purred. He relaxed and drew
deep upon his cigarette.
"Kid," she sighed, II wish I'd
never met Kinky King"
"If you hadn't" he puffed,
"you probably never would O.
met me-"
st mean wish I could o. met
you an never o. met him. He's
o wicked baby, that Kinky.
He's tough, boy-he's plenty
tough"
I'v met a few what are tough,
sugar-an' my experience with
'em has been that when it comes
right down to a showdown,
you hit 'em the muSh with q
Creampuff an you pick 'em up
with a sponge"
She looked alarmed.
"Oh, honey-don't rate Kinky
in that class. He's a killer.
He'd knock off his brother an
never turn to spit. When ne was
givin' you an the rest o GololS
Gorio's mob the works, man.
was with him-I know" -,
1--WE trimmed him, didn't We?
"No-I don't think youse dld
1T was about give an take:
ooh, was it? When Goldle
an us was barricaded IN our
headquarters him an his yeller
outfit, II cars strong, shot oy
at so miles an hour an turned
loose typewriters on us an rlo,
died the buildin'-an croakeo
a woman an a kid on the side
walk-an' KEEP on, steppin
don call that tough"
ooh, no? That's tough
for me. JUS becus he's that
kind o. rat what takes as few
chances for himself as he can
an mows down anybody what's
in his way in some such man
ner as this, is why I say he's
dangerous oh, KID, WaCcn
out-take care O. yourSelf-take
no chances-if anything hap
pened to you-
Too Fast For EN-
The Edgewater Kid chuckled.
Gee" he said, ''it's fine to
have you care that much. But
don't let it worry one red hair
o. your sweet dome, babe. They
amt takin' the Edgewater Kid
for no rides. I'm too fast for
'em. An they know in their
crooked hearts that if any.
thing happens to me, Goldie an
my buddieS'll clean 'em out like
the inside of a fish. Kinky's
takin' down a flock g jack.
He's got the whole West Side.
He's ridin' easy an sittln' pref
ty. He ain suckin' aroun' for
no trouble-least OF all with
Goldie."
She shook her head slowly,
solemnly.
"You dom know him. Kid
I tell you, you DON know him.
He lushes his own stuff. He
dom handle the real Mccoy.
He shoveS that Wop bathtub
slop. An he guzzles it, himself.
An when he Swills up a belly
full o. that hogwash, he goes
Cookoo. He bulldozes his boys
an there amt a one O. 'em
peeps back at him. 1 tell you,
when he's that way he amt hu-
man.
the difference, beautiful, whether
a man is cock-eyed or sober, or,
if he's tire-read or putty. They
never made one yet so tough he
could shed bullets"
Il know--I know. If he gets
you. they'll get him. But what
good'll that do me? I dom want
revenge. I don want nothih'-
nothin' but you-you-that's
Scrambles on Knees
well, what you bleatin'
about? You got me-"
But" and she scrambled on
her knees and embraced his
thighs and buried her head in
his chest, Il want you always
forever-you-juSt you-for me
with me---and, oh, Kid my
lover. I'm so Scared-and wor.
ried-"
He kissed the top of her
head.
Jaw. bottle it," he urged ten
derly enough. "Din't I tell you
there's nothing do lose sleep
about? I'm watchin' myself.
You been with me now seven