The Washington times., 1930-10-29
CHAPTER XVII

Goldie COrlo ana MS enGlTS
gang were under cover" at Colo
enrod Manor. They were lying
low until Goldie could learn q
few tlings-and then Goldie
would act after his own fashion.
In the rear and to the side OF
Goldie's stone mansion were q
score Of little bungalows, con-
cealed almost as well as was the
huge structure-built to con-
form with the terrain-built so
that they seemed a part Of the
landscape from q distance. In
these bungalows were housed
Goldie's gang-all but Chimp.
The men played cards, drank
and sat around all day. They
were forbidden to show them
selves until Goldie ordered.
Their cars were locked in q
huge garage. built into the hill.
Goldie's estate consisted Of SO
acres. It was q hilly, wooded
section, 80 miles from the Big
! Burg. The entrance to his place
! was through o huge steel gate
which was locked. Two guards,
ex-cons, watched the gate night
and day. Running around the
estate was a high steel wire
fence, with wicked barbS curv-
ing outward over the top. At
night a dozen fierce police dogs
! roamed the grounds and four
men walked along the inside
of the fence day and night. At
five different points were tele-
phones concealed in the under
brush, by which the alarm
could be spread quickly.
The house itself. was a fort
ress. The innocent looking
French windows in the front
could be protected at any mo-
ment by huge steel shutters
which dropped when a button
was pressed. In the front of
the house were small slots
through which the noses of
rifles and typewriters could be
poked. The Sloping front yard,
cleared of trees, could be ef.
!. fectively swept with a death
dealing fire. And this was the
only approach to the house.
His Other Name
In that section Goldie was
known as Mr.. August Maher, o
contractor in the Big Burg. So
far his identity had been well
concealed and nothing had hap
pened which would excite sus-
picion in the community.
Goldie felt secure here. He
could make his last stand in
case of trouble. The only
thing worrying him was the ar
rest of Chimp. Yet he had
full reliance in Chimp. The
cops would never be able to
break him down. Chimp and
/. Monk were his most trusted
men, and although he had bru-
tally shut the mouth of Chimp
when he broke his beak, he
. knew that this would not af-
feet his vassaPs loyalty. Be
cause Goldie knew something
about Chimp and Chimp knew
that Goldie knew. Goldie
would have turned him Up at
the slightest rebellion. Goldie
could get away with it.
Through the grapevine,
Goldie had learned a number
of things in the last few days.
One was the belligerent atti-
tude of the Kinky King gang
since the ascendancy of Secre-
tary Gleason. But the grape
vine had not informed Goldie
of two important things-the
Chiefs visit to Gleason and
the rafting of Chimp.
Goldie now decided to an
ticipate the move of the Kinky
King mob, since it was to be
war. He would follow military
tactics. His strategic move
would be-a good offensive Is
the best defensive. He would
wipe the gang out before the
gang had a chance to wipe him
out.
Only one thing made him
hesitate-Polack Annie. The
beautiful titian-haired girl was
his objective now. He was
madly IN love with Polack
Annie, though none guessed. it.
Not even the sensitive intuition
of woman made Polack Annie
aware of it. She was deluded
into thinking that Goldie'S
unique interest in her was
grounded on his intense love
for the Edgewater Kid, her
lover who had died because Of
her love for him.
Goldie made no bold over
lures to the girl. He was pleas
ant to her at arms length
yet it took ali his steel will
power to keep him from taking
her, willing or no. Goldie did
not want her bv force or mere
convenience. He wanted his
Wild love returned. and in
every way he sought to inspire
In her some interest in himself
beyond gratitude.
OF course. men had taken
eolack Annie before-for trif1es.
But that was before shA had