The Washington times., 1930-11-12
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piped off this Gillespie set-up.
He's hooked In wit Tarnm'ny
an he's no puShover. But he
can be tooken. The dough he's
knockin' off is a crime. If
we can muscle in on that river
front stevedorin '-truckin' outfit,
B. B., we're ridin' high, wide
an handsome. I'm for givin'
1t a twirl." @
"oh-you are2 Where do you
get that we stuff? Since
when you got pleurisy? Who
slipped you the lowdown on it
in the frs place? Sure we
can cut In there. Gillespie is
one o. the white-haired boys.
But / never was stopped becus
Somethin' I went after was
hard to get-women, racketS,
dough, ins of a guys life-what
the hell is the fun o. goin' after
what's in the bag all the time?
"I saw this Gillespie kid
t'night. He was glommin' An
nie-I mean a flamin' broad I
, had with me !. and he knew
who I wasI know the waiter
was givin' him the office. He
lamped her like college punk
would. He burnt up the twist
he was witE-one o. the Schuy-
ders, and they're certified
checks. that was just an &C
cident. I don't hold it against
the kid-he's a mick and q
hick-but, somehow, it was a
challenge, at that. And don't
like it. Hear me? I don't like
it."
A Long Time Overdue
"Okay. Chief-if you don't
like it, don't like It,"
II didn't ask you to like it
or not like it. Follow that
Gillespie gag through. He's
been in business so years. He's
tough to take-oh, yeh? He's
cleanin' up. He works through
a flock O. tough teamioS and
has q deal on with the dock
rasslers. This is been con1in'
to him for a long time. I
don't know what's delayed it.
He got rich at it, didn't he?
And we never got a quarter out
Of it. If we let things gos on
this way, there'll be no holdin'
these vested business men.
Everyone of 'em has an angle.
Don't think different. Biff-
this Is a republic. There's
nothin' on the level. They got
combines, connections, strong
arm works an the power O. the
press, usually.
In our game we can't ad-
vertiSe, I wish I could. I can
make any outfit. eat an love it,
excep' the newspapers. don't
mean they shade for you becus
you buy space. But I guess the
damn sapS read their own
sheets an believe it. I'm big
business. But You think I ever
get respect? Think I ever get
dignified interview? No. See
this ear? See this ear-whiter'n
the other one? I got that
frozen one night-standin' in
o frost in front O. this here
buildin', which I was buildin'--
improvin' the locality, raisin'
rents, just a creator Of values
an up-builder o. property. I
was waitin' for a reporter to
come by an ask: Mr.. Freeman,
how much does this investment
represent? What inspired you
to knock down four shanties
an erect a magnificent resid-
ence structure? But none came.
"No-none. but If a hood
lum shoots his jane or a pine.
apple is flung in a guinea bar.
ber shop, the news-hounds are
draggin' me out of bed: What
do you know about this, B. B.?
Can you tip us off on
that, B. B.?"
Plain Enough
Tall Tom Gillespie owns
trucks, huh? They have tires
an bodies an engines an good
will an background-an' in
flooence an power-have they?
Well, Silk Freeman is Tall Tom
GilleSpie's partner, or Tom re-
tires an Silk Freeman owns it
all. Is that clear? Is that
Calough?"
Plenty, Chief" assen tie d
Glasson.
"Okay-riow I'm goin' upstairs.
I got a scarlet woman-scarlet
above the ears, anyway. You
take care o. the Gillespie tur-
key. I'll go up an talk turkey
to my-lrly guest you never
were in the boss truckin' bust
ness, Biff, were you?n
mo, Chief ~ never was"
answered Glasson.
"Well-yul are now. ScraHla. /"
!. "Okay. on the job. I'll ring
you about say 10?"
"Ten? Biff-you never saw
this Nred-head. Call me at ~"
Does Freeman and Gillespie
come to grips when SSillEy"
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