The Washington times., 1930-10-28
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CHAPTER XVI

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The chief told Secretary"
Gleason, the enemy gang'leader,
that Chimp had "coughed up
his guts"-but Chimp hadn't.
The chief only hoped he would.
In fact, the first "a hours
Chimp spent in the detention
nen. after he had been so In
Tloriously captured on the early
morning Goldie Gorio stuck up
Central Detail and abducted
Polack Annie, were the most
pleasant he had ever spent IN
Jail.
The only thing that bothered
him was his broken nose, Whlcn
had been smashed with q
double sawbuck gold piece by
0oldie two days before, when
Chimp spoke out Of turn. But
this injury was given the best
of medical treatment, at the
direction Of the police. The
COPS were plenty courteous TO
Chimp, and he chuckled.
"Goldie's got these bulls
hypped," he meditated.
Then little things began to
bother Chimp. The first OF
these was when the lookup
keeper glanced at his shoes and
suggested:
"How about a little shine
Chimp?"
Chimp's shoes were a bit
nondescript. So he took them
off and gave them to the lock-
up. But he never got them
back. Whenever he asked for
ther1, the lookup would
apologize and Chimp could
hear his angry voice outside:
I'm tellin' you for the last
time, 60 out and get Chimp'S
shoes for him-he'll catch cold
this way. / got orders to treat
him extra nice"
But the shops cloSed-it'S a
Greek holiday" whined another
voice.
Then Chimp decided to order
cigarettes. He smoked only one
brand. They brought him some
exotic cigarettes of pungent
Turkish tobacco. He refused
them at first, but finally had
to smoke them, when the lock
up amiably told him that he
had no one just then to send
out for his favorite kind.
No Wonder!
mo wonder desc guys are
CopperS," muttered Chimp.
"Dey're too ignorant to be any
tim else"
His meditationS were inter.
rupted when two detectives sp-
peared at his cell and affably
announced:
The captain wants to see
you q minute, Chimp"
So they marched him out of
the cell and up q steel, cor
rugated steps, to the captains
office, laughing and joking all
the way. Chimp didn't relish
this.
OATS no good for my dogs"
he demurred. The captain
smiled at him and asked:
by the way, Chimp, I want
TO get my records straight
what did you say your mothers
maiden name WASP"
II amt Said," snapped
Chimp, peeViShly.
"Okay, boys, take him back"
and the captain arose and
bowed to Chimp. Then, down
AZ steel, corrugated steps. In
his cell Chimp rubbed his SoleS
through his stocking feet.
Pretty soon detective brought
Chimp his favorite cigarettes.
Chimp did not have a match.
Gimme a light" he said.
The bull felt in his pockets
and found one match after dill
igent search. He struck it and
held it up and just as Chimp
stuck his cigarette through the
bars, the detective snapped the
match out.
Dammit, I burnt my fin
ger!" he exclaimed. He could
not find another match. The
lookup didn't have one. Chimp
would have to wait until he
went for one. But he didn't
come back. Instead, after
about 10 minutes the two bulls
who had taken him to the Cap
tain before. reappeared.
"The Captain wants to see
you, Chimp" they grinned.
What t'hell does he want
now?" moodily asked the prise.
ner. The cell door changed
open. Out. Up ~ steel, CORFU
gated steps in his stocking feet.
Chimp was swearing now.
What do you know about
the stickup Of that cigar store
at" the Captain began in
Sugary tones.
II don't know nuttin'," petu-
1antly replied Chimp. He had
the unlighted cigarette still
dangling from his lips. 81
want me shoes"
"Okay, boys, take him back. +"
and the Captain busted himself
with some papers on his desk.