The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-09-01

$50 long" returned Heimie
SchWarm-and. with nod TO Colin.
he left the room.
That's tough about Harryi" said
Benny Malone morosely N he
dropped back on the sofa.
Colin sat down again.
ct sure is" he agreed; but l
guess from what this fellow Heimie
said, it'll be fixed up without much
trouble. And speaking of Harry, has
Detective Sergeant Mulvey been
nosing around for you today?"
Benny Malone permitted grin to
drive away his morose expression.
Nothing doing!" he answered.
$50 IT'S q cinch he didn't get my
number last night"
That's good" said Colin heartily.
He paused for drag on his cigar.
cite; then apologetically: "Look
here, | guess there's q lot I've got
to be wised up on. Who's this
Heimie-and what's his other
name? You didn't mention It."
"Schwarm." said Benny Malone.
eHeimie Schwarm. He's foam car.
Every bootlegger in town knows
him. He runs the suds and hard-stuff
racket for the Mask"
Colin dragged again on his cigar.
cite. His mind was probing swiftly.
striving to bring order out OF con.
fusion. Last night at Spinelli's--
Doliaire and Heimie Schwarni to-
gether-Heimie Schwarm one of the
Masks Big shots--wha' was the
Masks game? No answer-but not
nice for DolIaire, whatever 1t was!
II see" he nodded. "And who's
Buck? You said something about me
travelling with him from now on"
Buck O'Mara." explained Benny
Malone. Hes the big shot Of our
mob-and q damned square shooter.
You'll like him."
II hope that'll 90 double" said
Colin earnestly. whats our mob's
particular racket"
IT WAS growing dark. Benny Ma.
lone got VI. and switched on an
electric light.
Anything everything" he re.
piled with q short laugh. Wherever
we're needed. You'll see. And you'll
get your first workout tonight"
well. then" asked Colin compla-
Gently. whats doing tonight"
Benny Malone shook his head.
Il don't know-yet. Well get our
orders from Buck. But never mind
about that. rye got to finish giving
you the low-down on this dump be.
fore he comes in. It used to be .
pretty hot joint that was named the
Wine Press--we call IT. w. Pa get
met And II was all fixed I'D with
passages and half 3 dozen ways to
get In and out--piaying the boobs
for suckers. ron understand?
1.-THE boobs being the Summing
parties that blew down from Fifth
Avenue way looking Tor shivers and
thrills and thinking they weYs
naughty. That cobbler,s shop. which
maybe You saw when you came
along. used to be . erotto al got up
fancy with low lights and secret
way out and q, way into here-both
OF which same are still useful! Solly
down there was one OF the bunch
that was giving you the once-over at
lunch, and he'll pass you in that way
any time It's necessary. He cobbles
AL right-see?-but that ain't the
way he makes his money"
at sounds swell!" Colin ex-
claimed eagerly. go on. Benny.
Keep on shooting. Il looks like the
place had been made to order. How
did the Mask get onto it,"
"Knew about II. I suppose, when
10 was running fun blast back In the
old days" Benny Malone answered
with q shrug OF his shoulders.
That's = long time ago--before the
war. and before the booze law
started making money for as. guess
there aren't many even around here
that remember the name It went by
then.
eWhen the Law came In against it,
the people who were running the
place kept on selling booze just the
same until they cot pinched enough
times to make them quit cold. Then
somebody else tried to run Il on the
level As 4 restaurant and It was a
hop. II wasn't good for anything the
way 1t was. Il was put mp for sale.
and | guess Il went cheaper else
old Ksppeistein would never have
bought It.
'He made two houses out OF II.
but he didn't spend any more on al
terations than be had to, so he left
this part q good deal like Il was. en-
cept that he put in q store front at
this end: He moved into the other
part himself"
Il saw an old bird sitting on the
porch a. came along" observed
Colin. was that him."
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