The Washington times., 1935-11-02
ESPECIAL AGENT"-YOUNG LOVE JOINS RANKS OF GMEN
Racketeers Kid7ap Julie
And Flee With Her
To the "Cast1e"

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your indictment and given the
usual rights of legal advice and
bail. Otherwise-"
"I don't admit she's here. But,
otherwiSe?"
Otherwise we'll crash In on you,
wreck your place and kill every
man who reSiStS. And If one hair
of jules head is even muSSed,
Carston, I'll kill you myself"
"You will? Say, when did you
grow up?"
when I met Julie. You're not
talking to q civilian newspaper re-
porter now, CarSton. You're talk.
ing to the United States. I'm a
special agent of the Treasury De
partment. I have orders from the
highest authority in the land to
bring you in alive if I can, but, if
I can't, to bring in your dirty dead
body. I swear on my dead
mothers soul, Carston, I'll carry
out those orders Without julie
we can't convict you Of income tax
frauds. So, If she can't testify
there's no use letting you live, and
the purpose Of the order ends. So
in that event, I'll kill you."
"Oh, yeah? You an who else?'
Me and the whole Federal ser
vice If necessary. But it won't be
You'll surrender Julie to me, as ]
suggest. I'll be well covered, sc
don't try any fast stuff"
II will like hell! Come on an
get me. An the first shot fired
at us, I'll put one through jules
heart"
Bills own heart skipped a beat,
Then he said, solemnly:
IF that's your answer, here's
mine. I love Julie. But I'm a sworn
officer of the law. No matter what
the terms, I must take you. So,
think it over. Well get you. There's
another government man listening
in. We've had the castle wire tap
ped for weeks. We know what was
done to Armitage and who did it.
So a witness heard your threat to
kill Julie. If by any chance I don't
get you-which means I'll be killed
first-our men will either kill you
or send you to the chair for mur'
der. Once again-will you do
what I ask?"
mot If I was in the hot squat
now, strapped in. If you think you
can get her-an' me-copper--
come on an get!"
And Alex Carston banged down
the receiver.
CHAPTER XXI
Bill Bradford, the special agent.
reporter, lost no time. Alex Cars
ton, boss gangster, had given him
a final and lethal ultimatum:
Death to Julie Gardner, the
girl whom Bill adored, and death
to anyone, Federal agents in par
ticular, who dared attempt to
storm the Racket Rajah in his
granite stronghold, the Castle!
Whirling from the telephone
Bill addressed a group of armed
agents who stood around him:
"It'S blood, men. Carston has
Julie there, and he dares us tc
come and get her. Says he'll kill
her at the first shot we fire al
his hideout. He might do it, but
have an idea that he won't.
love Julie. And I got her intc
this and I've got to get her out
and I need the help Of all ot
you.
And I don't think Carston will,
dare 60 through. He's smart, ar1C
tough and heartless, but deep in
side he's a coward, and he'll hole
Julie alive as a hostage to the
only thing he's got left to barter
with for his own dirty life.
We'll go on as we planned
Surround the Castle. I'll take the
front gate and the rest Of you
take the positions assigned to you
# they'll let me in alone, I'll gC
and try to arbitrate. That may no
work. If it does, however, and
do go in, If I'm not out in II
minutes, start blasting"
The group of grim-faced Fed
eral men nodded assent as Bill
continued:
"Tf can't get in alone, the sig
nal for the assault will be bias
on the siren of my Car. Ther
start the fireworks. You mer
with the bombs blast open thu
gates. Then you with the tommy
guns lead the way and we go II
shooting.
Spare none of these mobSters
men. They'll NOV you down lik
grass if they get the chance. Well
don't give them the chance. D.
the moving first.
There's only one other order
don't like to ask this-knowinG
how you all feel about this-but
I think you'll understand
"CarSton is mine!"
There was no dissent from the
assembled Federal operatives. Only
a determined silence answered
Bills statement.
Thanks, fellows, I know you'C
see it. Now, let's CO."
Execution
AS Carston slammed down tn
receiver of the telephone aftel
daring Bill Bradford and his fel
low agents to attempt an assault
upon the Castle, he turned tc
Rich:
Those G-guys are comm
sucker. Here are the keys to the
arsenal. See that all the boys
have the welcoming tools ready