The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-09
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Ou the uay atCeE CnfBtlnaS Caflo closed his garage at 5 o'clock. His two helpers departed in . car be- longing to one of them. Carlo him. self walked to the station and boarded a train for New York.
 There he took Q taxi to a point in the East Forties and walked a block or two until he found restaurant, where he ordered din- ner. Loafiing, through the meal. he at last left the place and en- tered the subway, taking a local train. At the next stop he emerged on the street, a dozen steps from the entrance to Q store and apart ment building. A minute later he was admitted to an apartment on the third floor. Four men were at a table, playing cards. They greet ed Carlo without warmth and went on with their game.
 The garage man watched the play, glanced through a magazine and smoked a cigar. Tn half an hour bell announced other call- CTS in the vestibule downstairs, and the players finished their hand as knock sounded on the apartment door. Carlos two employees entered. One of the men at the table re- mained at his place, idly shuffiing the cards, while the others took seats about the room.
 T guess the meeting can come to order, eh?" said the man at the table. "Well, have you got things ready for the job?"
 There was a moments silence. Then:
 Whats the use if we don't get any more than we have 50 far?" said Carlo.
 "How's that2' asked the man at the table.
 Just look how little we get for the chances we take!" complained Carlo. You guys aren't known out there; we are-we live there. And we get handful of small change like you handed us after we stuck up the bridge partyl"
 The man at the table leaned for ward.
 "Pouting, are you?" he asked How big 8 cut do you think you're entitled to? How much do you think that jewelry brings in when we pass 1t to the dealers? And what do you mean, chances?
 We provide the cars, don't we? we do the jobs, don't we? you three guys sit outside, clean away into; you drive us to the place and away from 1t.
 T never should have listened to you in the first place. It costs us money to divide up with three more guys every time. The only reason I ever let you in at all was because you said you could find some im- portant dough in your town. Im- portantl You've brought us some heavy business, you have!
 T still get laugh when think of that Dog Wagon stickup. That was the night you were going to lead us to the late mail truck for that contractors payroll. And you were wrong by an hour
 That's the important money we've got by listening to you. And lot of rings and vanity cases of the danes at the bridge party"
 Those rings were worth plenty!" said Carlo angrily.
 Yeah? We've made too many trips out in the country for noth- ing. If the towns 50 filthy rich, where do they hide the money?"
 There was silence while Carlo considered the rebuke.
 Any more complaints?" the man at the table invited.
 Carlo had none he cared to voice.
 well now about the bank, If that's what you came in to talk about" said the man. Come up closer and let's see how 1t lays" Carlo had made his way to the apartment alone rather than in the company of his two employees be- cause there was always the slight but fatal chance of their being seen entering the rendezvous together. But he began the trip home in their car; he would leave them at the Junction and finish the trip by train.
 He would have liked to know whether one of these two--or one of the four back in the apartment, for that matter--had been the au- thor of the robbery of his own home.
 Now in the car, he asked:
 "Either of you fellows happen to be looking for me over at my house the other day? There was someone