The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-06
CHAPTER XI

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 4 bolt slid and key turned. The , door opened crack. An automatic held in a slim hand shot out. And the eyes of Cissy, coming around the door, peered cautiously into the night. Then, seeing that 1t was in- deed the Weasel evidently holding | dominion over two unknoWns, she flung the door wide and stood arms akimbo, the gun still held in her {, right hand. | "Well, you big bum," she said its about time you got back"
 "NoW, m dear" said the Weasel, : take 1t easy. wuz held up on--- z on bizness." i "Yeah." Cissy began champ ing on piece of gum that she had thoughtfully kept in reserve on the roof of her mouth. Well, who are these with you?"
 Just coupla eggs I picked up" said the Weasel. I'll tell you in- side"
 Bring 'em in," Cissy ordered.
 She snapped on the lights again. When they were all in the kitchen she surveyed Joe without en- thusiasm and Kelly with open :. hostility
 "So you've got tangled up with redhead have you?" she said to the Weasel.
 The Weasel made depreciatory gesture. You don't understand, babe. Dis--dis is bizness."
 Yeah" said Cissy. Monkey business. Some day, Ed Wcynow- ski, you're going to two-time me once too often And T. mgoing to fill the inside of your hat with bullets"
 The Weasel badgered, looked around and perceived in Joe a possible source of sympathy
 "Aint dat always da way Wid wimmen?" he inquired. Coin green-eyed if mug even looks at another dame?"
 "Just to clear up point" Kelly ssid to Cissy, If you think I'm go- ing for Mister Weasel or whatever his name is, you're all wet l wouldn't take him on a silver plate and smothcred under Watercrcss." |"
 "No?" Cissy's eyes seemed to rreasurc her. What is this, then?"
 The Weasel plucked up soup Up of courage.
 "You ain't shut up since we got here" he said, "or we would of told you"
 "Im waiting to hear" she said.
 Laboriously, the Weasel told her The blond Cissy, her eyes glittering, heard him out. When he had finish ed his recitation, she laughed pity ingly.
 well, that wins the hat" she said.
 "Huh?"
 "I said when they dealt out the brains, you drew bust hand Here you've got a rod on this guy"--she gestured at Joc>-"and you're going to cut him in fifty-fifty. Some snatcher you turned out to be, Weasel"
 The Weasel shifted uncomfort- ably. "Wul, I give him me void"
 Cissy laughed harshly. He can have that. You gave 1t to me all the time and 1t ain't worth dime. Listen, stupid, I'm handling this from now on. And thcrell be no cut for anybody but you and me. Get it?"
 !, A what = can do expression decorated the Weasel's face as he looked at Joe.
 "Geez, pal" he said, I'm sorry"
 Joe waved his hand. Never be- fore had he dismissed half of 2 hundred thousand dollar ransom so airily
 skip it." he said. You can't help 1t. You're in a spot. But be 8 little more generous. What with the money you'll get out Of this snatch and the tWeny grand you lifted from that bank, you
 He was interrupted by a shrill squeal from Cissy, a squeal of pure wrath He looked at her She was advancing on the Weasel sinuously, like a kind of blond cobra.
 "So?" she hissed. Holding out on me, eh? Whats all this about twenty thousand and bank?'
 ~Aw," said the Weasel sheep ishIy. T done little job on da side"
 "Yeah. What was the job?"
 The Weasels attitude became akin to that of small boy on the carpet for raiding the 1ampot.
 T stuck up bank" he broke doWn and confessed.
 Cissys eyes narrowed. "Oh, you did, did you? And you wasn't going to tell me? All right, you biz tramp. Hand over half of it and hand 1t quick"
 Shamefacedly the Weasel pulled out his ill-gotten gains and counted off ten $1 GOO bills
 "Geez" he said "dat's q moll fer you, ain't it2 A hard-WOikin' guy like me don't get no place"
 CisSy sWooped up the money as