The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-22

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lett suddenly. 7 jus fought O
New Deal for Colettils said
Dorothy. g All right, Ape, well give
you the floor for once. II you've got
a thought Tor Pete's sake. trot It
OUT
ssWot,s gettin, me is,D said the
Ape heavily, shows Dottie gonna
| get away ii de -Four Hunnert7
DeyH spot her in two minutes Tor
a - fer q He paused, dirnly
aware that he'd put his foot In It.
Dorothy regarded him with icy
eyes. For a what. you tramp"
Fer - fer q -- aw, you
know what I mean. A dame. !,
Il get ii, you heell' snapped
Dorothy. Il can't swing the elite.
says you. Listen, ScrambIe- Face,
when ] get dolled up to crash So
ciety, I'll crash It so neat that Nor
ganfeller Van Rockebilt hiinselfIl
| get me mixed up with his own wife.
And don't you insinuate that /
can'tl The only reason occasions
ally lapse into the vernaeular
around here is so big desc and
doser like you can follow the con-
|versation without getting brain
| Tag. I've had about all ] can stand
from you this afternoon, Coletti.
Another crack like that and I'm
liable to lay you out like a golf
course"
Mr.. Coletti. chastened. lapsed
into moody silence. The Chiseler
came forward with pertinent
question.
You say you don't know. Doro-
thy" he asked, where this little
gathering Of society is to be heid?"
Il do not, said Miss South. But
don't let that throw yoE. It ought
to be a cinch for you and Tarzan
here to follow us right from this
house in another car"
"Alin ] goin' too7" demanded
Coletti.
Unfortunately, you are" Miss
South told him. I'VE might want
to scare some children"
"But, geel Wot'l ! do aroun'
lay Like dat?"
The Snatch Racket
THE Chiseler waved his hand.
! BE quiet, Coletti!" He turned
to Miss South. Dorothy, you seem
to have done some first class think
ing in this manner. But, like many
Of your gender. you have concen-
trated on the lesser or, as ] might
put it, the side issues. while MISS
ing entirely the main or funda-
mental point"
us that right?" inquired Miss
South sharply.
= The Chiseler bowed his head
like monk at prayer. "I'm afraid
SO. Naturally, it is important to
give some attention to loose cash.
silverware. Wall-safeS and the like.
But here. we have chance to tap
q veritable fountain-head Of prof
its"
Miss South abandoned sarcasm
with notable. reluctance. "Yeah7
Perhaps you'd like to explain?"
Il would very much, said the
Chiselef. 1Haye you, By chance,
ever heard Of what Is vnlgarly
known as the snatch racket? Per-
sonally, I dislike the term. / pre-
fer. let us say, the detention Of
some Individual Of substance until
such time as profitable negotiations
have been satisfactorily con-
cluded, But-kidnapping to you.
Coletti!''
'Kidnappin'." Al grin creased the
Apes face from ear to ear. "Hey.
dat's an idearl"
Miss South gasped. ''Chiseler,"
she said, alongside Of you, I'm the
class dummy"
II fancy" said the Chiseler,
pleased. "that I'm not altogether
stupid.
4 would 60 furtner," corrected
the ChiseIer, "and say that it IS
the only logical idea when faced
with such q situation as this"
"You mean Hardness. of course"
Failing to and anybody richer.
And that, Coletti" -the Chiseler
turned to the Ape-sis where you
come in. Don't fail to bring your
blackjack that night"
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