Evening star., 1941-03-16
THE GREAT
GANG WAR
Continued from pose five

His son, Junior, who is learning
the business, is coming with him, "
says Kitty. "Uncle Clarence is plan
ming to open his own toy store here
in town Mother and | will have big
dinner for them Saturday, and Of
course you must be here. In fact,
will be so busy helping Mother, you
will have to meet them at the four
thirty train"
"I'm going to be pretty busy my
SELF" says Dan, but maybe can
make it. You see, | got tough case
on my hands -"
He shuts his lips tight, though Kitty
looks as anxious to hear what he has
to say as he is to say it. want to
talk it over with me, Inspector? she
says
1t is a temptation, but Dan is firm.
"Of course mott! he snaps. "If you
want me you will find me at the city
jail Good night"
IAN HOUR later, wearing dirty shirt
and his oldest coat and trousers, that
are so worn they shine in the dark,
Dan is marched downstairs in the
gloomy old jailhouse and showed into
a cell with the little guy he is sup
posed to outsmart This guy is sitting
on his cot, and he gives Dan one look
and goes back to yesterdays paper.
Being on his own like this makes
Dan nervous but he sets himself and
starts right in. Hot, amt it?' he says.
"Hur-u -umph!' says the little guy.
81 guess maybe it's the humidity"
"Gru-u -umpfw says the guy.
Well, Dan thinks, if the weather
won't start the guy talking, maybe he
is ball fan. So he swings around to
the Dodgers and their chances, and
the guy grunts couple of more
times. Then Dan tries politics, and
the guy yawns Finally they have cold
beans for supper and then the little
guy stretches out on his bunk and
corks off and Dan lies on his, staring
at the ceiling and wishing he could ask
Kitty what to do next.
But before he goes to sleep he
figures out the way for himself. He
decides the little guy doesn't trust
him. SO in the morning he takes good
care to show he is a real crook. He
says he is booked for vagrancy but
he can beat the rap easy. But If
these dumb cops ever find out what
am really doing in town." he says,
they will get an awful shock He
leans over and digs the little guy in the
ribs and whispers, "I'm casing this
town for one of the big boys in New
York.
For the first time the little guy
shows some interest. "Wadda y
known' he says.
Dan tries to remember the name of
the biggest New York mobster he has
ever heard Of. And finally it comes to
him. Il am one of Fatty Murphy's
triggermen," he says. land am
lining up a few jobs for him
Fatty Murphy says the little
guy. We'll, wadda y'know!"
LIAM keeps calm, but he is pretty
excited inside. He is on his own and
he is doing all right. In another min
ute the little guy will spill everything
he knows. when Fatty moves in
on this burg" goes on Dan, there
will be fireworks Why, he will put
these two-bit mobs around here out
of business. He'll pull jobs that'll
make this last payroll stick-up look
like small-time heist at a hick
filling station"
BY this time the little guy is lean
ing forward hanging on every word.
and Dan knows he is winning his con-
fidence. So he keeps on talking. In
fact, he talks all day long. He tells
the little guy how Fatty operates in
the Big Town, and all about the
rackets he has sewed up, and how
MANY guys he personally rubS out