Evening star., 1947-08-31
NOBODY'S GOING TO TALK
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W poge eteren
up about the time of the wreck Well it seems after
Louie told US, an accident happened to him. He was
greedy lhe cops found him with bullet hole in him
we don't have anything to do with that" said
heres some rocks and things worth fifty thous
and bucks in this box" Lorenzo said. so me and
hlnky can't afford to let it CO. And we can't afford
70 nave anybody who knows our names and all talk
ing about it not with what happened to Louie.
Nobody will talk Nobody
on know. I'm sorry. Because always rather
iiheo you' Muggsy But you know l can't trust you
any more can't take chance on the lady either"
Wait?' said. Wait won't-I--"
kinky O'Brien said, Get it over Moose"
Lorenzo the Moose started to lift his gun and the
muzze OF it got very big until couldn't look at it
any more looked at the girl and she was standing
with her shoulders back Her face was pale and she
was looking at me- Il wish we had more time Dave
l said, There was something made me hold off
think it was because was in love with YOU"
Just then somebody knocked on the door San,
called. MIR. Dave? You here, Mr.. Dave?"
Lorenzo spun around And dived for him. He
tried to turn back, but my shoulder took him inst
over the knee and we went down in tanple | heard
tne gun hit saw it skiddng across the floor and botb
OF us went after it. could hear the girl shouting and
noises. and was waiting for Kinkys bullet to take
me IN the back. Then had the butt of the gun and
Lorenzo. stretched over my back, had the barrel 7
oid roll that left Lorenzo on the floor and me IN NV
feet with the gun.
Across the cabin Kinky OBrien was sitting with
MS nack to the wall Sam stood just inside the door,
rooong the knuckles on his right hand II knew when
see these fellows come in the bar" Sam said. "I
knew they wasn't no gentlemen"
don't know where he learned such things, but il
was wonderful talent
lhe law came and left The moon was high bv then
and it showed in the middle of the lake like fat and
wlggly jellyish Mary and I sat on the step to her
caon, and was telling her the story of my life, about
tne old man having pool room in Cicero and how
inherited it, and the guys who used to hang around
there: Lorenzo the Moose, and Kinky O'Brien and
the Others told her how they started off as small
time punks, stealing parts off automobiles and Junk
out OF the flve-and-ten-cent stores and how thew
improved as time went on
But they still hung around the pool room" said
And they talked too much. Maybe because had
known EN- all smy life. knew more about them than
wanted to know. wasn't with them, but wasn't
with the law either was in the middle and in set
up like that guy can't stay in the middle. Not long
Something will happen
'What?" The moon was pretty on her hair.
HERE was cop shot one night I heard about it on
the radio. Then just as I was closing, Lorenzo the
Moose came in He asked to call doctor and then
,e passed out, with bullet hole in him. I called
1octor an honest who also called the cops Then
called man who wanted to buy the pool room and
got train out of Cicero. As it turned out Lorenzo
'adnt been in on the cop shooting But you see whv
le didn't think he could trust me- don't blame him.
said, but had asked them to keep away from the
oint couldn't STAY in the middle anu mora I. 81