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U.

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surest

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horse

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now on is U. S. Savings Bonds.

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saving

is sure saving—

U.S.

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REPORTER'S

DILEMMA

The diamond

pin was

Lee's

last

resort for » drink.

Charlie

hud it

half

the time, when

it wasn't

in

the

till

of

some

cafe, and

knew

there

was

no way

of

re-

fusing

to

lend

the

newspaper

man

the

money.

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reached

for

the

pin.

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he

stopped

the

movement of his

arm.

and

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up

into

Charlie's face.

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he

saw

made

him stiffen

and

his

eves

went

over

Charlie's

shoulder

to the mirror

back

of the bar.

In the

mirror was

framed

the

entrance

door thirty

feet away.

It

had

been

pushed

wide

and

a man stood

in

the

space, two

others

behind

him.

It was

Greasy

Nordile

A small clock,

inset in

the wood

of

the

back bar,

showed

two-thirty

in

the morning.

Greasy

Nordile,

framed

in

the

mirror,

stood talking

to his

men. Lee

could see his

lips move

even

at

that

distance,

Lee

said,

voice

Steady,

A

whiskey

straight,

Charlie.

Make it

snappy,

It

may

be the last

one I'll

ever

hive,

Lee's fingers

reached forward

a

bit and

curled

around

the

diamond

stick-pin where

Charlie

had

dropped

it

upon the entrance

of

Greasy. Nordile

and

Greasy's

men were

walking

around

the .place.

Greasy

eyed them

expectantly.

They prowled

through

the

Washrooms,

stockrooms

and

the kitchen.

They

nodded

to

Greasy.

Charlie

and

Lee

were alone.

Greasy

smiled

malevolently.

Charlie

slid

a

whiskey

glass

to Lee and then

poured

a nip

for himself,

Charlie

sidled

away

again,

clinked

bottles

together

on

the

back

bar

in

an

assiduous

effort

to appear

occupied.

There

was a tight

grin on

Lee's

face

as

he jabbed

the

diamond

pin

slantingly

into

the

mahogany bar

top.

He

sipped his whiskey

until

there

was a

rustle

at

his

side.

He

turned

slowly, saw

Greasy Nordile,

backed

by the two men,

up

close. Somethmg

pressed

gently

into

his side.

I've

been

looking

lor

you,

said Greasy nastily.

Yeah;

and

what

of

it, punk?

.tskc-J Lee quietly,

his

eyes

slits of

baleful

lire.

vengeful

pools of

oar-

'ed

f

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ards.

/ere folded

loosely

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i.h,.-i

.in,

I

Lee could see the slight bulge

under

the left arm

which

told

of the easily reached

gat. Lee

was

vcrv

quiet

and the half full

whiskey

glass

in

his hand

was

as steady

as the.

eyes

which

arrowed into

those

of

Greasy Nordile.

.

Guess

you'd better come

with

me, said Greasy.

Then

he

added, As

a

newspaper

man.

you're

about

ripe for

picking,

Greasy's head

jerked

signals 10 the men behind

him. They came

forward, one on either side of

Lee.

You put too

many cute

things

in that Irick

col-

umn

of

yours, suggested Greasy.

1

get paid for that,

said

Lee

and

held the

whis-

key glass

to his lips.

Yeah,

you'll

get paid

all right,

but

you

won't

have

much

use for money after

tonight,

sneered

I'm

petrified, punk.

Greasy's

hand flicked

out and

knocked

the whiskey

glass

from Lees

hand.

He

stepped

back a

half-step,

swung with

his right

as he

came

forward

on his toes

and his

brown

fist

smacked

against

Lee's

jaw.

Lee

went

back and

to

his

right. His head cracked

against

the

top rail of

the

bar. clattered

against

a

brass

cus-

pidor

in

falling,

and then

smacked against the

inlaid

linoleum.

He

twitched once and

lay still.

Lee regained

consciousness

to

the

tune of little

imps beating

a

tattoo against

the inside

of his skull

with tiny

trip-hammers. He groaned,

turned

flat on

his back,

stretched,

yawned

and then

raised

his hand*

Pain

ebbed

and

flowed

billowingly.

He

felt

is

if

he

w'ere riding

in

pmn-WTatked

jerks on

a sea of

torture. Finally the pain

jabs

lessened

and he

shook

his head slowly to

clear

away

the

cobwebs.

He

was

able to

navigate

fairly true, when

he

struggled

to

his

feet.

A

water

basin

of

corroded metal

in

the

corner had

a

single

faucet and Lee

filled the dirty bowl

and

dunked his head into it repeatedly.

He felt

better

now; reached

for

a

cigarette

and found two-thirds

of'

i

package

in

his

pocket.

He

parted

gratefully.

The

room was small,

roughly plastered.

There

was

a small

bed and a

dresser

with

half the

mirror

gone.

A

cobwebby

Mazda

threw

uncertain

light.

A

window

heavily

barred with

thick

wire

mesh was

to

the

far

side

of

the bed.

Lee inspected it

and

discovered

a

red brick wall

within twelve

inches;

escape

that

way was

impossible,

Darn

it

said Lee tonelessly and flipped his

There

was

the

sound

of

a padlock

being

unfastened

outside. The door opened and

Greasy

Nordile

entered.

He

was grinning

ghoul Wily.

His gat

was

handy.

Picture

of

a newspaper

man

at the end of

his

rope,

he

said

in

rare

good

humor.

Lee

saw

the

safely

guard

of the gat was

wide open.

hat's

strange,'' said

Lee evenly,

when

a rope

would fit

your

neck so nicely.

Greasy

flushed

and

a

gleam of hatred stabbed from

his black pools of eyes.

Go ahead. he taunted,

wisecrack

like

you

do in

that

lousy

column of yours. It'll

be

easy, to fill that

|0'h

of

yours

after

you're

gone.

Wonder who

they'll

put on the column after

tomorrow?

I'm

worried

to death about it,

.returned

Lee and

reached

tor

another smoke. Then lie added, I'll

still be

at ih*

old

stand.

Yeah,

but in

a

casket,

You

write

too much in

that

column of yours

and

you

tell

too many

things.

'

But no more, see?

You-

know

too

much,



Like

rh.ar

Puljski

fcrllinq.

k»-

msiaucr.,

ch? Lc-e

gnnned

tauntingly

into

Gre.isy's

face.

The

man paled.

Oica-vs

li

ii

ui_

r.s i:elii.(:isi.J around the

automatic.

Lee laughed.

You

wouldn't

use

that

if

you

knew

what

J

know.

Say.

gre.isebi.il, do you

know

what

my

paper

is doing

nghi

'.Mm .

J

I

don't cc-t

yon,' snarled

Greasy.

You

'ill in a

minute. Well.

I'll tell

vou

The

city

editor

is

working

on

headlines.

Greasy,

headlines.

They

.probably

read snmeihmg

like -Ihis:

'Famous-

Columnist

Kidnaped. Greasy

Nordile Known as

the

Kidnaper.

Police

Dragnet

Out.

Nordile

Will

Be

Captured

Soon

Say

Police.

How

do

they

sounds

Greasv

langhr.d, but there was

a note

of

nervous

shrillness in

it.

You make

me

laugh,

he,

said.

.

Yeah,

you'll

laugh, all

right. And,

punk, Lee's

voice

took on

a.

deadly

seriousru.ss

which

was

no

lost

on Greasy,

thoschcadlmes ill

be

written

in .red

ind

ther

i

his

fit

Get

n

W:

Hundreds of police

and

detectives

are looking

for Greasy

Nordile,

a

cheap -hood

who thinks

he's -a

big

shot. At

an

early

hour

tins

morning. Nordile and

two

of

his

men kidnaped Lee Amsley.

famed

col-

umnist

of

the-Slar, and

Charlie-

Mccks,

owner

of i

cafe .

'It

is

known

that Lee

Ainsley

and

Charlie Meeks

are

being

held captives

bv Nordile and

his

men,

be-

cause the former, printed

thinly

veiled

innuendoes

—

there's

a

ten-dollar word

for

you. Greasy—

saying

that Nordile-

was

soon

to

be questioned

regarding the

Pulaski

murder mystery

of

a

fortnight ag«. It

is'

said

on

most

reliable

in foil

nation

lli.ii

Nordile

will

be

in

the

hands

of

the

poliec

before

noon

today.'

.

How's it

sound, punk' Lee

laughing taunted.

Greasy winced.

Smart

:n

V

,

he said. Well,

just

for-tharyougoouinow- -

There

was

(he sound

of running

steps

in ihe hail

way

outside.

-A man rushed into

the

room.

In

his

hand was

a

newspaper

with

stream

me,

headlines

Headlines

printed

in red:

Look,

boss,

he

panted. The

papei

is full

ol this

kidnapm

How'd

they find om

about il

'

We'd better

am

be

Gre

Tliere

was

sudden itiieroo

from

below Anol gun

stuttered,

punctuated

by

the

blasts

from

Polite

Spe-

cials.

A

door

crashed

and

there

were

the sounds of

veils,,

trampling

feet;

a

body

smacked

against the

'Called Ihe turn, didn't

1,

greaseball?

Greasy

Nordile

screamed

and

|erked his gun

higher

to

Lee's

middle.

His

fingers contracted tremblingly,

but Lee's

fist

caught him

under tiie

chin

jinci

the

shot

piiiged against the wire

mesh

of the'

.window.

Let

dove

and

his

shoulder

caught

the

gr

erase

ball'5

solar.

Greasy

skimmed

against the plaster

witli'his

head

jnd

:

'squirmed

over

on

the

floor, his face

smashed.

Sounds

came

closer.

There

was

the

n^raol a

single

shot

and

the

man

in

the door

doubled

up

and hit

the

floor

head

fits'., coughing,'.

'....,

Hello.

Griggs,

said Lee, panting.

..

'

A

broad patrolman

barged in, gun

ready.

He grin-

ned at Lee.

Lo,

Lee.

You're a

lot

of. trouble.

Yeah, but

looky,

you

get

your name in

the

column

for

this,

-flat foot.

Gee,

in your

column, Mr. Amsley '

There

was

awe

on the cop's

face

and

he

grinned again.

Detectives filled the

small

room, Lee

shook hands

with Detective Hobbs, in charge.

Charlie, the

barkecp,

crowded

in and

shook,

too.

Pretty

good

work,

Lee,

complimented Hobbs.

and

looked

at Greasy.

.- Aw,

give the

credit to

Griggs; he's

earned it.

I

always

did like

a guy

who

reads

my

column

Lee

'

Yeah,

said Griggs,

I

copied

it.

down

oh

this

piece

of paper. Here

it

is. He.

read

slowly

from the

paper taken from

his pocket;

Creasy

N.

got

us—

On

spin—

Search

Ms

place—

Hurry.

Lee

Ainsley

You're a

good

cop, Griggs,

said

Lee.

I'm going

to

run

your

name in

big

caps

tomorrow.

Griggs

grinned.

'.gLS,

asked

Lee,

when

did

you

get

that

About three, I guess it

was.

1

was trying doors

saw that Charlie's

place

was wide

open.

Went in

couldn't

see

a soul,

Walked

over

to

tile bar and

something glittering

like

a beacon

liHit. Looked

close and then

saw-

the

writing

or

the bar. We'd

heard

Gr

;-asy

hiid

it

in

for

you and of coiuse he

hud

Char

r

kidn

M

he-

.0,

because he

knew

Loo

.much

Good

boy,'.' said

'

Lee

again

an.

i rea

Tied for i

'The

p-a

ri.j

fi.ir

n,

Gi

ided

iggs, reached

b-

omethme

to

Le>

.hind

theflap

of

Bv ih

snrkp

,

Mr. Ainsley,

he';

aid,

'

d

to

here's that

scratch the

message

•

in the redr.

aint

of.

Charlie-

s.'bar Sure don't

sec

how

\

ou

hai

lach anee-

to

write

it'

Lee sa; d,

1

ure

h

ad

to

work fast Thot ight Greasy

saw me

\

vnliiig

it fc

r a minute, but 1 got

away with

ii

Don't

see

In

>w

yo

u

read

it,

Anyv

'ay,'.'

he

grinned.

1

alway

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that pin was

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