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"Ten thousand dollars, and a thou sand on account now," she answer- ed coolly. "Do we trade, big boy!" 'He took his feet off the desk.
"I'm sold," he said, still grinning. "Cash in."
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She got up and stretched. Then she took a thousand dollar bill from her bag and handed it to him. He put it in his waistcont pocket."" "Where're you staying?" he asked.
She was powdering her nose in front of the office mirror. "I'm at the Comindale Apartment un Pen- worth-street," she said.
He rolled another cigarette." "O.K." he suki smiling. "I'll pick you up there at six-forty. "An PII take the other nine thousand at half-past seven," he added.
"That's OK. by me," she said. "Well... I'll be seeing you, 1, 2"
She walked out. ·
Spike took out the bill and looked
nt it. Then the door opened and Elfie came into the room. She, stood looking at him, her hand on her hip.
*
"It's one hell of an idea, Spike," she said. He 'snarled. "Listenin", hey?"
"You bel," she said. She sat down, crossed her legs and held out her hand for a cigarette.
"Say, Spike," she said watching him roll it "You know I'm strong for you.... well... I got an idea. that Callaghan's pulling a fast one on you over that last bit of busi- ness. you did with Steiner."
He threw her the cigarette. "You're telling me" he said. "He's a lousy partner, but I can't shift him. He knows too much anʼ does that wife of his. I don't like that momma."
"Sure," she saiti. "An' she don't Bke you. Say, listen, why don't you get Callaghan to do this Carlo job
ut the depot? It's his line all right. He can surely shout,"
He looked
her al
quickly. "What's the big- Aden?" he asked suspiciously.
She looked at him smiling.
"It's a hell of an idea. Spike." she said. "But I wouldn't like to suggest anything' that'd burni you, up..."
"What is the Interrupted "Cut out the nice stuff!!
She inhaled from the cigarette. "Well
she all slowly. "Supposin' Callaghan goes down to the depot with this dame instead of your; an' supposin' things go on she Mays. Just imagine: Cairo reaches for his rod, but before he eau pull it. Callaghan fires, but for some Merewy reason his gun don't ge
well, what happens?" (Continued on Page 13)
est ...
DEAR ME, I WISH : MOTHER AND THE SERVANT WOULD LEAVE ·
THE ROOM-"[ WANT TO GET MY MONEY OUT
MOTHER! I PUT THE MONEY YOU PAID ME IN THE "VASE IN THE
PARLOR SO I'M GOING BACK TO GET IT-
THE VASE IS GONE!!
IT WAS ON THE MANTEL- PIECE A FEW MINUTES AGO.
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1935
Bringing Up Father
I WISH I HADN'T PUT MY PIN MONEY IN THAT VASE; I CAN'T GET IT WITH MY DAUGHTER AND LOUISA IN THE ROOM-
NOW-ISNT THAT STRANGE?
I HID MY CASH IN IT, TOO-
I'M SURE IT WUZ THERE WHEN WE LEFT THE ROOM !!!.
ALL ME WAGES
WUZ IN
IT-
AND-
AN' I GOT ME WAGES THAT YOU GAVE ME
· HID IN IT-
WILL THEY EVER
LEAVE THIS ROOM:SUSIKIN GIT ME MONEY!
VASES
I'LL JUST TAKE THE VASE OUT TO THE GARAGE ANʼ PUTARE
THE CASH BACK'
IN IT
SO AMIL THERE'S
A BURGLAR
IN THE
HOUSE-
JUSTA MINUTË ONE ATATIME-
TAKE ME TO
THE ROOM WHERE THE VASE WUZ-
JUST CAN'T STAND IT. ANY LONGER-WILL YOU" AND LOUISA COME INTO THE NEXT ROOM? I WANT TO TELL YOU A SECRET-
WHY YES- YOU LOOK WORRIED-
IT'S LUCKY I WON IN "THAT POKER GAME, OR I'D NOT BE ABLE TO PUT THIS MONEY BACK THAT I (TOOK OUT OF THIS VASE-
YESSUM FER
HAVE SOMETHIN I'D LIKE TO TELL TOOG!
WELL! AT LAST THEY'VE LEFT.
THE ROOM-'T WOULD BE A SHAME TO HAVE EM LOOK IN
THAT VASE FER THEIR MONEY. 'AN FIND IT ALL GONE- THEY'D ACCUSE EACH OTHER OF TAKINLIT-
I WAS WAITING FOR BOTH OF YOU TO LEAVE THE ROOM BO COULD, GET MY CASH OUT. OF IT-
AINT THAT FUNNY? I WUZ WAITIŃ FER
YOU TO
LEAVE
HURRY!
I'LL CALL
A POLICEMAN
CALL A LOT OF EM!
NOW TO PUT IT 'BACK AN' ALL WILL BE HAPPY
?
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU DAMES? HERE'S THE VASE AN IT'S FULL OF MONEY-
MOTHER! YOU'VE GIVEN ME TOO MUCH
MONEY
I THINK THE|| HOUSE IS HAUNTED -
909
HOW
SILLY
WE
WAVE
BEEN-
THIS IS STRANGE YOU SAY I GAVE "YOU TOO MUCH? STILLI HAVEC MORE THAN E PUT IN DEAR.
ME, I'MO SCARED
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OH, ARCHIE! ISN'T IT GOOD TO BE OFF THAT BOAT? IT WAS ANTRENA
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OH, ARCHIE ARE YOU. GOING OUT LUNCH SO, LATE
IN THE DAY?
YES,INDEEO, IT-3 | WAS. NOWZVER MUST HURRY TO THE OFFICE- THE BOSSILL
BE WORRYIN'
ABOUT, ME
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