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" fro m bis iHK-kot m ul laid It ou th e " S till a c opper. B U I" ta b le In fro n t o f th e w a rd en , sa y in g "Y ou s lu 't got a n y th in g o n m e to " l k e ep th e key Now th e vorld c a n hold o v e r ute w hen I g et o u t.“ not m y hick o|»*n." " T h a t's tru e. Bill A n y w ay , th is JU n ry v a len tin e , warden handler and ro ? e lane . " I t look* good." c o m m e n te d llrn i | tim e I'm y o u r frie n d ." sa id Ihe d e te c d lc r " I f y o u c u re to w a it I'll tm ve It tiv e In e a rn e s t m a n n e r te s te d ." A very th re w U.s bead Im rk. “ I vn lt I lofe to see th e e x p e rt tw r m l w in d o w s looked out Into the PROLO G U E. "M y frie n d ? ” he e x c la im e d lu avion fru w u u u d sm ile u u d give It up. It Is p riso n y a rd , w hore a t p re sc rib e d lu Ish m en t. 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I th in k I know » h e r e I ra n c re d ite d w ith a long list o f Im iw irtsat w h e n h e " f i n d s h i m s e l f " in a th em , th u s to p rolong th e lives o f c a p tu re s , e n t e n d th e o f f i c e u u d su lu t g et you a p re tty good Job,” w eut on th o se w h o hoped to l ir e a s w ell us of llo y le engag in g ly sc e n e th a t is a s c le v e r ly c o n th o se w ho hoped to die. th u s to ed H a n d le r. “ N obody w a u ls m e." sa id A very d e “ I s n 't B ill A very to lie let loose to c e iv e d a s a n y th in g ev e r p r e s e n t s tre n g th e n th e nerve* o f th e u u fo rtu •p o n d e n tly . e d in A m e r ic a n fi c t i o n or d ra m a . n a te s w hom Ju stic e hud d e c re e d m ust day ?” q u e rie d th e new com er. "I th in k I eon a rra n g e It.” Ilo n 't k u o w I* lie?" re tu rn e d th e W h a t y o u a re su re o f as yo u so m e d a y a t su n rise go to a sh a d o w y w “ a rd e n In differently. "A Job lu a la u n d ry , e h ? " sn ap p ed r e a d — v ery, v e ry su re, in f a c t — I h n l e g a te d a t th e o th e r s!gulfl th e ex p riso n e r. " I 'v e been a w a sh is th a t y o u a re fo llo w in g th e c a n tly . w om an lien*.“ "Y es," he said. ” 1 h e a r h e 's very " T h e re « re lota o f Jobs w h e re yon s to r y o f a m o s t in te r e s tin g c h a r frie n d ly w ith J im m y V alentine. T b s d o n 't h a v e lo know a trad e , l a u 't BUI a c te r, o n e w h o se d o in g s on th e w ay V a le n tin e 's la w y e r la g o in g n ftc r s it dow n, w a rd e n ? ” sta g e h a ve h e ld th e in te r e s t o f a n e w tria l m a k e s th in g s look d a n g e r "W h y . c e rta lu ly .” re sp o n d ed H nu m a n y th o u sa n d s. J im m y V a len o u s." d lcr, tin e b e c o m e s a “c r o o k ,” w ith " W h a t a b o u t th e m an you h a d m ake A very, voicing hi* th an k * , s e n trd frie n d s w ith V a len tin e In o rd e r to get m o s t o f th e fa i l i n g s a n d w e a k b lu iself a t Ihe w a rd e n 's table, him to ta lk a b o u t h im se lf to give lloy le c am e clo se lo Ihe old nuin. n e s s e s o f a m a n w h o d o e s n 't h im s e lf a n a y ? ” th e w a rd e n ask ed " T h e re 's one llilu g you w n n t to do. r e c o g n iz e th e d iffe r e n c e betw een a h rew d ly . Bill, alsiv e e v e ry th in g e ls e keep out m in e a n d th in e , b u t h e w in d s u p llo y le sh ru g g e d . o f bad c o m p a n y .” he w arned. a s a — w e ll, r e a d th e s to r y a n d “ N o th in g to It V a len tin e w o u ld n 't A very h e sita te d , l i e glum ml from g et c o n fid e n tia l w ith him . Inn If I th e d e te c tiv e a c ro s s to th e w a rd c u f i n d o u t f o r y o u r s e l f how he co u ld gel A very on my s ta ff fo work " I'u i g e llin g out o f bad c o uipuuy to w in d s up. I t w ill be w o rth y o u r fo r m e a n d sq u e a l on V a len tin e I'd d a y ." he rep lied briefly. w h ile , f o r th is a b so rb in g , t h r ill g et him . I'd I* u h le lo keep him from lH>yle s ta rte d fo rw a rd . in g r o m a n c e o f b o th th e u n d e r g e ttin g n n ew tria l." " i e s . am i lt‘* a go,*] th in g you are. w o r ld a n d th e u p p e r w o rld as T h u s did th e d e te c tiv e d e sc rib e In fo r y o u 're g e ttin g a w ay fro m \ a im h is c o n v e rsa tio n a sm all p a rt o f the tin e ” w e ll p r o v e s th a t a m a n h a s n e v sy s te m W'hii h his fellow m nn h u n te rs "Y n lc u tln c ? ” er s u n k so lo w b u t th a t h e m a y find o f u tility til se rv in g th e ir |Mirtlc "Y c*." Insisted lloyle. " I t d o e s n 't a g a in re g a in th e h o n o r he h a s u la r en d s, w h a te v e r they m ay lie th e do you a u y good to know a m an like th r u s t a s id e w h en th e tru e s p ir it ■ "«tool p ig eo n " sy ste m , w hich c o n sists th a t. I su p p o se you know be klllisl o f m a n h o o d th r o b s w ith in h im . o f fo rc in g o r |iersu n d liig re le ased ertm C o tto n so be w o u ld n 't h a l e to d iv id e In a ls to spy on th e ir coiu|>nnl»na a n d th e sw a g w ith h im ." T h e o th e r shook to con v ey to th e police th e In fo rm atio n bl* head decisively. [T hs A r m s t r o n g d r a m a , o f w h ic h t h e th e y p ro c u re f o llo w in g Is t h e n o v e lis e d v e rs io n . Is b a s e d "I d o n 't know n n y tb ln g a b o u t It.” o n O- H e n r y ’s s t o r y . "A R e t r ie v e d R e to r - S o m e tim es th e d e te c tiv e u se s the T h e d e te c tiv e uow spoke sh a rp ly m a tlo n .] “ C H JC A O O W H 1 T X T HA D raC A S T D . k n o w le d g e so g u lm d for tile p u rp o se •A n d » lu ll's he got a g a in st you? CHAPTER I. H e se n t out w ord th a t" th e q u e s tio n little s to n e ro o m to s it In a s in iste r H E w a r d e n 's office In S ing S ing e r suddenly s h ifte d - " » h a t m essage w ooden c h a i r e q u ip p e d w ith sto u t p riso n U n o t a p le a s a n t sp o t in did he g b e you to ta k e out l<v to " — s tr a p s a n d e le c tric w ires. w h ic h to lin g e r, w h e tu e r you A very d re w h a rk In v o lu n tarily T h e w a rd e n w a s in h is c u sto m a ry m a y b e in n o c e n t o r w h e th e r p e ssim istic m ood. G ood re aso n fo r it " l i e d id n 't g iv e m e a n y m essa g e," be i rhsl out lu p o sitiv e lone*. g u ilty o f a c rim e . A nti no m ore r e a s th is lim e , too, fo r "C h ic ag o W h lte y ," 1 hell both th e official* n o tic e d th a t s u r in g c o u ld b e te rm e d th e a b ru p t, a tru s ty , d o in g a " b it" o f se v e n year*, th e m c i j o t H '» eye* slow ly dro o p ed hnd got th ro u g h th e g u a rd s u u d drop- d o m in a tin g p e rs o n a g e w h o p re sid e d a n d becam e d ire c te d to Ih e floor. o v e r th e d ism a l d e s tin ie s o f th e office tied o v e r th e w all on to th e to p o f a "I conk) do you * g»**l tu rn If you c a r o f a n “u p b o u n d " f r e ig h t tra in th e a n d in s titu tio n w h e n o c c u rre d th e trn lled along w ith m e." su g g e ste d the e v e n in g b efo re. N ot n tr a c e o f blui e v e n ts c h ru n h led in th is n a r ra tiv e d e te c tiv e y e t. 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" I t 's p r e tty s o ft fo r you a ro u n d here, c lu m s in e s s w h ic h led him in to th e e h ? ” g ru n te d th e w a rd en . IT H an a g tlliy su rp risin g ly c lu tc h e s o f th e c e n tr s i office m en T h e c o n v te t h a ste n e d to p lace th e lu c o n tra s t w ith his form er T h a t w aa H a n d le r 's p h ilo so p h y . T h a t b o ttle In th e h o ld er a t th e sou n d o f the d e cre p it a ttitu d e , t b s In ten d w a s H a n d le r 's w ay . official's voice. H e th e n h u rrie d to ed victim seized Ids eh n lr A nd u n d e rly in g a ll b is p e tty o p p re s W ard th e door, m u m b lin g a fa in t "Yes. a n d raised It th re a te n in g ly o v e r hi* sio n a n d g ro s s In h u m a n ity w a s a a ir.” a s b e w ent. heod. 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