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5. "I can't wear these shoes,” he declares, extending hie right foot ant glancing contenuptuously down at the shoe. From its worn appearance 2 conclude it has bean more than frequently worn. His protest is ignored as the guard points toward the exit door, The superior officers have with- dravm anioars aow in conference, Capone, followed by the guard, ageands the marble stops leading te tue second floor of the adninistration building. Passing inmates turn and Atete. la vicla ion of the rules}. “Capone?” their eyes geen to say. Ne pass through a door over which is a sign: SENIOR MARDSH'S ATTI ‘la I. It is better mows as the Morals Office, or, Welfare Department, 25 impolitely and surcastically refer to it as the "Deteot‘ve Bureau”, faat, in trata, is what it is equivalent to. However, a5 we pass through this office, en both sides of which siig dictuphones and tyvewriters, we are aware it is noisy. It " 1 wu be " i at “ e & fectory office. Hut a torblike silence descends upon it as Typesriver noises cease. Plugs are pulled from the eunvr ocr tre dictap one operators. The Czar of Gangdom passes throughl We ieic lice te lisver w few ginutzs to hear what the boys have to say, for there anuging @oout the situation. A few crisp words, jocular responses and they ara again pecking at the typewriters, + It te like the Bridge of Sighs, ve cross & wile passacew a-] give it is inc¢losed within the prison and seems, as wa lock te the right vo 38 a point of vuntage for the guards in the event of disturbances, To ou riche is "A" e211 house; to the left, "B". Tder upon tier of cellsl it is thriilin; to glance at them as we pass over the "bridge", But where are ve pelag? co.e sort of office, we conclude, as we see stool] filing cabinets in the distance, "To che left!" couands the guard, Capone turns to the left, » invisible behind hin, see on an oaken door, in gilt letters: RECORD OFFICE. The Holy of Holies!! “Sit dom," orders the guard, his tone less bruak than when before his superiors, He pointe his club at the bench along the marble wall,