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27. * slave traffickers, pank amberclers, lawyers, judges, postal law offenders, murder- ere and ad infinitum, gare on with varying emotions at the most notorious maD in the world - Al Capone! « To think, they reflect, they have seen hin in the flesh?! And can touch him} But. « - dare not write ham about him. What orvel oonsorship! “Hhere'sa the tannis sourts!" asks Capone. ‘ “Ip here, Game on," suggests one of bis admirers. He follows his informer, in turn being followed by a motely horde of others, 21) anxious to be among the first to make an impression an hin and have his friendship daring bia incarceration. "Pretty good courts, he approves. "yas, they are, Al," recommends an unknown. “We've got two all diamonds, too. One over there at the end of the yard, and this one here. Then there's # handball court down the other end, and a place for basketball. And thet ever thers, you know, is the prize fight ring. We have bouts on holidays, you know, 4nd movies on Saturdays and Sundays, too, One day two coll houses can go, or go to the yard. dnd the next day the other two, and the dormitories and basement crowd - - the politicians." "Politicians?" Al repéeate. “Yes, they are the white shirt guys - You've asen ‘am in the Dining Hell. . . all oat together. They've got the soft jobs, you know. So they stay in the basenent, where they can take showers any time, end can walk eround like ina college. We potta stay in the cella, you seo? Well, they don't be confined like that. So we call them politicians." Gapone's mind is suddenly filled with desire for the basement. Tt mist be m swell pleco! And he'd be ir with intelligent, educated - and perhaps influential men. Influential insefar as “knowing men in Washington” dz conecrned. "How de ya got in the basement 7" "You gotta be assigned there by Schnozele." "*Schnoczle?'" questioning ly- "The Der." "Ohi" understendincgly. "Wipll, you ought to mike it, 41, If anybody cons you can.