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Al Capone — Part 13
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It is duns £, 1952. Capone, to our increasing wonder, da
ranid), gaining tround. The ill-fitting dark blue shirt he had been
nen draggad in has been replaced by one of robin-egg blue. It
fits neatly and is weticulously laundered. The blue denim pants that
sacks and pinches, heve been cast aside and replaced by « lighter -
3 pairs The crease in then apps
as sharp as a knife.
c.. iers if rum.isg his finger along them will not eut it!
fonder of Nonders! He is wearing B
pericetly new pair of Florsnaims! The soles are hardly soiled yet. We
Se sotice, then, the silver belt buckle where
Tre slick, black, wide belt now encircling
ros cidile cannot be but new,
And for tne first tine we observe he is wearing a neat, knitted
clas: tie It is tied in a respectable kmot just below his second chin.
yell, we concludes, he ras certeinly outdone Thurston in producing mich contrabend
artitias benind the prison walls! We knew Thurston had a “pag of tricks”
aad sans concealed pockets. Sut Capone's page of money" is more mystifying
teat Jhasston's bag of tricks!
as he stands before ths assembled, god-worshipping, haro-idolizing
and parasites that surround hin on stockade, he is placing betes for
so fizkts to be fought on the Fourth of July. Ten cartons here. Twenty
trace, . » Fifteen here. . . Five there, . . an so on. “Aw, sure. . the
mones's good! Hell, I wouldn't tell you it was if it wasn't, would 17"
A guard passes. Fe knows not whether to disperse or ignore
the camblers. Ue turns his head avey. Better let well enough along. But
em panned aie IN VE I
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ward gufficient to stir his gread. soney! Who can't use it? And
if ne did less Capone wouldn't expect him to pay. Besides, he may be able
zo do for Canose what apparantly sone other guard -6 a6" doing. For cer+
tainly thet tie, the shoes and belt did not walk into the "pen"; nor was
it deoppe: frou a ‘plane, Sure could usa $50.00 right now. Gosh, the wife's
beus griping for two aonths for that bedroom suite. Just engugh to pay down...
the rest would be easy. Gee, wouldn't she be tickled, now, getting that - - -
if I win! Hell, 1 gotta win. I gotta, that's 211)
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