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Al Capone — Part 14
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"Bach man's got it to do once a wok, Tou're the new man bere,
and it’s the custom for # new man to do it his firat week." ;
"You're telling ma} Yooh! Well, this new man don't wash nO
windows, See!" inf lectively+ ‘ ;
“That's how you feel about at?" ‘The guard is moertain bow to
procead with this rebellious celebrity.
“Dennt right! And what you ou goin’ to do about itt"
Inaclence! the guard reflects. Bat dare he do anything about
itt It might be easier for one of the ignorant mcnunta luser B to wash the
windows, and thus save himself probable eobarresenent by & reprimnd fram
his superiors.
"Sey, youl” he calis to a 300 pound mountain of flesh busily
engaged sweeping the floor. "prop that broom and get to those windows.
They got to be washed."
The mountaineer, who had heard Capone refusing to do the work,
strides over to the guard. They are beth legs than five feat from His Majesty
os he pits ostemtatiously in his comfortable Morris ommirs
"I washed them thar windows dest time, Mister. It aint ay turn
now,” he addresses the guard humbly.
"Teli, I'm giving you orders. Tou'll wash then, or --~ ba
"Say, that guy aint ne petter'n me," The mountainser 's ire bas
pean aroused and he is unconscious that he is pointing the broom at Capone.
"Tf he's toc damn’ good to wash then windows, then, by God, ac om I) Aint
nobody goin" put nothin’ over on me- J been yer too long fer that, Mister.
I'm just = iggurant moonshiner, maybe, and I got five years yer for makin!
@ gallon corn liquor, mit I aint no killer and no robber, Lice thet guy?"
(He shakes the broom at Capone).
and you all} Aint no man yet cum yor thet kaint do somethin’.
Maybe you all are & big shot outeide, yat in yer you'ro just another convict.
Like me and everybody alse. and --
Capone rises fron his chair, throws the megarine into the
hollow of the cushion he Jeaves behind, doubles his fists and swings at
the mountaineer. Hie fist lands an the mountainoer's jax. The mountaineer
nie broom above his head and brings ite straw end down om Capone's
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