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for this axel greet + in the immediate vicinity of ads 55 (Lane), so(Riddell), and ~“ s7 (snort Shavings), i# Lee, the warden's rumer. Both Lane and Riddell have unonviable priaon records, having served in other institutions. Riddell hes sight more mouths to sorves - + Lana, slightly orer = years Tt ia but naturel that Riddell and Short Shavings become friends, though each is tre extrene opposite af the other, Riddeli being a typical oriminal --" hardened, conexious, ruthless, Youd-mguthed and arrogant. His contempt for those in the vicinity gurrounding Rin ts en outspoken one, ridicule and sarcasa falling fron his iipe at svery oppor” tunity. With Short Shavings alone is he decent and friendly, and the unusual friendship is one that creates endless comment, since Short Shavings is gout lemanly, quist and songential with everyone, and dumensely populer with the bankers, lawyers and others because he ‘does their personal letter wr iting and typing {thouch the rules forbid it). It is only naturel, under the eir- cumstances, that Riddell, through Short Shavings, 48 4nduced to be less disagreeable with nis feliow dnmatos . Jt is the month of April, 1955. TAddell takes charce of the tennis courts. Lane, “yurned up" over thé loss of his conmction, and no longer in & vorition to earn the fifty dolinrs a month from Capone, spreads the rumor thet Riddel: wont last. Capone, 35 is nis daily habit, goes to the courts ignorant ef the change in positions between Lane and Riddell. Every court is occupied. He looks for Lane, and seeing Ain performirg & poniel task, beckons hin over te inquire why his court isn't preserved. "y pint pot noth." te do with tom mo mere, Al, a#ll I de is u sprinkis fen now, and roll Yene "I'm paying you for hegpirs & court for ne, and stathing. + thince ere ony F star, temin grove cng racket, “ow go cone alony and tel) na you aint got nothing to do with the.. ay more!” coapleisc Caroue. Wal, you're tpoi! now more then overs niddell's down here for sowe purpose beside works Nedbody's tellin! me he aint. Hig and . Nelson's like that?" (Lane holds out two fingers pressad tightly topes ars s