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169, ‘Ne cannot disuiss the curiosity that abides with us. We sizply mist know what is in the percel left by Miss Tuggie. Perhaps automaties! But no... ws wore berdly aware that she had a parcel when she entered the institution. Tiere hod been a rumor, spread by Lanes, thet John Capone was sending his brother “some things". We had o 6 ht be. Cf couree, one wouldn't . el o id suspect Wiss Tu;gle of carrying in contrabend! However, any of a scoro of guards could have passed it to her after she ertered. And, we conclude, as we watch Doc unwrap th parcel, that had it been anything dangerous he would be more careful. Ae it is, he ects with the greatest of case. A sweat shirt canes into view. A white cap! A can of tennis balls! A roll of cat gut! £02 Sporting equipment. It could have as easily been weapons, we argue. But why the jeopardy of bringing in weapons when there are now surficient contraband weapons hidden in the in- stitution, if evar noaded? ie know, because we have not only seen but inspected them! And oc positively assures us that they are in such stratepetic places that only confusion of the inmete intending to station himself at one (if and when needed) would make thes useless. Tat ru = essing n t's amusing to wateh Doc Wee OL « sweat shirt is pulled over his head avd covered by his worn gray sweater, The cut, in a hoop shee, is tied in the back to his belt; the cap is folded and stuffed in his hip pocket, and the cylindrical tin of tennis balls (conteining three bells) stuffed between iis bolted pants and back. Yet, as wv watch him proceeding towards the basement, we would not dream that he has one contrabend thing on his persoul Through Lane they reach Capone! The sicnificance of this transaction is lost sipht of as, rest= Jesa and in search of something more interesting, we hang by one leg to the lighted boudoir lazp aver Capone's bunks He is reading--end his interes+ has rever been more fully evinced --of the plan to transfer all dangerous federal priconers to aleatraz Island . . The Devils Island of the United eer et rede +