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don a bic guy, and gets what he wants. and is geing to get him off. Merk y era" "Sas you tomerrow," Shavings ‘pemerks 03 » rises .-) ‘retin to * Riddell. lane stoically accepts the Aismipael. aiddel} asks, "What's the shrimp want!" Loe oe Shavings tells him. Riddell ‘laughs. Tt aoe ae It develops that Lane, mowing whore Capone's tennis articles ‘ ure being hidden on the courte, and unable to longer otro] bis envy and jeslousy, “gnitehes™. & “snitch” is an unsigned note dropped in the mail . box and delivered to the Deputy Warden, Innediately it fs read by the deputy, he orders Simpsan to investigate. Simpson, avare of the situation, - : pretends « thoraugh search, but reports "nothing found". The deputy sévises | hin to keep a Sharp look-tut. He prantses to & #0, telling lane later to have Riddell move the things. Sispson, of coures, having permitted the wiolation of the rule when Lane was in charge of the courts; eannct very well write-up Riddell for the infraction. ~ Snavizgs, through his assignment, learning of ali official movements, urges Riddell to ask for another sssigonent vefore he is the center of a "blow-up". Riddell leughs at Shavings fears, but pecomes in- cressingly sullen and morose. The geiety end fun have coased. Riddell no longer enjoys the hot chocolate and goodies, ner ic he able to remain will longer than five minutes. He attempts reading, and gives it up in disgust. Fe listens to the radio, then throva the earphones on the bed, volubly cursing - the program. He cannot visit and talx with anyone in the basemert as his friends are less than the fingers on one's hand. Hackethal, tho pretending - friendship, does not encourags his visite. ; . Semethirg. « « one carmot help but feel it, « > something ie | about to explode? and Capone, ail seen te feel, shall be the one who sets off the explosion. thizgs cannot go on Mke thie mich longer. « « It must happens + Ahetaver it 1s it must happen sccne + « Today! Tonight! Tomorrow! ‘The sus- pense makes the days coon codlessly Long + A noticeable and gaping silence im Sl ee 27 cd