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166. k On October 4th Kiss Tugzle is permitted to visit the hospital on the pretext that she hud left some personal articles there. Fo guard oF. accompanies her, One alvaya accompanies any visitor, but Miss Tuggele having bean an exployes in the hospital, is given carte blanche to walk through the institution unmolested, and woescorted. After a few pleasantries with the hospital attaches, and the disappointment ahe cannot conceal when she discovers Doc's place has been converted into a barbershop, she inquires concerning his whereabouts. "Dintt you kmow what happened?” Dr, Beale's secretary asks. "Ko. What?" She is alarmed. “They shook tha Hell out ef the hospital! You iknow Eddie She fual UWA14% and Tee want ta tha helat 4a tn the = MLL? And Joe went te the helelt Ernie te the Tailor Shop! Well, everyone of then. . « they've been working here in the hospital for years. . « have bean transferred to other assignments {In a whisper}.,.fveryons who had any as wm reault of Doc's shakndorn. thing to do with Capone!" Kiss Tuggle nervously twists her handkerchief. "and Doct" she asks breathlessly. “They put him in the book bindery. He wasn't even put in the hole after all they found in hie place here. Can you imagine that?" It is inoredible, Miss Tuggle admits. Most incredible, we agree, that Doo, with « small grocery store atock, obviously and unquoestion- , ably for Capone, was not confined in the hole, BUT, to the surprise of those who know of this affiliations, assigned under Mr, Miller, the cividian 1ibrerient , Did the officials of the institution have a plan in mind when they made this assignment. Or, was Capone instrumental in insuring Doa was comfortably and advantereously placed? It is for the reader to later determine . Miss Tuggle, aware that she did not ask permiszion to visit an inmate, and cognizant of the fact she was violating one of the stringent Fules of the institution, concerning suployees and former enployeos~-vis iting ‘+ s0 senart guard -~ wends her way across the yard, behind