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- 202. “out al," protests the rangeaut. "Floyd and Dillinger are cop haters. They shoot sho luv. That's whet the cuy: here admire ‘em fore That's why the; always cheer Jnen the rudio rentions then or the movies show ton. They say your garg always shoots each other. Bunp off their omm brothers! That's why the boys suy Diilinger's got it al? over you. Personally, thouci., Al, I cot # lot of respect for.you. I know you got brains. Hell, I wish I had been one of your zen.” Flattery, such as this, never iuprecsed Capone. He was Sumune to it because he IE his power. - . —_ “Listen, Buddy,” Capone seys, a finger waving, “anytime r can't pull a string and cet what I want on the end of it, I aint Al Capone no more. I got stuck oncel Only ome tine, get ne? The biggest thhg this country ever had. I sate <y plans AtoZ. It would have gone through with~ out a hitch, but someone had to thro: a wrenc!) in the works, Dumb Dutchnan! If {t weren't for that, I’d-be out of here today! Cut, cet me)" Capone drifts into recollection. ‘hat, the rancgenan wonders, does he refer to. Is it presuxptuous to ask? No, ho decides s Al might Say something more to give hin an idea of this "biggest thing”, which, if 4t terminated us Capone planced, would have had hin “out of here today!" : "That's how it goes," Capone continues, thinking aloud. Malmys sozeone to om the works. another thing that burns me up is thet St. Valontime Day comascacre. Kassacre, the pypers called it. Hell, them ‘guys got only what they deserved. Everyone of ther! but I aint thinking of that. I'r regretti::' the one big clince I ten to got out that was jemed up, » « Spitelet Just anowter daze ute thints he's got brains and proves ho aint!" . Ho sighs as thouch fatigued. "$50,000..0 for a corpse! Clever cops!” » 49 eck ourselves as we note the defeated look upon his face, mates 1in co torese. He dojectedly drops on kis bunk, and, his eyes looking into epace, seems to be on ‘le verye of tears. “int, wo further ash, could make hic co sad? Is it becuuse this “biggest thing” didn't pen out os ke planued? Toes he see the freedom he sc nearly found through tids schewe nov eo far from realization?