Show R CT I 1 ON sp THE NEW LOOK P tl aBBl i by WILLIAM CUTHBERT eo cofek I 1 OE KAUFMAN stood in front of JOE the mirror two years in the penitentiary hadn haan t taken the plump ness from his body nor the color from his cheeks the tint of silver about his temples was becoming and the change from drab loose fit ting prison gray to tailor made banker s gray gave him confidence I 1 ive ve got that new look pinky he said to the man who had been his cell mate during his first year of confinements confinement don t get any new ideas joe pinky said as he sat on the edge of ol the bed you better do like I 1 im m dom go straight hogwash joe laughed the cops have me figured as a counter feiter felter but I 1 m giving up that angle they 11 never suspect roe me of being a stickup man pin pinny ry stood up he was tall like joe but thin it if you wont take the job I 1 ive ve got tor for you joe then this is good by joe was thoughtful for a minute then he said so you don t know who is putting out that new batch of counterfeits heh bell I 1 thought you said you were givin up counterfeiting pinky snapped I 1 am joe assured him 1 I guess its it s just professional jeal ea bously to hear that someone else is 3 putting out stuff that is almost per feet all I 1 know is that you youve ve got to use a magnifying glass to find the flaws pinky told him lets let s see joe mused batson Is still up the river jaeger and sims are in south america pete and wil sl son have dropped out of sight and nobody knows where they ve van dished to and barody stopped a bullet when the cops raided his plant it just can cant t be any of the old gang somebody new must have moved in pinky shook his head and said you 11 learn that you cant can t win on the wrong side of the fence but I 1 in afraid it will be too late good by joe joe dismissed his former cell mate with a wave of his hand plans already were forming in his mind lor for the first holdup news had drifted into the prison that lee stanley was going places and fast lee had been only a petty racketeer a few years back and joe never had liked him but apparently lee had found a way to td become big time he was the new owner of the roxy night club and joe knew it for a swanky place joe snapped snapped his fingers he ile knew the layout of the roxy it would be easy to get to lees lee s office and it would give him satisfaction to get hold of some of lees lee s prof ts he went to the closet and found the hidden wall hole he had made before his arrest the revolver and a box of cartridges were still there they were about the only things the police hadn haan t found with a handkerchief and a piece of wire joe cleaned the barrel then loaded the chamber in case he should have to use it then he turned to the window and looked outside sergeant cain cam was on the corner comer leaning against a telegraph pole joe was annoyed but not disheartened the cops al ways put a man on you after you did a stretch up the river and this was the same copper who had caught him with a pocketful of counterfeit bills two years before it would be several hours before he would be able to go to the roxy so joe decided to play with the detective before losing him when joe stepped out onto the pavement he saw sergeant cam straighten up he walked to a restaurant and took his time order ing and eating noticing that the sergeant was keeping a hungry eye on him outside the window joe then spent a couple ot of hours in a cheap movie and was aware that sergeant cain was sitting only a few rows behind him then he decided it was time to give the detective the slip he was followed from the theater but kept his eyes open as he walked along the street suddenly he saw was a stack of crisp new awen y dollar bills on top of the desk disguising his voice joe said be a good guy and don t act up or you U 11 get hurt as he moved cat bathke like toward the desk but he knew lee was going to get hurt working with precision joe s I 1 left eft hand scooped up the money and his right hand brought the gun barrel down across lee Stan stanley leys 3 head he jammed the twenties into hs ILs h s pockets and tiptoed to the door with a quick glance he saw that no A N ic with a quick movement he was inside the cab and snapping orders to the driver what he was waiting tor for a cruising taxicab with a quick movement he was inside the cab and snapping orders to the driver the taxi leaped forward and joe looked out ot of the rear window in time to see sergeant cain cam waving to a taxicab that was traveling in the opposite direction joe s taxi turned halt half a dozen corners before he was definitely satisfied that ill b had lost sergeant cam cain then he had the driver take him to within a half halt block of the roxy joe worked his way cautiously to the back of the night club he ile smiled when he saw the tire fire escape it was the kind that needed weight to carry the bottom section down to the ground joe climbed a rainspout and reached out and grabbed the side rail As he rode the section to the ground the rusty iron 9 screech filled the night and joe stood still for a full minutes wait ing to learn it if anyone inside had heard the sound he decided I 1 nally that the other noises out in the street had drowned out the sound he went up the steps until he reached a window which opened into a corridor he forced the window without too much trou brou ble and climbed inside music was playing out on the dance floor and the sound of laugh ing mg voices penetrated the walls but nothing stirred in the corridor joe tied a handkerchief over his mouth and nose and pulled his hat down over his eyes he glanced around to refresh his memory and smiled apparently this was to be one of his lucky nights he saw the light through the glass in the door of the room he sought and shoved the door open startled lee stanley looked up from behind a desk at the gun which joe held in a steady hand there one had entered the corridor then he ran to the window there was no way of knowing how much money he had in his pockets but he felt sure that it was enough for him to leave the city and have a tree free and easy life for a few months A half halt hour later as joe stepped into his room he was chuckling to himself he sergeant cam cain hurrying about the city trying to pick up his lus trail he switched on the lights then I 1 froze sergeant cam was leaning against the wall toying with his colt police positive what what do you want I 1 joe stammered stam m ered the way you gave me the slip sergeant cain said I 1 figured you were anxious to contact that new counterfeiting gang also figured the best place to pick you up was right here joe relaxed and sat on the bed he said I 1 m through with counter felting at the same time tune he eased the gun from his hip pocket and deftly pushed it under the pillow how about if I 1 see what you have in your pockets 7 sergeant cain cam asked joe stood up and smiled he had nothing to fear the detective had no way of knowing where the money came from fron 4 and he felt sure that lee stanley wouldn t report the holdup to the police he didn dian t know how lee had become big time but he was sure his method wasn gasn t honest and he t want the law poking into his business sergeant cam cain found the twenty dollar bills and stepped back a sate safe distance from joe he took a small magnifying glass from his pocket and examined a twenty instead of giving the bills back to joe he stuffed them into his own pockets and said you sure work fast joe loaded with counterfeit money already come on you re going to headquarters counterfeits I 1 joe gasped thoughts began to race through his mind so that was how lee stanley had become big time he was using a printing press and if joe told the police where he got the money his life wouldn t be worth a dime sergeant cam snapped a pair ot of handcuffs on his wrists joe looked at his tailored clothes and realized he was about to lose that new look As he started to walk toward the door he wondered if pinky would keep that job open tor for him tor for a couple of years |