Show W tp ari T mt 1 1 ari 11 1 1 iiii hi i rss fa I 1 ON THE NEW LOOK aimi dy by WILLIAM CUTHBERT eo IM C r j or stood in front of JOE the mirror two years in the penitentiary taken the plumpness from his body nor the color from his checks the tha tint ot of silver about his temples ws was becoming and the change from drab loose fitting prison gray to tailor made inada bankers gray gave him confidence ive got that new look pinky he be said to the man who had been his cell mate during his first year of confinement dont get any new ideas joe pinky said as he sat on the edge ot of the bed you better do like im doln doin go hogwash joe laughed the ibe cops have me figured as a counterfeiter but rm fm giving up that angle never suspect rne me of being a stickup man pinky stood up H he a was tall like joe but thin it you wont take taka the job ive got for you joe then this Is goodby good by joe was thoughtful for a minute then he ha said so you dont know w who ho Is putting out that new batch 0 ot f counterfeits heh 1 ai I thought you said you were givin up counterfeiting pinky snapped 1 I am joe joa assured him 1 I guess its just professional jealously to hear that someone else la is putting out stuff that is almost perfect all ali I 1 know Is that youve got to use usa a magnifying glass to find the flaws pinky told him lets see joe joa muted mused batson Is still up the river jaeger and sims are in south america pete and wilson have dropped put out of sight and nobody knows where vanished to and barody stopped a bullet when the c cops raided his plant it ju just s t cant be ba any of the old gang somebody new must have moved in pinky shook his bis head bead and said learn that you cant win on oil the wrong side of the fence but im afraid it will be too late goodby good by joe joe dismissed Ws his former cell mate with a wave of his hand plans already were forming in his mind fa or r the first holdup news had drifted into the prison that lee stanley was going places end fast lee had been only a petty racketeer a low few years back end and joe never had liked him but apparently lee had found a way to become big time lie he was the new owner of the roxy night club and J joe oe knew it for a swanky place joe snapped his fingers ile he knew the layout of the roxy noxy it would be easy to get to lees office and it would give him satisfaction to get hold of some of lees leea profits lie he w went e nt 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 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 cam cain was on the corner leaning against a telegraph pole joe was annoyed but not dis heartened the cops always put a man on you after you did a stretch up the river and this wa was s the same copper who had caught him with a pocketful of counterfeit bills two years before 1 it woula b be e several hours before he be would be able to go to the boxy so BO joe joa decided to play with the detective before losing him when joe stepped out onto the pavement he saw sergeant cain straighten up lie he walked to te a restaurant and took his time ord ordering e r and eating noticing that the sergeant was keeping a hungry eye eya on him outside the window joe then spent a couple ot of hours in a cheap movie and was aware awara that sergeant cain was sitting only a lew few rows behind him then he decided it was time to give the detective the slip lie he was wa followed from the theater but kept his eyes open as he walked along the street suddenly he saw was a stack of 0 crisp new twenty dollar bills on top of the desk disguising his voice joo joe tail said be a good guy and dont act up or get hurt as he moved catlike cat like lika toward the desk but lie he knew lee was going to got get hurt working with precision joes left hand scooped up the money and his big right hand brought the gun eun barrel down across lee stanleys Stan leya leys head ile he med the twenties into his clarn pock pockets 9 and tiptoed to the door with a quick glance he saw sap that no 1401 1 with a quick movement he was inside the cab and snapping orders to the driver what he was waiting for a cruising taxicab with a quick movement he ha was inside the cab and snapping orders to the driver the taxi leaped forward and joe looked out of the rear window in time to see sergeant cain wa waving ving to a taxicab that was traveling la in the opposite direction joes taxi turned halt a dozen corners before he was definitely satisfied that he h had lost sergeant cain then he ha had the driver take him to within wi thin ahall a half bl block 0 ck of the rox roxy Y joe worked his way cautiously to the back of the tha night club lie ha smiled when he saw the tire fire escape it was the tha kind that needed weight to carry the bottom section down to the ground joe climbed a rabi rainspout spout and reached out and grabbed the side rall rail As ai he be rode the section to the ground the rusty irons screech hied filled the night and joe stood still for a full minutes waiting to learn it if anyone inside had beard the sound found he decided finally that the other noises out in the street had drowned out the sound he went up the steps until he ha reached a window which opened into a corridor lie ha forced the window without vit hout too much trouble and climbed inside music was playing out on the dance floor and the sound of laughing 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 ile 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 1001 looked ted 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 ot of knowing how much money he had in his pockets but he felt sure that it was enough tor for him to leave the tha city and have a free and easy life iffe for a few months A halt half hour later as joe stepped into his room he was chuckling to himself he Serge sergeant cain hurrying about the city trying to pick up his trail he witched switched on the lights then froze sergeant cain was leaning against the tha wall toying with hla his colt police positive what what do you want joe jo stammered the way you gave me the slip sergeant cain said 1 I figured you were anxious to contact that now new counterfeiting gang also figure di the best place to pick you up wa right here joe relaxed and sat bat on the bed he said im through with counterfeiting fei ting at tb the e same time he easel eased the gun from his hip pocket and deftly pushed it under the pillow how about it I 1 see what wha t you have in your pockets sergeant cain asked joe stood up andI and smiled he had bad nothing to fear the detective had no way of knowing where the money came from and he felt sure sura that lee stanley report the holdup to the police he know how lee had become b big g time but he was sure hla his method honest and he want the lw law poking into his business sergeant cain found the tha twenty dollar bills and stepped back it safe gate distance from joe lie he took a small magnifying glass from his hi pocket and examined a twenty instead of giving the bills back to joe he stuffed shifted them into his bis own pockets and said you sure work fast joe loaded with counterfeit money already come ON on youre going to headquarters counterfeits joe gasped thoughts began to race through rou hla his mini mind so that was wa how bow lee stanley had become big tamel lie he was using a pr printing pres cressand sand it if joe told the police where he got the money his life be worth a dime sergeant cain snapped a pair of handcuffs on his hii wrists joe looked at his bis tailored clothes and realized he was about to lose lo 10 that new look As A he started to walk toward the door he wondered if pinky would keep that job open tor for him for a couple ot of years |