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went on quietly. “Our boys shot down a bystander. You were the one told me.” “Holy hell!” “Sanders, Captain. I don’t have the proof of it in my hands to show you, | but it was Sanders. It was Sanders who | walked in that bank, stuck up the teller, took out a sack full of money, and I want him brought in. This I’m asking.” More silence, a little constrained, a little shocked, until Hart said at last: “Okay. I'll pass the word down the hall. But, Gomez—” came into Hart’s eyes—“this doesn’t change the other.” Gomez didn’t answer that. He nodded, started to cross the office again toward the thin dark man in the chair. But the thin man said quickly, “At 6507 Hidalgo Place. Third floor. Room in back: =...” 4 ba big electric clock up on the wall indicated four-thirty. It didn’t seem like four thirty, but time passes quickly. The thin dark man was gone now, and the office held only Detective-lieutenant Sammy Gomez and Captain Hart. The reproach in Captain Hart’s eyes was puzzled, unspoken. The ioudspeak- er on the wall rasped now and then, now and then blatted with a familiar me- chanical sound. The clock wisped. The door of homicide suddenly banged back, and a red-faced man, a man whose gray shirt showed dark perspiration stains under his armpits, stuck his head in, said loudly, jeeringly: “Hey, whaddya know! First thing, if we don’t watch it, you homicide guys’ll be running the whole shebang. We go up there to that place on Hidalgo like you said and bingo! Sanders there big as life. Or was, till we hadda go to work on him a little.” Gomez flicked a look at Captain Hart. He put his teeth together. “Hell!” The red-faced man laughed. “Where d’ya think he snuck the bank sack with the dough in it? You’ll never guess, so I’ll tell you. Under the bed. Every cent. He didn’t have a chance to spend any of it, not even for aspirin which he’ll be needing about now.” Gomez nodded. “He talked?” {Turn page] a strange light The Cleanest, Coules? Shaves af Your Life! Brand-New, Precision-Made A.C, ELECTRIC RAZOR TRY iT—without risking Ic— for 30 DAYS ON YOUR OWN BEARD! Bay ‘g eand good ”* to.old- ING ELECTRIO methoas Start tart shaving the ne ELE way and enjoy m eomfortable — at —S Nite’ re “Tough hon pay ll co of . clean 88 ! The STERLI mows “em vaoen Uke saat ¥ Yes, here's every of electric shavin incredibte low price... 0 months in Diades a rh save ving ie oraane | ae wil . Not n nD & OU rasore tt! Preciston- a ; asors costing 3. an timas “expensive reset features .. .4 suide-bat chrome plates “Atay ascents oe 6 ft extension csnd, a self-lubtica all for : edible A395 price. .. and DOUaLY. GUARANTEED! daa mers Gaus & penNY he tar ce Make us prove iti Send for the tdi 4 t Serve that Gis Mectinn ts thn Gheaing sate Vv me, turn it for an immediate, n asked refund, Bagman fon toggle rotected woe Ti’ hes Botany bn Bit ace — your — Limited. Send on! only si “Sore postmas . Or r send POS _— i oe and fast. You MODERN MERCHANDISE CO. 169 W. Madison St., Dept. 635, Chicage 2, Hi. © Automatic sa aera for lifetime sina rate os fa WHERE HAVE WE BEEN ALL YOUR LIFE? pee —— ou’ve besn suffering symptoms of broa- chial asthma all mever tried Dr. ASTHMADOR? Asthmador's medi- cated fumes help clear ome. hit -blended fermula. So try STHMADOR now—powder, cigat- ette or pipe mixture—at all drug stores. m MAKE EXTRA MONEY -3r = EVERY BUSINESS EVERYWHERE USES UNION LABEL BOOK cn’ No experience needed te earn big daily commissions Beadirect factoryrep asenumronttnes world’ slargest exclusive UNION LABEL Book Match manufacturer. Prospects everywhere. Feature ) pe : DOUBLE aD Glamour Girls, Hilibilies, DISPLAY seeniecs and dozens of other styles— Double Books — Jumbo Books—nearly 100 eolor combi- . New, bigger portfelio @ makes this fastest selling line e real profit maker for you. Write TODAY for f::ll details. SUPERIOR MATCH CO. bag ingore 7528 S$. Green Chicago oa, Uiinote 127 oT east Saleamen, Getta bent 1087, San Jese, Calif COnnicloOolkxS.Com