Colin joins the Circus by Merv Lambert

Author:Merv Lambert
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: childrens fiction, short stories, juvenile, majic bookmark, AUK kids, fun, child
ISBN: 9781849896795
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited 2011
Published: 2011-09-14T00:00:00+00:00

With a grim smile Ness concluded, “Yeah. It’s the Ugly Brothers all right.”

Colin could sense the gently glowing bookmark influencing the situation, as Eliot Ness than said, “Well now, Colin, I know this is most unusual and normally I would not consider asking a civilian to put himself at risk, but I can tell you are an exceptional guy. Maybe it’s bending the rules a little, or even a lot, but I could swear you in as a special agent in the Untouchables. You, and of course Sammy, would have as much protection as we can offer, but it’s also not without danger.”

Colin did not hesitate. “We’re in,” he said. Sammy woofed his approval.

Shortly afterwards Colin was sworn in as Special Agent Minus One, as he would not appear in any official records. Then he was shown into another room, where he met the other members of the team, Frank, Vito, Henry, Carlo, Davy and Walt.

“As you probably know, Colin, besides demanding payment of ‘protection’ money from all sorts of businesses big and small, these gangs get a lot of their money from bootlegging, that is smuggling in and selling alcoholic drinks illegally. Whether we agree with it or not, thanks to the Volstead Act nobody in the United States of America is allowed to consume any alcoholic beverage, be it beer, whisky, brandy, gin, or whatever. That’s what we call Prohibition.” Colin nodded. He had read a lot about it. Ness went on, “Any ideas, Colin, how we could set up a sting against them?”

Once again Colin did not hesitate. “Yes,” he said. “Use me as bait, as a decoy. Get word to them that I’m the new guy on the block, that I’m planning to take over all their operations, that I have some mysterious hold over them that they don’t know about yet, and perhaps I have left this evidence against them with a lawyer somewhere - They’ll be both intrigued and worried about that - and finally tell them that I, Collino, will be waiting to take out one of their main liquor warehouses tomorrow night.”

It was agreed. As in all of Colin’s adventures time seemed to pass very rapidly, as they all planned the details of the trap. They would use several cars. Some of the Untouchables would dress like Colin and pose as armed henchmen.

So it was that just before 1 a.m. Colin hammered on the doors of a warehouse in a Chicago suburb.

“Open up! The Boss is here!” he yelled. “Your new Boss!”

At first nothing happened. Then a slot at eye-level opened in a small door at the side of the main one.

A voice called what sounded like, “Who da hecka you?”

“You heard, dumbo. Your new boss Collino. Open up pronto, and come out here to say hello.”

“Nah, you come in foist. We gonna make you real welcome.”

There was the sound of a bolt being drawn back and the small door swung open. Colin stepped through with his violin-case under his arm. He was holding it as if it were a tommy-gun with his finger already on the trigger.

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