Design for Not Living by Joe Archibald (pdf)

Author:Joe Archibald (pdf) [Archibald, Joe]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-04-18T04:57:07+00:00

TEN DETECTIVE ACES

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citizen by mistake we thought had ‘em.

stalling for time. “It was the worst We couldn’t git electrocuted more than coincidence I ever heard of, pals. Why did once anyway, so you better be nice.”

you think—”

“Huh? Steph—?” Snooty chokes out.

“Why we got ‘em from a character named Sump. Why, this is—”

“Incog, huh?” a crook sneers. “To us he is Stephinius.”

“And we thought that machine wasn’t

practical, Snooty,” I says, shaking worse than an Arab who walks into a Eskimo igloo by mistake. Then it occurs to me that the rough characters take it for granted that the plans are not on Snooty Piper’s person.

Right away Snooty sees the light too and throws the gees more off the track.

“They are in a safe place of course,”

the halfwit says. “Any plans worth that

moolah wouldn’t be carried around like a “We got the tip Stephinius left

envelope full of cake recipes, would they?

Washington at a certain time. We waited Why do you murder citizens just to get—I for him at the South Terminal,” a crook bet you are typewriter salesmen an’ realize says. “He was carryin’ a brief case an’

you will be ruined if Sump’s machine gits wore a herrin’bone overcoat an’ a pale in production.”

green hat. He had one of them hairline “Don’t stall,” the fattest of the two mustaches an’—say, what am I answerin’

dishonest people snaps. “What mullarkey!

all these questions for, Whitey?”

Now look, you either come through with “I been askin’ myself,” the other crude where is the plans this Stephinius brought gee snaps. “I ain’t goin’ to fool around no to this burg or you’ll be fished out of the more. Either they spill where them plans drink by the cops around dawn.”

was took or I’m startin’ to blast. If we park “Yah,” the other unlawful citizen says.

against this hydrant much longer—”

We look at him quick.

The cab drives away from the river and “A Heinie,” Snooty says. “You are an soon hits Beacon Street. It looks like Axis partner, that is what! No wonder you curtains and headstones for me and Snooty want this machine. That paper hanger Piper.

stopped thinkin’ since he fell off the ladder “We’ll drive around for just five

the first time an’ hit his noggin’ against a minutes, you two punks,” Whitey snarls.

radiator, huh?”

“Then it’s a dunk in the drink. You’ll sink “Oh,” I says and can already hear a

with all the holes we’ll put in your torsos.”

character wearing his collar backwards The driver of the cab snaps on the

saying how sad it was one so young radio.

should depart this vale of tears so far “Wanted—Wanted. Two men last seen

ahead of time.

riding in a green sedan—Anyone knowing “So you thought Lawrence Lavender

the whereabouts of these men notify your alias Lippo Glick was Sump—er—alias

nearest Hexaco Station. They forgot to Mr. Stephinius,” Snooty Piper goes on, DESIGN FOR NOT LIVING

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lubricate with Karfax! Get a copy of our “I got enough of this, Whitey,” a crook booklet—Karfax—”

says. “Here goes with the bazooker. You “Shut that thing off!” a rough boy kill your punk first—”

screeches and paws fright-mist off his pan.

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