The hoods by Harry Grey

Author:Harry Grey [Grey, Harry]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Novela, Drama
Publisher: ePubLibre
Published: 1951-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 25

After another sumptuous meal we went to the casino. Maxie went over to the cashier's cage and again bought ten thousand dollars worth of hundred dollar chips. The casino was as crowded as on the previous night. We went directly to the roulette wheel. Max lost steadily. He played for hours. I watched the play with meticulous care. The ball. The wheel. The croupier. I took into account every insignificant move. To no avail. Max dropped about six grand but continued playing. I moved away from the table in disgust. Here we were, four experts, supposed to be in the know on every trick in the trade, unable to catch this gimmick.

Then, I noticed a shill glance rapidly at the ceiling. I followed his look. It seemed to me there was a little hole, part of the decoration on the ceiling. I signaled Patsy because his eyes were sharper than mine. We walked aside. I whispered my suspicions. He confirmed them. We walked back to the table. It was odd. I guess it was a farfetched idea, but I felt as though a pair of eyes were watching me from the ceiling. I caught Maxie's attention. He followed me into the washroom. I told him what I had discovered.

“Good work, Noodles. That's probably it,” he said.

Maxie cashed in the remainder of his chips. We left the place. It was about two in the morning. We drove over to the all night diner, sat at the same secluded table, ordered hamburgers and coffee and sat quietly smoking afterwards. More than an hour passed.

I broke the silence. “We got to get into the joint tonight and give it the elzoo.”

Max nodded.

“That's what I was thinking,” he said. He looked at his watch. “Three-thirty,” he read. “Let's go.”

We drove back to the casino. We parked some distance away with our lights out, watching the place. One by one, cars left the parking area until only two remained. Most of the lights were out in the building. We sat and waited until we saw all the lights go out. Then the two remaining cars pulled away together. We sat awhile longer to make certain everything was quiet and dark in the building.

Maxie got out of the Caddy. “Okay,” he snapped.

We avoided the gravel roadway. We walked noiselessly on the grass and circled the building. We saw a light flashing and heard muffled footsteps in the building.

“That's probably the watchman,” I whispered.

Max motioned for us to follow. He took out his gun. With the butt end he tapped one side of the building. We heard a window being opened. We ducked behind some shrubbery. A head appeared.

A voice said, “Who's there?”

Then a flashlight played all around the grounds. “Goddamn,” said the voice. The window closed with a bang.

Maxie repeated the tapping performance. Again the window shot open, the flashlight played around. An angry voice said, “Who the hell is there?” The window shut with a bang. A door opened. A tall man in a business suit stepped out, gun in right hand, flashlight in the other.

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